THIRTY FIRST ANNUAL FEIS-RAIN OR SHINE

                            SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010 - 9:00 A.M.  Accepting Entries Now

                                                            EMERALD ASSOCIATION OF PUTNAM COUNTY INC.

                                            Member of the North American Feis Commission: www.northamericanfeiscommission.org

                                                                                                    President:  Patricia Watkins

                                                                                           Chairman of the Board:  Patrick Short

                                                             Mid Atlantic Region Web:  www.mid-atlanticregion.com

                                                                                     

                                                                       2010 Honorees:  Margaret & Martin O'Reilly

                                                                               PUTNAM COUNTY PARK, 4H Facility

                                                                                              GYPSY TRAIL ROAD

                                                                                                       CARMEL, NY

                  ADJUDICATORS

                                     NAFC George Sweetman Minor Trophy Under 13,  Chicago Autumn Feis, Lynwood, IL: Nov 6. 2010

                                      NAFC Robert Gabor Junior Trophy 13 to Under 17, Feile Baile Ros, Windsor, Ontario, Canda: Aug 14, 2010

                                       NAFC Gerry Campbell Senior Belt 17 and Over,  Feile Samhain, Portland, Oregon: Oct 30-31, 2010

                                                                   Mass will be offered at 8am.

                                                                                CLOSING DATE :  APRIL 24, 2010

                                                                                           LIMITED TO 900 ENTRIES:

                                                                             NO ENTRIES THE DAY OF THE FEIS: 

                                                                         LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED UP TO MAY 1, 2010

                                                                                                Kevin Kelly

                                                                                          2010 Feis Chairman

                                                Emerald Website Address:  www.emeraldapc.com

Note:  1^st year Beg & Adv Beg girls must wear school costume or skirt/ blouse.  Boys will be judged separately if 5 or more entries; 

Boys Comp # will remain the same, but will include "B", i.e. 2B, 4B.  Competitions may be combined if less than 5 entries are received.             

Tir Na Nog:  #1 - Under 5 for Boy/Girl who has never taken lessons; 1 step.  No Solo Costume!                             

 1^st YEAR BEGINNER:  Has not taken a full year of lessons from a registered teacher.  Metric Speeds: Reel & SJ is 118                                                   

Girls must wear school costume or skirt and blouse.      Please refer to age chart below for correct age group.                                                                      

ADVANCED BEGINNER: Dancing 1 year+; move to Novice if wins 1^st,2^nd or 3^rd in that dance

 No solo costumes! Metric Speeds: Reel & SJ is 118; HeavyJig is 92; HornPipe is 138.

NOVICE:  If won 1^st,2^nd or 3^rd in Adv Beg in that dance only.  Metric Speeds: HvyJig: 92 or 73; HP: 138 or 113

PRIZE WINNER:  If won 1^st in Novice in that dance.   Metric Speeds: HvyJig: 92 or 73; HP: 138 or 113

NOTE:  Competitions may be combined if less than 5 entries at the discretion of the Feis Committee.           Feis date 5/16/10

Trad:  St. Patrick's Day, Blackbird, Garden of Daisies, Job of Journey work, King of the Fairies, Jockey to the Fair

Trad:  Open Girls/Boys Under 9 will dance light shoe & Trad and will not be combined with the Under 10 group.

PUTNAM COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - COMP #500

EDWARD KELLY MEMORIAL TROPHY (no additional fee)

Open to all placers in competitions 655, 656, 680,681.  All competitors will dance hard shoe treble reel, 1 step down the line, 2X. 

The winner will receive the Edward Kelly Memorial Trophy to retain for one year, plus a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. 

Trophy must be returned the following year on the Feis date engraved with winner’s name.  (always the 3^rdfull weekend in May).

FIGURES - Begins at 9 am.  Competitors may dance ONE figure only.  Fee is $7.00 per competitor.  Age as of Jan 1.

                                      Figure                      Comp#

Under 7                         3/4 Hand Dance       301

Under 9                         3/4 Hand Dance       302

Under 11                       3/4 Hand Dance       303

Under 13                       3/4 Hand Dance       304

Under 15                       3/4 Hand Dance       305

15 & over                      2 Hand Reel             306

ADDITIONAL EVENTS:

# 400 PARENT-CHILD FIGURE - Entry fee is $7.00 pp.

2, 3, 4  Hand Dance.  Parent/grandparent.  No TCRG/ADCRG.

# 425 IRISH BREAD COMPETITION - No Entry fee.

All entries accepted the morning of the Feis at the registration desk.  All entries become property of the Feis.

TRADITIONAL SET DANCE - Open to all and fee is $7.00 pp.  Age as of Jan 1.

# 450: Under 9                            # 451: Under 13                      # 452: 13 and over

Competitors must perform one of the following dances: 

St. Patrick’s Day, Blackbird, Garden of Daisies, Job of Journeywork, King of Fairies, Jockey to the Fair

                                                                                                                                                             Feis Date:  May 16, 2010

Mail Entries postmarked by April 24 to Nuala Donnelly, 9 Pheasant Crossing, Brewster, NY 10509;

Entry Chairlady email address:   nualadonnelly@aol.com

Late entries accepted if postmarked by May 1 w/$10 late fee pp.  FILL OUT 1 CARD PER PERSON.

You may use the following format or enclose an index card with the following info:

FULL NAME:                                                                AGE as of 1/1/10          

ADDRESS:                                                                                                  

SCHOOL:                                                                                                     

COMP #s:                                                                                                     

CHECK AMT :                     PAYABLE TO:  EMERALD ASSOCIATION      

PHONE:                                   EMAIL:                                                         

DATE OF BIRTH:                                 

ADD $10 LATE FEE WHEN APPROPRIATE, ELSE NOT REGISTERED.

 Change requests will  be honored with $7 change fee pp per event.  Max family fee is $90; change/late fees additional.

NO CHANGES THE DAY OF THE FEIS:   NUMBER MUST BE PICKED UP AT REGISTRATION DESK. 

NO NUMBERS WILL BE MAILED OUT!!

MUSIC COMPETITIONS: (selection of your choice) $7.00 per event; Open from 10AM-2PM

                         Under 10              Under 15            15 & over    

                               Beginners (playing 2 yrs or less)

Ceili Band                  Under 18 # 550

                               Advanced (playing more than 2yrs)

Ceili Band                  Under 18 # 551

DIRECTIONS:  FOLLOW THE SHAMROCK SIGNS TO THE PUTNAM FEIS, Carmel,NY: Quickest and Most Direct Route

I-684N to I-84W to exit 19 (Home Depot).  Turn right from I84E or W onto Route 312, proceed straight ahead to traffic light on Route 6

(approx. 1.5 mi), turn right and proceed straight ahead past MacDonalds, Putnam Plaza and up the hill to Carmel.  Lake Gleneida will be in

front of you.  Turn right onto Route 52; St. James the Apostle R.C. Church will be on your right.  Turn left at the next traffic light onto Route 301. 

Follow 301 across the causeway; turn right onto Gypsy Trail Road.  Feis is 1 mile on your right. 

APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE: Final Feis Schedule can be found on our website (www.emeraldapc.com) on Thursday prior to our Feis. 

No Times Will Be Given, only categories.  Championships will be in age order.  The Committee reserves the right to move competitions

 to another  stage as it becomes available . 

9:00 am  Feis opens w/Figures on all stages

9:30 am  Comp 600A/B/C/D-Preliminary Under 9 followed by Prelim/Open in age order

9:30 am  Comp 650 A/B-Open Girls Under 9 followed by Prelim/Open in age order

9:30 am  Boys/Girls Solos starting w/Beginners and Adv Beginners, light dances on all 4 stages, then heavy dances on all 4 stages,

               same venue for  Novice and Prize Winner, then Adults & Traditionals (last)

10am-2pm      Music competitions open for all competitors during this time frames

Edward Kelly Memorial Competition (#500); last competition of the day.

                                                                                                                                         Feis date 5/16/10

NAFC RULES:  EFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007.

1) In the case of all solo and team competitions in all grades, the age of a competitor on 1st January of the year in which the competition is

 held will determine the right of entry.  For the purposes of this Rule a competitor whose birthday occurs on 1^st January shall be deemed

to be under the age attained on that date. 2) Competitions are open only to amateurs.  Teachers or other professionals cannot compete

 in the category in which they major.  All dancers must be pupils of a person currently registered with An Coimisiun as a Dancing Teacher

of any category; 3)  A competitor may be disqualified for any of the following reasons:  a) Conduct unbecoming a lady or gentleman.

b) Failure to report on time to compete. (Penalty: disqualification from said event).  c) Falsification of age or other important facts – i.e.,

teaching, award winning, competing under another competitor’s name or number, etc.  Penalty for (a) or (c):  Competitor will be

disqualified from the Feis at which the occurrence happened and from all NAFC – registered Feiseanna for a period of one year beginning

at the date of the occurrence.  4) Competitions may be closed if there are no competitors at the assigned stage ready to compete when the

competition is scheduled or announced. May not pertain to situation where competitors are involved in stage conflicts.  5) Solo competitors

 in Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice or Open (Prizewinner) competitions:  a) Must compete in their own age group.  b) Must be prepared

o perform two steps in each event.  c) Cannot change competition on the day of the Feis.  6) Steel taps or “bubble” heels on dancing shoes,

display of awards, wearing of shorts or other unconventional dress is prohibited.  Authentic Gaelic dress is desired. Eff Jan 1, 2007:

Beginners and Advance Beginner girls must wear a class costume or skirt and blouse.  All other grades are excluded from this rule.  Modest

attire is encouraged when competitor is not dancing.  7) Competitor’s number must be worn and visible to adjudicators when performing

in all competitions, except in Championships; use of plastic number covers is discouraged.  8)  Awards will be determined in proportion

to the number of entries in each competition and to the degree of proficiency shown.  9) Complaints must be in writing stating names

and other factual information and signed by the complainant.  A ten-dollar fee must be enclosed and presented to the Feis Chairman within

one hour of the occurrence.  The fee will be returned if the complaint is upheld.  10) The Feis Committee and any organization affiliated

with same, will not be held responsible for personal injury, property loss or damage.  Destruction of Feis property or rental property will be

punishable by law.  11) The Feis reserves the right to reject any entry for cause, to cancel all or part of the Feis and to limit competitor’s

performing time.  The decision of the Feis committee is final in all matters connected with the Feis.  12)  Competitors must answer all

questions as required by the Feis Entry committee, including teacher’s name, and enclose the entry fee when mailing.  Failure to do so

will result in a rejected entry. Entries must be postmarked on or before the closing date or they will be subject to a late fee.  

13) Entrants in any Championship event may not enter in any other (Grade) events, but may enter in Figure Dances.  Entrants in

Championships should specify, on the entry form, their choice of set dance.  Entrants cannot change competition or category on the day

of the competition. a) Dancers must qualify for Open Championship via the method now in place for Preliminary, i.e. 2 first place wins,

b) Dancers must compete in Prelims to dance in Open Championship. 14) Combining male and female dancers in any category is left to

the discretion of each region.  15) Preliminary Championships are open to those who, at any NAFC recognized Feis: a) Have placed 1^st in both

light and heavy Prizewinner solo categories, and b) Have never won 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd in Open Championship.  A dancer who wins two First Place

awards in one calendar year will move on to Open Championship the following year, or as soon as the second win is achieved, in any age

category, in the following years.  Only in the case of back-to-back Feiseanna (successive days), in which case the first win in the first Feis will not

change the dancer’s status for the second Feis.  A dancer is required to perform a light shoe dance (reel or slip jig for ladies and reel only for

men) and a hard shoe dance. A Feis can opt to offer either (a) a set dance or (b) a jig/hornpipe.  16) Championships and Preliminary

Championships require at least three adjudicators.  17) First Place winners in the Open Championship category cannot return to a

Preliminary or Open (Prizewinner) competition.  Placing in a Regional or National Oireachtas does not change the status of a competitor. 

A dancer may move from Open to Prelims IF he/she did not legitimately place in Open. If, after dancing for two years in Open, a dancer has

not won, he/she may return to Prelim status.  18) The status of the dancer does not change unless there are five or more dancers in a

competition. 19) Grade Categories: Competitors have the option to remain in the same category for the remainder of the Feis year.  

The syllabus is to contain all grade categories.  A feis committee may combine two consecutive age categories into the higher of the two

categories within that grade when less than five (5) competitors are entered.    Beginner Grade: A beginner is a competitor who has not

taken a full year of Irish Dance lessons, thereby giving beginners a full year with such status. A Beginner must move into the Advanced

Beginner category the next year.  Advanced Beginner Grade: An advanced beginner who wins 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place will advance to the

Novice category in that particular dance.  Competition dancers are reel, light jig, slip jig, traditional treble jig and traditional hornpipe., as a

minimum requirement.  Novice Grade:  A novice who wins a 1^st place will advance to the Open (Prizewinner) category in that particular

dance. Open Grade (Prizewinner):  A competitor who does not qualify as a Beginner, Advanced Beginner or as a Novice.  Adult Beginner:  

An adult beginner is a competitor who never took Irish dancing lessons as a juvenile and is over 18 years of age. 20) Musicians and

adjudicators cannot be approached during a competition by anyone except the Feis Committee.  No one can approach them while a competitor

is performing.  21) Musicians employed by the Feis Committee will be solely under the direction and management of the Feis Committee on

Feis day.  22) Figure Dancing: Teachers or team captains are responsible that their teams are complete and in position when the competition

is announced.  Competitors may compete in the next higher age group; however, a competitor may compete in only one age group.  

23) In matters pertaining to adjudication, the decision of the adjudicators is final.  24) Adjudicators are to monitor the quality of music at the

stage(s) to which they are assigned. 25) First Feis (if offered), Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Adult dancers are required to dance at

traditional speeds.  Novice and Prizewinners may choose between traditional and Oireachtas speeds.  26) Any form of authorized

photography which has the capability to capture a dancer’s image whilst in motion, using electronic or manual means, e.g. mobile phone,

standard camera, video camcorder, cine recorder, commercial film, with or without flash enhancement, is expressly forbidden in competition.  

The only authorized use of still or motion photography is for press use or Feis Committee documentation. 27)  No block, en pointe, stationary

or moving be allowed to be performed for all ages up to and including the under 12 age group.  28) The use of make-up is not permitted for

ANY dancer in the first two grades (Beginner or Advanced Beginner) up to and including the under 12 age group.  29) Any competitor found to

be using artificial carriage aids and subsequently refuses to remove same, will be subject to disqualification from that particular competition. 

Medically prescribed aids (proof of which may be required) will be exempt from this rule.