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Victorian Scottish Union Competition

Australia Day Festival Rippleside Park, Bell Parade, North Geelong

THURSDAY 26^th January 2012

Entries to: 37 Yarramundi Drive, Clifton Springs, 3222 by Friday 20^th January 2012

or e-mail kim@dalsegnomusic.com

Starting Time: 10.30am Working with Children & Safety Officer: Doug Pearce

Entry fee: $6.00 per section Championships: $2 Specials & Extra & Local: $1 Late Entries: Double

Prize Money: $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 4^th card Specials: Cards & Ribbons

Aggregates: 1st 2nd 3rd sashes Aggregate of the Day: Jack Buchanan Memorial Shield

Extra Dances

Competing Less than 12 months Under 16 years IJ (3) Pas De Basque (14) HF (27)

Extra Under12 years SP/RL (15) 12-16 years SP/RL (16) Under 16 years CL/SD (20)

Extra Under 12 years Scottish Lilt (9) Under 12 years Flora McDonald's Fancy (12)

Extra 12-16 years Scottish Lilt (10) 12-16 years Flora McDonald's Fancy (13) ADULT Miss Forbes(11)

Championship Under 16 years ST (17) Allan Erskine Australia Day Perpetual Cup

Dancers compete at own risk All dancers to wear Silver Cloth Gaffa Tape on tappers for Irish dances

BALMORAL HIGHLAND DANCING SOCIETY INC.

BALMORAL AWARD 2012

The North East Balmoral Highland Dancing Society Inc extends a warm welcome to dancers to participate in the Balmoral Award for 2012. This award is sponsored by Bev & Ray Jones and Family to promote social interaction between societies and to assist in promoting Highland Dancing in North East Victoria.

The program to be danced is as follows:

1. Wangaratta Open, Saturday, February 25, 2012.Sean Trubihas
2. Burramine Sports, Saturday, March 17, 2012..Sailors Hornpipe
3. Wangaratta Show, Saturday, October 13, 2012..Sword Dance
4. Beechworth Celtic Festival, Saturday, November 10, 2012...Highland Fling

SECTIONS: Under 8 Years Points will not

8 10 Years be allocated

10 12 Years for the award

12 14 Years in sections with

14 16 Years less than

Adult three competitors

PRIZE MONEY: Junior Sections: 1^st - $3.00, 2^nd - $2.50, 3^rd - $2.00, 4^th Card

Adult Section: 1^st - $5.00, 2^nd - $4.00, 3^rd - $3.00, 4^th Card

RIBBONS: To all place-getters

ENTRY FEE: $2.00 per dance LATE ENTRIES: $4.00 per dance

AGGREGATES: **PERPETUAL BALMORAL CUP, PLUS REPLICA CUP

**PERPETUAL TROPHY, PLUS TROPHY IN HAND FOR TEACHER OF

BALMORAL AWARD WINNER.

**PERPETUAL ADULT TROPHY, PLUS TROPHY IN HAND

FURTHER DETAILS: See Competitions listed above as they appear in the Gazette.

THE BALMORAL AWARD WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS GAINED OVER THE FOUR DANCES. COMPETITORS MUST COMPETE IN AT LEAST THREE DANCES AND THERE MUST BE AT LEAST THREE COMPETITORS IN AT LEAST THREE SEGMENTS DANCED FOR THE DANCER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD.

VICTORIAN SCOTTISH UNION HIGHLAND DANCING COMPETITION

WANGARATTA OPEN,

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012 AT 10.30AM

*TO BE HELD AT: LDS HALL, CNR GARNET & BELLE AVENUES, WANGARATTA

*SAFETY OFFICER: TO BE APPOINTED

*ENTRIES CLOSE WITH: NARELLE FORREST, PO BOX 10, BEECHWORTH, VIC, 3747 *PHONE: 03 5728 1146 or E: rell_33@hotmail.com

*ON: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

*ENTRY FEE: $2 PER DANCE **** LATE ENTRIES: $4 PER DANCE

*PRIZE MONEY: Junior Sections: $3.00, $2.50, $2.00, 4^th Card

Adult: $5.00, $4.00, $3.00, 4^th Card

*AGGREGATES: FIRST, SECOND & THIRD, PLUS GRAND AGGREGATE PERPETUAL TROPHY & TROPHY IN HAND (donated by Gregory Family)

*MUSIC: CD/IPOD/LOCAL PIPER

*JUDGE: TO BE APPOINTED

U16 HF FOR THOSE WHO ONLY DO A HF ON THE DAY (10)

U16 TROPHY DANCE FOR THOSE NOT IN RECEIPT OF AN AGGREGATE AWARD, HF (41) (SPONSORED BY SLEE FAMILY)

U16 CONSOLATION HF FOR ANY DANCER NOT GAINING 1^ST, 2^ND OR 3^RD PRIZE ALL DAY time permitting/if necessary (42)

*GAFFA TAPE TO BE USED FOR ALL IRISH DANCES

THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND OR CANCEL ANY ITEM/S DEEMED NECESSARY.

DANCERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A MID AFTERNOON FAMILY SOCIAL

VICTORIAN SCOTTISH UNION HIGHLAND DANCING COMPETITION

BURRAMINE SPORTS,

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012 AT 12.30PM

*TO BE HELD AT: J.C. LOWE OVAL, YARRAWONGA

*SAFETY OFFICER: TO BE APPOINTED

*ENTRIES CLOSE WITH: NARELLE FORREST, PO BOX 10, BEECHWORTH, VIC, 3747 *PHONE: 03 5728 1146 or E: rell_33@hotmail.com

**ON: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

*ENTRY FEE: $2 PER DANCE ****LATE ENTRIES: $4 PER DANCE

*PRIZE MONEY: Junior Sections: $3.00, $2.50, $2.00, 4^th Card

Adult: $5.00, $4.00, $3.00, 4^th Card

*AGGREGATES: FIRST, SECOND & THIRD, PLUS GRAND AGGREGATE SASH (donated by Burramine Sports Committee), PERPETUAL TROPHY & TROPHY IN HAND (donated by Malcolm & Wendy Browning)

*MUSIC: CD/IPOD/LOCAL PIPER

*JUDGE: TO BE APPOINTED

U16 HF FOR THOSE WHO ONLY DO A HF ON THE DAY (7)

LEARNING LESS THAN 12 MONTHS PAS DE BAS (35)

U16 TROPHY DANCE FOR THOSE NOT IN RECEIPT OF AN AGGREGATE AWARD, HF (39) (SPONSORED BY DICKIE FAMILY)

U16 CONSOLATION HF FOR ANY DANCER NOT GAINING 1^ST, 2^ND OR 3^RD PRIZE ALL DAY time permitting/if necessary (40)

*GAFFA TAPE TO BE USED FOR ALL IRISH DANCES

THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND OR CANCEL ANY ITEM/S DEEMED NECESSARY.

VICTORIAN SCOTTISH UNION Competition

Geelong Highland Gathering, held at *Geelong Showgrounds*

SUNDAY 18^th March, 2012

Registration Card must be shown at gate for entry into ground Register at the table by 8.45 am

Starting Time: 9.00 am SHARP Safety Officer = Kerryn Elliott

Dancers must assemble at platform and remain until results have been announced

Competitors must bring Full Kilt and Summer Uniform

Entry Fee: $6 per section Extra Dances $1.00 Late Entries: Double

Prize Money: $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 4th Card Aggregates: 1st 2nd trophies

Aggregate of the Day: Ross Riddle Memorial Trophy

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Platform Two

Championships:

Under 10 years ST (15)

Under 16 years SD (10) Balfour Family Perpetual Trophy

Adult IR (4) Davidson Family Trophy

Trophy Dances

Under 12 years Flora McDonald's Fancy (7) GSD Trophy

Under 16 years Scottish Lilt (8) Chamberlain Family Perpetual Trophy

Extra Dances

Under 16 years HF (19) Competing Less than 12 months Adult SP/RL (14)

Specials Under 16 years IJ (2) SH (6) J&R (1) HF (9)

Queens Park Championships Pat Murfitt Memorial Trophy

Under 8 years HF (11) 12-14 years HF (13)

8-10 years HF (20) 14-16 years ST (12)

10-12 years SD (16) Adult ST (17)

Entry Fee: Championships & Trophy Dances $2.00 Late Entries: Double

Specials & Extras $1.00 Late Entries: Double

Prize Money: Specials & Extra Dances $2.00 $1.50 $1.00

Perpetual Championships & Trophy Dances Trophy and Replica

Dancers compete at own risk All dancers to wear Silver Cloth Gaffa Tape on tappers for Irish dances.

Entries to Kim South, 37 Yarramundi Drive, Clifton Springs 3222; by Monday 9^th March 2012

Geelong Highland Gathering Sunday 18^th March 2011

ORDER OF DANCING

Geelong Highland Gathering

Sunday, 18^th March, 2012

Entry Form

Entries to Geelong Scottish Dance, 37 Yarramundi Drive, Clifton Springs, 3222 by Friday 9^th March 2012

Contact Name ..Phone Number.

Cheque/Money Order payable to Geelong Scottish Dance. No entry accepted unless accompanied by entry fees.

Berwick Highland Gathering

to be held on

Saturday 11 February 2012

at

Akoonah Park Showgrounds, Princes Highway, Berwick

Entries to: Bernadette Rae, 30 Dutton Close, Lynbrook, 97998918 or email glenbraedancers@hotmail.com by Wednesday 8 February

Start Time: 10.00am Adjudicator: TBA

Entry Fee $1.00 per dance Safety Officer: B Rae

Prize Money: $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 4^th Card

Extra Dances and Specials: Medals

Aggregates: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Order of Dance: Kilt, Sailors, Irish, Aboyne

Section Events Bernadette Rae Championship

Under 8 HF ST IJ IJ

8-10 HF ST SH SH

10-12 HF SP/RL IJ IR

12-14 HF ROT Scottish Lilt SH

14-16 ST HP/RL SH IR

16-18 HF ST J&R SH

Adult HF ST SH SH

Extra Dances

Under 10 Scottish Lilt

10-12 Years Scottish Lilt

12-16 Years Flora McDonald

Adult Scottish Lilt

Competing Less than 12 months HF IJ PDB

Special

Under 16 Years SPRL and SH

Bruce and Lorna Hocking Incentive Award to be danced over Berwick and Haileybury Gatherings. $40 prize to be awarded to the dancer in Under 12, 12-16 and Over 16 who gains the highest points over the 3 competitions. Must compete at both competitions to be eligible.

16-18 and Adult programme will be joined together if there are not 3 competitors in each section. Adult programme will be followed in this event.

Please note: Order of programme will be forwarded once entries are received.