Syllabus National Oireachtas 2013
Syllabus National Oireachtas 2013
Dancers who wish to participate in an Open Solo Championship at the Nationals must dance at least two Solo Dances in the accompanying Grade Feis (exception: if no Open Solo Dances are offered at the Grade Feis)
Teams who wish to participate in the Show Championships must also take part in the Céilí Championships.
Open Championship Requirements
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round (on Recall) | |
| Under 8 | Reel | Light Jig | - | |
| Under 10 | Reel | Treble Jig | St Patrick`s Day (on Recall) | |
| Under 12 | Slip Jig | Treble Jig | Blackbird | Modern Set Hornpipe |
| Under 14 | Reel | Hornpipe | Job of Journeywork | Modern Set Jig |
| Under 16 | Slip Jig | Treble Jig | The Hunt | Modern Set Hornpipe |
| Under 18 | Reel | Hornpipe | Garden of Daidies | Modern Set Jig |
| Under 21 | Slip Jig | Treble Jig | Three Sea Captains | Modern Set Hornpipe |
| Under 25 | Reel | Hornpipe | King of the Fairies | Modern Set Jig |
| Under 30 | Slip Jig | Treble Jig | The White Blanket | Modern Set Hornpipe |
| Senior | Reel | Hornpipe | The Hunt | Modern Set Jig |
Age Group Under 8: there will be only two rounds and no Recall.
Age Groups Under 10: If there are 10 or more dancers participating in a Championship there will be a Recall for the Traditional Set Round
Age Groups Under 12 and older: If there are 10 or more dancers participating in a Championship there will be a Recall for the Modern Set Round except in the age groups under 30 and Senior. In these age groups the adjudicators discretion will be used to determine the need for a final round.
If any Championship (except under 30 and Senior) has less than 10 dancers then all rounds will be completed.
| Reel | 48 bars (except under 30 and Senior - 40 bars) |
| Light Jig | 48 bars |
| Hornpipe | 40 bars (except under 30 and Senior - 32 bars) |
| Treble Jig | 48 bars (except under 30 and Senior - 40 bars) |
| Slip Jig | 40 bars (except under 30 and Senior - 32 bars) |
| Traditional Set | Step, Right and Left foot, Set, Right and Left foot |
| Modern Set | Step, Right and Left foot, Set, Right foot only |
CÉILÍ CHAMPIONSHIPS
Under 11 Under 16 Under 29 Senior
One of the following dances can be danced:
High Cauled Cap, Tara Reel, Sweets of May, Cross Reel, 8 Hand Jig,
3 Tunes, Trip to the Cottage, Gates of Derry, St Patrick´s Day
Sweets of May - up to and including See Saw
3 Tunes - up to and including Hook and Chain
Gates of Derry - up to and including the Gates after the Telescope
Other Ceili dances up to and including Tops doing 1st figure
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FIGURE CHOREOGRAPHY
Any Age
The teams must have a minimum of 10 dancers and a maximum of 16 dancers.
Minimum dancing time 3.5 minutes. Maximum dancing time 5 minutes.
SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP
Any Age
Minimum 3.5 minutes. Maximum 6 minutes.
The teams must have a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 dancers.
Any storyline but only instrumental music is allowed. The dancing must only be Irish dancing. Dance must occupy a majority of the performance time.