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Nationals News 2011
Our championship dancers travelled to Nashville, TN for the North American Irish Dance Championships and came home very successful with a total of 7 medals. We are so proud of all of them! The effort they put in to prepare and the performances they gave at the Nationals showed they were all truly champions. They even sported their cowboy hats & boots down in Nashville to show their spirit! Congratulations to all of you, and a special hooray to the following medalists:
Sarah Canniff U8 13th
Emma Stone U15a 15th WQ
Madeline Ronzoni U12b 16th
Mark Therriault U20 21st
Maeve Neret U8 29th
Sydney Paine U16b 33rd
Hannah Russ U16b 41st
World Championships 2011
Dunleavy Shaffer had five dancers qualify for the prestigious World Championships 2011. Though only two ended up making the trip to Dublin, Ireland in April, we are very proud of all five!
Rising star Emma Stone came home with a 25th place recall medal in girls Under 15 category. About 180 girls danced in this competition, each of them succeeding through a series of qualifying events to get to Dublin. Emma managed to get in to the top 30% recall, and then finished just two places shy of getting a World Medal (only roughly 10% medal, in this case there were 23 medalists). We are so proud of Emma for getting into that top group, and this is only her second trip to the Worlds. World Championships is truly the “cream of the crop” and Emma absolutely deserves to be there.
Madeline Ronzoni competed in Girls Under 12 and finished in the top 50% of 147 girls in her agegroup. This was a significant jump for Madeline from her previous trip to Worlds. Madeline is just getting started in her career as a world-level dancer and we know she will continue to move up! Way to go Madeline!
Team DunShaf Rocks the All Irelands!
In February 2011, seven of Dunleavy Shaffer's top dancers traveled to Killarney, Ireland with Theresa to compete at the All Ireland Championships (the Irish Nationals). This is a highly esteemed major overseas event in the competitive Irish dance world, and two of our dancers were fortunate enough to come home with medals!
Emma Stone, Girls U15, recalled in both her solo rounds. She also recalled overall and finished an amazing 19th place out of 150 dancers in her agegroup. Emma was the 2nd-highest placing dancer from our home region of New England. Congratulations Emma!
Madeline Ronzoni, Girls U12, also recalled in both her solo rounds and overall. Madeline was just a few spots out of placing overall but finished at 34th, a great accomplishment for such a young dancer. Way to go Madeline!
Congratulations also go to our other All Ireland Championship dancers, who worked so hard and danced their very best in Killarney: Samantha Leary, Claire Gilliland, Daniel Charrier, Sydney Paine and Shannon Holden. You are all superstars in our eyes!
Success at the New England Oireachtas!
Dunleavy Shaffer Oireachtas 2010 Results
Solo Championships
2nd Daniel Charrier U14, NQ WQ
3rd Mark Therriault Men 18-20, NQ WQ
5th Madeline Ronzoni U11, NQ WQ
5th Emma Stone U14, NQ WQ
5th Bridgette Briere Senior Ladies, NQ WQ
9th Sarah Canniff U8 NQ
22nd Sydney Paine U15, NQ
28th Caroline Parsons U13, NQ
36th Amanda Lloyd U14
39th Emily Bartone U14
Teams
10th Girls Ceili U15
15th Girls Ceili U12-A
15th Girls Ceili U12-B
2nd Girls 4-hand U12-A
8th Girls 8-hand U9-A
Traditional Sets
5th Maeve Neret Trad Set U7
8th Sean Leary Trad Set U12-A
12th Ryan O’Sullivan Trad Set U9-A
13th Sophia Coggeshall Trad Set U8
15th Maeve Cleary, Traditional Set U9-A
15th Bridget Parsons Trad Set U8
16th Meaghan Parsons Trad Set U8
18th Mary O’Sullivan Trad Set U10-A
21st Jocelyn Jernegan, Trad Set U11-B
24th Amelia Browne Trad Set U10-A
Big Wins at the Nationals!
What a great Nationals for Team DunShaf!! Emma and Daniel danced their hearts out to take 6th and 9th place respectively. OMG! Madeleine, Elly & Kim placed very well in their age groups!! Bridgette, Claire, Caroline, Samantha and Mark were all so close to recalling!
Some would say that it was the influence of the Magic Kingdom, but it was really all the hours, days, weeks, and months of hard work that paid off! YOU DID IT!! We are so proud of all our dancers!
u14a Emma Stone 6th
u14 Daniel Charrier 9th
u11b Madeline Ronzoni 32nd
u18a Elly O'Leary 38th
u20a Kim Therriault 41st
2009 Oireachtas Wins!
Congratulations to our 43 dancers who competed at the 2009 New England Regional Championships! It was an amazing weekend - 5 top 10 dancers and 6 World Qualifiers!! Many more placements, detailed below! We're so proud of you! Best of luck to the WQs as they prepare for their trip to the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland March 28-April 4.
The final tally of Dunleavy Shaffer Results:
Solos
3rd, WQ, NQ Mark Therriault, Men U18
4TH, WQ, NQ Daniel Charrier, Boys U13
5th, WQ, NQ Elly O'Leary, Girls U17
7th, WQ, NQ Madeline Ronzoni, Girls U10
10th, WQ, NQ Emma Stone, Girls U13
12th, WQ, NQ Bridgette Briere, Ladies 18-20
20th, NQ Caroline Kroon, Girls U9
25th, NQ Claire Gilliland, Girls U12
26th, NQ Samantha Leary, Girls U11
(*WQ=World Qulaifier, NQ=Nationals Qualifier)
Trad Sets
2nd Ciara O'Brien, U13
4th Emily Bartone, U13
9th Shannon Nee, U17
10th Erin White, U9
12th Molly Casey, U12
13th Emmeline Endresen, U10
14th Ryan O'Sullivan, U8
15th Shea Kushnir, U9
16th Amanda Lloyd, U13
25th Caitlin O'Sullivan, U9
28th Megan Willis, U9
33rd Madison Tavares, U12
Teams
2nd 15+ Mixed 8-hand
2nd Choreography U15
5th U9 4-hand A
9th U15 Girls 4-hand A
9th 15+ Mixed 4-hand B
12th U12 4-hand A
13th U12 4-hand B
Our New Studio!
The Dunleavy Shaffer School is very proud to have its very own studio space! We are the sole tenants at 263 Washington St, Rear, in Norwell, Massachusetts. Our new home offers 1,400 square feet of dance space with custom built raised wood flooring, 3 walls of mirrors and a Bose sound system. Parents and siblings can relax in our family friendly waiting area and the lobby features a new shelf full of Dunleavy Shaffer merchandise. And, a bright Dunleavy Shaffer blue wall! We are also able to expand or change our class schedule as needed, and have already added new classes!
Success at the Oireachtas!
SOLOS
1st/WQ: Doug LeCours, Boys U16
8th/WQ: Kasey Kahler, Ladies 20 & Over
8th/WQ: Bridgette Briere, Ladies 18-20
19th: Emma Stone, Girls U12
21st: Madeline Ronzoni, Girls U9
21st: Ellen O'Leary, Girls U16
22nd: Claire Gilliland, Girls U11
23rd: Mary Ginns, Girls U17
34th: Elizabeth Hennessey, Girls U15
TRADITIONAL SETS
17th: Madison Tavares, U11
20th: Samantha Leary, U10
21st: Maggie Nee, U12
22nd: Caitlin O'Sullivan, U8
22nd: Emmeline Endresen, U9
23rd: Shannon Nee, U15
28th: Rachel Wooley, U13
34th: Ciara O'Brien, U12
37th: Amanda Lloyd, U12
38th: Ryan O'Sullivan, U8
40th: Shea Kushnir, U8
TEAMS
3rd: Mixed 4-hand U12
6th: Mixed 4-hand 15 & over
9th*: Girls Ceili U9 (*8 teams placed!)
10th: Girls 4-hand U9 team A
14th: Girls 4-hand U9 team B
14th: Girls Ceili U12
17th: Girls 4-hand U12 team A
Click Here for More Oireachtas Pictures!
The U12 Team: Amanda, Sam, Madison & Maggie
U8 Traditional Set
Petri Feis
Summer Firsts
June was a very busy feis month for many of the Dunleavy-Shaffer dancers. Six of our Pre-Beginners participated in their FIRST feis ever! All dancing Under 5 or Under 6, they are: Maeve N, Ava N, Olivia M, Elizabeth V, Emma B and Sarah C - way to go! "Veteran" pre-beginners Kiera, Shannon and Victoria also participated. All nine dancers completed their reel and jig without any stage fright!
Special congratulations to Mary Ginns, who achieved her first FIRST place in Preliminary Championships at the Woods Feis on June 21. We are so proud of you Mary! Congrats to all of the following dancers, who received firsts in their various competitions in June: Ciara O, Emmeline E, Molly C, Shea K, Caroline K, Samantha L, Caitlin C, Ryan O, Rachel W, the U11 4-hand, Siobhan S (3 FIRSTS) and Shannon N (3 FIRSTS). Congratulations to all of you - over 35 dancers attending both Woods & Smith Houlihan feiseanna came home with placements!