The William Powers
Memorial Cup
This competition is in memoriam of Billy’s grandfather who was a pivotal support structure in his Irish Dance career. One of the main things William Powers enjoyed was watching his grandson Billy compete at local competitions every weekend.
To honor William“Billy” Powers, this special competition will invite the dancers finishing in the Top 3 in all respective age groups of the Open Championship category to participate. The competition will be separated into a Junior and Senior Cup. The Junior Cup will consist of the top 3 placed competitors in the Under 8 through Under 14 age categories respectively. The Senior Cup will consist of the top 3 dancers in the u15-Senior age categories. Dancers will dance one light shoe step and one heavy shoe step down the line. The winners of the Junior & Senior Cup will both receive a $200 cash prize along with a custom perpetual cup that must be returned the following year.
The Dana Farber Charity Treble Reel
In 2010, William Powers (Billy Petrocelli’s Grandfather) sadly passed away from Lung Cancer. In an attempt to help bring attention and more funding to cancer research, the Petrocelli Academy is excited to announce the Dana-Farber Charity Treble Reel. This competition is open to all ages and competition levels. Dancers will have the ability to choreograph 16 bars of a treble step to compete with. All proceeds for this specific competition will go directly as a charitable donation to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to help provide essential funding in continued research for this disease that has affected so many individuals and their families,
