Three seems to have been one of the magic numbers last night at the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America - Southern Region Irish Dancing Championships! Three ladies from Drake Irish Dance swept the solo competitions with Amanda Carpenter, Christina Deacy and Catie Foley all clinching the titles for Senior Ladies, Ladies under 20 and Ladies under 19. Catie Foley is the defending champion for the region, having also placed 4th at the North American Irish Dancing Championships in July.
| Three Drake School Ladies Clinch Southern Region Irish Dancing Championships! Photo: Kay Horton for Feis America LLC |
Three young men also rocked the stage, winning championships for Senior Men, Men under 20 and Men under 18. Jason Hays and Alex Mowatt-Larssen, both from McTeggart, defended their 2010 regional titles and Colin Barkell from Maple earned the Senior Men title. To add to the excitement, Hays and Mowatt-Larssen were part of McTeggart's 15 & Over Choreography team which won for the second year in a row!
Among the toughest competitions of all the North American regions, every round is uncomfortably close with friendly rivals vying to keep or claim titles. The oldest of the competitors, most of the dancers in these competitions have been sharing the stage, the spotlight, the glory and the disappointment for ten years or more.
| Grace Gregory with 3rd place Ladies under 19 Victoria Cumbie both from Rince na h'Eireann photo: Feis America LLC |
| Kiera Daley won 2nd place Ladies under 19 with retired Breffni dancer Carolyn Ho photo: Feis America LLC |
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Southern Region Friday Results
Eastern Canada Premiere Competition Results
Mid-Atlantic Region Team Results
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Jason Hays is now a twelve-time Oireachtas champion, and was delighted to honor one of his teachers with the big win. He said, "Best part of the night was seeing my teacher get honored for sixty years of teaching! Mrs. Hall you are forever my hero and I love you!".
| 2006 World Champion and 12-Time Southern Region Champion Jason Hays with Maureen McTeggart Hall, ADCRG photo Feis America LLC |
Maureen McTeggart-Hall ADCRG was one of three honorees for this year's regional Irish dancing championships. Alicia Mosti, TCRG was paid tribute for her role as the first certified Irish dancing teacher from Mexico and Kevin Broesler, ADCRG, was honored for 30 years of teaching in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern Regions of the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America.
Full results are available at Feis Results; here are the Top Three solo champions in these categories:
Ladies 20 & Over aka Senior Ladies -
CHAMPION Amanda Carpenter from Drake
2- Samantha Wheaton from Watters
3- Kelly Witherspoon from Maple
| Bill Maple ADCRG with Kelly Witherspoon 3rd Place Senior Ladies Southern Region Irish Dancing Championships 2011 Photo courtesy Bill Maple |
Ladies under 20
CHAMPION Christina Deacy from Drake
2- Sierra Dieton from Watters
3- Megan Baffa from Broesler
| Kiera Daley from Breffni Academy 2nd place Ladies under 19 Southern Region Irish Dancing Championships 2011 photo Feis America LLC
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2- Kiera Daley from Breffni
3- Victoria Cumbie from Rince na h'Eireann
Ladies under 18
CHAMPION Courtney Otis from Inishfree Texas/Mexico
2 Tory Zehnder from Broesler
3 Erica Nielsen from Broesler
| 2011 Southern Region Irish Dancing Senior Men Champion Colin Barkell from Maple Academy shown with parents at 2011 North American Irish Dancing Championships photo courtesy Bill Maple |
Men 20 & Over aka Senior Men - 7 placed, all World Qualifiers
CHAMPION Colin Barkell from Maple
2- Christopher Nelson from Broesler
3- Daniel Johnson from Rhythm of Ireland
2- Zane Glotzbach from McTeggart
3- Mischa Lassow from Broesler
Men under 18 - 7 placed, 5 World Qualifiers
CHAMPION Alex Mowatt-Larssen from McTeggart DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2- Dillon Bradford from Drake
3- Patrick Brady from Rince na h'Eireann
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