Spring 2015 - Hurley School of Irish Dance

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Spring 2015
A Quarterly Newsletter: Spring 2015
Save the Date!
Sunday, May 3rd: Feis Committee
Meeting @ Noon
Sunday, May 17th: CCE Feis @
Mt. St. Mary’s
Saturday, May 23rd: SETUP for 2nd
Annual Hurley School Feis!
The Spring Season at Hurley is
Here!
We made it through a busy St. Patrick’s Day season and spring
feis season has arrived! We have many dancers attending
double-header feises this coming weekend – best of luck to our
dancers heading to Feis at the Beach in Wildwood, NJ and
McGrath in Woodbridge, VA! We need your help to run our
2nd annual school feis in May! Read on to find out more about
our upcoming spring events and Summer class offerings!
Congrats to our Worlds Dancers!
We are so proud of Bridget and Megan Reese
who represented Hurley at the 2015 World
Championships in Montreal, CA. Both girls
danced with beautiful grace and joy and had
a fantastic experience. Well-done girls!
Sunday, May 24th: 2nd Annual
Hurley School Feis @ PG County
Equestrian Center!
Monday, May 25th: NO CLASSES
Saturday, June 6th: Eighth Annual
Hurley School Ceili
Friday, June 12th: Last day of
regular classes
THE HURLEY EXAMINER
SPRING 2015
St. Patrick’s Day Highlights
This year Hurley dancers performed in over 15
local community shows, along with the DC
Parade!
DC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Despite a rainy day for the Rio Washingtonian
Parade, the weather cleared up nicely for a sunny day
in the 50’s in Washington DC on Sunday! Hurley
showed well in the parade, got a visit from Nat’s
mascot TR on the float, and the party at McGinty’s
afterwards was great fun! Thanks to all who came out!
Leisure World Performance
About 50 dancers from Hurley performed at Leisure
World on St. Patrick’s Day for over 300 attendees in
the audience. The group was very appreciative and it
was a wonderful experience for our dancers! Also a
great opportunity for parents to watch!
Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center
At the end of March, dancers performed for patients
and staff in the America Building at Walter Reed
Bethesda. This is the third time our school has been
asked back for the Irish American Heritage
Celebration, and our dancers filled the room with
the joy and culture of Irish dance. Afterwards
dancers received personalized certificates of
recognition from the staff. Thank you to our
nation’s military for all you do to keep us safe!
Parish Dinners
It wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day without
multiple parish dinner performances! Here is a
picture from one of our favorite performances
– St. Mary’s in Barnesville – a show we have
been doing for 6 years now!
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THE HURLEY EXAMINER
SPRING 2015
2nd Annual Hurley School Feis
Our 2nd Annual Feis is set for Sunday, May 24th. This is the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
The feis will again be held at the PG County Equestrian Center (aka The Show Place Arena).
Registrations have already opened, and we have over 900 dancers attending so far with more
signing up each day. 14 adjudicators and 9 musicians from all over the country will attend and our
dancer cap is 1100 – if you have not signed your dancer up please do so by May 1st to avoid a late
fee! Registration is open on www.feisweb.com. We had a very successful inaugural feis last year,
and thanks to the time and effort from our committee and parents, we are preparing to hold the
same standard this year! I am so happy that we are able to offer this feis opportunity for our school.
Thanks to all who help to make it happen! Please look below at volunteer opportunities – currently
we are only 50% full on the signup genius. Last year we had over 100 volunteers – we need to do
the same this year in order to make the feis run successfully. Thank you in advance – see below!
Please Sign Up to Volunteer!
SIGNUP GENIUS LINK: PLEASE COPY & PASTE
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48AEAE2
F4-hurley/9980530
Most Needed Jobs:
*Floors Crew
*AM & PM Stage Managers
* AM & PM Overseeing Score Running and Grade
Posting (great job if you have kids)
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Signing up on the signup
genius really helps us maintain
a schedule and flow for the day
of competition. Please take the
time to look at the signup
genius and fill in where you
see a most needed slot.
THE HURLEY EXAMINER
SPRING 2015
8th Annual Hurley School Ceili
Live Irish Music and Ceili Dancing
We hope you mark your calendars for Saturday, June
6th from 7 – 10 PM. Drinks and light fare to be
included, while families are encouraged to bring a
dessert to share. This is like our “recital” – but it is a
much more laid back and fun Irish atmosphere with
live music and family ceili dancing.
End of Year Slide Show
We’ll have our usual Hurley slide show around 9:45
PM – so don’t miss it! If you have photos to submit for
our slide show please send to
HurleyPhotoSharing@gmail.com or log on to
copy.com with the following: Log In:
HurleyPhotoSharing@gmail.com PW: Hurley 2014
Celebrate our Graduating Seniors
It has become a tradition to recognize our
graduating seniors at the Ceili. If you are a
graduating senior please send Annie your bio and
college plans ASAP J
Tickets to be Sold Online
As the date gets closer, we’ll post tickets to be sold
online on our registration system. Currently our
location is booked at the usual Katie Fitzgerald Center
at Mary of Nazareth School in Darnestown. Tickets
will be $10/person, $40 family max, and children
under 5 free.
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THE HURLEY EXAMINER
SPRING 2015
Summer Classes at Hurley
We are looking forward to a summer full of Irish Dance at Hurley! All summer classes will be held
at the Laytonsville location with the exception of the Urbana Beginner Workshop. All dancers from
both locations are welcome and encouraged to attend summer classes! For more detailed
descriptions please check online or see separate email to be sent. Registration is OPEN online.
Summer Beginner Workshops (for those who wish to try out Irish dance):
Cost: $90.00/dancer
Laytonsville Session I: June 22nd – June 26th 4:30 – 5:30
Urbana Dance Location: July 13th – July 17th 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Laytonsville Session II: July 20th – 24th 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Drop-In Drills and Feis Practice (weekly throughout the summer for all dancers):
Cost: $15.00/dancer/drop-in
Champ Dancers: Tuesdays: June 16th – August 11th: 7:30 – 9:00 PM
60 & 90 Minute Dancers: Thursdays: June 18th – August 13th 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Nationals Practice (June 15th – 29th M – F)
Cost: $200.00/dancer
June 15th – 19th (M-F) 5:30 – 7:30 PM
June 22nd – 26th (M-F) 5:30 – 7:30 PM
June 29th (M) 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Figures Fitness Workshop Week (July 6th – 10th)
Cost: $90/dancer
Figures Fitness I (introductory teams): July 6th – 10th 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Figures Fitness II (advanced): July 6th – 10th 6:30 – 7:30 PM
*Note – this workshop is open to all dancers, whether or not they have done teams in the past. It is
not a required class for Oireachtas teams, but the skills will focus on competitive team form and
will be greatly beneficial for dancers overall.
Beginner /Advanced Beginner Workshop Week (July 13th – 17th)
Cost: $90.00/dancer
Returning Beginners (45 minute dancers): July 13th – 17th 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Returning Advanced Beginners (60 minute dancers): July 13th – 17th 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Novice/Prizewinner Workshop Week (20th – 24th)
Cost: $115.00/dancer
Novice/Prizewinner Dancers: July 20th – 24th 5:30 – 7:30 PM
TENTATIVE: NOT YET OPEN
Competitive Strength, Conditioning, and Stretching (M/W/F for three weeks in August)
Cost: $15/dancer
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays August 3rd – 21st 6:30 – 7:30 PM
*Keep in mind- Oireachtas Solo Dancer Workshops (August 25th – 27th & September 1st – 3rd)
Times TBD – Cost included in regular tuition
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THE LOREM IPSUMS
SPRING 2016
Welcome Sarah Gibney Burton TCRG!
We are pleased to welcome the newest TCRG to our staff: Sarah
Gibney Burton. Sarah and Annie grew up together at the
Prendergast School (Margaret’s former school). Sarah recently
moved back into the area and we are thrilled to bring her on
board.
Sarah began Irish dancing with the Prendergast School of Irish
Dance at the age of 6, under the direction of Margaret Moebus,
TCRG. She competed at the regional, national, and world
championships levels. During college she danced with the Teelin
School and then the Maple School of Irish dance. In October of
2005 she passed her TCRG exam. Sarah graduated
summa cum laude from the University of Mary
Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration in 2007. She is married with two
sons and works as a Registered Representative for
Lincoln Financial Advisors.
The Hurley School of Irish Dance
Hurley Studio
6826 Olney-Laytonsville Rd.
Laytonsville, MD 20872
Urbana Dance Location
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
Sarah Burton TCRG
Sarahburton5@gmail.com
301-906-0631