Welcome to the 22nd Annual Milwaukee Feis!
Presented by the Milwaukee Feis Society
22 years ago we began this feis with a humble 400 dancers.
The Milwaukee Feis is now one of the largest,
and is the longest running feis in Milwaukee,
and we are very proud
to still be keeping the tradition alive today!
Once again, the 2011 Milwaukee Feis will be held at the Student Union at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd). This is a gorgeous campus and a great place for a feis. With plenty of room to spread out, places to eat and fun for everyone around the neighborhood, we are happy to hold our feis at this location once again in 2011.
Be sure to check out our location page for more information
about the campus and the Milwaukee area.
Stage Schedule
HERE is the Final Stage Schedule 2011.
Please note that all competitions with more than 25 were split.
Please note that Beginner 2, Novice and Prizewinner competitions on Stage 3 will not begin before 9:30 a.m. upon the completion of all of the First Feis and Beginner 1 competitions. This does not mean that they will begin at exactly 9:30 a.m., but they will not begin before then.
All competitions with less than 5 were combined in acccordance with the NAFC and Mid-American Region in order to give all dancers the opportunity to compete with at least 5 dancers in a competition. A few competitions with less than 5 were not able to be combined because, even if they had been combined, the combined competition would still have had less than 5, so those that fell in that category remained un-combined.
An effort has been made to email all dancers/families affected by a combination so you are aware of which competitions your dancer is now entered for at the feis on Saturday.
Entry Limits
*Entry deadline has been extended, with the late fee being waived, until Wednesday, August 3rd!*
Beginner 1 – Prizewinner:
First PAID 900 entries
Preliminary and Open Championship:
First PAID 300 entries
OR Wednesday, August 3rd WHICHEVER COMES FIRST
*First Feis and all Non-Dancing competitions – No Limit:
New entries in these categories only accepted
until Sunday, August 7th (late fee will apply August 4th - August 7th)
Registration On
Registration for the Milwaukee Feis is being held on www.feisworx.com
and began on Friday, June 10th
*All entries must be paid for in order to be
considered completed and accepted.
*All payments must be done on www.feisworx.com
with credit card – no checks/mail-in payments accepted.
Any/all registered entries with payments not received by August 3rd will incur the late fee if paid for as of August 4th.
*Any and all entries not paid for by
August 7th/before August 8th will be dropped. (figures - only exception)
Please pay promptly to ensure your spot in this year's feis..
*All entries and payments must be done through FeisWorx –
absolutely no email, phone, mail or drop-off
entries or payments will be accepted.
August 3rd: Last day to submit NEW entries. Also, last day to make
Changes and Additions with no late fee.
August 4th – August 7th: Changes and Additions can be made to EXISTING entries
with a $10 late fee per competition changed/added
NEW AS OF JULY 30th - we will still accept NEW entries August 4th - August 7th with the late fee. If you want to create a new entry as of August 4th, you must contact the feis directly at milwaukeefeis AT gmail DOT com to do so.
August 7th: Last day entries accepted and changes can be made
August 8th: No more changes, additions or payments accepted to ALL competitions except for figures - dancers may enter for/make changes to figures until Friday, August 12th with the late fee applying July 30th - August 12th. You must contact the Feis directly at milwaukeefeis[at]gmail.com.
Preliminary and Open Championship competitions will run youngest to oldest. We will have a separate area for Preliminary and Open Championship awards presentations in the Union Theater, which is located just across the Hall from the Wisconsin Room where these competitions will be held. There will be signs outside the theater announcing what time each awards presentation will be held
All Preliminary and Open Championship competitions will begin with soft shoe.
Important Dates to Remember
Friday, June 10th:
Registration Opens on
www.feisworx.com
August 3rd: Last day to create a new entry or change an exisiting entry with no late fee.
August 4th – August 7th: Changes/additions can be made to entries
– $10 late fee per competition changed/added; new entries may still be made, with the late fee, but you must contact the feis directly to do so as you will be locked out of FeisWorx at that time.
August 8th - August 12th: No changes, additions or entries may be made, except figures.(contact Feis directly)
August 13th: Day of Feis - No changes, additions, or new entries accepted at all! No exceptions!
Please remember that there is no limit for First Feis and non-dancing competitions - NEW entries for THESE COMPETITIONS ONLY will be accepted until August 7th..
Pre-Registration and Registration At UWM
Friday, August 12th:
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Pre-Registration at UWM on Ground floor
Saturday, August 13th:
7:00 a.m. Registration Opens
8:30 a.m. Feis Begins Promptly
The Milwaukee Feis will be holding a raffle this year.
1 grand prize - a brand new laptop computer!
Tickets: only $5 for 1 ticket. Even better: only $20 for 5 tickets.
Tickets will be sold Friday evening and Saturday by the registration tables/awards tables on the ground floor. One lucky winner will be drawn at 3:00 p.m. at the raffle table. Winner does not have to be present to win, but do have to make arrangements to pick up the prize in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Feis Society
President - Robert Cronin
Executive Vice President - William Starr
Executive Vice President - Julie Smith
Entry Secretary - Maura Heck, TCRG
Treasurer - Henry Gottschlich
Recording Secretary - Marni Starr
Corresponding Secretary - Chris Cronin
Volunteer Coordinator – Victoria Gess
Vendors - Carol Gottschlich
Awards - Laura Radke
Lupe Alba
Bridget Jaskulski, TCRG
Doug Johnson
Laura Radke
Jane Walrath
If you have any questions or would like to submit an add,
please contact milwaukeefeis[at]gmail.com.
