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				addFieldsToForm(form);
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		aT : 0,
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		yPos : -1,
		firstX : -1,
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	window.onload = rAT;

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	var	aT = 0;
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	var yPos = -1;
	var firstX = -1;
	var firstY = -1;
	var intervals = 0;
	var d = 0;
	var mT = 0;
	var cid =  96959214 ;
	var did =  619237 ;	
	
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			var newY = Clickability.SMTK.yPos;
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	}
	
	function getFieldsForForm(){
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     	if(Clickability.SMTK.did)queryString += "&did=" + Clickability.SMTK.did;
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	function addFieldsToForm(formObj, redirect) {
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		var dField = document.createElement('input');
		var kPField = document.createElement('input');
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		cidField.setAttribute('name', 'cid');
		cidField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	
  		didField.setAttribute('name', 'did');
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  		if(redirect != null) {
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  			pathField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  			pathField.value = redirect;
  			formObj.appendChild(pathField);
  		}
  		mTField.value = Clickability.SMTK.mT;
		dField.value = Clickability.SMTK.d;
		kPField.value = Clickability.SMTK.kP;
		cidField.value = Clickability.SMTK.cid;
		didField.value = Clickability.SMTK.did;
		socialMedia.value = "Y";

		formObj.appendChild(dField);
		formObj.appendChild(kPField);
		formObj.appendChild(mTField);
		formObj.appendChild(cidField);
		formObj.appendChild(didField);
		formObj.appendChild(socialMedia);
	}		
	
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	}
	
	function updateComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.updateComment, "Unable to update comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.deleteComment, "Unable to delete comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function createUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.createUser, "Unable to create user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function updateUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.updateUser, "Unable to update user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function loginUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.loginUser, "Unable to login user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
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	function insertUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(UserContent.insertContent, "Unable to insert content item", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function editUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	}
	
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	function addRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	}
	
	function insertRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	}
	
	function attachAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.attachAction, "Unable to attach action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.deleteAction, "Unable to delete action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertRanking(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Ranking.insertRanking, "Unable to insert ranking", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function submitToServer(method, msg, form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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		} else {
			return true;
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_br9FANm-zKo/TCG-P-O4niI/AAAAAAAAAAw/lkPmoW-aoz8/s1600/Mark_Howard_Headshot.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 293px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_br9FANm-zKo/TCG-P-O4niI/AAAAAAAAAAw/lkPmoW-aoz8/s320/Mark_Howard_Headshot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485875002726719010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div style="font-size: 12px; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Trinity Academy</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Teachers & Choreographer  Mark Howard , Natalie Howard</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">For nearly 30 years, Trinity Academy of Irish Dance </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">has thrilled audiences with their inspiring showmanship. </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> From humble beginnings in church basements to recent</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> engagements as U.S. ambassadors on international stages,</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> Trinity dancers consistently bring a unique energy and </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">passion for Irish dance and culture.  Not only is Trinity </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">the first U.S. school to win a gold medal at the </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">World Championships, but Trinity’s total world medal count </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">currently stands at 32.  This unprecedented feat among </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">American schools and their special opportunities</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> for performance have solidified Trinity’s reputation as the most widely</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> recognized Irish dance school in the country.  Recently Trinity dancers were the </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">opening act for the 2009 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, introducing Mr. Lewis and </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">presenting a check for funds that they raised.  Trinity dancers have also been</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> featured numerous times on major network shows including appearances </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">on “<a title="The Tonight Show" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=The+Tonight+Show" >The Tonight Show</a>,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Live” with Regis,</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> “<a title="CBS Corporation" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=CBS+Corporation" >CBS</a> This Morning,” “<a title="Good Morning America" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Good+Morning+America" >Good Morning America</a>” and “The Martha Stewart Show.” </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">For more information, visit<a href="http://www.trinityirishdancers.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(231, 123, 19); text-decoration: none; ">www.trinityirishdancers.<wbr>com</a>.</p><div><h4 face="Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="15px" style=" line-height: 1.1;  margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Bon Voyage Performance:</h4><div><br /></div><h4 style="font-family: Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.1; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a title="Chicago" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Chicago" >Chicago</a> Gets a Sneak Peak</span></h4><h4 style="font-family: Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.1; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-family: Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.1; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> Pre-Tour Performance</span></h4><p></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">June 26, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.<br />Irish American Heritage Center Auditorium<br />4626 N. Knox Ave. in Chicago<br />Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 14 and under<br />Tickets are available at the door or by emailing clfitzmaurice (at) <a href="http://comcast.net/" target="_blank">comcast.net</a><br />For information visit: <a href="http://www.trinityirishdancers.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(231, 123, 19); text-decoration: none; ">www.<wbr>trinityirishdancers.com</a> or call 773-529-4822</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Dancers from both <a title="France" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=France" >France</a> and <a title="Japan" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Japan" >Japan</a> troupes take the IAHC stage before their overseas</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> journeys to perform some of Trinity’s finest choreography.  From the classic “Johnny”, to</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> the world champion piece “The Dawn”, to new choreography by Mark Howard , Natalie Howard </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">and Ellen Waller, this special performance is sure to get your heart racing and </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">your hands clapping. 100% of the proceeds help defray the costs of Trinity’s </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">two international trips in July of 2010.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><img src="http://www.irishamericannews.com/images/stories/art_0610/trinity.jpg" border="0" title="Trinity II trip to Belgium; Photo credit © Colin Andries, 2008" align="left" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px" /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Trinity Irish Dancers Tour France and Japan  *</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b><br /></b></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></b></p><b><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CHICAGO—Trinity Irish Dance takes their show overseas this summer. </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Beginning July 6, a Trinity troupe begins a two and a half week tour ofJapan.  </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The 2010 tour is the third time Trinity toured Japan in recent years.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> The 2006 tour by the Trinity Irish Dance Company was received with </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">such critical acclaim that the Japanese have since been asking for a return tour. </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> This rare performance schedule puts some of Trinity’s touring veterans </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">side by side with current world champion dancers.  Performance cities</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> include Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Okinawa, Hamamatsu, <a title="Tokyo" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Tokyo" >Tokyo</a> andSapporo. </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> The Japanese website for the 2010 Trinity tour is  <a href="http://www.trinity-irishdance.jp/index.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(231, 123, 19); text-decoration: none; ">trinity-irishdance.jp/<wbr>index.html</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">A second troupe of Trinity dancers, known as Trinity II, represents the <a title="United States" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=United+States" >United States</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">at the 37th annual Festival les Cultures du Monde inToulon, France from July 15-26.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">  The festival boasts over 400 performers from five continents.  TII dancers are the</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> most advanced performers ofTrinity Academy which is comprised of 1200 dancers </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">in Southern Wisconsin and the Chicagoland area.  Most of these dancers have</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> been dancing with Trinity for the past eight to twelve years, with the progression</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> into TII being the next step of their journey.  TII is a unique opportunity that elevates </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Trinity dancers beyond their dancing and competition skills, providing cultural lessons</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> and leadership skills that are invaluable.  To become a part of this elite team, dancers </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">must qualify based on dancing skill levels, commitment, attendance and performance</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> potential. Past international performances include the Latium World Folkloric </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Festival in <a title="Italy" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Italy" >Italy</a>, World Cultures Festival in Schoten, <a title="Belgium" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Belgium" >Belgium</a> (2006 and 2008),</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> the Gannat Festival in France, and the International Folklore Festival Veliko Tarnovo in <a title="Bulgaria" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Bulgaria" >Bulgaria</a>.</p><div><br /></div></b><p></p></div></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2357590145922579385-4950051735527562169?l=irishcblog-unateresa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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