2016 Brochure of Classes - Mullane Healy Godley Academy

A
723
33 W. Tou
uhy Aven
nue (at Ha
arlem) Chicago, I L 60631
210 E Chicago
C
A
Avenue, Westmon
W
nt, IL 605
559 Deaar Parents and
d Dancers: Wee would like to
o say thank yo
ou for your intterest and participation in o
our Academy. We are prouud to pass st
alo
ong our love o
of Irish Dancing to your ch
hildren. In our 31 year of teaching, our Academy hhas always maaintained one philosophy ‐ to treat all d
dancers equallly ‐ which in turn instills a sense of conffidence in eacch child whether they are aa World Cham
mpion caliber dancer, a begginner who iss just starting out, or a reccreational dan
ncer who enjjoys performing in the An
nnual Dance Recital. In our o Academyy you will find
d a hardworkking— yet fun atmosphere, from both thee teachers and
d the studentss. Wee truly feel thaat the Mullane
e Healy Godleey Academy iss one of the be
est Irish dancee schools in thhe World ‐ nott because of aall the titles w
won, but because of what iss passed onto
o the dancers long after thee trophies havve tarnished, and the med
dals are put aaway ‐ friend
dships that lasst a lifetime, a sense of faamily and teaamwork, and sself esteem th
hat carries with the dancerr long after th
heir Irish dancce classes are over. We lovve what we do
o and we share
e that with our dancers. In turn, they lovve to dance. Wee welcome all our new fam
milies of Beginners and To
ots to the Accademy. We have informaation and ansswers to som
me of the Freequently Askeed Questions o
on our web ssite. Please feeel free to bro
owse the site, or email the teaching stafff, In addition, we will havve parents avaailable at yourr dancer’s firstt class to answ
wer any questions that you m
may have, You
u will observee that Irish Dancing has maany wonderfull qualities that motivate ch
hildren: from tthe joyy of learning new steps, to t performingg routines at the Annual Recital, to winning that f
w
first meedal, to workin
ng as a team, to sharing thee fun with your new friend
ds. For over 25
5 years we haave wo
orked with children ‐ and w
we look forw
ward to this yeear as much as we looked
d forward to oour verry first year waay back in 198
85 ... Mike, Gary, Maary Alice, Pegggy, Eanna, SShannon, Nora, John, Bre
endan TEAC
CHING AC
CADEMY
Y FOR 20
015‐2016
6 THEE MULLANE FFAMILY For nearly
n
25 years, the Mullane fam
mily has been sy
ynonymous with
h Irish dancing in
n the Chicago arrea. First estabblished in
1985
5, Mike, Mary, Billy,
B and Peggy, nurtured the Academy
A
into on
ne of the largest and most deco
orated dancing sschools in
the Chicago
C
Area. Over
O
25 years, the Mullane Academy
A
has w
won 5 World Championship
C
tittles, 26 North A
American
Cham
mpionship titles, and countless Regional
R
titles. Michael Mullane
e is the Preside
ent Emeritus of th
he Irish Dance T
Teachers
Asso
ociation of North
h America. Ma
ary Alice and Peggy
P
both workk diligently with
h solos and teams within the A
Academy
perfe
ecting our teams
s for performance
e and competitio
ons. When not tteaching dance, Mary and Pegg
gy both teach scchool at a
local Catholic gramm
mar school. With great pride, the tradition off teaching is no
ow being passe
ed down to thee second
gene
eration of Mullan
ne teachers with World Champio
on John Godleyy TCRG and Bre
endan Mullane bringing
b
their ennthusiasm
to the
e Academy.
GAR
RY HEALY AD
DCRG
In 20
002, Gary Healy
y, began teaching in the Chicago
o area and in a very short spac
ce of time, his co
ommitment to eexcellence transfformed dancers
s onto the
intern
national scene winning
w
Regiona
al, National and
d World titles for both solo and
d team events. At
A the age of eeighteen, Gary m
moved from Birmingham,
Engla
and to Glasgow
w to study law att the prestigious University of Glasgow Law Sc
chool, where he graduated with honors in European Union Law
w in 1997.
Gary
y is a licensed atttorney. As a dancer,
d
Gary ha
as won the All-S
Scotland, British National, Greatt Britain, All-Irelland and retire
ed from compettitive Irish
danc
cing in 1998 afte
er winning the Senior Men's World
W
Champion
nship title. As an
a accomplished
d lawyer, Gary iss a practicing atttorney.
ÉAN
NNA RYAN TC
CRG and JOH
HN GODLEY TCRG
T
In ad
ddition to countle
ess other titles, Éanna
É
Ryan is a 4-time World C
Champion. Borrn and raised in Galway, Irelandd, Éanna dance
ed professionally
y for many
seaso
ons as principall dancer and dance captain at Busch
B
Gardens VA and FL. He
e is currently purrsuing an advannced degree in C
Chicago while assisting at
the Mullane
M
Healy Godley
G
Academy. John Godley
y is the 2010 W
World Champion winning the Grrand Slam that yyear: Regionall, All-Ireland, All--Scotland,
Grea
at Britain, and World
Wo Champions
ship. John recen
ntly received hiss CPA accreditattion and works fo
or a major accou
ounting firm.
SHA
ANNON MALO
ONEY TCRG and
a NORA FO
OX TCRG and
d BRENDAN MULLANE
Shan
nnon Maloney and
a Nora Fox return as Academ
my teachers for tthe upcoming ye
ear. Both Shan
nnon and Nora area lumni of th
he Mullane Acad
demy and
contin
nued their love
e for dance as instructors. Sh
hannon, and N
Nora are both well
w decorated dancers winninng medals at th
he All-Ireland and
a World
Cham
mpionship for te
eam and ceili da
ancing. Togetherr, they also have
e 4 North Amerrican team titles to her credit. B
Brendan Mullane
e also joins the Academy
this year.
y
Brendan has
h won five majjor championshiips, including the
e North America
an solo men’s titlle three times.
ACAD
DEMY CLLASS STR
RUCTUREE FOR 20
015‐2016
6 Thee Academy wan
nts each dance
er to be comforrtable, yet challlenged in their class selection.. Since there is a great amoun
nt of personal a
attention in eeach class, the A
Academy divides our classes into 5 differentt class selection
ns. Remember the descriptionns below are general … each dancer is diffferent and therrefore an adjusttment in class m
may be necesssary. If there is a question on cclass placemennt, please discu
uss with the tea
aching stafff. Tots: New
w dancers who
o are three an
nd four years o
of age. Dance
ers who masteer the basic jigg and reel willl be movved into the Beginner class regardless of a
age el 1 classes are
e designed forr our Beginnerr dancers in th
heir first year oof dance (exccluding Tot classses) Level 1: Leve
and wish to atten
nd class once aa week. Dance
es taught will be the light jigg, reel, and single jig. Beginner 1, B
el 2 classes are
e designed fo
or our dancerss who will com
mpete at the B
Beginner 2, (an
nd Level 2: Leve
posssibly have a daance or two in
n Novice) and who wish to aattend class tw
wice a week. Level 2 dancers should aalready havee mastered th
he jig, reel, and single jig.. el 3 classes are
e designed forr dancers who
o compete at tthe Novice/Prrizewinner levvel at an open feis Level 3: Leve
and will attend claass twice a weeek. el 4 classes are
e designed for dancers who will be compe
eting in Prelim
minary and Op
pen Leve
Cham
mpionships. TThese dancerss will attend class twice a week. Level 4: TUITIION FOR
R 2015‐20
016 Level Four Paayment Sesssion Fee Tots 4 payme
ents @ $150..00 each
$500..00 Level 1 4 payme
ents @ $180..00 each
$660..00 Level 2 4 payme
ents @ $285..00 each
$1025
5.00 Level 3 4 payme
ents @ $300..00 each
$1125
5.00 Level 4
4 4 payme
ents @ $320..00 each
$1230
0.00 or Disco
ounted Annuual Fee if Paaid by 9/20//2015 Registration fee: 


Tuuition for 2
2015-2016 is
s all
in
nclusive (with
h the exception of
Reecreational Cllass, which is once
peer week) - wh
hich means da
ancers
arre welcome to attend regular
sccheduled classses at any studio
annd as often as
s they wish.
Hoowever, younger Tot/Beginner
daancers are encouraged to
o take
onnly one class per week bu
ut can
attttend more cla
asses with tea
acher’s
peermission.
$50
0 per family d 2nd children in family pay full price. 3rd child in familyy pay 50% andd 4th child is frree. 1st and
Late fe
ee is $50.00 an
nd Non‐Sufficieent funds fee ((Returned cheecks) $50.00 There aare no refundss if paying by tthe year after O
October 1, 201
15. MENT TUITIO
ON SCHEDULEE FOUR PAYM
Payment 1
Payment 2
due
e first week of September
due
e first week of November
Payme
ent 3 Payme
ent 4
du
ue first week of January du
ue first week of March
f
ACAD
DEMY REGISTRAT
TION FOR 2015‐2
2016 There are tw
T
wo ways to Register. Waalk In Registrration will be
e held: We invite you to come and register. The teaching stafff will be availabble to answer anny questions. 

Westmont on
W
n Tuesday, August 18th fro
om 6:00 ‐ 7:00 pm Edison Park o
on Thursday, August 20th, from 6:00‐7::00 pm Maail‐In Registraation can be handled by ccompleting th
he attached R
Registration fform and sen ding it to thee Academy: PO Box 331681, Chicago, IL 60631
1 ACAD
DEMY CA
ALENDAR
R FOR 20
015‐2016
6 Westmoont Walk‐in RRegistration ‐ AAugust 18th ‐‐ 6:00 pm ‐ 7:000 pm Edisson Park Walkk‐in Registratiion ‐ August 220th ‐6:00 pm
m ‐ 7:00 pm 2015 Week1: Week 2:
Week 3: Week 4: Week 5: Week 6: Week 7:
Week 8: Week 9: Week 10
0: Week 11
1:
Week 12
2:
Week 13
3: Week 14
4: Week 15
5: Week 16
6:
Week 17
7:
22016 Over … Welco
ome Back !
Sept 13 Break is O
Sept 20
Sept 27 4 Oct 4
Oct 1
11*
Oct 1
18 Oct 2
25
Nov 1 Nov 8
8
Nov 15 22 No Class Thanksgiving
Nov 2
Nov 2
29 No Class Thanksgiving
Dec 6
6 Dec 1
13 Dec 2
20 No Class Christmas Dec 2
27 No Class Christmas Over … Classe
es Resume
Jan 3
3 Break is O
* No classs on 10/12 (C
Columbus Dayy), 1/18 (MLK Holiday)
2/18 (P
President’s Daay), and 5/30 (Memorial Daay) Week 18:
Week 19:
Week 20:
Week 21: Week 22: Week 23: Week 24:
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Jan 10
Jan 17**
Jan 24
Jan 31
Feb 7 Feb 14**
Feb 21
Feb 28
Mar 6
Mar 13
World Champ
pionships – Glasgow Mar 20 No Class – W
Mar 27 No Class – EEaster Break
April 3
April 10
0
April 17
7
April 24
4
May 1
May 8
5
May 15
May 22
2
May 29* June 5
2 June 12
ACA
ADEMY EEVENTS 2015‐20
016 Augu
ust, 2015 Octo
ober 31, 2015
5 Nove
ember 19, 20
015 Nove
ember 27, 20
015 Dece
ember 12, 20
015 Marcch, 2016 April, 2016 June
e TBD, 2016 June
e 18, 2016 July,, 2016 Augu
ust, 2016 Registration
n and Welcom
me Back to C
Class Week The Academ
my’s Booster Club Hallow
ween Feis (Daance Competiition) Regional Ch
hampionship Rehearsal and Beginner Showcase Regional Irish Dance Cha
ampionshipss‐ Minneapollis, MN MHG Acadeemy Family C
Christmas Parrty St. Patrick’ss Day Events ‐ Parades, Pe
erformancess, etc World Cham
mpionships o
of Irish Dance
e – Glasgow, Scotland Academy Reecital – Thea
atre TBD The MHG A
Academy’s Bo
ooster Club Family Feis (D
Dance Compeetition) North Amerrican Irish Da
ance Championships 20166 MHG Summ
mer Worksho
op – Open to All Dancers CLLASS SCH
HEDULE FFOR 201
15‐2016
EDISO
ON PARK MHG STUDIO : 77233 W. Touuhy Avenuee (at Harlem
m) Chicago,, IL 60631
Mon
nday STUDIO A 00‐5:30 To
ot 5:0
5:0
00‐5:45 Leevel 1 STUD
DIO B 5:000 – 6:00 6:000 – 7:00
7:000 – 8:30 Level 2 Level 3
Level 4
Tuessday STUDIO A 6:15
5‐7:15 NEEW Boys Only Class NEW
W Alll boys regardless of leveel. STUD
DIO B 6:00 –– 7:00 7:00 –– 8:30 Level 3 L
Level 4
L
Wed
dnesday STUDIO A 5:0
00‐5:30 TTot 5:0
00‐5:45 Level 1 STUD
DIO B 5:000 – 6:00 6:000 – 7:00
7:000 – 8:30 Level 2 Level 3
Level 4
STUD
DIO B 5:000‐6:30 6:300 – 8:30
Choreograp
phy U10 Choreograp
phy U15 andd O15 Thurrsday STUDIO A 5:0
00‐5:30 Tot T
5:0
00‐5:45 Level 1 5:4
45‐7:15 Choreograph
C
hy U12 Saturday Teeams for Oireachtas, W
Worlds, and N
Nationals (TB
BA) and Figu
ure Class NEEW WESTTMONT M
MHG STUDIO : 2100 E Chicagoo Avenue, Westmont,
W
IL 60559 Mon
nday STUDIO A 0‐4:45 4:00
4:45
5‐5:45 5:45
5‐6:45 6:45
5‐8:30 Tot class and B
Beginner claass Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Tuessday STUDIO A 4:00
0‐4:45 4:45
5‐5:45 5:45
5‐6:45 6:45
5‐8:30 Tot class and B
Beginner claass Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 ‐ Corrected days to Monday aand Tuesdaay ‐ M ane Healy
Mulla
H y Go
odley
y Da
ance Aca
adem
my
2015
6 Boost
ter Clu
2015‐2016
0-11 Booste
B
er
Club
bb Enro
Enroollmen
llmentnt t
Bo
ooster Club
C
Charter
C
The Bo
ooster Club, which
w
has been organized as
a non--profit corporattion under the
e laws of the
State of
o Illinois and within
w
the definit ion of Section
501(c)(3) of the In
nternal Revenu
ue Code, as
ded, shall hav e the following pu
urpose:
amend
Promote
To
establish
h
and
ma
aintain
an
organization th
hat utilizes the talents and
abilities of its members to support the
ational and competitive
social, educa
dance experiences of the students within
the Academy and
a their familie
es.
Communic
cations
To maximize communicatio
on between
and among its
s members, the
e Academy,
and the teachin
ng staff.
Financial Assistance
A
To provide fi nancial assista
ance to its
e
such
s
as, but
members for expenditures,
not limited to
o competition entry fees,
transportation, lodging and wo
orkshops..
The Accademy’s Booster
B
Clu
ub was esta
ablished to support the
dance
ers within th
he Academy
y in many d
different wa
ays.
Procee
eds from hosting
h
the annual Fa
amily Feis in the sprin
ng, the
Hallow
ween Feis, the Te
eacher/Pare
ent Cook--off, a n d other
fundraising eventts are used
d for the s ole purpose of provid
ding for
our da
ancers and promoting school uniity. Just loo
ok at some of the
financiial assistance and eve
ents that the
e Booster C
Club provides and
will be providing fo
or the danc
cers in the A
Academy:
A
Annual Christtmas Party
S
St. Patrick’s Day
D Parades
S
School Partie
es
B
Beginner Assistance at Feises
T
Teacher/Paren
nt Cook-off
End of the Y
Year Pool Parrty
Performanc
ces
Picnics
Travel Stipe
ends
This ye
ear we are
e asking al l families to
o join the B
Booster Clu
ub. The
annuall dues forr a Tot, Beginner 1 or 2, a
and Recre
eational
dance family is $20,
$
and for all other dancers it is $50 per familywhich is remarka
ably less than many o
other Irish D
Dance Acad
demies
that arre the same
e size and stature of o
our Academ
my. It is important
that the Booster Club
C
includes the sup port of all tthe families of the
Academy not only through
h your du
ues but allso through
h your
particip
pation in he
elping create great m
memories an
nd friendsh
hips for
our da
ancers. Plea
ase complette the follow
wing inform
mation and forward
f
payme
ent as indica
ated below:
Boos
ster Club
C
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Enrollmentt
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MILY NAME
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ANCERS:
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DDRESS:
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TY, ST, ZIP
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HONE:
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MAIL:
Check:
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Credit Ca
ard: _______
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Expiration
n Date: ____
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The Mullane Healy Godley Irish Dance Academy
Before registering, please refer to the brochure and class insert for information about classes.
By Mail:
In Person:
Complete the Registration Form, include your Registration Fee and Tuition Payment,
and mail to PO Box 31681, Chicago, IL 60631
August 18, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Westmont Studio, or
August 20, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Edison Park Studio
1. Please provide FAMILY information
FAMILY NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
ZIP
PHONE:
(
_)
MOBILE (
)
PARENTS / GRDN
EMAIL:
ALTERNATE EMAIL:
PRIMARY STUDIO:
EDISON PARK
WESTMONT
(circle one)
2. Please provide DANCER(s) information
Birthdate
/
/
in Level#
(first name)
Tuition Fee $_
(see brochure)
Session or Year
(circle one)
Birthdate
/
/
in Level#
Tuition Fee $_
Session or Year
Birthdate
/
/
in Level#
Tuition Fee $_
Session or Year
Birthdate
/
/
in Level#
Tuition Fee $_
Session or Year
rd
Please note that the first two children in a family pay the tuition, the 3 child pays 50% tuition, and all subsequent children are complimentary.
Under the 4 Installments, each installment is due on the date listed in the brochure.
3. Please provide FEE information
Total Family Tuition Fee
$
Academy Registration Fee
$
TOTAL
$
A 3% Service Charge will be added for
all credit card transactions.
o
o
Please note that all families are required to pay the
Registration Fee. In addition, the Yearly or 1st Session
Fee must be included at the time of registration.
($50 family)
Cash or Check #
Credit Card:
Visa
MasterCard
American Express (circle one)
Name:
Card#:
Expiration Date:
/
CVC#: _____
We, the staff at Mullane Healy Godley Academy (Academy), recognize our obligation to make sure our students and their parents are aware of the
risks and hazards involved in any form of physical activity like dance. By signing this waiver, you release the Academy and all its teachers from all
claims on account of any injury which may be sustained while attending any dance class, event associated with the Academy or outside Academy
performance. In signing this waiver, you acknowledge that the above enrolled dancers knowingly and voluntarily assume the risk of injury and agree
that the Academy and their instructors are not liable for personal injuries that a student may suffer during class or at any related function.
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