2009 North American Irish Dance Championships

The final competition schedule and ballroom location layout for the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships is now available.

All available information about the competition is now posted on the Competition Information page on our website.

Update 2:45 p.m EDT,  6/19/2009:  On the schedule, competition 7B (Girls Under 14) is scheduled for Monday, July 5 and competition 7A (Girls Under 14) is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7.  Per our previous announcements, on Monday, "All dancers whose birthdate falls on January 1 through and including June 17 will dance".  On Tuesday, "All dancers whose birthdate falls on June 18 through and including December 31 will dance."  The webmaster is working to confirm that the sections A&B, which may have been transposed on the schedule, do not reflect a change on the splits previously published. Thank you for your patience while this is resolved.

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In addition to the competition, there's always time for rince, ceol agus craic at the North American Irish Dance Championships.

Don’t let the night end when the competitions are over.  Come join us in the Delta A Lobby for your evening’s entertainment after Awards are finished.  There will be food for sale towards the start of the evening and a bar for drinks and sodas all evening.   Anticipated start time each evening will be 7 pm. 

After the jump is the nightly schedule....

Friday:  Sessiún/ Sing-Song

Back by popular demand from last year, but at no cost.  That’s right FREE, as are all our evening gatherings this week.  If you’re a musician, bring your instrument; if you’re a singer, get your party piece practiced and get set to step up to the microphone; otherwise be ready to join along in the chorus and clap your hands as our fantastic musicians lead the way, as in days of yore.

Saturday:  4th of July

Enjoy the fireworks or relax by the pool!

Sunday:  Ceili

Once again our wonderful, hard working musicians will be providing the sound, this time to a called céilí in the Delta A Lobby.  You don’t need to be a champion competitor to get up and dance the Siege of Ennis, Stack of Barley or an old time waltz.  If you don’t know the dances, we’ll have someone there to tell you what to do. So come one and all and jump in the fun.

Monday: Country & Western Night

We are in the country music capital, for goodness sake!  We’ve got a DJ to spin all your country favorites and to get you lined up for some Country Line Dancing.  Learn all your boot-scooting moves and have some foot-stomping fun.

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The 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships coverage website is now live and open for registration.

a2bweb, hosts of the Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne and All-Irelands websites, will be providing subscription-based live coverage of the championships via the website www.nanationals.net.

Coverage will include live streaming video, commentary, recalls, results and photos for approximately $13 US (€9).  Register now for full access to these services.

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If you're attending the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships, be sure to join our event on Facebook!  You can RSVP for the event by following this link!

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The IDTANA-Southern Region is pleased to announce that a2bweb, hosts of the Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne and All-Irelands websites, will be providing subscription-based live coverage of the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships.

Coverage will include live streaming video, commentary, recalls, results and photos for approximately $13 US (€9) and will once again be hosted at http://www.nanationals.net/

We anticipate the website launching by this weekend... so stay tuned for more updates!

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The IDTANA-Southern Region will be hosting the "2nd Time Around," an Irish dance costume dress sitting service to be held during the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships in Nashville.

• Thursday, July 2 - 6 to 8 p.m. (Dress take-in only)
• Friday, July 3 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday, July 4 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sunday, July 5 - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Monday, July 6 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 7 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

"2nd Time Around" will be held in the Governors Ballrooms B&C at the Gaylord Opryland.  Sellers are asked to pay a $30 flat fee (per costume) or volunteer to work a shift in the ballrooms to show their dress.

Download the following for more information (all documents open in a new window):

• 2nd Time Around informational flyer (PDF)
• 2nd Time Around special offer (PDF)
• 2nd Time Around dress information form (Word)

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An alphabetical list of competitors for the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships is now available:

• Competitor Lists - Alphabetical by competition (PDF File)
• Splits - by Birthday (PDF File)
  

The lists are by competition, including splits.  A list of the birthdays used to determine the splits is also posted.

Competitor numbers, dance order and rotation information will not be available until programs are made available to teachers and the general public in Nashville.

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Updated as of 6/17/2009: The following vendors have been confirmed for the North American Irish Dance Championships in Nashville. 

• Emerald Key, Inc
• Youngblood Haircutters
• 4 Irish Dancers, Inc.
• O'Reilly's Irish Gifts
• Rutherford Products
• Fays Shoes
• Head for the World
• Feis America
• Blarney's Celtic Marketplace
• Melaine Murphy World of Irish Dancing
• Northwest Design
• Shamrock Photography
• Camelia Rose
• Corrs
• Dance Bling
• Feis Tan
• Irish Dancing & Culture Magazine
• Siopa Rince
• Elevation Design
• Gavin Doherty

More updates and information will be posted to the main website as it becomes available.

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