News
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!