November 11, 2009

2010 IDTANA Scholarship Information Applications for the 2010 IDTANA Cyrill McNiff Memorial Scholarship Program are now available. Please see the Scholarship page on this website for more information.

October 23, 2009

Reminder on Dancing Rules The IDTANA-SR Executive Committee would like to remind all teachers and dancers in the region that the An Coimisuin ban on "triple clicks" is still in effect. Per page 17 of the CLRG "Rules for Dancing" issued in 2007,

Rule 4.1.1 “Steps must not include “triple clicks” or clicks of an order higher than triple.”

A reminder on this rule will be forwarded to all members of the Southern Region Oireachtas adjudication panels.

June 24, 2009

TCRG & ADCRG Exam Seminar The Nation's Capital Feis is proud to sponsor the unique opportunity of a one day seminar on the TCRG & ADCRG exams, Sunday July 26, 2009 with instructor Russell Beaton, TCRG, ADCRG. The seminar will take place at the Sheraton National hotel and will commence at 8:AM and conclude at 2:PM with a one hour break for lunch. The cost is $125 per person. Space is limited and must be reserved by July 5. Make check to NCF and mail to: The Nation's Capital Feis, P.O. Box 5156, Arlington, Virginia 22205. To reserve a room contact: The Sheraton National Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204, Tel: 1.888.627.8210 or go to www.SheratonNational.com.

February 19, 2009

Syllabus posted: The 2009 NAIDC syllabus has been added to our website. Download a PDF copy of the syllabus here.

February 18, 2009

New SRO Website: With some recent changes we've made to the website, we've moved the Southern Region Oireachtas blog to the main site and have added some new features. Follow this link to the new website.

February 8, 2009

2009 Certicifaction Exams: The Southern Region has been selected once again to host teacher certification exams. The exams will be held October 8-11, 2009, in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore region. The location has yet to be determined, but will be hosted near one of the region's three airports.

Information on the exam -- including applications and scheduling information -- is available only from An Coimisuin. Please contact ACLRG directly for details.

January 30, 2009

2009 Standard Syllabus: The standard syllabus for the IDTANA-Southern Region has been updated and posted to the website. Visit the Syllabus page for more information.

January 23, 2009

World Qualifiers Stipend: In December 2007, the teachers of the Southern Region decided to financially assist 5 of our World Qualifiers with $500 for each dancer, to go towards travel expenses to the World Championships. At the 2008 Oireachtas in Orlando, there were 186 World Qualifiers and the dancers' names were drawn randomly. The winners and their respective schools are:

• Christopher Parsons, Tir na Greine
• Isabel Mendosa, Drake
• Meghan Grendzier, Drake
• Christopher Johnson, Broesler
• Emma Hoagland, Nashville Irish Step Dancers
  

This is the second year for the $500 dance stipend and we plan to continue this World Qualifier stipend every year and aid more dancers in attending the prestigious World Championships in representing the Southern Region and North America.

Congratulations to these dancers and best wishes to all Southern Region dancers and teachers who will be representing our region in Philadelphia.

January 1, 2009

2009 Southern Region Oireachtas Room Reservations: Information on room reservations for the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas in Dallas has been posted on the SRO '09 Website.

December 15, 2008

Message from the 2008 Southern Region Oireachtas Co-Chair: Thank you to everyone for being patient while we resolved some issues with regards to the number of Qualifiers who will advance to World Championships in 2009, to represent the Southern Region. More..

December 9, 2008

A Message from the Regional Director: On behalf of the IDTANA-Southern Region executive committee, I would like to thank all of those individuals who dedicated so much time over the last year to making the 2008 Southern Region Oireachtas a success. Congratulations also go to the dancers who have qualified to represent the Southern Region at the 2009 Oireachtas Rince Na Cruinne in Philadelphia this coming April, as well as those who qualified to attend the North American Irish Dance Championships in Nashville in July. More..

November 6, 2008

World Provisional Timetable:The 2009 World Provisional Timetable has been released. Download a copy of the schedule here.

November 3, 2008

Oireachtas Schedule:The 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas schedule has been released. Please visit the Southern Region Oireachtas website for updated information.

October 16, 2008

Call for Adjudicators: It is with great pleasure that the IDTANA Southern Region extends this invitation to all eligible ADCRG members worldwide to adjudicate the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas, which will be held on December 5-6, 2009, in Dallas, Texas. Follow this link for the Adjudication Invitation.

September 30, 2008

Call for Adjudicators: It is with great pleasure that the IDTANA Southern Region extends this invitation to all eligible ADCRG members worldwide to adjudicate the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships. The NAIDC will be held on July 4-7, 2009 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow this link for the Adjudication Invitation.

July 16, 2008

Congratulations:Congratulations the newest teacher in the Southern Region: Stephen Scariff, TCRG, with the Scariff School in Tampa.

February 17, 2008

Southern Region Oireachtas Room Reservations: Information on booking rooms for the 2008 Oireachtas is now available on the main SRO Website. Information for teachers has been posted to the teachers' section of this site.

January 28, 2008

Southern Region Oireachtas Preliminary Schedule: The following is the preliminary schedule for the 2008 Southern Region Oireachtas at the J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. A final schedule with stage assignments will be available in the weeks prior to the competition. More...

January 22, 2008

World Qualifiers Travel Stipend: In 2007, the teachers of the Southern Region decided to financially assist five of our World Qualifiers with $500 for each dancer, to go towards travel expenses to the World Championships in 2008. At the 2007 Oireachtas in Atlanta, there were 161 World Qualifiers. Five dancers' names were chosen at random. More...

January 7, 2008

Corrected SRO Team Placements: Due to a scoring error that was discovered upon review of the 2007 Southern Region Oireachtas results, corrected results have been issued in several team competitions. The scoring error occured in tabulations where placements were not converted to the 100-point system and instead were based on raw scores. The retabulation did not change the overall results, however, some teams received higher placements, including several who were not recognized at the awards cermonies. More...

January 4, 2008

Congratulations...updated! Congratulations to Southern Region members Michael O'Hara and Myra Watters on passing the ADCRG certification exam. This rigorous examination qualifies both to serve as judges at competitions. Congratulations the four newest teachers in the Southern Region: Katie Cox, TMRF, with the Nashville Irish Step Dancers; Brent Wood, TCRG, and Myriam, Patino, TCRG, with the Drake School; and Megan Howard, TCRG, with the Culkin School.

December 20, 2007

Message from the Regional Director: As we begin a new year, we want to congratulate all of those dancers, teachers and organizers who made the 2007 Southern Region Oireachtas in Atlanta a success. Congratulations also go to the dancers who have qualified to represent the Southern Region at the 2008 Oireachtas Rince Na Cruinne in Belfast this coming March. More...

New Site: Welcome to our newly redesigned website. Please take a look around at some of our new features, competition results and links to other Irish dance sites.

As part of our new site, we've created the 2008 Southern Region Oireachtas weblog. Please visit the site regularly for the latest updates on the competition. (Link opens in a new window.)

If you have any questions or suggestions to help make our site better, please contact the webmaster.