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July 30, 2010







Local Irish Dancers Win Big At Competition!


Seventeen Irish dancers from the Mo Cushla Academy of Irish Dance competed at the Texas Coast Feis Irish dance competition on Saturday, September 5, 2009, in Corpus Christi, Texas. These dancers brought home 62 trophies, medals and awards. Congratulations to all of the dancers.

Championship Solo Competition
Taylor Stephens (9th Grade, Flour Bluff High School)
4th Place, Preliminary Championships, Under 16
3rd Place, Traditional Set Championship Special, 14 & Over

Taylor Hatridge (9th Grade, Carroll High School)
1st Place, Preliminary Championships, Under 16
1st Place, Traditional Set Championship Special, Under 14

Katy Netti (Freshman, Del Mar College)
5th Place, Preliminary Championships, 16 & Over

Paige Lanam (6th Grade, Calallen ISD)
8th Place, Preliminary Championships, Under 13
2nd Place, Traditional Set Championship Special, Under 14
4th Place, Treble Reel Championship Special, Under 13

Non-Championship Solo Competition
Alexandria Troutman, (3rd Grade, Annapolis Christian Academy)
1st Place, First Feis Reel, Under 9
1st Place, First Feis Light Jig, Under 9

Genevieve Cox (1st Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
1st Place, Beginner Reel, Under 7
1st Place, Beginner Light Jig, Under 7

Kate Soward (3rd Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
4th Place, Beginner Reel, Under 9
3rd Place, Beginner Slip Jig, Under 9
3rd Place, Beginner Single Jig, Under 9



Julie Graves (5th Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
4th Place, Beginner Light Jig, Under 11
4th Place, Beginner Slip Jig, Under 11
3rd Place, Beginner Single Jig, Under 11
3rd Place, Beginner/Advanced Beginner Light Jig Special, Under 10
1st Place, Soda Bread, Non Dance Competition, Under 12

Isabella Jarvis (5th Grade, CC Montessori Elm.)
1st Place, Beginner Reel, Under 11
1st Place, Beginner Light Jig, Under 11
1st Place, Beginner Slip Jig, Under 11
1st Place, Beginner Single Jig, Under 11
1st Place, Beginner/Advanced Beginner Light Jig Special, Under 10
3rd Place, Advanced Beginner Treble Jig, Under 11

Maggie Neuberger (1st Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
1st Place, Advanced Beginner Reel, Under 7
1st Place, Advanced Beginner Light Jig, Under 7
1st Place, Advanced Beginner Slip Jig, Under 7
1st Place, Advanced Beginner Single Jig, Under 7
5th Place, Beginner/Advanced Beginner Light Jig Special, Under 10
1st Place, Advanced Beginner Treble Jig, Under 7

Grace Hatridge (3rd Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
6th Place, Advanced Beginner Light Jig, Under 9
2nd Place, Beginner/Advanced Beginner Light Jig Special, Under 10

Annie Morrow (3rd Grade, Chula Vista Elm.)
2nd Place, Advanced Beginner Slip Jig, Under 9

Lameece Al-Akash (5th Grade, Mireles Elm.)
2nd Place, Advanced Beginner Reel, Under 11
2nd Place, Advanced Beginner Light Jig, Under 11
2nd Place, Novice Slip Jig, Under 11
2nd Place, Advanced Beginner Single Jig, Under 11
2nd Place, Advanced Beginner Treble Jig, Under 11

Tyler Wilson (5th Grade, Faye Webb Elm)
4th Place, Boys Reel Non-Championship Special, Under 13

Brianna Hoelscher (5th Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
3rd Place, Novice Reel, Under 11
3rd Place, Prizewinner Slip Jig, Under 11
4th Place, Novice Single Jig, Under 11
1st Place, Novice Reel Special, Under 10
3rd Place, Novice Treble Jig, Under 11
1st Place, Novice Traditional Set, Under 11
1st Place, Treble Reel Non-Championship Special, Under 10
1st Place, Irish Arts Non Dance Competition, Under 12


Victoria Wilson (5th Grade, Chula Vista Elm.)
4th Place, Novice Reel, Under 11
1st Place, Novice Light Jig, Under 11
3rd Place, Novice Traditional Set, Under 11
2nd Place, Treble Reel Non-Championship Special, Under 12

Saundra Strickland (7th Grade, Haas MS) also competed

Special Awards
Isabella Jarvis (5th Grade, CC Montessori Elm.)
Most Promising Beginner Dancer

Maggie Neuberger (1st Grade, Windsor Park Elm.)
Most Promising Advanced Beginner Dancer

Wipeout Ceili Awards
Team 1  Brianna, Hoelscher, Tyler Wilson & Annie Morrow
3rd Place, Choreography, Under 12

Team 2  Isabella Jarvis & Maggie Neuberger
2nd Place Choreography, Under 12

Team 3  Taylor Hatridge & Taylor Stephens
1st Place, Choreography, 12 & Over

The Mo Cushla Academy of Irish Dance is very proud of all of its dancers!

The Mo Cushla Academy of Irish Dance holds classes in Corpus Christi on Thursdays and Fridays as well as Saturday workshops. Abbey Pride, T.C.R.G. and Joni Muggivan, T.C.R.G. are the dance school directors. For more information on the dance school, please go to their website www.mocushla.com or email info@mocushla.com.


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