July 18, 2009
November 23, 2008
Good Luck to our Oireachtas Competitors
The 2008 Southern Region Oireachtas is just around the corner! This year, the Culkin School is being represented by 25 solo competitors and 17 teams.
Best wishes to ALL of our dancers heading to Orlando! Dance your best!
June 29, 2008
Good Luck!
Here's wishing great dancing and safe travels to the Culkin School dancers heading to the North American Irish Dance Championships this week in Nashville, Tennessee. Championship dancers Nikki M, Corrine M and Sean R will be competing in solo competitions. And the Ladies Ceili team will represent the Culkin School in the Adult Ladies 8-hand team competition. Dancers include: Tammy L, Kate R, KC F, Melissa d, Alexandra W, Julie D, Amy T-W, Debbie K and our alternate Bonnie Z.
June 22, 2008
Congrats to our Newest Champions!
Summer feiseanna keep bringing good news for our dancers! Congratulations to our newest Open Champions, Molly L and Kate B for their 1st place wins at Old Dominion Feis. Congrats also to Samantha D for qualifying for Preliminary Championships. Way to go ladies!
May 25, 2008
Congratulations to our CCE Competitors... and our newest Champs!
Congratulations to all of our dancers who did so well today at the Comhaltas Irish Dance Festival - the CCE Feis. It was great to see so many out there wearing the Sligo black and white!
Congrats, especially, to three of our newest championship dancers: Kia R and Mary Margaret S both qualified for Prelminary Championships. And earning her second 1st place in prelims, Allie P qualifies for Open Championships! Way to go girls!
May 04, 2008
Upcoming Competitions
Two D.C.-area competitions have opened registration this week and are now accepting entries:
- Old Dominion Feis will be held on Saturday, June 21 in Falls Church. Here's their eFeis information and registration page and here's the feis webpage.
- Nation's Capital Feis will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27 in Roslyn/Arlington. Here's their eFeis information and registration page and here's the feis website. (Warning: turn the sound down on your computer for this site.)
January 17, 2008
Good Luck at All Irelands!
Best wishes to Allie P who is traveling to Ireland to represent the Culkin School at the Oireachtas Rince na Eireann (All Irelands) in February. The competition will be held February 9 to 17 in Killarney. More than 4000 dancers are expected to compete this year and we're proud that Allie will be representing the school.
December 01, 2007
Congratulations to our Oireachtas Dancers!
Congratulations to Phillip S for his win in the Boys Under 17 competition and qualifying for Worlds.
Congratulations to Corrine M for qualifying for worlds and placing 8th in Girls Under 15.
Congratulations to Cierra O for qualifying for Worlds and placing 11th in Girls Under 13
Congratulations to all our dancers who recalled and placed, including: Margot W 17th in Girls U11; Moira R 21st in Girls U13; Sean R 10th in Boys U13; Molly L 18th, Kelly M 19th, Allie P 37th and Milena M 38th in Girls Under 15; Corrine D 14th, Rebecca M 21st, Megan W 42nd and Maggie M 45th in Girls Under 16; Nikki M 23rd and Rachel K 38th in Girls Under 17; and Elizabeth A 15th in Ladies Under 18.
Congratulations to the Ladies A and the Cross Reel team for winning the Ladies 4 Hand and Ladies 8 Hand Ceili competitions for the 4th year in a row Team members included Tammy L, Erin W, KC F and Denise O on the 4-hand, who were joined by Debbie K, Amy T, Julie D and Melissa D for the Cross Reel.
Congratulations to the rest of our adult ceili teams: Mixed 4 Hand team placed 2nd and in the Ladies 4 Hand, Team C placed 4th, Team B placed 5th and Team D placed 6th and in the Ladies 8 Hand, the High Cauled Cap team placed 2nd.
... and while not in Atlanta, a big CONGRATS to Kate and Ed P on the arrival of their twin daughters, Mairead and Brighid.