April 26, 2008

Teacher Certification Exams: As announced on clrg.ie, the Southern Region is tentatively scheduled to host teacher certification exams (TMRF, TCRG & ADCRG) October 2 - 5. More information will be posted on our exam information page as it becomes available.

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.