PAN PACIFIC 2011 CANCELLED

In December when we released the syllabus for the Pan Pacific Irish Dance Championships, our committee made a personal commitment to staging this year’s event. Therefore, it is with the greatest regret that we must inform you of the cancellation of the 2011 Pan Pacific Irish Dance Championships.

With the diagnosis in the past months of two of our parents with stage IV cancer we know we cannot devote the energy and focus necessary to make the event tenable this year. Although we know that this decision breaches a trust we take seriously, after much consideration we understand that our time in the coming months must be devoted to the principle we hold in highest regard: family.

We view you as part of our Pan Pacific family as well, making this decision all the harder: we hope you will understand. Those of you who have paid registration fees will receive a full refund with our gratitude. For those who have made travel arrangements, we would like to extend free registration to our sister feis, Feile Samhain, October 29 & 30 in Vancouver, Washington. Please feel free to contact us at panpacificchampionships@yahoo.com.

Your support has meant so much to us and we profusely apologize for any hardship this decision may cause you and wish you all the best in the coming year.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR PAN PACIFIC 2011!

Aloha!

We are pleased to announce the registration is open for the second Pan Pacific Irish Dance Championships & Feis, to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, July 9th, 2011. We are very pleased to be back after one year’s hiatus with the only event of its kind in Hawaii, and look forward to bringing together dancers from throughout the Pacific Rim and beyond in a spirit of friendly competition.

This year we extend a warm "Aloha" to adjudicators Russell Beaton from Baltimore, Maryland; Mary Bryan from St. Catherine’s, Ontario; and Dennis Dennehy from Chicago, Illinois; with music again provided by Merv Bell from Edmonton, Alberta.

This year’s event will be hosted at the McCoy Pavilion, across the street from Ala Moana Shopping Mall, the largest outdoor mall in the world, right on the other side of the Ala Wai canal from the excitement of Waikiki, and just feet from Ala Moana Beach and the beautiful Pacific Ocean.

The Pan Pacific Championships & Feis offers a unique syllabus: in addition to separate Preliminary and Open Championships as part of the standard Western US syllabus, Prizewinners and Champions may enter the separate Pan Pacific Step-Dancing Championships, a second three-round competition.

Registration will be provided by FeisWorx; you may register and pay online at www.feisworx.com. Online entries are due before midnight Hawaii Standard Time on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 to avoid late fees; paper entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, June 1st, 2011. Entries must include the $25 individual/family registration fee, which includes commemorative competitor wristbands and a complimentary program.

Our first year, we had just under 80 competitors, and although circumstance did not permit us to host the event last year, this syllabus is your guarantee that the Pan Pacific Irish Dance Championships will return to Honolulu in 2011! So make your travel plans early and join us at the 2nd Pan Pacific Irish Dance Championships!

Hele Mei Hoohiwahiwa ~ Come Celebrate with Us!