Culkin Adults Win 4 Ceili Championship Titles!

The Culkin School was represented at the Southern Region Oireachtas by six adults figures teams -- including the Adult Ladies Eight Hand Jig, the Mixed Adult Trip to the Cottage and four Four Hand Reel teams. Kneeling, L to R:  Tara, Megan H, Tammy, Katherine, K.C., Pam, Mary Ellen, Ellen; Standing, L to R; Megan M, Sean, Erin, Kelley, Kate R, Kate P, Rick, Ed, Allison, Nicki, Shaneene, Catherine.

Congratulations to all of the Culkin School adults who traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina December 4th and 5th to participate in the 2004 Southern Region Oireachtas and for making this year's competition the best yet for the Culkin School.  Building on their 5th place win at the 2004 North American Championships, the Culkin Adults expanded the number of teams and dancers in the figures competitions and won all four adult ceili titles at the Southern Region Oireachtas adding to their previous win in 1999 in the Mixed Ceili Competition. 

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The 2004 Adult Ceili Champions are:

Ladies 8 Hand   Erin W, Katherine J, K.C. F, Kate R, Tammy L, Kate P, Megan H and Kelley A
Mixed 8 Hand   Rick P, Allison T, Ed P, Shaneene G, Megan H, Ellen M, Kelley A and Pam L
Ladies 4 Hand   Erin W, Katherine J, Tammy L and K.C. F
Mixed 4 Hand   Rick P, Kate R, Kelley A and Pam L

Special thanks to all of the dancers who competed at this year's Oireachtas and to all of their families for helping make it all possible.   In addition to the teams listed above, the Culkin adults were represented in the Adult Ladies 4 Hand by Tara O, Ellen M, Kelley A and Pam L and in the Adult Mixed Four Hand by Ed P, Kate P, Allison T and Shaneene G, as well as two of our dancers who had to drop out at the last minute (on Saturday the 4th!) Catherine M and Mary Ellen R.  Thanks also to team coach Nicki J for all of her hard work over the past year.  Our Oireachtas Team is just that... a "team" in the true sense of the word thanks to each and every one of you!