MCDI KICK-OFF FOR 2014/2015

 

Classes begin Fall/Winter schedule:

WABASH (Thursday)	WEST LAFAYETTE (Saturday)	PERU (Sunday)
7:15-7:45pm Mixed Levels 7:45-8:30pm Adult 8:15-9:00pm L2 w/ Hard Shoe	10:00-10:45am U8, New Beg’s 10:45-11:30am Beg’s and L1 11:30-12:15pm Group Ceili 12:15-  1:15pm L2 w/ Hard Shoe   1:15-  2:00pm Adults (Over 18)	2:00-2:45pm Mixed Levels 2:45-3:30pm Adult 2:15-4:00pm L2 w/ Hard Shoe

Current Class Sign-up:

Wabash

7:15-7:45pm Mixed Levels	Jaben, Elizabeth, Robin
7:45-8:30pm Adult
8:15-9:00pm L2 w/ Hard Shoe	Robin, Elizabeth

West Lafayette

10:00-10:45am U8, New Beg’s	Selah and Charlie
10:45-11:30am Beg’s and L1	Abby, Bridie, Evangeline, Ella, Elijah, Elizabeth, Judi, Jessica
11:30-12:15pm Group Ceili	Abby, Bridie, Evangeline, Ella, Elijah, Elizabeth, Judi, Jessica
12:15-  1:15pm L2 w/ Hard Shoe	Abby, Elizabeth, Judi, Jessica
1:15-  2:00pm Adults (Over 18)	Crystal

Peru

2:00-2:45pm Mixed Levels	Elizabeth
2:45-3:30pm Adult	Peggy, Mary Ann
2:15-4:00pm L2 w/ Hard Shoe	Elizabeth

 

Schedule of Events:

Date		Event	Location
September 13, 2014	MCDI Kick-Off		Puccini’s in West Lafayette (12:30pm)
September 17, 2014	½ Way to St. Patrick’s		Smitty’s (Peru, Time TBD)
October 4, 2014	Feast of the Hunter’s Moon		Stages and Times TBD
October 11 and 12, 2014	CRN Qualifier and Regionals		Atlanta, GA (TBD)
December 6, 2014	Rince Ri Feile		Philadelphia, PA (TBD)
January 10, 2014	MCDI Winter Party		West Lafayette (TBD)

More on Nationals and Performances to come! Keep up to date on schedules and deadlines by visiting our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IrishDanceIndiana!!

Keep the Beat Alive!!!

Well our MCD Season is in full swing now! With the successful Shelagh Feile to kick-off the competition season there will be several upcoming competitions to plan for. In addition we have some great performance opportunities coming up. Be Prepared to be Busy Bee's for a while.

 

So here is an upcoming schedule:

 

              August 15, 2014            Father, Son, and Friends (Lafayette)

              August 30, 2014            Global Fest (West Lafayette booth all day and show 1:00pm)

              September 13, 2014       Official Indiana Kick-Off (after classes at Puccini's West Lafayette)

              September 17, 2014       Halfway to St. Patrick's Day (Peru)

             October 11 & 12, 2014   CRN Regional (Atlanta, GA)

             December 6, 20104         Rince Ri Feile (Philadelphia, PA)

 

 

 

Additionally, there will be a change to our Fall/Winter class times in September:

                                                               10:00-10:45am   U8, New Beg’s

                                                               10:45-11:30am   Beg’s and L1

                                                               11:30-12:15pm   Group Ceili

                                                               12:15-  1:15pm    L2 w/ Hard Shoe

                                                                 1:15-  2:00pm    Adults (Over 18)

 

This class schedule will better accommodate our dancer levels until the reinstating of the Spring/Fall Schedule in May.

 

Our Kick-Off in September will better explain the class fee updates and the updated information is available upon request.



Our favorite Irish Mammie, Mrs. Brown, has just a few housekeeping reminders for classes:

   Arrive to class ready to dance ON TIME that means shoes are on and securely tied, hair is pulled  

   back BEFORE you walk into the class.

   NO Denim of any kind remember that you will be spending time stretching your legs and it is

   important that you can move & be modestly covered in all of the right places.

   NO PARENTS IN STUDIOS Unless you are dancing in that class; there is NO NEED for you to be in

   the studio or peeking around the doors to see your kid practice; that’s what home and

   performances are for.

   Water Please have only water in the studio. There is water available via fountain or vending  

   machine, or you can bring your own.

   Snacks should be brought in only if you have permission, or you are here longer than 3 hours.

Pick up after YOURSELF.

 

 

 

 

Now Mrs. McGoogan would like to clear up some confusion on class times:

 

 

WEST LAFAYETTE (Weeknight)	WEST LAFAYETTE (Saturdays)	WABASH (Thursdays)
7:00-7:45PM Mixed Levels	10:30-11:00am U8, Beginners, L1 11:00-11:30am Group (All Levels) 11:30-12:00pm Level 2 12:00-12:30pm Hard Shoe 12:00-12:45pm Adults (Over 18)	7:15-7:45pm Mixed Levels 7:45-8:30pm Level 2

 

I've made some slight changes to the class schedule to better facilitate learning for each individual group. Please remember this is Summer Hours (May-September). Our hours will change slightly in September (they become a little longer).

Tuition guarantees 3 hours of lessons per month. Performances and competitions are included in the 3 hour monthly guarantee. Sessions are separate and are not included in the monthly tuition. If you are taking advantage of a whole day of sessions, that's well over the amount of time you've registered for originally. Please keep this in mind.

Here is the class roll call to better understand the Summer Schedule:
 

 West Lafayette, Saturday
    10:30am-11:30am (Selah Z., Ella C., Evangeline H., Charlie H., Elijah H., Bridie H., Abigail V.,

                                     Darby Ann B.)

     11:00am-12:30pm (Judi R., Jessica H., Elizabeth D., Kristin H.)

     12:00pm-12:30pm (Extra Session)

     12:00pm-12:45pm (Crystal Z)

Wabash, Thursday
     7:15pm-7:45pm (Allie D.)
     7:45pm-8:30pm (Robin M., Elizabeth D.)

 

 

A notice will be posted when the on-line session/class registration is operational. Hopefully this will take care of any confusion going forward, and if you have a question please contact me and we will discuss options.

CLASS CANCELATION POLICY

Performances and Competition are considered a form of practice therefore if you choose not to sign-up for a performance or competition that happens to land at the same time or your regularly scheduled class you will not be eligible for a free make-up class.

Regular participation in class and regular practice outside class is imperative, classes that you miss due to your schedule conflicts i.e. soccer, choir, plays, volleyball, birthday parties, etc. are not eligible for a free make-up class.

Classes that are cancelled due to instructor conflict or inclement weather will be eligible for free make-up classes at a date and time at the instructor’s discretion. If you are unable to participate on the make-up date determined, please email Tamara and together we will come up with a suitable alternative on an individual basis. Please keep in mind that you can utilize class times at other locations to make-up missed classes, but please notify Tamara prior to attending the alternate location/session.

Due to the fact that we are renting the space for our classes it will be difficult to schedule make-up time or classes, but every effort will be made to do so.

Please remember: Lesson fees and registration fees are NON-REFUNDABLE

(this is noted in your registration packet and/or Kick-Off Packet).

Soccer Ball Saturday!

Yes! Soccer Ball Saturday for the Stóirín Class in West Lafayette on May 31, 2014 (10:30am). To continue our quarterly themed class time with these dedicated under 6 group; this especially hard working class (and aka My Favorite Class) has earned the privilege of bringing their soccer balls to class for a fun practice! If you have an extra ball please bring for someone who does not have a ball, Thank You!

Also in the works for the Summer and open to all classes and ages...

Yup! You guessed it. Ice Cream Summer Rewards!

Pick-up your Summer practice sheet at your next May class (don't forget!), and starting on June 1 keep track of your daily practice time. Students under 14 please have your parents fill-in the sheets. This is on the honor system, please. I will know when you are at class if you are practicing the time stated on your sheets. The goal is 100 minutes of practice a week and classes or performances do not count. You can split the time up any way you'd like as long as at the end of the week you have 100 minutes for one week...

Monday through Sunday, 7 little days, 20 measly minutes for 5 days... Come on! You can do it!

At the end of June and again at the end of July turn in your sheets. Anyone who has met the weekly goal for both months will participate in the ICE CREAM SUMMER REWARD on your first class of August.
 

What's Happening in Indiana?

Oh my goodness, where has the time gone. Well, I hope winter has finally left, though with Indiana weather you never know. We could have a freak snow storm in May… What? It’s happened before!

 

Updated Class Schedules

We are closing in on the final quarter to the dance year and we still have lots going on. Currently you’ll be seeing changes to class times and days. Wabash Sundays have changed to Thursday nights at 7:15pm, and West Lafayette is adding a class on Tuesdays at 7pm (sign-up required). The West Lafayette Saturday class is on summer hours:                          

10:30am Under 8 and Level 2

10:45am Group (All Levels)

11:15am Beginner and Advance Beginners Solos

11:45am Hard Shoes (Beginner and Advance)

12:00pm Adult

 

More happenings:

June - MCD 15th Year Anniversary

July 10 - McGrath Feis Dublin CA

July 25 - 27 - Dayton Celtic Festival  Dayton OH

July 30 - Aug 6  MCD Workshop Tentative

August 9 - Shelagh Feile - Dayton OH

We are so proud that MCDI had 3 students competing this year. All three students did a wonderful job at competition against highly skilled competitors. But I tell you, we held our own and showed poise, style, and confidence that shown through all the way to the awards podium.

If you are interested in meeting new friends that share your passion for Irish Dance, or seeing some top notch dancing technique, or maybe just looking at all the pretty dresses the Shelagh Feile, our school Feile, will be in August and is a great venue to see what competing is about. I’d like everyone interested to begin committing in June so we can begin team practices.

On Your Toes Member Only
There is a section on the bottom right of www.mcgoverdance.org which is password protected.  This is where you will find info that is exclusive to our MCD members only.  If you need the password, feel free to text, call, email me for the password and I will get it to you.  Please log onto this site and make yourself familiar.

Facebook
Facebook is the fastest, easiest most direct way I have of getting info out to all of you.  Our Facebook page iswww.facebook.com/IrishDanceIndiana. You don't have to be a member to look at it but you do have to be a member to interact.  I would suggest that you bookmark this link if you are not a facebook user and check it regularly.  I try to keep the MCD calendar as up to date as possible but sometimes we have to make quick changes.

Keep posted for more news and happenings

Welcome to Irish Dance Indiana! Home of the McGovern Ceili Dancers in Indiana!

May begins our new season of Irish dance and we would LOVE for you to come dance with us.  There are several locations for you to choose from as well as classes suitable for beginners ages 3 - 103 and there are great opportunities for experienced Irish dancers!

Please visit our website at www.mcgoverndance.org to find out more information and to register for your class!