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Smyth School - now merged with Egan but their more natural hair style seems to be trending. -- No name, 11:56:36 06/26/25 Thu (NoHost/104.28.104.41)
I’ve seen this more often at feis recently with dancers who were never a part of Smyth, a few random on Instagram and I’ve even seen a couple on Open Wings Instagram page. I love this look and hope the trend picks up and continues.

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Gaylord room available July 2-8 -- No name, 15:23:00 06/23/25 Mon (NoHost/67.186.82.150)
Room available in the Gaylord National from July 2-July 8 (6 nights) due to last minute decision. If interested, please leave your email address below and I will contact you ASAP.
Thank you!

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STL Double Feis wkend July 26 & 27 -- No name, 10:26:34 06/23/25 Mon (NoHost/140.248.30.131)
I wanted to share with others in hopes to reach a broader audience. Please join us at the Saint Louis An Samhra Feis July 26th it’s at the Hilton Frontenac. It’s a double Feis weekend with OFA Friendship Feis. Information is on QuickFeis you can also follow their Facebook pages as well. Thank you and hope to see you there!

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Northern Lights Irish Dance in Michigan. Independent Irish Dance - no org -- Hosts 2 feis a year, 19:45:10 06/15/25 Sun (NoHost/104.28.104.40)
Everyone from any org can compete. This also includes dancers without an org.

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There is another Michigan school and Ohio school in the process of leaving CLRG soon to become Independent. This means their dancers can attend any feis besides CLRG in the USA. There are many feis in MidAtlantic and Southern Regions and more and more being added in MidAmerica.

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- Care to share which schools? That's all rest of us really want to know. (NT) -- No name, 08:23:43 06/16/25 Mon (24.206.84.4.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.84.4)
  - After Nans - owners wil most likely be willing to share (NT) -- No name, 09:51:08 06/16/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.104.41)
- where in the southern region? we have been looking and only saw in the NE (NT) -- please share, 10:56:34 06/18/25 Wed (NoHost/136.226.82.91)
  - For a feis or school? Which state if school (NT) -- No name, 12:24:27 06/18/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.103.40)
- CLRG dancers cannot attend open platform competitions so please don't state that dancers from any organization can compete. (NT) -- Could be an issue for dancers, 16:33:13 06/26/25 Thu (d24-150-29-163.home.cgocable.net/24.150.29.163)
Indianapolis Feis -- X, 11:52:50 06/10/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.104.80)
Any tips for the Indy feis? Bring chairs? Is there lots of space? Are the stages close together?
Syllabus says limited concessions, but coolers not allowed. Any tips on food?
Any insight or helpful tips are welcome!

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- Yes, it is held at Indy's fairground and so there is plenty of space. (More inside) -- No name, 13:36:55 06/10/25 Tue (24.206.84.4.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.84.4)
Corda Mor Adcg no longer judging NANS? -- No name, 02:40:49 06/01/25 Sun (c-73-22-56-87.hsd1.il.comcast.net/73.22.56.87)
She was listed on the original list of judges but not anymore. Wondering if Beglan and Corda Mor will be dancing at NANS afterall? I guess we'll know once splits are posted.

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- Still out. (NT) -- No name, 15:43:22 06/01/25 Sun (NoHost/172.59.99.152)
- Wonder when the splits come out? (NT) -- No name, 08:19:44 06/02/25 Mon (24.206.84.4.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.84.4)
- CM has husband and wife TCs. Husband’s sister is still judging so CM is out. (NT) -- Hth, 09:45:01 06/03/25 Tue (70-59-80-245.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.80.245)
  - Curious, does the CM sister judging also affect Beglan and KOH? (NT) -- No name, 02:20:18 06/04/25 Wed (c-73-22-56-87.hsd1.il.comcast.net/73.22.56.87)
    - I don’t know the rules well enough to know for sure. But the three schools workshop together so my guess would be yes. But it may be that a sibling conflict doesn’t take out schools without a direct familial relationship. (NT) -- Sorry I can’t help more, 12:09:39 06/04/25 Wed (70-59-80-245.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.80.245)
    - @bck.irishdanceteam insta. They merged schools just maintained local brands (NT) -- More than workshopping so would think yes?, 22:35:53 06/05/25 Thu (NoHost/104.28.77.144)
      - KOH not out? -- ., 11:56:08 06/07/25 Sat (a172-225-42-215.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.225.42.215)
        
        I don’t think they merged. They call it a “team” and I don’t think means anything other than they share choreography. Each school maintains a separate identity. (NT) -- Dm, 14:45:10 06/07/25 Sat (NoHost/172.58.8.136)
        
        Only one KOH dancer & no one from Beglan in the splits. Seems they are out after all. (NT) -- bummer! Will miss some awesome Beglan dancers i always enjoy watching, 20:40:37 06/11/25 Wed (NoHost/146.75.128.1)
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Where’s The Academy? Barely any at Dayton and Queen City -- Akron or Cleveland Feis, 10:36:37 05/13/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.57.250)
Enjoy Akron and Cleveland without them!

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- I was wondering the same thing! (NT) -- No name, 08:11:13 05/14/25 Wed (24.206.78.4.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.78.4)
- I sure noticed! Results should be fairer. Happy to travel to Ohio for Akron and CLE now (NT) -- Bye A, 08:50:08 05/14/25 Wed (mobile-107-77-192-69.mobile.att.net/107.77.192.69)
- Academy -- No name, 12:29:05 05/14/25 Wed (205.sub-174-207-100.myvzw.com/174.207.100.205)
  - That wouldn’t affect most grade and PC dancers. Spring and summer are a great time for those levels to feis. (NT) -- So strange, 16:37:43 05/15/25 Thu (NoHost/172.58.9.240)
    - So many schools aren't encouraging competing at all. Look at the numbers of competitions in the region lately. So few Grades and PC dancers are showing up. (NT) -- No name, 16:46:16 05/15/25 Thu (49.sub-75-242-30.myvzw.com/75.242.30.49)
- A few are registered for Burke Connolly and Indy Feis. Avoiding close feis but going to GA? -- Their feis restrictions must suck, 08:47:07 05/17/25 Sat (NoHost/140.248.1.110)
  - Still small number from the Academy tho... Don't they typically feis as a group? (NT) -- No name, 08:21:48 05/19/25 Mon (24.206.84.4.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.84.4)
- did someone crack down on the big A finally? -- Missing context (more inside), 23:01:46 05/19/25 Mon (d-23-244-51-237.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.244.51.237)
  - No ban. They are still feising just lower numbers. No one hires them to judge local feis (NT) -- Only Nans (odd choice), 08:21:41 05/20/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.104.41)
  - Rumor is school is switching orgs after NAIDC. (NT) -- Just a rumor, 16:19:42 05/20/25 Tue (NoHost/172.58.14.214)
    - Fact or Fiction? (NT) -- No name, 14:15:36 05/30/25 Fri (NoHost/172.59.97.6)
      - Fiction? what would they possibly have to gain from a new organization? (NT) -- ?, 08:42:43 06/05/25 Thu (c-71-201-144-187.hsd1.il.comcast.net/71.201.144.187)
        
        Other orgs dancers not aware of their “games” O’Grady Quinlan used to be CLRG (NT) -- Several midatlantic schools have left CLRG, 20:45:08 06/05/25 Thu (NoHost/104.28.57.252)
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British National Championships 2025 -- Des Silke, 22:24:15 05/04/25 Sun (nmal-24-b2-v4wan-166357-cust1554.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.36.38.19)
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- Link: https://www.instepfm.com/blank-1/ -- Des Silke, 22:29:49 05/04/25 Sun (nmal-24-b2-v4wan-166357-cust1554.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.36.38.19)
Mid-America is the AFC North of Irish Dance. Challenging region to win in. -- Best and toughest region in the US, bar none, 21:22:41 05/04/25 Sun (d-23-244-51-237.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.244.51.237)
The US has great dancers everywhere but to me, the Mid-Am region is the best of all US regions in terms of competition, tradition and skill. You have to be REALLLY good to nail victories here (at Os and the various feisanna), from the little ones all the way up to senior ladies and masters dancers, etc.

I'd love to see a percentage breakdown of how many MAO dancers make NANS, Worlds, etc. relative to other US divisions (Southern, Mid-Atlantic, New England, etc.).

In NFL terms the toughest division is the AFC North/former AFC Central. Even the crappiest team, the Browns, gives teams fights...and sometimes even the Browns are good (2020 and 2023).

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- The qualifier math is the same everywhere, and because Mid-Am is large, % of dancers qualifying is going to naturally be lower (NT) -- better measure would be avg or median plc@NANS/Worlds. But yes it’s a TOUGH region to come out of, 20:02:10 05/05/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.55.253)
What’s the last day to transfer and still dance O? -- Curious., 14:49:10 05/03/25 Sat (NoHost/172.59.98.221)
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- May 28th if you dance Fri @ O, May 29th if dance Sat, May 30th if Sunday (NT) -- No name, 10:58:43 05/04/25 Sun (c-71-201-144-187.hsd1.il.comcast.net/71.201.144.187)
- Don’t forget that it goes by the postmark rule. Give extra time (NT) -- No name, 07:05:56 05/05/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.55.232)
  - correct. your transfer letter must be postmarked by those exact dates at the very latest. -- Good luck to you and your dancer!, 09:25:26 05/05/25 Mon (NoHost/151.181.207.62)
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False start noted U15 boys - can’t hide from feisty -- No name, 19:29:34 04/23/25 Wed (NoHost/146.75.223.107)
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- Yup! How does one WMH with a glaring and obvious false start? Oh, that's right. Their TCs are known cheats and judging Nans. (NT) -- Unfortunate for the those who deserved better but again fell victim the same old politics, 13:52:39 04/30/25 Wed (NoHost/74.118.183.108)
  - This is the reason I love FeisTV. Can’t hide what actually happens. -- No name, 15:31:14 04/30/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.77.164)
- I saw it and it does seem he started early. But the time and place to raise this objection was at Worlds per the syllabus. (NT) -- Too late after it is all done, 12:36:29 05/01/25 Thu (NoHost/172.58.15.65)
- The time and place to raise this objection was at Worlds per the syllabus. (NT) -- Too late after it is all done, 12:36:44 05/01/25 Thu (NoHost/172.58.14.161)
  - But we can still see it and considering the child’s school, mark it in our minds why none of the judges “noticed”. (NT) -- They SAW it, 08:38:15 05/10/25 Sat (NoHost/140.248.1.107)
I love seeing all the team dances. More schools should offer that. -- No name, 14:31:09 04/18/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.103.35)
Ceili, figures and dance dramas. They look so fun.

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- Mid-America is one of the strongest team regions in the world. Many many schools with titles in our region. Awesome to see. (NT) -- Team Dancing, 14:43:59 04/18/25 Fri (NoHost/155.190.7.19)
- It will be interesting to see how many will come together for O this fall and Worlds next year. (NT) -- No name, 10:53:45 04/19/25 Sat (165.sub-75-196-24.myvzw.com/75.196.24.165)
  - With worlds 2026 within nice traveling distance for MidAmerica dancers. We may see some new teams appear. (NT) -- No name, 12:15:58 04/19/25 Sat (NoHost/104.28.104.34)
So what schools are out for NAIDC? -- nnn, 13:08:08 04/18/25 Fri (syn-067-240-073-251.res.spectrum.com/67.240.73.251)
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- The Academy! (NT) -- No name, 13:50:57 04/21/25 Mon (24.206.84.4.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.84.4)
- Presumably Corda Mor (SH ADCRG) (NT) -- Does that mean Beglan too due to association rules?, 20:32:13 05/05/25 Mon (host90.keystone-auto.com/208.253.152.90)
Good luck to everyone at Worlds this week! Hope Mid-America shows up well on the big stage -- Would love to see some of smaller schools shine especially, not just the usual suspects, 16:37:09 04/12/25 Sat (NoHost/216.103.158.43)
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- MG post identifier and brag about best Worlds ever on IG (NT) -- But of course, calling in favors from All-Irelands with the flashing butt signs assist, 19:50:54 04/20/25 Sun (NoHost/107.115.203.42)
  - And the jealous mommy and daddy is back. You must really have a sad life to stalk MG. Simply pathetic. You're poor children. (NT) -- It's known who you are., 21:51:45 04/20/25 Sun (99-37-182-222.lightspeed.plfdil.sbcglobal.net/99.37.182.222)
    - You all just sound like nasty bullies who can’t handle the slightest bit of criticism. Most of ID world hates the identifiers game (NT) -- Why don’t you defend your choices rather than slinging insults and veiled threats?, 13:22:51 04/21/25 Mon (NoHost/107.122.81.135)
      - I don't want to point out that you have to go and see MG's page to see what they are up to. Why don't you block them since they (NT) -- make you unhinged?, 14:10:11 04/21/25 Mon (99-45-125-100.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net/99.45.125.100)
      - To the nasty bully poster: Who are you talking to? Aren’t you the one that is stalking the MG FB and IG? Aren’t you the one that runs to Voy to post? I honestly don’t think the MG teachers really care what you think. (NT) -- They’re a great family and teachers, 22:24:00 04/21/25 Mon (NoHost/84.21.169.144)
        
        They aren’t bullying…MG asks for reactions with the gigantic butt badge shenanigans and word got around fast (NT) -- I don’t follow your school and see some of the insta posts anyway, that’s how social works, 06:55:29 04/22/25 Tue (NoHost/12.34.198.160)
        
        Since you continuously stalk them you would notice that they are not “gigantic butt patches” . You couldn’t even see them at the worlds. Look on their page you can barely see them and from feet away on the world stage they weren’t even visible. Your dancing was not good enough to beat their dancers … maybe just practice harder and you could get a chance to get the places they got. (NT) -- Get a job and practice your own dancing idiot, 09:59:40 04/22/25 Tue (9.dallas-15rh16rt.tx.dial-access.att.net/12.74.211.9)
        Best when one worries about themselves than be unhinged and hatefully obsessed with other’s results. (NT) -- Confucious, 12:06:24 04/22/25 Tue (NoHost/194.34.235.120)
  - May God grant you peace this Easter season. While families are celebrating Easter, you’re posting hateful messages. The hate that is in your heart must be so hard to deal with every day. -- Sincerely, our prayers are with you., 21:56:05 04/20/25 Sun (13.dallas-15rh16rt.tx.dial-access.att.net/12.74.211.13)
Worlds Hair and Makeup Appt available - Tuesday am -- Kellioc (Roj), 15:23:43 03/31/25 Mon (50-48-146-93.adr02.roch.ny.frontiernet.net/50.48.146.93)
I have a Worlds hair and makeup appointment available on Tuesday at 445am with Kathryn Bradley that I'm trying to sell. Please email me if you are interested.

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New FB Academy post - see what everyone is wearing to worlds - laughable - hope the new rumor is true and they are leaving CLRG -- No name, 13:32:30 03/30/25 Sun (134.dallas-33rh15-16rt.tx.dial-access.att.net/12.74.238.134)
I doubt the rumors are true but supposedly they are merging with O’Grady Quinlan and another MidAmerica school and leaving CLRG.

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- That would be very surprising! Hard to imagine the reason for leaving (NT) -- But if it did happen hopefully some of their truly good dancers would transfer to an honest school, 14:22:00 04/02/25 Wed (NoHost/68.208.10.135)
  - You do realize that they are the most talented schools in Ohio? No other OH school comes close. None of the legacy schools, new schools, schools with workshops (which is like all of them) etc. Why would they go for lesser teaching? (NT) -- Huh - please explain., 16:41:29 04/07/25 Mon (NoHost/92.119.19.149)
    - So they could know they earned their placements and be confident they didn’t win just because Ed and Byron asked for favors. (NT) -- Have Ed and Byron sworn off cheating?, 11:53:34 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/172.56.10.177)
    - Are you so sure the results are purely a result of talent? (NT) -- They are 2 of the 44 documented cheats after all, don’t be dense, 15:36:47 04/08/25 Tue (a172-224-237-11.source.akaquill.net/172.224.237.11)
      - This! It’s obvious after some of their dancers left last year for another school - who was getting favors and who had the high talent. -- No name, 15:42:25 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/107.127.13.5)
- Wow - the big promo video they just posted on socials less than two weeks before Worlds is rather bold (NT) -- I guess rules don’t matter, especially after getting away with the feis fixing texts, 21:53:11 04/03/25 Thu (NoHost/104.28.78.90)
  - Lots of mommies with undies in a bunch over anything the Academy does. (Inside) -- No name, 16:38:47 04/07/25 Mon (NoHost/45.134.224.254)
    - How about don’t cheat. Well known that TCs have dirty hands (NT) -- Anyone burying their head and pounding their chest is just as dirty, 15:40:06 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/72.158.132.31)
- Can someone link their FB page? I can’t appear to find it (NT) -- No name, 14:41:16 04/06/25 Sun (syn-065-024-226-014.res.spectrum.com/65.24.226.14)
  - Search for “The Academy Irish Dance Co.” (NT) -- No name, 18:31:42 04/06/25 Sun (NoHost/216.250.198.168)
- Loads of lesser talented schools/dancers in OH with their fingers crossed. I guess that’s one way to get better … or you can try harder. (NT) -- Hilarious., 16:35:37 04/07/25 Mon (NoHost/185.172.52.198)
  - When you say “try harder,” do mean dancers should “try harder” to have their TC text competitor numbers to the panel like Ed and Byron did? (NT) -- Never forget, Ed and Byron cheated, 10:56:13 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/172.56.10.255)
    - You sure do post a lot and your infatuation with A and others is borderline unhinged. I mean dancers and teachers should try harder to put the amount of work in that these dancers do. You can whine about “cheating”, but clearly they’re better dancers/teachers. (NT) -- Helen Keller can see that, 13:12:58 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/12.34.198.160)
      - Easy to throw around childish insults when you have no morals and cheat left and right (NT) -- The whole world knows, 15:42:17 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/146.75.222.1)
      - Are you so obsessed with other schools and dancers that you know their training schedule? The old “try harder” line is just a mean girl tactic trying to deflect or excuse Ed and Byron’s cheating. (NT) -- Just admit they cheated, 16:35:06 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/172.56.10.65)
    - The only people forgetting are Academy parents (NT) -- What great role models they must be, 15:57:32 04/08/25 Tue (NoHost/178.250.118.226)
GRADE EXAMS - 1-10 - open on QuickFeis Thu 6:30 pm -- No name, 22:11:27 03/26/25 Wed (99-104-236-195.lightspeed.livnmi.sbcglobal.net/99.104.236.195)
Grade exams for grades 1-10 will be open for registration on QuickFeis website Thursday March 27 at 6:30 pm.
Only 40 spots open!

These grade exams are part of the Wisconsin Spring Feis.
Grade exams will be on Friday May 9 - 4:00 pm start.

Don't miss out! Hurry and register quickly!

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Anyone familiar w/National Dance Co. of Ireland -- Not Riverdance but still cool, 09:02:07 03/20/25 Thu (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
Have any of you heard of the NDCoI? National Dance Co. of Ireland? Went to a show recently in the middle of nowhere and saw them. They were quite good. Not Riverdance but it is still good to see Irish dancers at any time!

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Feis Action, official photographers for the Mid Americas Oireachtas, are they new as I have not heard of them -- Jk, 12:36:55 03/13/25 Thu (unn-37-19-196-163.datapacket.com/37.19.196.163)
Be interesting to see

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MG Butt Patches -- Why is Sandra Connick allowing this to happen?, 21:01:20 03/11/25 Tue (NoHost/96.70.57.52)
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- Doesn’t break any rules just like braided belts, flames, crochet flowers, blue circle butt patches with initials, or any other school identifier. Why are you so obsessed with MG? (NT) -- No name, 04:33:52 03/12/25 Wed (c-76-16-38-42.hsd1.il.comcast.net/76.16.38.42)
  - All of the things you named aren't as bad as putting the actual logo of your school on your dress. I agree they all shouldn't be allowed, but MG could at least be subtle about it. (NT) -- ., 00:49:43 03/30/25 Sun (astound-69-42-7-82.ca.astound.net/69.42.7.82)
- Some schools in Dayton/Indianapolis would be better served to worry about their RT dancers than MG. Work harder teaching and less on Voy and it might make for better results and less family transfers. (NT) -- Bless your stalking heart., 11:59:35 03/12/25 Wed (12.syracuse-06rh15rt.ny.dial-access.att.net/12.75.117.12)
- No kidding. All blatant school identifiers should be banned but this is the most cynical and craven example yet -- Giant pinned on patches with no regard for dress designs & matching social media days before O, 19:59:02 03/13/25 Thu (NoHost/74.133.214.210)
  - Maybe that was the point. Being an example of how crazy the identifiers are. Everyone else does it, might as well join them and draw attention to the real issue. -- No name, 20:20:56 03/13/25 Thu (69-215-131-184.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net/69.215.131.184)
    - Ramping up the awfulness is not taking a principle stand, come on now (NT) -- MG TCs are movers and shakers, much more effective ways to use their voice If that was the point, 21:15:50 03/13/25 Thu (NoHost/74.133.214.210)
  - Your lies are so easy to catch. The butt patches were not on social media before O, it’s so easy to check. Nothing there! Again why are you so obsessed with MG? Where is your rage at the giant blue circles on Celtic Steps? Have you been to a major outside of mid America? It’s everywhere. Gavin literally makes the dresses on the Doherty Petri dancers. How about the world medals? You’re right, none should be allowed. Hate the game not the player. (NT) -- No name, 22:37:49 03/13/25 Thu (c-76-16-38-42.hsd1.il.comcast.net/76.16.38.42)
    - No, lies, they most definitely changed their logo on all social media days before O's and then then the copy paper sized patches were on every dancer that weekend. (NT) -- No name, 13:33:16 03/14/25 Fri (c-69-245-155-229.hsd1.il.comcast.net/69.245.155.229)
      - MAM-G FB profile pic 11/28, M-G school FB page pic 11/27. MAO started 11/29 (NT) -- There for all to see, we have receipts. Someone is delusional, 17:44:41 03/14/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.39.142)
        
        OMG you do know this is borderline stalking. Amazing how they are living rent free in your mind. Your jealousy is something remarkable and you have a serious issue (NT) -- You should get help for the sake of your dancers, 11:22:59 03/16/25 Sun (99-45-125-100.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net/99.45.125.100)
        
        LOL talk about rent free. Other poster accused of lying, took 30 seconds to check. Looking at school’s own public socials is not stalking (NT) -- JG FB same on 11/27. Don’t like trash talk? Stop acting trashy, drop the chant aigns, 09:26:55 03/17/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.39.150)
        
        🤣🤣🤣 public school Facebook no problem you went to the teacher’s personal Facebook 🤣🤣🤣 that’s stalking! (NT) -- Renting your mind space for FREE, 17:55:10 03/17/25 Mon (mobile-166-194-132-027.mycingular.net/166.194.132.27)
        
        Yawn - search “Mullane Godley” on FB. MAMG account with butt sign for profile pic is the very first result (NT) -- Don’t be such a snowflake, 11:45:51 03/18/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.58.2)
        
        Damn ... I wish I had such a pathetic life to go looking at other FB pages. Not hyperbole, but I truly feel sorry for you that you are such a sad angry person. MG parents literally are laughing at you. (NT) -- May God grant you peace., 12:45:25 03/20/25 Thu (NoHost/12.234.85.10)
        
        Don’t accuse others of lying when the evidence is right there. Wouldn’t have bothered otherwise (NT) -- B/c we all saw it, just like certain someone talking up the judge on FeisTV in the middle of a comp, 18:48:53 03/22/25 Sat (NoHost/104.28.132.150)
    - Because this is the Mid-America board duh. The Academy is awful too. (NT) -- School identifiers were banned once upon a time, probably never enforced but should come back, 15:25:04 03/14/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.33.31)
      - I love how schools who don’t win have time to whine and cry about the winning schools. Losers always need an excuse, other than teachers are terrible. It’s a patch, a hairstyle, roses on a costume, social media, etc. LMAO. It might be that they’re just better teachers. -- Multiple O winners for decades, 16:28:35 03/14/25 Fri (NoHost/68.208.10.17)
        
        Nobody respects dirty winners, your butt-patched dancers were the laughing stock of MAO. Sad for the kids their achievements are asterisked for rest of the dance world (NT) -- adults who make these decisions should know better and be better, 17:13:04 03/14/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.79.131)
        
        Dirty Winners ... LMAOAU ... No asterisk needed on any of the winners - who you might be reminded won the O multiple years before last year. Keep trying sweetee ... Bottom line - great school with great results. (NT) -- And you're pathetically jealous., 09:01:41 03/15/25 Sat (NoHost/12.234.85.10)
        
        Get over yourself. Mult Mid-Am schools just as successful w/o needing cheeseball flashing signs on their butts (NT) -- Engage with the substance of current behavior. So what about winners in the past, 09:24:55 03/15/25 Sat (NoHost/146.75.236.1)
        
        Ummmm …. Why are you so obsessed with MG ? It’s actually scary that you have so much time for a school you know nothing about. (NT) -- You should seek help …, 20:18:46 03/16/25 Sun (99-37-182-222.lightspeed.plfdil.sbcglobal.net/99.37.182.222)
        It’s actually very very scary that somewhat is this obsessed with another school. Your life must be so pathetic. So much hate and only outlet is a Voy MB. It must be so pathetic to be you. -- We pray you find peace. (More inside), 20:37:35 03/16/25 Sun (NoHost/12.74.213.97)
        
        That's the point, if they are such a great school as you say, why the identifiers? Let the dancing speak for itself without the extra help from their adjudicator friends. (NT) -- Not a coincidence they've been judging other O's and All Irelands in the months before Worlds., 14:59:44 03/17/25 Mon (c-69-245-155-229.hsd1.il.comcast.net/69.245.155.229)
        
        And like clockwork the stalker is back. You do you, and we'll continue to us. MG dancers win whether it's a BW Feis, full costume Feis, Nationals, Oireachtas, Worlds, All-Irelands ... doesn't matter. Good dancing wins irregardless. (NT) -- Please find peace., 21:35:22 03/17/25 Mon (99-37-182-222.lightspeed.plfdil.sbcglobal.net/99.37.182.222)
        
        You seem to be mistaken that only one person or one school is troubled by gaudy MG identifiers (NT) -- Not a TC and no link to RT. Multiple critics b/c you are leading the race to the bottom now, 10:46:20 03/18/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.57.254)
        
        and you know this how? Mind reader? Taking polls? Standing on the street corner? People are randomly calling you with their concerns and pet peeves? (NT) -- Went to a show and tha audience told you?, 14:01:58 03/18/25 Tue (NoHost/208.191.44.78)
        
        Multiple dance fams at other schools during O and on feis circuit for one, RT not among them personally (NT) -- And I am only one poster on this thread but others have chimed in too, 18:21:21 03/18/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.77.169)
        
        You must be so important to know what other schools and parents are talking about. Bless your self-important pathetic stalking heart. (NT) -- LMAOAU as is all of MG, 12:47:16 03/19/25 Wed (CENTRAL-STA.ear2.Chicago2.Level3.net/4.30.10.202)
        
        ?? It’s called making friends, try it some time (NT) -- I gather that’s an alien concept, 13:55:03 03/19/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.77.177)
- Tell me one thing Sandra has done that was "good" or "just:. Why would you even think or expect that she would pick the butt patch battle? (NT) -- No name, 09:26:17 03/14/25 Fri (NoHost/24.206.79.4)
- Amen sister! All obvious school identifiers should be banned (NT) -- I bet there's lots of overlap with the infamous 44 too, 12:03:20 03/17/25 Mon (thisis.feralhosting.com/185.21.217.56)
- Jealousy looks bad on you. -- No name, 14:27:58 03/20/25 Thu (NoHost/107.11.33.251)
  - Not jealous at all. Those of us at schools that don’t have any skin in the game know that whatever placement our dancers receive was done so due to their own merit and not with help from an adjudicator recognizing an identifier or having their back scratched at a previous competition. Integrity is when you care more about the hard truth than the easy lie. You’ll never know if your achievements were genuine and that’s sad. (NT) -- Honesty over placement all day everyday, 15:47:31 03/21/25 Fri (c-69-245-155-229.hsd1.il.comcast.net/69.245.155.229)
    - C'mon, it's clear to all of us that you are jealous. Either that or someone from MG beat your child and you can't accept it. Either way, you're kind of sounding like a very crazed parent now. Patches or not, they're good, as is the Academy and others. (NT) -- Have a peaceful weekend, 16:06:06 03/21/25 Fri (99-37-182-222.lightspeed.plfdil.sbcglobal.net/99.37.182.222)
      - People only get mad and defensive when they know they're guilty of deceitful behavior. (NT) -- Stew on that for awhile, 16:36:13 03/21/25 Fri (c-69-245-155-229.hsd1.il.comcast.net/69.245.155.229)
        
        Not seeing anyone defensive. Just a sad jealous Karen with no life except through a keyboard on Voy. To prove it - you’ll see a response within hours. (NT) -- LMAOAU Jealous Karen, 20:42:45 03/21/25 Fri (NoHost/208.191.44.73)
  - Jealous parents are the problem? How’s that for gaslighting! (NT) -- No actual defense of identifiers beyond others cheat too, stop picking on us!, 14:43:30 03/22/25 Sat (NoHost/104.28.77.165)
    - And just like clockwork the deranged MG Karen stalker is back. If you ask nicely, I’m sure MG will send you a postcard of all their dancers from the Worlds. (NT) -- Might encourage better teaching, 17:27:17 03/24/25 Mon (NoHost/107.123.1.43)
      - It’s a bad look for the school if the only response is repeat name-calling and deflection (NT) -- No name, 09:21:00 03/25/25 Tue (mobile-166-196-054-099.mycingular.net/166.196.54.99)
- Whats the latest on this? Is CLRG investigating? (NT) -- No name, 20:06:09 03/26/25 Wed (NoHost/96.70.57.52)
  - Yes they are looking to mandate every school wear their crest and if you don’t have one get one ! (NT) -- Trend setting, 20:59:58 03/27/25 Thu (99-45-125-100.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net/99.45.125.100)
- Check FB Irish Dance Topics group - lots of discussion! MG butt signs specifically called out (NT) -- As well as blatant social media promotion of identifiers ahead of Worlds, 23:51:01 03/28/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.39.141)
  - 😂 OMG voy gossip isn't enough for you? you just bounce from complaining about a school on voy, to Facebook, what's next for you? Sad individual that if you're a teacher you should spend more time teaching my dancer and if you are just a lowlife parent, well there is no help for you? (NT) -- Keep drawing attention to MG's success, as a judge I thank you for pointing out how great they are., 14:10:46 03/29/25 Sat (99-45-125-100.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net/99.45.125.100)
    - They? Just say “we”. Everyone knows it’s you, M. It’s plain as day what you all are up to and it’s a darn shame. Calls all of the past accomplishments into question. (NT) -- You could be true leaders but instead doubled down on the worst of ID, only defense is to call names, 19:05:08 04/01/25 Tue (NoHost/140.248.0.0)
      - why are you just so obsessed with that school and their family. They have had champions for YEARS on end and nothing is different. If you want to be apart of a champion school just say it. your life must be so beyond miserable all the time to talk about people who you dont even know!!!! (NT) -- lunatic, 13:04:21 04/02/25 Wed (mobile-166-199-152-005.mycingular.net/166.199.152.5)
        
        I for one always thought of MG as one of those big, older schools that was for sure well connected but never had reason to question their success. But everyone talking about the big signs has a point. And I can't help but wonder (NT) -- what changed, why now, and maybe just maybe there was questionable stuff going on before too., 14:38:29 04/02/25 Wed (NoHost/68.208.10.135)
        
        My guess is they have loss a lot of transfers so instead of fixing their program it’s easier to knock someone else’s. (NT) -- You want success build a successful program., 16:35:32 04/02/25 Wed (c-98-212-56-55.hsd1.il.comcast.net/98.212.56.55)
        
        MG has had a lot of transfers so that’s why they started using giant identifiers? (NT) -- Confused, 08:23:33 04/03/25 Thu (NoHost/12.39.17.204)
        
        this school has taken plenty dancers from all surrounding schools in chicago... they have probably gotten like 10 plus top dancers to their studio in the last year. With that being said if you look deep into their socials it doens't look like any dancers have really left their family run school. . Maybe next time if you are so beyond obsessed you go look for real facts rather than trying to put them down to make you feel better. (NT) -- im sure you can DM them on socials to get information, 13:22:19 04/03/25 Thu (mobile-166-199-152-016.mycingular.net/166.199.152.16)
        
        It was a fair question. I didn’t understand the connection between transfers and identifiers either (NT) -- Sounds like no transfers. So why the big patches now?, 19:50:37 04/03/25 Thu (NoHost/107.116.98.13)
Grade Exams 1-12, Milwaukee, WI area, Saturday, August 9, 2025 -- No name, 22:17:14 03/09/25 Sun (NoHost/75.86.215.112)
Registration is open for the Bellator Grade Exams 1-12 on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at the Bellator studios near Milwaukee, WI.
Registration Closes for Grade Exams 11 & 12 on May 2, 2025. Don't delay - spots are filling up - and it's never too early to plan your summer! 😎

For more information and to register, see <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="https://www.bellatoracademyofirishdance.com/gradeexams">https://www.bellatoracademyofirishdance.com/gradeexams</a>

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Registration is open for the Dayton Feis. -- Feis Committee, 19:36:12 03/05/25 Wed (syn-065-189-058-218.res.spectrum.com/65.189.58.218)
The feis will be held again at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio, April 26, 2025.

Second chance for Novice through Preliminary Championship!

WWW.Quickfeis.com

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So many champs transferring to Academy Cleveland. -- No name, 10:15:31 02/28/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.132.139)
If you can’t beat them, join them!

So much for honest, TCs, schools and parents

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- From Brady-Campbell, Burke, etc? Why? (NT) -- Yuck - what a shame, 11:30:35 02/28/25 Fri (NoHost/216.158.152.92)
- Closed? -- No name, 11:38:51 02/28/25 Fri (61.sub-174-207-104.myvzw.com/174.207.104.61)
  - Closed when all dancers transferred to Burke. They found more gullible parents (NT) -- $$ for wins, 12:12:26 02/28/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.58.1)
- Murphy’s OH Egan loss others (NT) -- No name, 12:06:47 03/05/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.77.163)
- So how does a transfer work with the ADs judging Nationals? Do they wait to switch after? But then miss O? Can ADs judge dancers transferring to their school? (NT) -- Timing seems sketchy, 16:40:28 03/10/25 Mon (NoHost/172.58.13.173)
  - The dancers that already transferred can not attend Nationals. -- Waiver for worlds, 21:42:32 03/10/25 Mon (NoHost/140.248.0.0)
    - But what about dancers who are “in talks” about moving and intend to move after Nationals? -- See inside, 08:43:49 03/11/25 Tue (70-59-80-245.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.80.245)
      - Technically, I believe you are correct. They could transfer and try for an exception too. (NT) -- For O’s, 09:22:21 03/11/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.132.148)
- If only one Cleveland TC could grow some balls and join a different org. I know they would get transfers (NT) -- Tired of these games, 20:57:10 03/14/25 Fri (NoHost/104.28.103.34)
- How many transfers do they have now? End of May they should be able to feis if transferred after O’s (NT) -- No name, 16:32:12 03/22/25 Sat (NoHost/104.28.132.139)
- Define "SO MANY", please. Just curious (NT) -- No name, 16:00:02 03/24/25 Mon (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
Is there a rule about poaching dancers? Sad to see this happening again in Cleveland. -- No name, 10:46:59 02/25/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.78.129)
Nice try but hopefully most parents won’t fall for this BS. Only idiots transfer to cheating schools and we all know who they are.

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- I'm a former dancer, what's going on in Cleveland? (NT) -- former irish dancer, 09:40:02 03/22/25 Sat (syn-162-155-020-067.biz.spectrum.com/162.155.20.67)
Congrats on All irelands -- debbiedancer, 08:31:10 02/23/25 Sun (NoHost/50.49.16.255)
Congrats to the MId-America dancers at the All Irelands. G.H (rip) would be proud. He taught John and Mary Alice well. They are following in the same footsteps. Two adjudicators with honesty & integrity (lol).

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- MAMG and JG on same panels no less, totally shameless! (NT) -- Now watch the butt patches roll at Worlds and NANS, 14:35:29 02/23/25 Sun (NoHost/104.28.33.128)
- You really are sick individual ... and then to answer your own post (your VPN is terrible) is even sadder. WTF are you talking about? What comp are you referring to? Really brave behind a keyboard - chicken shit. -- What comp was off?, 21:02:54 02/23/25 Sun (CENTRAL-STA.ear2.Chicago2.Level3.net/4.30.10.202)
  - Something rotten in Denmark, where there’s smoke there’s fire, if it quacks like a duck… Don’t want to be called cheats dont act like cheats, snowflake. (NT) -- For starters, drop the butt batch bat signals!, 08:06:52 02/25/25 Tue (NoHost/108.145.161.124)
  - VPN? Do you even iPhone? We are legion! Private Relay on by default on w/ iCloud (NT) -- I don’t know a butt patch from an Academy belt & medallion and even I know that!, 09:03:56 02/25/25 Tue (NoHost/108.145.161.124)
    - Bless your simple soul. Methinks you don’t know everything that a moderator can see with each post on a voy board. (NT) -- We pray God grants you peace, 10:49:57 02/25/25 Tue (NoHost/68.208.10.12)
      - 😬🥺🤣💩 (NT) -- No name, 12:37:34 02/26/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.104.210)
        
        Maybe those at RT should have been just a little bit smarter ... https://blog.cloudflare.com/icloud-private-relay/ -- No name, 15:06:47 03/05/25 Wed (CENTRAL-STA.ear2.Chicago2.Level3.net/4.30.10.202)
        
        What are you on about? Everyone see the flashing cheater signs on your dancers’ butts (NT) -- Stop deflecting, 19:53:40 03/06/25 Thu (NoHost/107.115.227.10)
        
        Bless your simple pathetic soul. May God grant you peace and bring stability to your family. The voices in your head are scary. (NT) -- Obsessing of MG is scary., 12:44:51 03/10/25 Mon (NoHost/84.21.169.7)
St. Louis Irish Arts Feis -- We're new here, 10:05:15 02/15/25 Sat (syn-071-043-135-010.biz.spectrum.com/71.43.135.10)
We've got our little Irish Dancer in St. Louis right now, and we've never been. Just curious if this is a well run feis? Does it have a good reputation?

It seems to have reasonably good attendance for being in the middle of Feb. in freezing cold St. Louis. Just curious what to expect.

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Worst Nans judges I’ve seen so far! -- No name, 12:48:53 02/11/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.78.130)
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="https://www.2025naidc.com/adjudicators-musicians">https://www.2025naidc.com/adjudicators-musicians</a>

Big names on the 44 (plus more) list
Couples and relatives should not both judge a major IMO

Some of these judges families boycott when attempted to judge a regular feis but they have them on a major. Beyond insanity here

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- Can couples and relatives adjudicate for the same stage the same rounds?? -- No name, 13:19:35 02/12/25 Wed (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
  - I’m not aware of a rule against it but I’ve never seen it happen (NT) -- Who knows?, 08:07:44 02/13/25 Thu (NoHost/146.75.223.107)
  - Take a look at All-Irelands too (NT) -- No name, 09:07:12 02/25/25 Tue (NoHost/108.145.161.124)
Moving from Trinity to Bellator -- No name, 10:56:30 01/31/25 Fri (syn-147-219-176-037.res.spectrum.com/147.219.176.37)
Curious if anyone has ever made the switch from Trinity to Bellator and how that experience has been.

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- Smart move (NT) -- No name, 20:57:42 02/01/25 Sat (NoHost/89.45.4.11)
TCs Lying to students? -- No name, 08:26:28 01/26/25 Sun (104-182-141-175.lightspeed.bcvloh.sbcglobal.net/104.182.141.175)
I heard a rumor this weekend that there is a school in our region that is telling their students they can’t go to Nationals because another schools TCs are likely going to be judging. The reason they’re saying this is cause a TC from the first school left and went to this other school and even though it’s not THAT TC who is rumored to be judging, the original TCs are saying just her being part of that new school knocks the old school out. But there’s also an email from the head of the CLRG rules committee Jimmy Early floating around about this specific situation that says that since the TC who moved isnt the one who submitted their name to judge that doesn’t knock out the old school.So there’s all these families at that original school who think their dancers can’t compete at NANs because of that one TC but it’s not true. Has anyone seen this kind of thing go on before??

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- If there is an association between the 2 schools…they would be conflicted out. -- ., 12:37:04 01/26/25 Sun (NoHost/172.59.96.0)
  - Bad blood -- No name, 15:38:06 01/28/25 Tue (d-24-214-195-85.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/24.214.195.85)
    - why would you NOT want to go nats? (NT) -- If you're a dancer wouldn't you want it?, 23:41:43 02/04/25 Tue (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
      - Pretty sure they mean the TCs get out of going to Nationals (NT) -- It is a holiday, 08:35:05 02/05/25 Wed (a172-225-30-100.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.225.30.100)
      - Clearly J&H just want to skip Nationals and take a vacation, but they want their families to blame A for it. (NT) -- No name, 15:08:09 02/06/25 Thu (NoHost/104.28.48.75)
- I think I know the school you’re talking about. If so, the association between the two schools is familial, not workshop or teaching. -- No name, 13:10:54 01/27/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.50.115)
- Let's make this clear instead of talking hypotheticals -- more inside, 10:10:42 01/28/25 Tue (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
  - Welcome to the dark side, Annie! (NT) -- No name, 12:49:12 01/28/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.39.154)
  - lol - that was my guess. But it begs the question - why are they telling their families they are unable to attend? (NT) -- No name, 13:44:12 01/28/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.97.107)
    - Association Rule -- No name, 14:46:03 01/28/25 Tue (168.sub-174-207-43.myvzw.com/174.207.43.168)
      - Family association is not in play if B&E judge. RT is only affected if A judges. (NT) -- No name, 16:53:15 01/28/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.50.111)
        
        Association Rule -- No name, 12:17:53 02/03/25 Mon (125.sub-174-207-103.myvzw.com/174.207.103.125)
        
        No, it is not (explanation inside). -- No name, 22:11:14 02/03/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.50.111)
        
        what is a workshop in this context? -- is it classes?, 08:53:36 02/04/25 Tue (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
        
        Not true. RT can't compete if E&B judges (NT) -- No name, 15:44:05 02/10/25 Mon (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
        
        AD relation -- No name, 11:20:59 02/11/25 Tue (231.sub-174-207-100.myvzw.com/174.207.100.231)
        
        Yes, her current and former students can NOT compete! -- No name, 16:08:48 02/11/25 Tue (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
        
        A word to the wise - rules committee has clarified that AD will not cause anyone to be held out of NAIDC. Stop making this bigger than it is. (NT) -- No name, 16:59:41 02/11/25 Tue (83.sub-174-200-136.myvzw.com/174.200.136.83)
    - meant to reply to this one and not the other -- No name, 15:48:41 01/28/25 Tue (d-24-214-195-85.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/24.214.195.85)
      - Who was JT talking about?! -- No name, 20:26:06 01/28/25 Tue (NoHost/104.28.76.187)
        
        Personally sickened she sold her soul to them. I used to admire and respect her. (NT) -- Super bummed Cowboy, 20:45:08 01/28/25 Tue (28.154.34.174.in-addr.arpa/174.34.154.40)
        
        Obviously if she parted ways with her family for her children, she had a very good reason (or reasons). Who are you to judge? (NT) -- No name, 11:17:34 01/29/25 Wed (15.sub-174-200-142.myvzw.com/174.200.142.15)
        
        Agreed. Takes a lot to leave family. RT's petty Os shirts speak for themselves. Would bet there's a lot more to the story than people know. (NT) -- NT, 10:14:16 01/30/25 Thu (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
        
        O shirt story? -- What's the tea here?, 21:34:22 02/01/25 Sat (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
        
        Look at RT Facebook page (NT) -- No name, 12:25:56 02/02/25 Sun (NoHost/104.28.77.164)
        
        RT is the Olive Garden -- the family shirts look cool (inside), 08:42:55 02/04/25 Tue (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
        
        I like the shirt! Better than MG's patch for sure! (NT) -- No name, 12:44:19 02/04/25 Tue (NoHost/24.206.89.4)
        
        Annie left so JT made shirts for O about family and then did a bunch of backhanded nonsense on facebook. (NT) -- NT, 11:09:24 02/03/25 Mon (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
        
        FB stuff not on RT page -- confused pikachu dancer, 08:48:41 02/04/25 Tue (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
        
        What did JT do "a bunch of backhanded nonsense on facebook"??? -- No name, 11:59:48 02/04/25 Tue (NoHost/24.206.89.4)
        
        Well, they apparently removed their stuff from fb. Must be reading the message boards. Most of it is still on insta though. -- (More), 17:05:51 02/04/25 Tue (36.sub-174-224-218.myvzw.com/174.224.218.36)
        
        nothing on insta -- Unless I am looking at the wrong page, 23:01:46 02/04/25 Tue (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
        
        Same. I follow their social media and saw nothing. They really don't post much. (NT) -- No name, 08:12:49 02/05/25 Wed (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
        
        Has anyone considered (more inside) -- One Who Knows, 15:41:29 02/06/25 Thu (syn-075-188-055-147.res.spectrum.com/75.188.55.147)
        
        Has anyone considered (more inside) -- One Who Knows, 15:54:20 02/06/25 Thu (syn-075-188-055-147.res.spectrum.com/75.188.55.147)
        
        other schools beside the Big A? -- what's behind door number 4?, 22:20:27 02/08/25 Sat (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
        
        Several former Academy dancers recently got their tcrg. They should start their own school (NT) -- They were burned by A, 02:04:00 02/09/25 Sun (NoHost/104.28.39.154)
        
        Yikes re: new TCs -- AD sounds like an interesting person, 10:02:50 02/09/25 Sun (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
        
        AD would love for anyone to believe that they "looked" for other options. -- No name, 08:12:47 02/10/25 Mon (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
        Yeah not really..... -- NT, 10:38:39 02/10/25 Mon (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
        
        Don't forget Claddagh :) -- door number 5, Irish dancing is alive, 22:28:44 02/10/25 Mon (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
        
        Isn’t that for adults? AD can’t send her kids there. (NT) -- NT, 07:14:57 02/11/25 Tue (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
        
        Challenging new steps? LOL (NT) -- Not a comment on the kids but Academy choreo is a joke, 19:58:53 02/10/25 Mon (a172-225-29-33.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.225.29.33)
        
        When my daughter transferred from the Academy in PC, her new TC said she was more like a Novice dancer that was close to PW. -- No name, 08:31:51 02/11/25 Tue (a172-226-31-117.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.31.117)
        
        sounds like RT coasting on rep, like the big A -- Different school same story, 08:52:00 02/11/25 Tue (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
        
        My daughter danced with R/T for 15 years & the choreography changed every year. (NT) -- What are you talking about? Sheesh!, 14:27:03 02/11/25 Tue (syn-065-189-058-218.res.spectrum.com/65.189.58.218)
        
        So you are saying that AD is the victim and JT is the bad guy. Hmm (NT) -- No name, 16:01:08 02/06/25 Thu (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
        
        Who knows about AD but yeah, JT has his own rep (NT) -- NT, 16:29:59 02/06/25 Thu (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
        RT doesn’t look so bad most of the time because of the academy. (NT) -- Both not supportive schools, 17:07:18 02/06/25 Thu (a172-226-30-85.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.30.85)
        
        I love RT!! Just saying......! (NT) -- No name, 09:09:30 02/07/25 Fri (NoHost/24.206.79.4)
        Is RT coasting on rep? -- Not saying either way..., 10:52:19 02/07/25 Fri (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
        
        Look at the size of the school and then their results. Or the steps that never change. Coasting on Ann's rep 100% (NT) -- NT, 10:40:17 02/10/25 Mon (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
- This didn’t just happen. Her boys danced at O’s with The Academy (NT) -- No name, 11:41:19 01/29/25 Wed (NoHost/146.75.222.0)
- Which part is a "lie"? More inside -- No name, 11:36:32 01/30/25 Thu (NoHost/24.206.79.4)
- Would love to see this supposed email -- No name, 14:43:11 02/10/25 Mon (182.sub-174-207-102.myvzw.com/174.207.102.182)
It’s so great to see so many on the podium with natural hair and makeup! -- It’s refreshing, 12:01:34 01/25/25 Sat (a172-226-198-14.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.198.14)
It’s also obvious that Marge Simpson hair and gobs of makeup is not needed to place well! I’ve been seeing this more and more and I hope the trend keeps up!

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Detroit Feis Grade Exams 11 and 12 -- No name, 15:02:25 01/19/25 Sun (162-203-82-60.lightspeed.livnmi.sbcglobal.net/162.203.82.60)
The Detroit Feis is currently accepting applications for Grade 11 and 12 for Sunday June 8. 2025. Please submit all your certificates, score sheets, and a signed application in a PDF to Detroitfeisentries@gmail There is a cap. Grades 1-10 will open via feisworx when we open for dancing and music some time around March. Visit our website Feisdetroit.com for more information.

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IL Tollways--don't forget to pay up -- Tollbooth Willy Wonka, 13:34:53 01/15/25 Wed (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
If you just got your paper bill from IL tollway for you Schaumburg peeps, pay it asap. You got screwed a little w/$3 charges for each toll, but next year, sign up for pay by plate BEFORE the big O in Milwaukee ('25 and '26) so you can get the charges w/in the 14-day window of traveling the lovely road known as I-80/90/290/294/355....

Lessoned learned this year!

Unlike OH, PA, or NY toll road$, IL will find way$ to charge you for everything.

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- I haven't got mine yet... Should I worry? (NT) -- No name (Annoyed), 09:01:30 01/17/25 Fri (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
Adjudicator list for NANS2025 -- Curious for a planning purpose, 12:51:24 01/13/25 Mon (static-customer-assignment.goskope.com/24.206.84.4)
Anyone has any insight on who will be judging at the Nationals this year?

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- Ed and Byron rumored so far… (NT) -- No name, 15:30:15 01/15/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.78.111)
  - :( (NT) -- :(_ (:o), 01:29:02 01/17/25 Fri (pool-98-111-244-31.pitbpa.ftas.verizon.net/98.111.244.31)
For the life of me I do not understand why parents allow their dancers to be pandered by TIDC. These people are modern day grifters who brainwash dancers into working for pennies. -- Wake up people!, 10:25:25 01/11/25 Sat (c-66-30-182-69.hsd1.ma.comcast.net/66.30.182.69)
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- Nothing wrong with TIDC! -- my friend dances and loves it (more inside), 09:54:41 01/22/25 Wed (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
Which Chicagoland schools offer adult classes? Former dancer but haven't danced in 10+ years -- No name, 13:56:49 01/10/25 Fri (c-73-110-168-36.hsd1.il.comcast.net/73.110.168.36)
Looking to get back into it as a fun non-competitive hobby for some extra exercise.

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- Chicago Irish Dance (NT) -- No name, 00:56:27 01/12/25 Sun (mobile-107-77-208-10.mobile.att.net/107.77.208.10)
Kalahari/Jungle Feis Weekend 2/22-2/23 -- Kalahari Ohio Feis Committee, 13:11:43 01/01/25 Wed (NoHost/69.250.194.45)
As we enter the new year, perhaps you are considering joining us for the double Feis weekend in Sandusky, Ohio at Kalahari Feis (2/22) and Jungle Feis (2/23)!

If you plan to register, please do so at www.feisweb.com

If you wish to take advantage of our room block which includes water park passes to the hotel water park (America’s largest!) please book by January 10th. You can find the hotel booking link at the Kalahari Feis Facebook page! This weekend promises to be a great time for the whole family. Thank you for considering this Feis weekend.

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Grade Exams -- No name, 10:42:37 12/19/24 Thu (NoHost/107.119.41.39)
Can someone explain the grade exams process to me? What age dancers can participate? I feel like these might be a good fit for my pre-teen dancer who has started to struggle on the competition side of things.

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- There's no age minimum. See more -- No name, 12:06:15 01/07/25 Tue (pcp125774pcs.mu.edu/134.48.169.21)
Is Murphy’s the only Eastside of Cuyahoga County, Ohio ID school? -- Moving from out of state, 11:36:43 12/12/24 Thu (NoHost/146.75.223.111)
Curious about any other options but don’t want to travel far. We just bought a house in Solon and new to all of this snow.

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- Egan in Chesterland -- Go Browns-used to live there, 11:52:47 12/12/24 Thu (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
  - Egan is in Chesterland which isn’t Cuyahoga County and is in the snow belt -- No name, 12:17:05 12/12/24 Thu (NoHost/104.28.78.129)
    - You may have to drive tho -- Burke maybe., 13:15:40 12/12/24 Thu (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
      - If you're willing to drive you have options -- more inside, 14:03:42 12/12/24 Thu (d-23-245-192-45.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.245.192.45)
        
        Cleveland Academy closed when the dancers all left. Smyth is closing/combining with another school (NT) -- No name, 14:26:59 12/12/24 Thu (NoHost/104.28.76.130)
- Egan taking over Smyth -- No name, 22:53:06 12/12/24 Thu (syn-104-230-122-139.res.spectrum.com/104.230.122.139)
  - Why is Smyth closing? -- Egan Empire State of Mind, 12:10:38 12/13/24 Fri (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
    - Smyth -- No name, 14:40:52 12/13/24 Fri (syn-104-230-122-139.res.spectrum.com/104.230.122.139)
- A smart TCRG would open a school in or close to Hudson. Macconmara used to have a Hudson studio -- High income area for ID, 09:23:14 12/14/24 Sat (NoHost/146.75.223.107)
  - Egan isn't bad even in snow belt -- I get your point honestly, 10:13:13 12/14/24 Sat (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
    - You should google that. Chesterland is a much lower income level. A Hudson Studio would do very well -- Hudson Mom - not from Smyth lol, 12:28:53 12/14/24 Sat (NoHost/104.28.76.252)
      - Not connected directly, thanks for your input -- Clarification inside, 09:55:05 12/15/24 Sun (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
Justin Boros story true? If so, wild -- CLE boy makes good and gets famous, 14:44:17 12/11/24 Wed (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
Is the Justin Boros story true about Lord of the Dance? He memorized the show over an 18-month period, got an audition in Florida with the LOTD team and the rest is history.

He also was a TE for the USFL (2nd version) in '18 or so, and at 6'4'', 270, is the prototypical build for that position.

Larger-than-life guy makes it big in show biz, football AND Irish Dance? That's a heck of a story.

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- Height and bigger build more desirable (NT) -- Times have changed, 04:36:40 12/12/24 Thu (NoHost/80.233.72.233)
Give the gift of Kalahari for Christmas! Feis at Kalahari 2/22 Jungle Feis 2/23 -- Kalahari/Jungle Feis Ohio Feis Committee, 12:38:00 12/10/24 Tue (NoHost/50.218.39.66)
Consider joining us for a double feis weekend at the Kalahari resort in Sandusky, Ohio in 2025! The Feis at Kalahari will be held on Saturday February 22nd. The Jungle Feis will be held on Sunday February 23rd. This event promises to be a fun weekend for the whole family. If you book a room within our hotel block, you receive 4 water park passes to the on site indoor waterpark which is America's largest. Our negotiated room rate is $219 plus tax but as mentioned, includes the waterpark passes for the duration of your stay. Please note that we have a limited number of rooms and once they are gone, they are gone at that negotiated rate. This event is being put on by the Brady Campbell school along with assistance from the Kotelnicki School,Hooley School, Emerald Isle Academy, and Hester Academy. Entries for the competitions are being done through www.feisweb.com and both feiseanna are currently open for registration. See more info, including our Adjudicator and Musician list at:

<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="https://www.facebook.com/FeisatKalahari">https://www.facebook.com/FeisatKalahari</a>

and

<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="https://www.facebook.com/JungleFeis">https://www.facebook.com/JungleFeis</a>

Hotel Booking Link is here:
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="https://book.passkey.com/event/50887907/owner/49785631/landing">https://book.passkey.com/event/50887907/owner/49785631/landing</a>

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Anyone know the dates for the Midwest Championship Feis -- Looking ahead, 23:04:37 12/09/24 Mon (70-59-91-204.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.91.204)
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- March 29th and 30th (NT) -- No name, 21:48:25 01/07/25 Tue (NoHost/172.59.99.219)
Looking at you, our regional board. Using dancers as leverage to blackmail teachers into paying dues. Shameful -- New email from Ronan McCormick was sent today., 15:46:53 12/07/24 Sat (195.sub-174-207-103.myvzw.com/174.207.103.195)
Teachers, next time you go to register, remember who they chose to go after and who they used as leverage. This is not a community that cares about the art form or the children in our care. They are morally depraved egotists who will stop at nothing to bring home a trophy.

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- Can you post the letter? (NT) -- No name, 16:56:56 12/07/24 Sat (NoHost/146.75.223.106)
  - It’s not brief -- Ronan’s email inside, 11:51:48 12/10/24 Tue (syn-024-210-041-052.res.spectrum.com/24.210.41.52)
- Explain please (NT) -- …, 20:28:15 12/07/24 Sat (NoHost/172.59.98.212)
Overall team results for Oireachtas? Not just comps? -- can't find them at all, 14:35:59 12/05/24 Thu (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
Does anyone know if the Oireachtas has TOTAL team results? I know on QF you can grab recalls and overall EVENT results for each cat (499X, 511, 707, etc.) but I can't find overall TEAM/SCHOOL results. Unless I'm missing them somewhere obvious. LOL

Nothing on FB page or official MAO site either.

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- I know there's someone out there putting in a ton of time/work compiling this information from quickfeis. My guess is you'll see that kind of info here in a few days (NT) -- No name, 14:59:13 12/05/24 Thu (d-24-214-195-85.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/24.214.195.85)
  - thank you! -- numbers nerd-it's all academic, 10:35:53 12/06/24 Fri (NoHost/184.105.111.53)
- Team results -- ., 13:43:29 01/08/25 Wed (30.sub-75-242-97.myvzw.com/75.242.97.30)
Does Trinity discourage senior dancers continuing? Do they all join TIDC and give up competing? -- Wondering...., 21:18:05 12/04/24 Wed (c-71-234-12-203.hsd1.nh.comcast.net/71.234.12.203)
Let me start off by saying I have so much respect for what this school does on so many levels. But I'm just trying to wrap my head around it. I was surprised and disheartened to see that with 256 dancers entered they didn't have a single 18&O team. A 4 hand would only require 2 dancers that are u19 or above. And I noticed their summary post on social media listed dancers in younger groups individually but clumped u18 and up together. I'm not trying to be critical. I just want to understand if it's cultural or coincedental that this powerhouse school is only home to dancers in high school or younger.

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- not sure who the founders are either -- confused feiser, 22:15:33 12/04/24 Wed (d-69-171-195-3.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/69.171.195.3)
- Former Trinity dancer who danced to adulthood here! Never thought I would post on the Voy, but I’d like to share some perspective. TL DR: Trinity has so many opportunities that I think dancers feel fulfilled with their dance careers and want to move onto a different stage of life after high school. Trinity and its community are super supportive of and helpful to dancers who want to continue dancing as adults though! (longer explanation in the comment) -- No name, 12:34:17 12/05/24 Thu (syn-076-036-244-011.res.spectrum.com/76.36.244.11)
Certain champ in Friday parade couldnt count 8 bars to start SJ…then we have a girl doing an extra third step?? Is everyone drunk? -- No name, 16:43:34 12/04/24 Wed (NoHost/128.252.229.190)
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- music -- No name, 18:03:18 12/04/24 Wed (NoHost/172.59.231.60)
- Lame -- Move on, 18:06:32 12/04/24 Wed (syn-107-011-033-251.res.spectrum.com/107.11.33.251)
What's up with the weird drunk stuffed animals surrounded by money posted on the Facebook page for Oireachtas. It's odd. -- Kids event??, 19:12:29 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/73.145.244.99)
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- I think they are looking for clever ways to find the owner of the lost otter. (NT) -- Dm, 20:41:24 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/12.200.180.250)
  - Oh, it's a lost and found item? That makes some sense. It kinda' looks like it went on a drinking and gambling weekend in Vegas!! (NT) -- Got it, 20:55:40 12/01/24 Sun (c-98-243-194-40.hsd1.mi.comcast.net/98.243.194.40)
- Most kids are not on FB. It was just a funny way to try and find the owners of the lost animals. (NT) -- LU, 22:13:14 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/64.135.197.211)
- It was absolutely hilarious. Let that person run all future dance accounts!! (NT) -- No name, 23:46:02 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/172.58.167.219)
  - Juvenile and unprofessional (NT) -- For an official ORG, 15:31:59 12/11/24 Wed (142-59-31-64.static.reverse.lstn.net/64.31.59.142)
    - . (NT) -- No name, 23:42:24 12/23/24 Mon (NoHost/104.244.209.42)
Okay what’s with the MG patches? -- They look like emojis and slapped together, 09:06:46 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/172.59.184.36)
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- Awful, even tackier than the Academy identifiers. But gets the desired results! (NT) -- Everyone knows who should win between those two schools, 11:36:57 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/104.28.103.28)
- Did they wear them on stage? (NT) -- Dm, 11:42:25 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.200.180.251)
  - Oh yes - plastered across their butts! (NT) -- No name, 12:55:27 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/104.28.58.3)
- It’s free game to cheat now. There won’t be any punishment. So everyone do what you want (NT) -- No name, 11:59:55 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/146.75.222.1)
  - A). It’s not cheating - no rule prohibits it. No different than the same design on solo costumes, or same hairstyles on solo dancers. A lot of jealous moms out there. This school needs no workshops or outside teachers and is one of the best in the country. (NT) -- Please take your whine elsewhere, 20:40:11 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/84.21.168.215)
    - My opinion of LC is that if is a great, non-cheating school. The patches look cheap and are not worthy of being on any dancer Ann Lavin teaches. (NT) -- She has too much class, 22:08:15 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.202.236.8)
      - Oh cripes. I had the wrong school. Yeah, Lavin would never do that.. (NT) -- I need to sleep, 22:11:44 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.202.236.8)
        
        LMAO that you think Lavin doesn’t do it. How about that each soloist’s hair style and hair piece is exactly the same. That has been their “tell” for years. (NT) -- You’re a blind bat if you can’t see that., 10:44:50 12/02/24 Mon (87-120-102-172.madcom.al/87.120.102.172)
        
        Hysterical. The only common denominator of LC hair and dresses are that they are clsssic, clean, and stylish. They don’t need an identifier other than clean dancing. Leave it to the other schools to cheat, LC doesn’t need to. (NT) -- Jealous much?, 08:38:05 12/03/24 Tue (NoHost/172.58.167.219)
      - LC -- No name, 19:12:33 12/02/24 Mon (NoHost/172.59.25.165)
    - It’s not the patch that’s the cheat, it’s the favor trading between the teacher and the judges. They use the patch to mark their dancers so their friends will know who to place higher than they normally would. The patch isn’t the cheat, it’s their preferred method of communication since their old methods have been eliminated. (NT) -- This has been the most depressing MARO I have attended. (I am sickened), 22:10:51 11/30/24 Sat (148.sub-174-192-135.myvzw.com/174.192.135.148)
      - If there wasn’t an “advantage” schools would have identifiers on the dresses. (NT) -- OMG, MG, Academy, 06:19:33 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/172.58.166.98)
- Cheating without cheating. So ridiculously ugly. Paying all that money for a solo dress and then a they pin on a hideous cheating device on their dresses? Awful - but also not surprising. And it worked - SO many top tens. (NT) -- No name, 12:15:29 11/30/24 Sat (52.detroit-11rh15rt.mi.dial-access.att.net/12.75.41.52)
  - Were any of them not top ten previous years (NT) -- ?, 16:22:21 11/30/24 Sat (mobile-166-205-097-096.mycingular.net/166.205.97.96)
    - They are all superior dancers and some parents of less talented dancers, or less talented teachers just looking for an excuse. (NT) -- Sad to be so petty. Great school, 20:22:29 11/30/24 Sat (78.detroit-11rh15rt.mi.dial-access.att.net/12.75.41.78)
      - Nope. Not jealous. Tell us, what was the purpose of the patches? (NT) -- Curious, 22:14:47 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.202.236.8)
      - If they are superior dancers, why are the patches needed? (NT) -- No name, 22:54:22 11/30/24 Sat (syn-075-080-159-235.res.spectrum.com/75.80.159.235)
      - Then scrap the blatant identifiers and prove it -- Or admit you’re fine with obvious cheating tactics from schools/TCs known to cheat before, 06:09:15 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/104.28.104.31)
- Extremely tacky and cheap-looking, not to mention blatant cheating. There's no purpose for them other than as signals to the judges. (NT) -- No name, 14:56:52 11/30/24 Sat (syn-075-080-159-235.res.spectrum.com/75.80.159.235)
- ATTN MG and Academy parents, if you think we are all bad sports then just (NT) -- Demand TCs have your dancers compete in starkly plain blackout. Then let’s all see what’s real, 15:53:41 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/104.28.103.20)
- Then you’ll still know who they are… (NT) -- Prove the cheating—identifiers not cheating—paying for top spots is, 16:40:16 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.200.180.251)
  - MG? Is it the Cinci one you are referring to? -- Who Dey, 22:23:28 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.234.182.71)
    - Mullane Godley in Chicago. All dancers had the school crest slapped on the back of their dresses. MG and Academy have been doing this nonsense for DECADES now (NT) -- No name, 22:33:34 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/172.59.80.108)
      - thank you! Thought it was McGing -- academy=cobra kai, 22:38:56 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.234.182.71)
        
        McGing identifies their dancers, too. Ridiculously bright/loud dresses and crocheted flowers in their hair on every McGing soloist. (NT) -- It’s their “trademark” - what BS., 20:37:47 12/01/24 Sun (adsl-75-61-167-165.dsl.irvnca.sbcglobal.net/75.61.167.165)
- How much is tuition at these ridiculous schools? Are results extra? (NT) -- What does a podium cost?, 16:48:23 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/146.75.236.1)
  - Will someone show me where this is cheating? Or are you just upset that they are better than your school? Talent wins, while losers look for excuses. (NT) -- Excuses: Patches, Hair styles, etc. LMAO, 20:19:49 11/30/24 Sat (99-37-182-222.lightspeed.plfdil.sbcglobal.net/99.37.182.222)
    - YOU since some very talented dancers (NT) -- But how do you feel pinning on a cheap patch on your $$$ dress lol, 21:03:09 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/172.58.166.48)
      - If it’s not your dancer, why do you care? It didn’t seem to bother the dancers. Looking at the results, they had a 92% recall rate and nearly 50% of their dancers in top 10. (NT) -- What are you actually upset about?, 21:20:21 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/84.21.168.201)
        
        No one is upset. I think we are all just surprised by how cheap the patches look. I wouldn’t call it cheating. It is just sad and weird. (NT) -- You do you, 22:18:59 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/12.202.236.8)
        I mean, parents have to play the game if they want their kids to get the results I guess (NT) -- Spend thousands on a dress, here’s a DIY patch to slap on your butt, 22:29:46 12/01/24 Sun (dynamic-acs-24-101-237-38.zoominternet.net/24.101.237.38)
        
        Too funny if you think any of the MG parents are upset with their school. Please keep your jealousy and unhinged rants to yourself. Our school is very happy and we love the teachers. (NT) -- Schools been around 40 years - longer than the whining Voy mammies, 22:26:24 12/02/24 Mon (NoHost/84.21.168.149)
        
        Sounds like someone who is scared of having their dancer judged only on his/her own merits -- Brashly identifying the school throughly costuming (More), 03:30:05 12/03/24 Tue (NoHost/104.28.103.17)
        
        Hear hear. The cognitive dissonance is astounding! (NT) -- Propping up the cheaters, 15:43:13 12/17/24 Tue (20.154.34.174.in-addr.arpa/174.34.154.27)
        
        They are terrible teachers and terrible cheats -- Truth, 20:51:30 02/01/25 Sat (NoHost/89.45.4.11)
    - Notice how ppl only have issues with Academy and MG, and not with high success schools like Beglan, Kinsella, or Lavin Cassidy. It’s issues SPECIFICALLY with Academy and MG (NT) -- No name, 22:38:42 11/30/24 Sat (NoHost/172.59.80.108)
      - As a former parent from one of these schools, I can confirm at least one of these schools cheat. Openly confirmed by the tc and told if they didn’t ask for favors, we wouldn’t place as high. -- TC wouldn’t call it cheating, 07:54:45 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/146.75.236.1)
        
        Name the school or it didn’t happen. (NT) -- Put up or shut up, 22:38:52 12/02/24 Mon (70-59-91-204.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.91.204)
        
        Either school could shut the world up for eternity, abstain from judging a major and drop ALL identifiers (NT) -- Then maintain the same success rate for two years. THAT is called “putting up”., 05:17:13 12/03/24 Tue (NoHost/104.28.110.83)
    - There was proof of cheating in prior years with texted numbers of dancers who recalled from there teachers to judges. ( More) -- Proof, 09:07:36 12/01/24 Sun (57.sub-174-210-229.myvzw.com/174.210.229.57)
      - Some schools have left CLRG to join CRDM or remain Independent. PA is closest to MidAmerica More should leave CLRG -- Agree with your inside, 09:42:30 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/104.28.79.148)
        
        You are a LIAR. There has been NO allegations of cheating against MG … NONE !!! You are a keyboard bully who needs to find an excuse for the lack of talent and results you’re getting. Take it out on YOUR TCRG and leave our school alone. (NT) -- Such a petty jealous mommy who needs to take her meds. Goodnight Karen …, 22:30:06 12/02/24 Mon (NoHost/193.228.206.84)
        
        Who are you responding to? Nothing was stated here about MG? Learn how to post! (NT) -- No name, 02:55:23 12/03/24 Tue (NoHost/104.28.79.150)
        Don’t play dumb. Own it. JG caught red-handed dicussing dancer list AT the judges table (NT) -- Doesn’t require a formal charge when it’s right there on video for the world to see, 03:53:39 12/03/24 Tue (NoHost/104.28.58.0)
        
        YOU ARE A LIAR. May God have mercy on your pathetic and frankly, unhinged soul. You are not a well person. (NT) -- Please seek professional help. Stop stalking., 11:28:01 12/03/24 Tue (NoHost/84.21.169.175)
        
        So you're saying FeisTV deepfaked the TC talking over dancer lists at the judges table? (NT) -- No name, 20:55:44 12/04/24 Wed (NoHost/140.248.1.223)
        
        There is no such video and audio … please post it … we’ll wait. YOU ARE A LIAR. Please share the video and audio that professes to have that backs the voices in your head. (NT) -- You poor pathetic lonely soul.., 01:10:35 12/05/24 Thu (NoHost/162.245.18.2)
        Still waiting for the LIAR with the JG stalking complex to put up or shut up. We know you can’t “put up” … (NT) -- Enough BS …, 18:33:34 12/05/24 Thu (mobile-166-199-100-095.mycingular.net/166.199.100.95)
        
        You forgot your meds. We all saw it on insta but that account is deleted now (NT) -- I’m sure someone saved the video and it will reemerge, 06:33:22 12/06/24 Fri (NoHost/104.28.58.0)
        
        Still waiting … if on Insta - share the link. But you can’t because you’re a LIAR and the video doesn’t show it. Please stalk someone else and leave JG alone. (NT) -- You are aPathetic liar, 20:39:50 12/06/24 Fri (mobile-166-199-100-095.mycingular.net/166.199.100.95)
        
        Reading comprehension? Video was posted by TT account that was later deleted (NT) -- This isn't obscure, many saw it before taken down. Nothing personal just a fact, 17:53:45 12/07/24 Sat (NoHost/104.28.55.183)
        
        Hmmmm. So there is no video. Just like I thought. Bless your simple heart for at least admitting you have no video. It’s just shame you aren’t smart enough to realize video had nothing to do with cheating and the reason it was taken down. But you keep listening to voices in your head. (NT) -- Bless your simple soul. Will pray you find peace., 20:34:01 12/07/24 Sat (customer.mmmiflx1.pop.starlinkisp.net/129.222.88.153)
        
        Video was real, you just admitted. Approaching judges at the judges table is *strictly against rules* (NT) -- Doing it with a program book no less is highly suspicious and sure looks like CHEATING, 16:10:33 12/08/24 Sun (NoHost/104.28.58.6)
        
        Good lord idiot … there’s a video because FeisTV covered it. He was running the stage. HE DID NOT HAVE BOOK. Your pathetic attempt and jealousy is a poor reflection on you and your family. We know who you are. Next post - we expose you and your swinging. (NT) -- Your mother is embarrassed by you., 21:48:50 12/09/24 Mon (customer.mmmiflx1.pop.starlinkisp.net/129.222.88.153)
        
        First there was no video, oops now you remember there was. Funny how that works (NT) -- And have you seen your doctor yet? When you finally pop try not to hurt any innocent bystanders, 00:08:35 12/10/24 Tue (a172-226-66-40.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.66.40)
        And don't forget to put a giant ugly sign on your rear (NT) -- it's all just for innocent team pride, right?, 00:13:14 12/10/24 Tue (a172-226-87-93.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.87.93)
        
        Aren’t they judging at All-Irelands (NT) -- quid pro quo…, 13:38:34 12/10/24 Tue (NoHost/104.28.39.131)
        Bless your simple poor pathetic jealous soul. Winners win … while losers whine on MBs about conspiracies. As soon as you post the actual video showing what the voices in your head are staying, you win. Until then - just another loss to add to your collection. (NT) -- We’ll all pray you find peace., 00:05:05 12/14/24 Sat (customer.mmmiflx1.pop.starlinkisp.net/129.222.88.148)
        
        Jg a terrible cheat and human being. Have real experience ready to share -- No name, 21:05:29 02/01/25 Sat (NoHost/89.45.4.11)
      - Now we know who you are from your IP address. You shouldn’t run a MI Feis and then post utter BULLSHIT with the same IP address. We expect an apology. (NT) -- Embarrassing, 22:38:50 12/02/24 Mon (NoHost/216.183.125.30)
- The new rules have been worded carefully to allow this ridiculousness. Only "itentifiers" that denote previous achievement or "initials/names" are eliminated. School logos, flames, shields, etc all are ok according to the new rules (Link inside) -- No name (It's not going away), 13:11:39 12/01/24 Sun (c-69-245-155-229.hsd1.il.comcast.net/69.245.155.229)
  - And they keep pushing the effective date further back (NT) -- Garbage, 13:41:53 12/01/24 Sun (NoHost/140.248.0.0)
- Ugly and cheap looking, it looks like someone printed them on their home printer at the last minute because they forgot how to mark their dancers this year. (NT) -- Stop with the “favors” already, its still cheating!, 20:32:18 12/01/24 Sun (adsl-75-61-167-165.dsl.irvnca.sbcglobal.net/75.61.167.165)
So what’s the real reason for not posting the splits? It can’t be for “privacy” because all the names will be published online in the program. -- There will be an online program, right?, 23:07:51 11/12/24 Tue (NoHost/172.58.14.234)
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- Agree. Quick feis posts competitor lists regularly. (NT) -- ., 12:27:37 11/13/24 Wed (NoHost/172.56.249.55)
- Seems silly. I was just looking U12 and U13 are big comps. Wanted to see who is competing (NT) -- U12, 13:21:19 11/13/24 Wed (NoHost/104.28.79.154)
- So you can’t see how lopsided the splits are. U17 is a joke. (NT) -- No name, 05:56:37 11/18/24 Mon (NoHost/204.62.119.244)
  - Weren’t they done according to the formula based on prior year’s results? (NT) -- Dm, 10:13:07 11/18/24 Mon (70-59-91-204.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.91.204)
    - Yes it was done by the standard formula -- Easy enough to check and verify, 13:39:59 11/18/24 Mon (NoHost/140.248.0.0)
  - How are they a joke? Splits based on last years results. (NT) -- No name, 11:28:09 02/24/25 Mon (ysu-150-134-245-28.ysuclients.ysu.edu/150.134.245.28)
- BS -- No name, 08:41:58 11/23/24 Sat (NoHost/67.113.217.252)
  - No, you can’t just take last year’s results. If a dancer from last year doesn’t register for O, all dancers below her “move up” a spot for purposes of rankings for splits. (NT) -- Dm, 22:00:53 11/24/24 Sun (70-59-91-204.mpls.qwest.net/70.59.91.204)
How are the number of World Qualifiers calculated? -- No name, 12:41:29 11/10/24 Sun (mobile-107-77-194-209.mobile.att.net/107.77.194.209)
What is the formula for determining the number of World Qualifiers per comp?

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- See inside -- Dm, 19:52:58 11/10/24 Sun (NoHost/172.58.14.194)
  - Correct! And for the odd numbers, it goes to the split that had more dancers show up! (NT) -- No name, 19:09:34 11/23/24 Sat (87.sub-174-196-61.myvzw.com/174.196.61.87)
- How are the number of World Qualifiers calculated? -- Kevin, 21:07:10 12/18/24 Wed (231.sub-174-208-225.myvzw.com/174.208.225.231)
Mid America Oireachtas dates -- No name, 11:51:34 05/13/24 Mon (a172-226-176-88.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.176.88)
What are the dates for 2024… IDTAMA does not have dates posted but has a countdown of 27 weeks and 4 days. Which if you calculate the date that is the week before Thanksgiving weekend vs the traditional week of thanksgiving.
For planning purposes it is sorta important to know if we are shifting our weekend to the weekend before Thanksgiving?

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- Fri/Sat/Sun of Thanksgiving Weekend - Will always be T-giving Wknd -- Doesn't change, 12:54:54 05/14/24 Tue (NoHost/172.59.170.44)
- Where is the Oireachtas in 2025? (NT) -- anyone know yet, 10:43:45 08/13/24 Tue (NoHost/195.89.182.85)
  - Agreed (NT) -- No name, 12:43:22 02/12/25 Wed (NoHost/216.115.190.121)

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