The Newsletter of the Callanish School of Celtic Arts
Dear Students and Parents,
Competition season is in full swing and the dancers are busy perfecting their moves for a successful year. Please make sure that you read all entry forms thoroughly and send in the correct items. All dancers, with the exception of Larissa Kortis and Cassidy Savage, are considered "pre-premier dancers". Most events also require a self addressed stamped envelope in order for you to receive your dancer’s entry pass. As many of you know, I will no longer be purchasing items for dancers. You will find a complete list of where I buy items on the back side of the newsletter. It will be up to individuals to purchase CDs, ghillies, etc. from now on. I may have a few pairs of stray ghillies left for sale, but that is all.
Mòran Taing,
Maggie Carchrie
Memorial Day Parade
The Callanish Dancers will be marching in the Town of Yarmouth Memorial Day Parade. Please meet in the Stop & Shop parking lot located on Long Pond Drive, off of Route 28, in S. Yarmouth. Dancers should arrive at 10 AM dressed in their kilts. The parade begins at 10:30 and concludes with a ceremony at 11 in front of the Town Hall.
Car Wash Slated
Our annual car wash is scheduled for Saturday, June 29th from 9-2 PM at the Yarmouth Town Hall, Route 28, W. Yarmouth. Details to follow in June.
Please Note:
Callanish Families and Dancers should wear their school t-shirts to any of the spring events planned like the car wash, yard sale and school trip to RI. This will help to show our school spirit and to identify us as a group i.e. who to pay at the yard sale etc.
School Trip Planned
On Saturday, May 18th the Callanish School will be taking its annual trip to the Rhode Island Highland Games in Westerly, RI. Most dancers will be competing between 9-11 AM. Please show your support and come down for the day even if your child does not compete. Complete directions can be found online at www.riscot.org.
Yard Sale
The 3rd Annual Callanish Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 25th from 9 AM – 4 PM at the Carchrie’s, 85 Camp Street, Hyannis. Please start gathering your unwanted items for the sale. Maggie will be handing out price tags to mark your items ahead of time. Items can be dropped off during class and placed in Maggie’s van or at the Carchrie’s the night before. We are in desperate need of folding tables! If you have any, please consider letting us use them for the sale. We will need some extra help with clean up afterwards, so even if you can’t come to the sale but are available around 4 PM, please stop by. If anyone is willing to make a dump run with their truck or bring stuff to the Goodwill, please let Maggie know. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of new Highland vests for the girls and jackets for the boys.
Addendum:
Due to a last minute invitation to perform in Virginia, Maggie will not be teaching class on Friday, June 7th. Instead, Colleen Anderson and Anna Fulcher will be teaching the Friday classes together on the 7th.
Hats Off!
Congratulations to the following dancers who earned medals at April 20th Competition in Shrewsbury, MA:
- Primary: Cassidy Savage -- 3rd Sword, 4th PdB and HC
- Beginner 12 & under: Meghan Johnson -- 2nd Seann Triubhas
- Beginner 13 & over: Vicky MacArthur -- 4th Sword and Fling
- Intermediate 13 & Over: Colleen Anderson -- 2nd Seann Triubhas, 4th Fling, 3rd Strathspey and Reel
Upcoming Events
| 18 May | School trip to the RI Highland Games Westerly, RI, 9 am-5 pm |
| 25 May | Yard Sale at the Carchries', 9 am-4 pm |
| 27 May | Yarmouth Memorial Day Parade, 10 am (meet in S&S parking lot on Long Pond Dr.) |
| 1 June | Southern NH Highland Games Greenfield, NH, 9 am-5 pm |
| 22 June | Western Mass Highland Games Brimfield, MA, 9 am-5 pm |
| 23-28 June | Braemar Highland Dance Camp Troy, NY |
| 29 June | Car Wash, 9-3, Yarmouth Town Hall |
| 4 July | Hyannis Fourth of July Parade, 4 pm |
| 6 July | 6 July Round Hill Highland Games, Norwalk, CT 9 am–5 pm |
| 20 July | Glasgow Lands Scottish Games Westfield, MA, 9 am-5 pm |
| 21 July | Barnstable County Fair, 12:45 Show |
Need more info on festivals? See the official Highland Games web site at: www.maclachlans.org/games.html
Where to Buy Stuff for Highland Dancing
Tartan Town
1-877-800-5458
www.tartantown.com
- 2" Brooches
- Highland Blouses with square neck & eyelet sleeves
- CDs
- Highland Vests – Silver Braid and Buttons
- Hornpipe Outfits
- Patterns
Highland X Press
1-816-746-6750
highxpress.tripod.com
- Same stuff as Tartan Town, just a bit more expensive, but it comes FAST!
Hullachan Pro North America
1-970-532-3216
www.hprona.com
- Hullachan Pro Ghillies are the only ghillies Callanish Dancers wear. Please order them directly from this source or check with Maggie about any left over stock from when she sold shoes.
Mary Carchrie
1-508-790-4165
- National Costumes
- Irish Jig Costume