Connecticut Irish Dance Championships

08/28/2024

08/28/2024

Just about a month until our wonderful Feis weekend presented to all of you by the Gray Foundation and the Gray School of Irish Dance! Be sure to register on FeisWeb to not miss out on New England’s favorite feis weekend. Bring your entire family to enjoy dancing along with all the fun activities and restaurants Mystic has to offer!

07/25/2024

Reservations can be made at this discounted rate until the booked by date noted below at 4:00 PM EST or until the block is full, whichever comes first. After that date the rate will no longer be available. You may cancel your reservation with no charge up to 48 hours prior to check in (4PM two days....

07/25/2024

Entries are now open for the 2024 Gray Foundation Feis Weekend aka The Connecticut Irish Dance Championships and The New England Cup! Make the trip to beautiful Mystic, CT to enjoy the highest of quality competitions AND a fun family friendly getaway in our favorite coastal town.

Syllabi and hotel block information available at grayschool.com. Entries will fill fast so make sure to register ahead of time!

05/22/2024

Join Lori on Thursday for her studio favorite Reiki, Sound Healing and Meditation 90 minute class! Only $25 to drop in or use your class pass. Register ahead on MindBody to guarantee your spot!

12/21/2023

10/18/2023

Fiddler the Fox is here and ready to cheer on all of the dancers at the Connecticut Irish Dance Championships and the New England Cup! Only a few more available to preorder before the feis weekend!

10/18/2023

The New England Cup - Tentative Schedule

Starting all stages at 8:30 am
Grades stages:
~ Prizewinners
~ Novice
~ Special Competitions:
* Future Stars - Special Competition for for Novice and Prize Winner dancers
* Hope for Haiti Charity Traditional Set Comp
Lunch
~ Pre Beginners
~ Advanced beginners
~ Beginners
Three Championship stages starting at 8:30 am
~ THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - FINAL SCHEDULE WILL COME OUT AFTER THE CLOSE OF ENTRIES
~ FINAL SCHEDULE WILL INCLUDE THE #’S IN COMPETITIONS
Preliminary Set Dances will held immediately after each preliminary competition

Preliminary second chance and Opens will be mixed on all three stages

Lunch break TBA

Stage 1
#806 - Girls Open Under 15 will run concurrent #807 - Open Girls Under 16
#706 - Preliminary Under 14 concurrent with #707 Preliminary Under 15
#726 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 14 will run Concurrent with #727 Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 15
#710 - #711 - #712 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 8 - Under 9 and Under 10 will be combined if less then 5 in each competition
#800 - Open Girls Under 9 will run concurrent with #801 Girls Championship Girls Under 10
#718 - Preliminary Under 16 concurrent with #719 - Preliminary16 and over
#714 - Second Chance Preliminary Under Under 12

Stage 2
#802 - Open Girls Under 11 - concurrent with #803 - Open Girls Under 12
#705 - Preliminary Under 13
#725 Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 13
#700 - Preliminary Under 8 - #701 - Preliminary Under 9 - and #702 - Preliminary Under 10 will be combined if less then 5 in each competition
( #720 - #721) Preliminary Traditional Set Dance Competition Under 8 and #721 - Preliminary Traditional Set Dance Competition Under 9 - will be combined if less then 5 or will run concurrent
#722 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 10
#716 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 14 concurrent with s #717 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 15
#713 - Second Chance Preliminary Under Under 11

Stage 3
#804 - Open Girls Under 13 will run concurrent with #805 - Open Girls Under 14 and concurrent with #814 Open Boys Under 14
#703 - Preliminary Under 11 concurrent with #704 Preliminary Under 12
#723 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 11
#724 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 12
#708 - Preliminary Under 16 concurrent with #709 - Preliminary16 and over
#728 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 16 will be combined with #729 Preliminary Set Dance Competition 16 and over
#715 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 13
#808 - Open Girls Under 17 concurrent with # 809 Ladies Under 18 and Concurrent with #810 - Open Ladies 18 and over
#820 - Adult Championship

10/17/2023

Please see below the tentative schedules for the CT Irish Dance Championships. The schedule is subject to minor changes as entries are open until 10/20. Late entry will be available until 10/25. Only competitions with entries are listed

CT Irish Dance Championships - Tentative Schedule

Grades stages starting at 8:30am
~ Prizewinners
~ Novice
~ Special Competitions:
* Future Stars - Special Competition for for Novice and Prize Winner dancers
* Hope for Haiti Charity Traditional Set Comp

~Lunch

~ Pre Beginners
~ Advanced beginners
~ Beginners

Three Championship stages starting at 8:30 am

Preliminary Set Dances will held immediately after each preliminary competition
Preliminary second chance and Opens will be mixed on all three stages

Lunch break TBA

Stage 1
#802 - Open Girls Under 11 - concurrent with #803 - Open Girls Under 12
#705 - Preliminary Under 13
#725 Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 13
#700 - Preliminary Under 8 - #701 - Preliminary Under 9 - and #702 - Preliminary Under 10 will be combined if less then 5 in each competition
( #720 - #721) Preliminary Traditional Set Dance Competition Under 8 and #721 - Preliminary Traditional Set Dance Competition Under 9 - will run concurrent, if less then 5 in the competition they will be combined
#722 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 10
#716 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 14 concurrent with #717 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 15
#713 - Second Chance Preliminary Under Under 11

Stage 2
#804 - Open Girls Under 13 will run concurrent with #805 - Open Girls Under 14 and concurrent with #814 Open Boys Under 14
#703 - Preliminary Under 11 concurrent with #704 Preliminary Under 12
#723 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 11
#724 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 12
#708 - Preliminary Under 16 concurrent with #709 - Preliminary16 and over
#708 and #709 (combined)
#715 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 13
#808 - Open Girls Under 17 concurrent with # 809 Ladies Under 18 and Concurrent with #810 - Open Ladies 18 and over
#820 - Adult Championship

Stage 3
#806 - Girls Open Under 15 will run concurrent #807 - Open Girls Under 16
#706 - Preliminary Under 14 concurrent with #707 Preliminary Under 15
#726 - Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 14 will run Concurrent with #727 Preliminary Set Dance Competition Under 15
#710 - #711 - #712 - Second Chance Preliminary Under 8 - Under 9 and Under 10 will be combined if less then 5 in each competition
#800 - Open Girls Under 9 will run concurrent with #801 Girls Championship Girls Under 10
#718 - Preliminary Under 16 concurrent with #719 - Preliminary16 and over
#714 - Second Chance Preliminary Under Under 12

10/16/2023

Announcement - We are very excited to add Adult Championships for the CT Irish Dance Championships and the New England Cup.

Adults - Competitors must meet the following two criteria to be eligible for Adult Dancer Competitions:
• Dancers must not have taken Irish Dance lessons as juveniles and must must be at least 18 years of age on 1/1/2023 OR
• Dancers may have taken Irish Dance lessons as juveniles but have not competed in any competition (solo or teams) at any feiseanna or Oireachtaisi, except competitions specifically designated for adults or Dance Drama, within the last five years and must be 18 years of age on 1/1/2023.
• Above criteria (Per IDTANA Rule passed July1992)
Competition #820 (A) (B) (C) (D) same fees as Open Championships

This will be up on FeisWeb tomorrow October 16th

10/05/2023

We are just three weeks away from the CT Irish Dance Championships and the New England Cup feis weekend in Mystic! Have you entered yet?

This years Feisanna will feature
⭐️Oireachtas Stages
⭐️Incredible adjudicators and musicians
⭐️Raffle Baskets
⭐️Mystic Marriott facilities and the restaurants and activities of Mystic, CT
⭐️Fiddler the Fox (available for purchase with entry)

Turn this feis weekend into a weekend getaway, preparing your dancer for the New England Oireachtas and enjoying the vacation vibes of Mystic!

Enter on FeisWeb before we fill up!

08/24/2023

Join the Gray School in support of the Gray Foundation at the incredible Mystic Marriott this October 28th and 29th for the perfect fall Feis/Getaway weekend. The CT Irish Dance Championships and the New England Cup will feature Oireachtas quality raised stages, solo awards for all rounds, including the set round, and sashes for the top 5 dancers in prelim/open competitions. Relax and enjoy Mystic’s beauty after the feis, downtown or at the seaport. Entries open on FeisWeb now. We are looking forward to another successful Gray School feis weekend!

10/25/2022

Boutique Pilates, Yoga and Barre studio in Essex, CT

10/15/2022

Please help support The Gray Foundation this season!

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09/20/2022

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us this weekend at the CT Irish Dance Championships and the inaugural New England Cup. We are so grateful to all of our volunteers and attendees for your continued support of the Gray Foundation. We received so much positive feedback and are thrilled that our hard work paid off.

We are already looking forward to next year’s events!

09/17/2022

We are ready for a great weekend of fabulous dancing! Thank you as always to our volunteers who worked so hard to put this together and thank you to everyone who will be joining us this weekend!

09/16/2022

Pat Fay and Fay’s Shoes will be joining us at the CT Irish Dance Championships tomorrow!

09/16/2022

Final Sunday Schedule.

09/16/2022

Final Saturday Schedule.

09/16/2022

The Sunday schedule for the New England Cup has been edited.