Ville Marie Feis - Entries due by May 1, 2012

The Bernadette Short School is hosting the 33rd annual Ville Marie Feis on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at John Abbott College. All dancers from the Short School should attend this competition. This is a fun day for families as there is an outdoor concert stage and pub beginning at noon. Click here for more details.

Entering your dancer: entries are submitted online and are now OPEN. Please visit www.efeis.com to enter your dancer(s).

Using efeis.com: You must first create a Username and Password. Then, click on “FEIS MONTREAL”. Follow the steps to enter your dancer. First year dancers should enter in the Beginner category. Figure/group dances are under the category “No level configured”. If you are not sure in which events your dancer should enter, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone (514-697-4343) or by email (bernadette.short@videotron.ca).

Good luck to all our World's Dancers

Good luck to all the Short School dancers competing at the World Championships in Belfast, Ireland next week. The schedule for our dancers is as follows:

Sunday 1 April:

Boys 10-11 | Casey O'Brien (qualified, but not competing)

Boys 11-12 | Guillaume Choinière-Shields (qualified, but not competing)

Boys 12-13 | Griffin Schwartz

Tuesday 3 April:

Girls 14-15 | Meaghan Kilmartin

Boys 14-15 | James Houghton

Wednesday 4 April:

Girls 16-17 | Orla Mahon

Friday 6 April:

Ladies 19-20 | Liandra Doonan

Men 18-19 | Lucas Lawton, Aleksi Campagne

Saturday 7 April:

Ladies Over 21 | Natasha Woytiuk, Elspeth McMurray, Stephanie Coull, Amber Afseth

Men Over 21 | Casey Costello, Zachary Warsaw

Sunday 8 April:

Senior Mixed Ceili Over 16 | Casey Costello, Lucas Lawton, Jamie Poirier, James Houghton, Stephanie Coull, Allison Coull, Kiera Kilmartin, Caitlin Kilmartin

You can get more information and keep track of all the competitions at:
http://www.onthefeis.com/ (registration fee required)

There is also a Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/WorldIrishDanceChampionships

Feis Montreal 2012 - syllabus now available

Ville-Marie Feis Inc. presents the 33rd Feis Montreal

Saturday, 19 May, 2012

John Abbott College

21275 Lakeshore Rd

Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec

Syllabus now available (click here or use the Feis Montreal button on the bar at  the top of the page)

Post-Parade Party

Come celebrate the St. Patrick's Day season with friends and families from the Bernadette Short School of Dancing!!

Music, song, ceili dancing and, of course, food and drink!! Dancers should bring their shoes for a fun step-about!!

“LOOK OF THE IRISH” CONTEST:
Wear your green and try your luck at winning the most festive Irish dressed person!

And many more prizes and games…

WHEN:
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 4PM - 8PM

WHERE:
Lachine Legion, 3015 Henri Dunant, Lachine, QC

ADMISSION:
$12 for adults, $8 for children under 16 (includes dinner)

Tickets available at all classes this week. Limited number available.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!!

Click here for poster

Hurley’s Irish Pub Fundraiser

17 Short School dancers have qualified to represent Montreal, Quebec and Eastern Canada at the upcoming World Championships in Belfast from 1-8 April 2012.

 

Help send the dancers off in style by supporting our Pub Fundraiser.

When: Sunday, 11 March 2012, from 3pm to 7pm
Where: Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent St.

Aleksi Campagne is one of our champion dancers and is also a fiddler from a family of professional musicians. The whole gang will be performing: Mom, Canadian folk singer Connie Kaldor; Dad, Paul Campagne (from Quebec group Hart Rouge); brother Gabriel; Bill Gossage, Connie’s Bass player; Étienne Choinière-Shields on the bodhrán; plus a few surprise guests to add to the mix. It is going to be lots of fun!

The World qualifying dancers will, of course, also be giving a performance.

So practice “Whiskey, You’re the Devil,” “Dirty Old Town” and the chorus to “Galway Girl.” It’s your chance to enjoy great Irish music, soak up some real Irish beer and applaud our fabulous dancers!
 

As this is a private venue, it’s open to all ages (Families welcome). Here’s your chance to get into the St. Patrick’s spirit in one of Montreal’s great Irish pubs.

Each $25 ticket includes one free drink and food courtesy of kind-hearted Bill Hurley. Every dime goes to the dancers. Places are limited, so don’t wait!

Know someone who likes a Guinness and a good Irish jig? Invite all your fun-loving friends to purchase a ticket directly from one of the World Championship dancers.

Call 450-465-4871 or 514-748-8641 to reserve a ticket.

See you there!

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Valentine Feis Reminder

Day: Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Time: Doors open: 8AM 

• Beginner & Advanced Beginner Competitions: 9AM
• Novice & Prizewinner Competitions: 12PM
• Preliminary & Championship Events: 12PM

*** Dancers should arrive at least 30minutes before the competition start time.
*** If possible, dancers should arrive in costume. Changing space is limited.

Place: Dorval Elementary School, 1750 Carson, Dorval, Quebec

• From the East: Highway 20 West to Boul. Fenelon. Go south to Carson. Turn right on Carson to 1750.
• From the West: Highway 20 East to Boul. Pine Beach. Go south to Carson. Turn right on Carson to 1750.

Valentine Café: Please bring along donations for our Feis Café. Baked goods, veggies, drinks, etc are welcome. Food items should be given to Sylvia Kilmartin at the Feis Café upon arrival. Some hot foods will also be available at the Feis Café.

Admission: Admission is $5 per adult. Dancers and children under 16 are free.

Awards: Be sure to check for results before leaving the feis. The Charity Dance-Off awards will be presented on stage.

Other Reminders: Shoes, bubble socks/tights, hair accessories, bobby pins, safety pins, dress/skirt/pants, etc. Preliminary and Championship dancers should wear a black or green skirt, bubble socks and a white Short School t-shirt or plain white t-shirt. No wigs should be worn and hair should be tied back neatly off the face. If you need to borrow a green or black skirt, please see Bernadette or Marie this week.

IMPORTANT:

Boots are NOT allowed to be worn in the gym. Please bring along indoor shoes. A coats and boots area will be assigned to each class where dancers and spectators can store their outer wear.

Best of luck to all dancers!!

Have fun!

Website Calendar updated

Our website calendar has now been updated for 2012 to include Feiseanna from the Eastern Canada, Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. For each Feis there are links for Website, Email, Syllabus, Registration, Entries, Schedule, & Results - all the information you need!! In addition there is now an Upcoming Events box on the main page, which lists calendar events that are occurring within the next two weeks. Try it out!!

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