The 2009 Oireachtas is the Western Canadian qualifier for both the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 North American Championships. The purpose of this post is to explain to first-time Oireachtas dancers (and parents) how the qualifying spots for the North American Championships are determined. The 2010 North American Championships ("NAN's") will take place in Orlando Florida, July 3-7/10.
At the Oireachtas, all dancers in each age group will do their Hard Shoe dance and their Soft Shoe dance. The top 50% in each group will be “recalled”. Recalled dancers will be announced, and will return to dance their Set Dance. All recalled dancers will “place” at the evening awards ceremony. All dancers who did not get a recall will not dance their Set Dance, and will not receive an award.
The formula for determining whether you have qualified for the North American Championships is as follows: In each age group, the top 10 dancers + 25% of all dancers in the group will qualify for the North American Championships (so long as those 25% were within the recall group). This usually - but not always - works out to be all recalled dancers. Examples of calculating North American Qualifiers:
A/ 40 dancers in the group = 20 recallers (top 50%). NAN's Qualifiers: Top 10 recallers + 25% (25% of 40 dancers = 10). Therefore top 10 plus the next 10 = 20 dancers. All 20 recallers are qualified to compete at the North American Championships.
B/ 52 dancers in the group = 26 recallers (top 50%). NAN's Qualifiers: Top 10 recallers + 25% (25% of 52 dancers = 13). Therefore top 10 plus the next 13 = 23 dancers. Thus although 26 dancers recalled in this group, only the top 23 are qualified for the North American Championships. Dancers in 24th, 25th and 26th place do not qualify.
Exceptions: If a particular age group has 10 or less dancers, the Adjudicators will normally recall all of them rather than only 50%. As well, in the Pre-Oireachtas (U-9) group, the Adjudicators will often recall more than 50%. For example, in 2007 there were 15 Pre-Oireachtas dancers and 11 were recalled; in 2008, there were 16 Pre-Oireachtas dancers and 10 were recalled.
OTHER NOTES:
- All Open Championship dancers are automatically qualified for the North American Championships. This includes Open dancers who do not compete at the Oireachtas, or who may have competed and not recalled at the Oireachtas.
- Recall calculations are based on the number of dancers who actually danced, not the number of dancers listed in the program! (There are always a few “no-shows”). Good luck qualifying for 2010 NAN's!
The formula for determining whether you have qualified for the North American Championships is as follows: In each age group, the top 10 dancers + 25% of all dancers in the group will qualify for the North American Championships (so long as those 25% were within the recall group). This usually - but not always - works out to be all recalled dancers. Examples of calculating North American Qualifiers:
A/ 40 dancers in the group = 20 recallers (top 50%). NAN's Qualifiers: Top 10 recallers + 25% (25% of 40 dancers = 10). Therefore top 10 plus the next 10 = 20 dancers. All 20 recallers are qualified to compete at the North American Championships.
B/ 52 dancers in the group = 26 recallers (top 50%). NAN's Qualifiers: Top 10 recallers + 25% (25% of 52 dancers = 13). Therefore top 10 plus the next 13 = 23 dancers. Thus although 26 dancers recalled in this group, only the top 23 are qualified for the North American Championships. Dancers in 24th, 25th and 26th place do not qualify.
Exceptions: If a particular age group has 10 or less dancers, the Adjudicators will normally recall all of them rather than only 50%. As well, in the Pre-Oireachtas (U-9) group, the Adjudicators will often recall more than 50%. For example, in 2007 there were 15 Pre-Oireachtas dancers and 11 were recalled; in 2008, there were 16 Pre-Oireachtas dancers and 10 were recalled.
OTHER NOTES:
- All Open Championship dancers are automatically qualified for the North American Championships. This includes Open dancers who do not compete at the Oireachtas, or who may have competed and not recalled at the Oireachtas.
- Recall calculations are based on the number of dancers who actually danced, not the number of dancers listed in the program! (There are always a few “no-shows”). Good luck qualifying for 2010 NAN's!
Photo: Some NPIDA recallers at the 2008 WCAN Oireachtas in Vancouver: Kelly, Kali, Michael, Courtney and Paige.
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