New Zealand Irish Dancing Nationals 2010 - Results and Video

The Irish Dancing community in New Zealand is small but very dedicated with numerous World Championship medal holders and recallers who regularly make the journey across the ocean to Feisanna in Australia, America and Europe. Irish dancing has become popular worldwide and in New Zealand there has never been such a demand to learn the intricacies and skills of hornpipes, reels and jigs.The New Zealand Irish dancing schools are of a very high standard with professional teachers bringing their pupils up to a standard where many can compete with confidence and distinction in the annual World Championships in Ireland.Situated deep in the southern hemisphere, There are multifarious events with Irish connections and connotations held weekly, monthly and annually. Some are major happenings attracting hundreds of spectators and participants, others are small homely affairs where strange faces are few but nonetheless welcome.Did you know? - "In the eighteen hundreds, the North Island of New Zealand was known as New Ulster, the South as New Leinster and Stewart Island as New Munster."The 2010 New Zealand Championships are the only World Championship Qualifying event and took place October 6th - 8th in Wellington.The 2010 New Zealand Championships are over for another yearSpecial Congratulations to the 2010 Scholarship Winners:Lachlan Cassidy-Rowse, Kildunne, WellingtonAshleigh John, Doyle Academy, Auckland2010 TIDA NZ ChampionshipsSouthwards Theatre, Otaihanga Road, ParaparaumuAdjudicators: Mona Ni Rodaigh Ui Lionnain, ADCRG, IrelandDarren Maguire, ADCRG, USA/LondonPatricia Kennelly, ADCRG, USAMusican:Chris McGory, USA(WQ = World Qualifier)Girls Under 7(The Kelly Trophy, Donated by the Kelly Family)1st Hannah Lowry, O’Neill2nd Keely O’Grady, Kerry3rd Clare Giles, Kildunne4th Elizabeth Sullivan, Kildunne5th Amelia Coyle, Kay-Hallissey6th Ruby Christensen-Walden, KildunneGirls Under 8(The Rose of Tralee Trophy, Donated by Patricia Kildunne-Budding ADCRG)1st Lily Pierson, O’Neill2nd Ruby Jane McLachlan, Kay-Hallissey3rd Kirsten Hansen, Kay-Hallissey4th Victoria Rose Manu, Kildunne5th Shivani Parbhu, Kildunne6th Kayla Horler, O’NeillGirls Under 9(The Corrogurm Trophy, Donated by John & Kathi Ryder)1st Phoebe Rouse, O’Neill2nd Ciara Walshe, Doyle3rd Samantha Price, O’Neill4th Ina Dempster, Doyle5th Yasmin Kelly, Kildunne6th Johanna Schott-Rodriguez, Kerry7th Marion Hardwick, O’Neill8th Harriet Teichert, KildunneBoys Under 9(The Annie Doyle Memorial Trophy, Donated by The Doyle Family) 1st Harrison Bisphan, Kay-HallisseyGirls Under 10(The Ryder Trinity Trophy, Donated by Michelle Ryder)1st Holly Lawson, Doyle WQ2nd Annabelle Rouse, O’Neill WQ3rd Shonagh Lowry, O’Neill WQ4th Isabel Sullivan, O’Neill WQ5th Hannah Kim, Kay-Hallissey WQ6th Maeve Cleary, O’Neill7th Brooklyn Riggs, Doyle8th Molly Bentinck-Stokes, DoyleGirls Under 11(The O'Neill Trophy, Donated by the O'Neill School of Dance)1st Samantha Tait, Kerry WQ2nd Phoebe Hilliam, Kildunne WQ3rd Olivia Ludgate, Kerry WQ4th Shania Foon, Kildunne WQ5th Emma Salzano, Kerry WQ6th Jessica Patterson, Kerry7th Bethany Petrovich, Kildunne8th Teighan Sinclair, Kay-HallisseyBoys 9-11(The Antrim Trophy, Donated by The Scullion Family)1st Liam Mooney, Doyle WQ2nd Mitchell O’Hara, Kay-Hallissey WQ3rd Matthew Lynch, Kerry WQ4th Patrick Sharrow, DoyleGirls Under 12(The Lir Trophy. Donated by The Douglas School of Irish Dance)1st Kuni Colleen Vidal, Kildunne WQ2nd Olivia Dodson, Doyle WQ3rd Nicola Prebble, Kay-Hallissey WQ4th Georgia Christensen-Walden, Kildunne WQ5th Vienna de Wit, O’Neill WQ6th Rayner Clarke, Doyle7th Mariah Unity Paine, Kildunne8th Sophia Hogg, Kay-Hallissey9th Whitney Burfield-Tatofi, O’Neill Girls Under 13(The Dublin Trophy, Donated by The Ahmed Family)1st Hannah Shackley, O’Neill WQ2nd Eleisha Foon, Kildunne WQ3rd Emma Green, O’Neill WQ4th Jessica Ludgate, Kerry WQ5th Leisha Casy, Kildune WQBoys 11-13(The Connolly Irish Dancing School Trophy, Donated by The Connolly Family)1st Harry Bartlett, Doyle WQ2nd Declan Weir, Doyle WQ3rd Harry Adams, Doyle WQ Girls Under 14(The O'Sullivan Trophy, Donated by The O'Sullivan School of Irish Dancing)1st Corey Bartlett, Doyle WQ2nd Neve Saris, Kildunne WQ3rd Chelsea Walker, O’Neill WQ4th Crystal Espositio, O’Neill WQ5th Sarah Trevalyan, Kay-Hallissey WQGirls Under 15(The Cronin Trophy, Donated by Scoil Rince Cronin)1st Tayla Kenyon, O’Neill WQ2nd Abigail Warrington, Kay-Hallissey WQ3rd Tegan Jennings, Kildunne WQ4th Olivia Mortimer, Connolly WQ5th Georgia Hogdson, Doyle WQ6th Eleanor O’Toole, Kildunne7th Grace Savage, Connolly8th Kelsi Wallace, O’NeillBoys 13-15(The Kerry Trophy, Donated by Sharon Craig)1st Lachlan Cassidy-Rowse, Kildunne WQ2nd Patrick Hegarty, O’Neill WQ3rd Caleb Hendry, Connolly WQGirls Under 16(The Marion Catherine Diver Memorial Trophy, Donated by The Diver Family)1st Charlotte Wright, Kildunne WQ2nd Rachel Hamilton, O’Neill WQ3rd = Janne Hoppe, O’Neill WQ & Milla Saris, Kildunne WQ5th Caitlin Mahon, O’Neill WQGirls Under 17(The William Murphy Memorial Trophy, Donated by Patricia Murphy)1st = Olivia Esposito, O’Neill WQ and Olivia Masters, Doyle WQ3rd Ciara Chester-Cronin, Connolly WQ4th Callan Rose Greer, Kay-Hallissey WQ5th Stephanie McGimpsey, O’Neil WQ6th Brigid Lunberg, Kildunne Boys 15-17(The Ballinlough Trophy, Donated by Sean Hallissey)1st Taylor Hann, O'Neill WQLadies Under 18(The Seaneen Copeland Trophy, Donated by Acadamh Rince na hEireann Copeland)1st Ashleigh John, Doyle WQ2nd Victoria Sharps, Kay-Hallissey WQ3rd Charlotte Priestley, Doyle WQ4th Emma Ahmed, Kay-Hallissey WQ5th Lianna O’Connor, O’Neill WQLadies Under 19(The Tyrone Trophy, Donated by The Doran-Gregory School of Irish Dancing)1st Kathryn Arnold, Kildunne WQ2nd Roseanna Holmes, Kildunne WQ3rd Tamsin Bertaud-Gandar, Kildunne WQ4th Imogen Campbell WQLadies 19-21(The Gregan Trophy, Donated by The Gregan Sisters)1st Rebecca Warrington, Kay-Hallissey WQ2nd Emma Green, Kay-Hallissey WQ3rd Johanna O’Brien, Kay-Hallissey WQ4th Leeza Ericksen, Doyle WQ5th Briony Larsen, Kildunne WQ6th = Tara Ahmed, Kay-Hallissey WQ & Erin Saunders, Kay-Hallissey WQ8th Jessie McGrath, Doyle WQ9th Annette Evans, Connolly WQSenior Adult Ladies Over 21(The Gregan Trophy, Donated by The Gregan Sisters)1st Jo-Anna Stanbury, Kay-Hallissey WQ2nd Kristina Craig, Kerry WQ3rd Laura Young, Connolly WQUnder 9 Yrs 3 Hand Composed1st O’Neill A2nd O’Neill B3rd Kay-Hallissey B4th Kildunne AUnder 9 Yrs 4 Hand Composed1st O’Neill A2nd O’Neill B3rd Kildunne AUnder 9 yrs 4 Hand Commisson1st Doyle A2nd O’Neill A3rd Kildunne A4th Kerry AUnder 9 Yrs 6 Hand1st Kildunne A2nd O’Neill A3rd Kerry AUnder 9 Yrs 8 Hand1st O’Neill A2nd Kildunne A3rd Kerry A9-13 Yrs 3 Hand Composed1st Kildunne A2nd Doyle B3rd Kay-Hallissey A4th O'Neill A9-13 Yrs 4 Hand Composed1st O’Neill B2nd O’Neill C3rd Kerry A9-13 Yrs 4 Hand Commission1st O’Neill C2nd Kildunne A3rd Kerry A4th Kay-Hallissey B5th O’Neill A6th Doyle B7th Kildunne B8th Kerry B9-13 Yrs 6 Hand1st O’Neill B2nd Kildunne A3rd Kerry A4th Doyle A5th O’Neill A9-13 Yrs 8 Hand1st O’Neill A2nd Doyle A3rd Kildunne AUnder 13 yrs Open Composed Figure1st Kildunne A2nd Doyle AOver 13 Yrs 3 Hand1st Connolly B2nd Kay-Hallissey A3rd O’Neill A4th O’Neill C5th Kildunne B6th Connolly AOver 13 yrs 4 Hand Commission1st O’Neill C2nd Doyle C3rd Kildunne A4th O’Neill A5th Connolly D6th O’Neill D7th Connolly B8th Kildunne D9th Doyle A10th Doyle B11th Kildunne BOver 13 Yrs 4 Hand Composed1st O’Neill A2nd Connolly A3rd Kildunne A4th O’Neill C5th Kay-Hallissey AOver 13 yrs 6 Hand1st Connolly B2nd O’Neill C3rd Kildunne A4th Kildunne B5th Doyle B6th Kay-Hallissey BOver 13 yrs 8 Hand1st O’Neill B WQ2nd Connolly B WQ3rd O’Neill A WQ4th Kildunne A WQ5th Kay-Hallissey B WQOver 13 yrs Open Composed Figure1st Connolly A WQ2nd Kildunne A WQ3rd Doyle A WQTIDA of NZ Travel Scholarship WinnerLachlan Cassidy-Rowse, Kildunne, WellingtonRodney Walshe Travel Scholarship WinnerAshleigh John, Doyle Academy, AucklandSee the photos and the Parade of Champs here:http://www.pixs.co.nz/irish-dancing-nationals-2010.php