Feis Results (2002 - 2004) The good old awards I've received in various competitions. Placings that moved me up are marked with an asterisk (*).

1. Pacific Northwest Irish Dance Championships (Bellevue, WA - March 8-10, 2002)

Beginner - Figures
2-Hand - 1st
3-Hand - 3rd
4-Hand - 1st (by default)
6-Hand - 1st

Beginner - Solos
Reel - 2nd*
Light Jig - 1st*
Single Jig - --
Slip Jig - 2nd*

First Feis Reel (Trophy) - --

Hosted by the Comerford School. Completely indoors. An excellent feis for a first feis. The competitions in my age group were large enough for good placement, but not so large that you'd never place at all. About fourteen Haran dancers went. In our figures we had a winning streak, which made me happy! In the 3-Hand, we missed the set-up because the accordian player (who shall remain nameless...) was goofing off and we had no idea when to actually start, since it's key in figures to start right off. During the second day of dancing, I was rudely yelled at by an adjudicator, and I still don't know what I did wrong. I still placed (it was Slip Jig), but I was given a good scare. We also went out to a pub called Fado in downtown Seattle and had a very crowded, but fun time. Overall, great first feis.

2. Stewart Feis (Vancouver, BC - June 14-16, 2002)

Beginner - Figures
2-Hand - 1st

Beginner - Solos
Single Jig - 4th* (more than 15 people)
Treble Jig - 1st*

Advanced Beginner - Solos
Reel - --
Light Jig - 3rd*
Slip Jig - 2nd*

Beginner/Advanced Beginner Reel Trophy - --

Hosted by the Stewart School. Completely indoors. Really huge feis. At least, more like one you'd find in the Midwest or East Coast. The vendors were great and there were plenty. The only thing was that the feis was in a gym at a recreation center, so it was pretty chaotic with all of the people running about. My smallest competition had fifteen people in it, and my largest had twenty-eight. Compared to my first feis, this was a lot. A true testament to whether or not you have what it takes. The stage areas were really huge, and so I wasn't kicking the ropes like at my first feis, which is always a plus. But I few times I danced to the side of the adjudicator's table because I travelled too far forward. A good feis eye-opener for the inexperienced. The awards room was up on the top level of the recreation complex, so we had to run up and down flights of slippery stairs, which freaked me out when I was wearing hardshoes.

3. Dance For Life Feis (Seattle, WA - July 27-28, 2002)

Beginner - Figures
2-Hand Reel - 1st
3-Hand Reel - 2nd
4-Hand Reel - 2nd
6-Hand Reel - 2nd

Beginner - Solos
Hornpipe - 2nd*
St. Patrick's Day - -- (spaced out)

Advanced Beginner - Solos
Reel - 4th* (out of 15)
Single Jig - 3rd*
Treble Jig - 4th

Novice - Solos
Light Jig - 3rd
Slip Jig - 2nd (out of 16)

Treble Reel Trophy - -- (out of 50)

Whoa what a feis! The ceili was super fun and I re-learned Waves of Tori and learned Siege of Ennis. We also did a funky made-up ceili dance and Robert had us put together 2-Hands, 4-Hands and 6-Hands randomly. The feis itself was really organized until they had to put Prizewinners on stages D and E, and ended up pushing back loads of other competitions, so everything was 3 hours behind. at the end of the day. I was there for 12 hours. My last dance was the Trophy Treble Reel (just for fun) and it ended after 7 PM! My first dances were a little after 8 AM, and I had been there since 7 AM anyway. At first I thought I couldn't move up because you have to get 1st, but I counted all of my competitions as I was lined up, and there was just enough for me to move up! The medals were really heavy and really cool, and most of my dances are in Novice now, which is even cooler!

4. Boise Feis By the River (Boise, ID - September 21, 2002)

Beginner - Solos
Traditional Set (St. Patrick's day) - 1st*

Advanced Beginner - Solos
Reel - 1st*
Treble Jig - --
Hornpipe - --

Novice - Solos
Light Jig - 6th
Slip Jig - --
Single Jig - --

5. Pacific Northwest Irish Dance Championships (Bellevue, WA - 2003)

Open - Figures
2-Hand Reel - 1st
4-Hand Reel - 1st

Advanced Beginner - Solos
Treble Jig - (can't remember)
Hornpipe - (can't remember)
Traditional Set (St. Patrick's Day) - (can't remember)

Novice - Solos
Reel - (can't remember)
Light Jig - (can't remember)
Slip Jig - (can't remember)
Single Jig - (can't remember)

Girls Trophy Novice/Prizewinner - --
Treble Reel Trophy Novice/Prizewinner - -- (didn't compete)
Eileen O'Doherty Memorial Trophy - -- (huge competition)

6. Feis at the Falls (Spokane, WA - 2003)

Open - Figures
2-Hand Reel - Unknown
3-Hand Reel - Unknown
4-Hand Reel - Unknown
6-Hand Reel - Unknown
Trip to the Cottage - Unknown

Advanced Beginner - Solos

Novice - Solos
Reel - (can't remember)
Light Jig - (can't remember)
Slip Jig - (can't remember)

Prizewinner - Solos

Slip Jig Trophy - 4th

7. Chicago Feis (Chicago, IL - June 14, 2003)

Novice - Solos
Reel - 2nd
Light Jig - 1st*
Slip Jig - 3rd

8. Dance For Life Feis (Seattle, WA - July 26-27, 2003)

Open - Figures
2-Hand Reel - 1st
3-Hand Reel - 2nd
4-Hand Reel - 1st
6-Hand Reel - 2nd

Novice - Solos
Reel - 4th
Slip Jig - --
Treble Jig - --
Hornpipe - --
Traditional Set (St. Patrick's Day) - --

Prizewinner - Solos
Light Jig - --
Single Jig - --

Novice Treble Reel Special - -- (huge competition)

9. Emerald City Feis (Seattle, WA - February 7-8, 2004)

Novice - Solos
Reel - --
Slip Jig - --
Treble Jig - 2nd*
Hornpipe - 1st*
Traditional Set - 1st*

Prizewinner - Solos
Light Jig - --
Single Jig - 2nd*

Novice Reel Special - --