Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Favourite Dances from the Year-End Show

We No Speak Americano
Paula has sent some statistics regarding your favourite dances from the year-end show, as voted on by all NPIDA dancers during classes in the week following the show.

Top 3:
1. We No Speak Americano (37 votes)
2. Thriller (30 votes)
3. Riverdance (13 votes)

Next in line...
4. Firework (11 votes)
5. Breakout (10 votes)
6. Tell My Ma (9 votes)
7. 500 Miles (7 votes)
8. Teachers Treble Reel (6 votes)
9. Celtic Kitty; Don't Stop Believing; It's Raining Men: 3 votes
10. Nationals/Worlds step-about; Siamsa; Lord of the Dance: 2 votes
11. Cotton-Eyed Joe (1 vote)

Friday, May 27, 2011

3 More Photos From Sue

Caitlin and Jadyn

Jessie, Olivia and Shannon

Olivia, Shannon and Jadyn
Thank you to Sue M for submitting 3 more photos from the dock shows in Steveston last Monday.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

More Dock Photos

Photo Collage: Caitlin, Morgan, Macaela and Jessie

Olivia, Shannon, Jessi, Alex, Cara and Catalina

Macaela

Catalina

Jessi and Alex

Jessie and Macaela

Olivia and Shannon

Caitlin

Cara, Catalina and Jadyn

Shannon and Sarah

Caitlin and Macaela

Julia, Jessie and Jadyn

Caitlin, Macaela and Shannon

Jessie, Catalina, Macaela and Olivia

Mckenna and Emma
Here are a few more of my dock photos from last Monday, when 13 of the NPIDA North American Championship qualifiers were performing for the holiday crowds in Steveston. Very nice dancing, girls!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

A Few Final Photos from the Year-End Show

Mackenzie and the Celtic Butterflies
 
Richmond dancers after their Hornpipe Medley

Rebecca and Ellen

The NVan adult class, backstage with teachers Rebecca and Rachel

Sharon, Joanne, Emma, Alexey (back), Christina and Jennifer

Megan at home after the show with her EBIDS scholarship medal. Megan's dad is building her a dance practise floor in their house.
Here are a few final photos from the show last weekend! Thank you to Jennifer for photos #4-5, and Gillian for photo #6.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Leanne and Sue's Dock Photos

Sarah, Olivia, Jessi, Jadyn and Cara (back)

The first Reel Routine

Jessie

Catalina

Olivia and Shannon

Cotton Eyed Joe

The group between shows

Caitlin and Macaela

Jessie, Shannon and Olivia

Jadyn and Sarah

In the tent before the first show

Morgan, Sarah and Julia

Jessi and Cara

Treble Reel

Sarah, Jessie and Jadyn

Alex

Jadyn and Olivia

Caitlin and Macaela

Jadyn and Caitlin

Cool treats at the end of the afternoon
Many thanks to Leanne and Sue who submitted lots of photos from the dock shows yesterday. Photos #1-10 above are from Leanne; photos #11-20 are from Sue.

Monday, May 23, 2011

NPIDA Nationals Dancers at the Docks

Sarah, Caitlin, Jadyn, Macaela, Morgan, Jessie, Julia, Olivia, Shannon, Jessi, Alex, Cara and Catalina

Caitlin and Macaela

Jessi and Cara

Catalina

Jessie and Macaela

Olivia and Shannon

Cara, Jessi and Catalina

Sarah and Morgan

Jadyn and Olivia

Sarah, Caitlin, Macaela and Morgan

Cara, Julia, Jadyn and Morgan

Morgan (back) and Jessie; Yee-haw!

Jessie and Jessi

Shannon

Shannon, Jessi, Alex, Cara and Catalina

Jessie, Jessi, Olivia and Julia

Olivia and Shannon

Riverdance on the docks
13 of our North American qualifiers performed 3 fundraising shows under sunny skies at the Steveston docks this afternoon. They are raising funds for their travel expenses to Nashville in July. Dancers were: Alex W, Jessi B, Catalina G (team captain), Cara J, Shannon G, Olivia A, Macaela B, Jessie H, Julia M, Morgan G, Jadyn M, Caitlin B and Sarah A. Thanks to Connie on sound, and all of the parents who helped with set-up and take-down of the floor and dancers' tent.