Bracken Irish Dancers having a devilish good time
at the Phoenix Halloween Feis!

The Maguire Academy of Irish Dance, to the delight of Irish dancers from the Western United States, turned that annual Arizona's autumn Irish dancing competition into a Halloween Feis. Special trophy competitions, adult Irish dancing and team events combined with the spooky theme and ghoulish costumes to create a fun atmosphere for competitors of all ages.

Results were tabulated by the experts at FeisWorx, where you can see full results for the Phoenix Halloween Feis. Open Championship results and Beginner Special Trophy results are:

Beginner 1 & 2 Special Trophy, Slip Jig under 9
1 Bellfi, Bethany (Donna Means School)
2 Geraghty, Clodagh (Bracken School)
3 Hanrahan, Ailish (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)
4 Johnson-Brewer, Daytona-Lynn Marie (Maguire Academy Phoenix)
5Tie between Domakeczna, Emma (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance) and Pearce, Amy (Donna Means School)

Bracken School Preliminary Champions

Beginner 1 & 2 Special Trophy, Slip Jig under 13
1 Oliva, Emily (Coleman Academy of Irish Dance)
2 van Dobben, Meghan (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)
3 Karns, Madison (Butler-Fearon-O'Connor)

Bracken School Irish dancers are 'Thriller-ed'!

Open Championship under 12
1 Barrell, Hailey (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)
2 Talpash, Allyson (Donna Means School)
3 Bravin, Bella (Maguire Academy of Irish Dance
4 Stirrat, Channing (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)


Bracken School Preliminary Championship Irish dancers

Open Championship under 14
1 Decker, Libby (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)
2 Schull, Victoria (Maguire Academy of Irish Dance)
3 Ellershaw, Shaelyn (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)

Bracken School Senior Ceili Team with Alexis Hodel, TCRG

Open Championship under 15
1 Kersey, Emma (Malone Academy)
2 Cooper, Ashleigh (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance
3 Brooks, Courtney (Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance)


Bracken School Junior Ceili Team at the Phoenix Halloween Feis


All photos by Helene Ossipov for Feis America LLC

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