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2024

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HIGHLAND DANCING

CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COMPETITION

 

SUNDAY 24th MARCH 2024

 

Championship: 03/2024

Competition: WAM 02/2024

http://wamrchdi.webs.com/

 This competition is registered with the Western Australian Metropolitan Regional Committee of Highland Dancing Inc. and will be conducted under the rules of the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing (RSOBHD) as adopted by the Australian Board of Highland Dancing Incorporated (ABHDI).

 

Location:
Shenton College Gymnasium, 227 Stubbs Tce, Shenton Park WA

Start time:
Commences at 9am sharp. Doors will be open from 8:15am.

Judges: 
Louise Johnston, QLD
Justine Banks, NSW
Michelle Ordenes, VIC

Piper: 
Piper, accompanied by iPod as required

Contact:
Rochelle Stonard, Technical Secretary
M: +61 411 046 977
E: rochelles22@hotmail.com

Door Entry: $5 per person $5 per program
 

Submitting Entries:

Your entry will be taken as permission for WAMRCHDI to photograph competing dancers and to use those photos for promotion on http://wamrchdi.webs.com/ and of highland dancing. If you do not wish your child to be photographed please provide their competitor's number to the organisers prior to the commencement of the day.

Entries close 5:00pm (WST) Thursday 21st March 2024

COMPETITION AGE GROUPS WILL BE DETERMINED FROM ENTRIES RECEIVED ON THIS DAY

Dance Order will be first received, last to dance.

 

Age groups for competition sections.

• Will be determined after close of entries.

• Will be set where the numbers in each group are the most equal (taking into account that 6 dancers are required in a section for that section to be eligible for a trophy awarded over more than one group.)
   

Order of Events

• Championships will commence in the morning and Premier National dances and Hornpipe after lunch.

• Primary section will commence after lunch.

• Beginners, Novice and Intermediate ABOYNE sections will commence in the morning and KILT sections after lunch.

• A timetable will be posted on our WAMRCHDI Facebook page 

• Championship presentations will be immediately following the lunch break.

• All other presentations will be at the end of the competition.
   

Use of Video and Flash Photography

• As this is an inside venue and the required “Duty of Care” to be afforded to protect children, the use of video equipment and flash photography while the dancing is in progress is not permitted.

• Prize presentations of your own child may be photographed.
   

Prizes

Championship 7- 11 years
Winner - Perpetual Trophy and Shield, Sash and $100.00 
Runner Up - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
3rd Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
4th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
5th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
6th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash

Championship 12 - 15 years
Winner - Perpetual Trophy and Shield, Sash and $100.00 
Runner Up - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
3rd Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
4th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
5th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
6th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash

Championship 16 years and over
Winner - Perpetual Trophy and Shield, Sash and $100.00
Runner Up - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
3rd Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
4th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
5th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash
6th Place - Perpetual Trophy, Sash

Individual Dance Places
Prize money will be awarded 1 to 6 in each dance of the championship and may increase with the number of entries.

Premier National Aggregate
Age groups and number of prizes will be determined on entries received at closing date.

Pre-Level Aggregates and Sections
Age groups and number of prizes will be determined on entries received at closing date.

Winner - Perpetual Trophy and Sash
Runner Up - Trophy
Individual Dance places - Medals

Trophy Dances
Age groups and number of prizes will be determined on entries received at closing date.

Special Perpetual Trophies
 

Jenny Coffey Trophy: The Most Promising Pre-Level Dancer
Perpetual trophy and keep trophy - Judges decision.

West Coast Highland Dancers Trophy: The pre-level dancer that most depicts the spirit of Highland Dancing while beginning to develop good technique and presentation.
Perpetual trophy - Judges decision.
 

Jamie Ritchie Memorial Trophy: The Premier Dancer that most depicts the spirit Of Highland Dancing taking into account presentation and use of good technique.
Perpetual trophy - Judges decision.
 

Pre-Level Aggregate: Donated By Rochelle Stonard
Overall pre-level sections with 6 or more entries (Fling, Swords, Seann Triubhas and Reel).
Perpetual Trophy

Jade Loveridge Perpetual Trophy: The premier dancer with the highest championship point score
Perpetual trophy
 

Restricted Premier Dancer: Donated By the Papalia Family
Dancers must compete in Championship and National Sections
It will be a draw/raffle taken from eligible dancers.
 

Dancer of the Day Cup: Donated by the Aitkin Family
Premier dancer with highest point score over Championships and National Aggregate.
Perpetual Cup
 

• Due to the age of the WA Championship trophies and at the request of the Ritchie family, the Championship cups and the “Jamie Marie Ritchie” trophy must remain in the state of Western Australia.

• The trophies must be returned to the WAMRCHDI Committee at the end of the competition.

• The WAMRCHDI will cover the cost of engraving your name on the trophy.

• The Championship winner's shields may be taken out of the state.

• Trophy winners will be required to sign for all trophies and must agree to cover the postage costs and to return trophies in the bags provided in good order prior to the next championship.

 

Competition Dances

Primary
16 Pas De Basque, Pas De Basque and High Cuts, Fling (4), Swords (2/1)

Beginners/Novice
Aggregate – Fling (4), Sword ( 2/1), Seann/T (3/1)
Section Dances – 4 Part Tulloch, Lilt (4), Flora (4)
Trophy Dance – Fling (4)

Intermediate
Aggregate – Fling (4), Sword (2/1), Seann/T (3/1)
Section Dances – 4 Part Tulloch, Lilt (4), Flora (4)
Trophy Dance – Hornpipe (4)

Premier
Championship – RSOBHD 2024 championship steps
National Aggregate – Village Maid (4), Blue Bonnets (4), Hornpipe (4)

Any dancer who has not been placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd (at the start of this competition) in a registered Championship will be eligible for the Restricted Premier prize category (highest placed restricted dancer in the Premier National Aggregate)