Winter 2015 - Hurley School of Irish Dance

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Winter 2015
A Quarterly Newsletter: Winter 2015
Happy New Year!
Wishing you a Happy New
Year from your teachers Annie,
Margaret, and Doug! We had a
fabulous Fall getting back to
class with everyone! Last month
29 Solo dancers represented
Hurley at the Southern Region
Oireachtas in Orlando, FL,
along with 9 teams and 7
traditional set dancers! Results
to follow. We have some great
memories from Orlando! Read
on to find out more about
what’s happening at Hurley this
Winter - St. Patrick’s Day
Parades are coming up fast!!
St. Patrick’s Day Parades are Coming Up!
Rio Washingtonian Center Parade:
Saturday, March 14th– Lineup Time 9:00 AM
Washington DC St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Sunday, March 15th– Lineup Time 11:30 AM (tentative)
Stop in at McGinty’s Public House, Silver Spring with Hurley after the
DC Parade!
Upcoming Dates to Keep in Mind
MLK Day
Feis Meeting
St. Paddy’s Day
1/19/15
2/1/15
3/17/15
NO CLASSES on
Monday, January
19th
Hurley Feis
Committee Mtg @
Laytonsville Studio
1:00 PM
No classes on
Tuesday, March
17th - show(s) to be
posted.
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2014 Oireachtas Results
We are so proud of ALL of our dancers who
attended the 2014 Oireachtas. Thank you
dancers and parents for making it such a
memorable time!
Solo Recalls and Results
U11 – MK Songer 26th NQ, Mia Venezia 39th NQ,
Maeve McIntyre 48th
U12 – Molly Battista 23rd NQ, Julia Nonnenkamp 51st
U13 – Megan Reese 15th NQ, Allie Battista 28th NQ,
Olivia Bugg 40th
U14 –Sara Melley 45th, Mairead James 57th
U16 – Christy David 19th, NQ
U17 –Bridget Reese 11th, WQ, NQ, Meaghan O’Neel
25th, NQ
Traditional Set Results
Under 10 – Shea Cencula 13th place
NQ = National Qualifier – Rhode Island July 2015!
WQ = World Qualifier Montreal, CA April
2015!
Under 12 – Tristan Hale 11th place
Team Results
8-Hand U10 – Team A 5th place (Shea C., Madeline S.,
Grace C., Caitlyn S., Hattie F., Mackenzie K., Katie
S., Grace E.)
4-Hand U10 - Team B 7th place (Shea C., Madeleine S.,
Grace C., Caitlyn S.), Team A 15th place (Katie S.,
Mackenzie K., Grace E., Hattie F.)
4-Hand U12 – Team A 17the place (Kinsey W., Maeve
M., Greta S., Mary Kate S.)
4-Hand U15 – Team B 24the place (Mairead J., Basia S.,
Julia K., Alyson K.)
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Upcoming Feises
Upcoming Mini-Sessions
2/7/15 Raleigh Feis NC
www.feisworx.com
2/22/15 Inishfree Feis NY
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2/28/2015 Broesler Feis NJ
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3/1/15 Graden State Feis NJ
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4/18/15 Cummins Feis at the Beach NJ
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4/19/15 McGrath Feis VA
www.feisworx.com
4/26/15 Four Provinces Feis PA
www.feisweb.com
5/2/15 Shea Jennings Feis NJ
www.feisweb.com
5/17/15 Comhaltas Feis MD
www.feisweb.com
5/24/15 Hurley Feis!!!! MD
www.feisweb.com
Adult Ceili Mini-Session at Laytonsville!
(Six-week session)
This class will focus on basic fundamentals
of reel, light jig, and slip jig, and ceili
dancing. Should be a lot of fun and good
exercise! No experience or dance shoes
needed!
Fridays April 10th – May 15th
8:30 – 9:30 PM - $125/dancer
Spring Pre-School Class at Laytonsville!
(Six-week session)
Basic Introduction to Irish culture, music,
and dance for Pre School Dancers Ages 3 - 4
Saturdays April 11th – May 16th
10:30 – 11:00 AM - $80/dancer
All registration is online – go to
www.hurleyirishdancers.com/registration
Hurley Snow Day Policy
Reminder – In the case of inclement weather, the
Hurley School of Irish Dance follows the decisions
of the Montgomery County School Closings for
Laytonsville classes and Frederick County School
Closings for Urbana classes. An email will also be
sent and all class cancellations will be posted online
at www.hurleyirishdancers.com
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Other News and Events
Updated Hurley Team Dress Design
As you may already know, Annie has been working
closely with Shamrock Stitchery (the company who
makes our current red team dresses) to create an
updated team dress. Our trial dress is almost finished,
and as long as we are happy with the final team dress
we will be able to order them on a rolling basis this
January. Stay tuned!
Performance Opportunities
All dancers will have the opportunity to sign up for St.
Patrick’s Day performances via our school website. Go
to www.hurleyirishdancers.com/members and click on
“View Upcoming Performance Schedule and
Opportunities.” No signup needed for parades – all are
welcome!! Performance opportunities will also be sent
via email this year.
Hurley School Feis Planning
Our 2nd Annual School Feis will be Sunday, May 24th
(Memorial Day Weekend). Are you interested in the
planning side of things? If so contact Shauneen
Miranda at hurleyfeischair@gmail.com. The next
committee meeting is Sunday, February 1st at 1:00
PM. Want to reserve a volunteer position for the day
of the feis? If so contact Dana Walker our volunteer
coordinator at ddkowalker@gmail.com. Otherwise
look out for the Feis
Volunteer Signup
Genius early spring.
World Championships in Montreal
Congratulations to Bridget Reese, who will be
representing Hurley at the World Championships in
Montreal, Canada this coming April in the Girls U18
Solo competition. Qualifying for the World
Championships is a HUGE accomplishment! We are
so proud of Bridget and wish her the best of luck!
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The Hurley School of Irish Dance
Hurley Studio
6826 Olney-Laytonsville Rd.
Laytonsville, MD 20872
Urbana Dance
3317 Worthington Blvd.
Ijamsville, MD 21754
Annie Hurley Morrison TCRG/Director
hurleyschool@gmail.com
301-367-4890
Margaret Prendergast Moebus TCRG
mgtmoebus@verizon.net
240-388-4218
Douglas Westfall TCRG
Douglas.westfall@gmail.com
443-235-6084
WINTER 2015