Mid Atlantic Regional Irish Dancing Championship Results Part One

By: Kathleen O’Reilly-Wild | Published Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3:15 AM | Updated Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3:15 AM



Sixty-four dancers from Mulvihill-Lynch School of Irish Dance prepare for the Mid Atlantic Regional Oireachtas. Photo courtesy Mulvihill-Lynch School of Irish Dance


Every Thanksgiving, the Irish dancing schools from the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America gather in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the regional Irish dancing championships.  Dancers and teachers, with their families and fans, travel from Delaware, New Jersey, New York and across Pennsylvania for solo and team competitions and coveted regional Irish dancing titles.  Here are results of some of the solo competitions so far, and three team results. Congratulations to all who placed, especially the five who defended their titles!

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Girls under 8
Champion Meghan Sheridann - Petri
2 Maggie Webber - Mulvihill Lynch
3 Hanna Cai Cuniffe - Marie Moore
4 Alicia Caracciolo - Petri
5 Sara Samzeemui - O'Rourke

Girls under 9
Champion Bridget Abraldes - Mulvihill-Lynch    DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Erin Karlok - Peter Smith
3 Aine McIntyre - Johnson
4 Emma Johnson - Hagen
5 Sophie Lusty - Peter Smith

Girls under 17
Champion Kate Kaneko - Peter Smith  DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Kevinah Dargan - Rince na Tiarna
3 Fiona Egan - Broesler
4 Julianna Harkins - Shea Jennings
5 Shannon Cogan - Mulvihill Lynch

Ladies under 18
Champion Alesandra Doughty - McDade Cara
2 Taylor Kerrane - Petri
3 Ryan Ashley Moran - Early McLoughlin
4 Moira Cahill - Coyle
5 Shannon O'Gorman - Ryan Kilcoyne

Champion Kristin Callaghan - Donny Golden
2 Brittany Lucatuorto - Mulvihill Lynch
3 Shannon Corrigan - Early-McLoughlin
4 Colleen Meenan - Schade
5 Austen Keim - O'Grady Quinlan

Ladies under 20
Champion Cassidy Luebbers - Broesler  DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Mary Skaalerud - Mulvihill Lynch
3 Kara Titus - Petri
4 Alison Silverman - Campbell
5 Katherine Kramer - Coyle

Senior Ladies 20 & Over
Champion Carissa Lucatuorto - Mulvihill Lynch
2 Erin Skaalerud - Mulvihill Lynch
3 Morgan Murray - Inishfree
4 Tara Strazdas - Peter Smith
5 Brittany Kelly - Broesler

Boys under 8
Champion Darin Carlin - O'Rourke
2 Joey Marino - Rince na Tiarna
3 Daniel Callanan - Lynn
4 Caleb Bourgeois - Short
5 Nicholas Lynch - Drumcliffe

Boys under 9
Champion Ronan Burke - Shea Jennings
2 Liam Webber - Mulvihill-Lynch
3 Ronan Swope - Coyle
4 Sean Cousland - O'Grady-Quinlan
5 Keegan Barry - Rince na Tiarna

Boys under 17
Champion John Ferns - Denogla
2 Ryan Thornton - Broesler
3 Joseph Lanzillotta - Mulvihill Lynch
4 Rory Beglane - Inishfree
5 Sean Doctor - Donny Golden

Champion Nicholas Paulson - Broesler   DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Christopher Parronchi - Peter Smith
3 Tim Ryan - Broesler
4 Sean Sanders - Inishfree
5 Liam Connolly - Drumcliffe

Men 18 - under 20
Champion Ryan Broesler - Broesler
2 Peter Ryan - Smith Houlihan
3 Daniel Drew - Peter Smith
4 Owen Riley - Peter Smith
5 Corey Purcell - O'Grady Quinlan

Champion Jonathon Srour - Broesler   DEFENDING CHAMPION! 
2 Joseph Riley - Peter Smith
3 Eoin Halpin - Denogla
4 Andrew Colletti - Boland
5 Charles Walck - Johnston

Mixed 8-Hand Ceili under 15
Champion McDade-Cara A
2 Petri A
3 Inishfree A
4 Broesler A
5 Marie Moore A

Girls 8-Hand Ceili under 15
2 Marie Moore A
3 O'Sullivan A
4 McDade Cara B
5 O'Rourke A

Figure Dance under 10
Champion Hagen A
2 McDonald-Ashford A
3 McElligott A
4 Carle A

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