Welcome
Our feis is Columbus Day weekend. We chose our date to take advantage of the beautiful autumns here in Litchfield County, and to help you ramp up for Oireachtas. Come make a weekend of it, and enjoy the Fall Foliage.
Thanks for a Great 2007 Feis!
We thank everyone who helped with our 2007 Feis. We're well pleased with out new site, as are the competitors and teachers we heard from. Thanks to all our event staff, who put in a lot of back breaking work, and adjusted to the new site as the feis progressed. To all the dancers and their families - we hope you enjoyed our feis and we hope to see you again next year! For results from this year's feis: 2007 Torrington Feis Championship Results. Thank you feismarks.com for all the error-checking you've built in, and the beautiful, timely marks sheets for the competitors!
A Beloved Teacher Will Be Missed
Kathleen Mulkerin Jones was an active Irish dance teacher in Connecticut for 68 years. She will be missed: In Memoriam
Visit our FAQ page to find quick, thorough answers about feiseanna and feiseanna history. Have any more questions? Visit our Contact page to figure out the best way to get hold of us! Happy Browsing!
Next Feis: Sunday, October 14, 2007.
Championship Results
Here are the 2007 Championship Results.
Registered Competitors
Here is the list of registered competitors.
Entrants per championship
PRELIMS # of entrants
u8 prelim 19
u9 prelim 19
u10 prelim 31
u11 July Dec prelim 22
u11 Jan-June prelim 23
u12 July-Dec prelim 23
u12 Jan-June prelim 21
u13 July-Dec prelim 25
u13 Jan-June prelim 29
u14 July-Dec prelim 25
u14 Jan-June prelim 15
u15 prelim 33
u16 prelim 21
16 & over prelim 26
OPENS GIRLS # of entrants
u9 open 8
u10 open 9
u11 open 14
u12 open 12
u13 open 19
u14 open 32
u15 open 17
u16 open 21
16 & over open 23
OPENS - BOYS # of entrants
u9 open boys 2
u12 open boys 4
u14 open boys 4
u16 open boys 2
16 & over open boys 1
New Location
After more than a decade we've outgrown our old location! The Feis is now being held at Wamogo High-School. See the syllabus page for details.
Your Limerick autographed by Mary Pope Osborne
Would you like Mary Pope Osborne's autograph?
> Mary Pope Osborne, author of the Magic Treehouse books, is the judge for our Limerick contest this year. She has graciously offered to autograph all entries! When we get them back from her after the feis, we'll mail them to you or your teacher.
This Year's Judges:
Gail Casey, Roger Casey, Joan Cass, Joanie Cass, Eileen McDonagh-Moore, Patty Moriarty-Morrissey, Maureen Greene-O'Leary, Cathy Spencer-Revis, Helaine Sander, and Maureen Hamilton Nelson.
Toe Work
Under 12s MAY do toe work at this feis. Each year the new class of under 12s can begin doing toe work on September 1st (reason: start of dance school year). Under 12s can also do toe work at Oireachtas.
Join Our Mailing List
If you would like to receive updates about our feis, please go to the contact page and join our mailing list. We won't share your email address, and we'll only send you Feis-related material.
Limerick Contest
Have a creative itch? Submit your original limerick to our contest. You can submit online, mail your limerick, or bring it with you to the feis (all entries must be received before 11am on Sunday, October 14, 2007). Submit a limerick.
Lucky Winners
Jacqueline Andrew's word search and Caitlin D'Mello's quiz were drawn in the random pick after the 2006 feis; both got most answers correct. Congrats!