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June 17, 2008: Tickets are still available for the Cara Happy Hour (June 20th at Maggie O'Neills, 6PM-9PM)  The donation of $25 includes three hour buffet and open bar. At the same time, babysitting (craft and movie) will be offered at the dance studio in Drexel Hill.  The cost is $10 per child - $20 per family - for three hours of babysitting. If you would like to order Happy Hour tickets to pick up at the door please email us at info@caraschool.com

Five-dollar raffle tickets are also in circulation. The winner will be drawn at the Happy Hour on June 20th.  
----1st prize $1,000
----2nd Prize $500
----3rd prize $250 

If you can't make it to the Happy  Hour but would like to support the team's raffle, please email info@caraschool.com

June 9, 2008: Tickets are now available for the Cara Happy Hour (June 20th at Maggie O'Neills, 6-9)  The donation of $25 includes three hour buffet and open bar. At the same time, babysitting (craft and movie) will be offered at the dance studio in Drexel Hill.  The cost is $10 per child - $20 per family - for three hours.

If you would like to order Happy Hour tickets to pick up at the door please email us at info@caraschool.com

If you would like to stop by the studio to purchase tickets, we will be in Drexel Hill on Mondays (4-6:30) and Fridays (4:30-8:00) and in Edgemont on Wednesdays (4:30-8:30).

Five-dollar Raffle tickets are also in circulation ---the winner will be drawn at the Happy Hour on June 20th.  
----1st prize $1,000
----2nd Prize $500
----3rd prize $250 

  If you can't make it to the Happy  Hour but would like to support the team's raffle, please email info@caraschool.com

May 22, 2008: See below for some important information on behalf of the group of 46 Cara dancers who will be traveling to Nashville, TN to compete in the North American Championships this summer.......

We are currently selling raffle tickets. Winners will be drawn on June 20th at a "Happy Hour/ Beef and Beer".  Raffle tickets are $5 each and the prizes are:

  • 1st Prize $1,000

  • 2nd Prize $500

  • 3rd Prize $250

The "Happy Hour(s)" will be held at Maggie O'Neill's on Friday June 20th.
Hot roast beef sandwiches and open bar from 6-9 PM. Price: $25 (includes a chance for some door prizes too). Please let all of your friends know about this fun (adults only) way to support the dancers!!

and here's the best part.....
There will be a "Parent's Night Out" at the same exact time as the "Happy Hour". You can sign up to have your children watch a movie and do a craft etc. at the studio while you are at Maggie's with the grown-ups!!! There will be adult supervision as well as teen leadership.

So, go ahead and start buying your chances.....and mark your calendar for June 20th.
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Please look for raffle tickets at the remaining dance classes (remember there is no class Memorial Day weekend) or email info@caraschool.com to arrange to purchase these chances.

IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO HELP SELL SOME TICKETS (IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MANY), PLEASE CONTACT US AND WE WILL GET TICKETS TO YOU.  If you are interested in attending the "Happy Hour",  please contact info@caraschool.com  for tickets, or ask a travel team member to get the tickets to you. We will need a head count, probably a week before the event.

The Cara Travel Team thanks you in advance for your support and enthusiasm.

May 4, 2008:

IRISH NIGHT AT THE PHILLIES
Friday May 16, 2008 at 7:05PM
vs. Toronto Blue Jays

  • Block party and entertainment at each gate from 5:15-6:15PM

  • The Cara School will dance at the main gate (Citizen's Bank Way) with a live band (since we were the 2008 parade winner) from 5:15-6:15.

  • On field performance at 6:30PM (9 minutes), all dance schools together (Cara, Campbell, Coyle, Cummins, Gibson, Lynn, McDade, McHugh, Rince Ri,Timoney...)

  • Performance with the Phanatic (2 dancers per school), 5th inning and again 7th inning on the dugouts.

TICKETS:
It will probably be more fun if we all get a block of tickets in the same area--if you would like to sit with the group in the $16 seats, please email me with the number of tickets that you need and then bring the ticket money to dance class (we will submit one lump payment for the $16 seats). If you are interested in alternate/more expensive seating options, please email me for those details. There are seats available for $16 thru $27.50 in various sections. The Ticket order must be placed by Thursday of this week, MAY 8th.

Tell your friends, relatives and neighbors/ There are plenty of tickets and the Cara School will receive a portion of each ticket price which we can use toward future parade fees and productions (as this entire Irish heritage night is being organized by Michael Bradley and the members of the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Observance Association) .

DANCERS:
We will need the name of each dancer who wishes to participate. Please email names along with your ticket order ASAP. We need to provide a list and headcount to the event organizers. Look for more details later throughout this week.

 

March 21, 2008: And the winner is.......CARA SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE

Walter Garvin Award
Award given to the Outstanding Children's Irish Dance Group

2008 Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade

Congratulations to all of the Cara families who were involved in making our parade presentation so wonderful. We are very very proud of all of the strong dancers who practiced so hard and who marched through the winds and cold weather yesterday. You all looked great and did a wonderful job representing the Cara School!  There were many wonderful dance groups participating in the parade and we are very proud to have been chosen as the BEST CHILDREN'S IRISH DANCE GROUP.


March 5, 2008: Click here to see video from this year's parade kickoff party.

 

November 30, 2007: Congratulations to the Cara School Regional Oireachtas dancers! The Cara dancers, once again, did a great job at the Mid Atlantic Regional Championships!! There were over 1,300 dancers competing at the event and the level of competition was very strong. Dancers come from all over the region (Buffalo to Delaware) for this annual championship.

Perhaps the biggest achievement of the weekend came on Sunday when two Cara dancers qualified to compete at the World Championship in Belfast, Ireland next March. Huge congratulations to Patrick Hegarty and Catherine West who will be the first two solo dancers to represent the Cara School at the World Championship!! Both of these dancers competed in the Under 10 age category - the youngest age category eligible for the World Championships.

Twelve Cara dancers received SOLO championship medals:

Patrick Hegarty -- 2nd under 10 boys -- World Qualifier

Aine Sheehan-- 3rd under 9 (out of 100)

Henry Schaffer-- 9th under 10 

Billy Hegarty -- 8th under 13

Brendan Ryan -- 9th under 12

Catherine West -- 11th under 10 (out of 100) -- World Qualifier

Megan Smith -- 28th under 16 (out of 140 or so)

Kerrie Flynn -- 30th under 10 (out of 100)

Brittany Scattergood -- 38th under 16 (out of 140 or so)

Maggie Larkin -- 47th under 8 (out of 112)

Trish Connelly -- 48th under 15 (out of 128)

Kristen Richers -- 58th under 15 (out of 128)

25 Cara teams received medals in ceili dancing competitions. Congratulations to all of our teams!!! Click here to see all the team results.

We are very proud of the efforts of every Cara dancer and we look forward to 2008 with pride and confidence. We will have representation beyond the Mid Atlantic Region - at the All-Ireland Championships (Killarney, Ireland) in February, the World Championships (Belfast, Ireland) in March and at the North American Championships (Nashville, TN USA) in July. Congratulations to all who have qualified for these upcoming events. And, thank you (in advance) to all who will help to support the dancers through fundraising efforts!

Click here to see photos

September 13, 2007: Well, I got some of it right - my source was not a good one I'm afraid, as far as the name...... The beautiful baby girl is now named Julianna Kathryn Grant. Same great baby, new great name.

September 11, 2007: Veronica Grant was born at 5:18AM on September 11, 2007.  She is a healthy 8lbs and 11 ounces and 21.5 inches long. Congratulations to Margy, John, Rita, Joseph,MaryRose and Colm!!

September 10, 2007: It seems like it would be best to make one more change to the class schedule.  On Saturdays we are going to place the group dancing class in the 2PM-3PM time slot and the champ class (that was 2PM-4:30PM this past Sat.) in the 3PM-5:30 timeslot. We hope this will be convenient to the dancers who are in the 11:30 and 12:30 classes (so they don't have to wait around so long for their group class) and also to the prelim and open champ dancers who can now do the group dancing class immediately before their solo class.
The revised schedule will go into effect this upcoming Saturday (9/15). Please spread the word if you have a friend or classmate who might not be great at checking their email. Thank You!

May 25, 2007: Aside from the one remaining Wednesday in May, our Irish Dancing season 2006-2007 has come to an end and teachers would like to thank all of our supportive families for their participation.  There are no classes this Friday or Saturday - enjoy the Memorial Day holiday weekend. While no weekly classes were originally planned for this summer, the following will be offered:

  • In Springfield on June 2nd there will be classes offered according to the regular schedule as a make-up for registered Drexel Hill and Springfield students.  Others may attend for a $10 charge.
  • Beginner thru Prize winner level dancers who would like to attend solo practice sessions on Wednesdays in June in Edgmont are welcome.  There will be two options: 4:30-5:30PM and 5:30-6:30PM .
  • Please email if you are interested so that we can split the interested dancers appropriately. These classes will only be offered if there is enough interest.  The cost is $10 per lesson (same rate as last summer). 
  • All levels are welcome to attend Aston on Saturdays June 2nd, June 9th, and June 16th from 9:30-11: 30am .  For registered Aston students who did not make up the missed days from March and May, there will be no charge.  For other students the cost will be $40 for the month.
  • In response to many requests, the Oxford class will continue on the 5 Fridays in June from 5:30-6:30 for 1st and 2nd year students and from 5:30-7:30 for advanced level dancers.  In July and August class night will move to Thursday but the times will remain the same.  There will be no class on Thursday, July 5th and the last class of the summer will be Thursday, August 9th. Tuition will be collected monthly and will be $40.
  • There are two daytime camps offered by Cara School teachers.  The first will be July 16th - 20th in Drexel Hill; the second, July 30th -August 3rd in Edgmont .  Please click here for prices, times, registration, and addresses.
  • There is a possibility that a group-dance camp and possibly an evening solo dance camp will be added in August. We will let you know those details if/when they materialize.

Thank you all for a great 2006-2007 dance season!

Annmarie , Maureen , Margy , Mary and Patty