Friday, July 29, 2011

Nora in Switzerland/Memories of EXPO 2002 *Updated: 2 New Photos Added Saturday

Nora with Malia and Leila; Marcel, Christina, Barbara and Simon

Good times in Zurich Switzerland!

Nora and Swiss dancers in Zurich. Back row: Nora, Conny, Daria, Livia, David and Barbara. Front row: Susann, Eva, Sandra, Ladina, Jasmin and Petra

Greetings from Switzerland!

Nora and family have been vacationing in Switzerland for the past few weeks. She submitted the above photos, taken while she did a dance workshop in Zurich with some longtime Swiss friends. She wrote:

"I taught a workshop in Zurich last Saturday & Sunday that was incredibly fun!! It was like a huge 8-12 year reunion from all my past years of teaching! Lots of dancers attended from our Expo 2002 times too!  Christina M hosted the workshops; she still teaches recreational Irish dance classes in Zurich which is awesome! Lots of good times!"

Some background for those of you new to NPIDA:
Back in late September 2002, Nora and fellow TCRG Michelle K took 10 Canadian dancers to Switzerland to perform at EXPO 2002 in Neuchatel Switzerland. The dancers first trained and rehearsed intensely for a week in Basel Switzerland with a large group of Swiss dancers. After arriving at EXPO, the dancers performed a 45-minute show 3 times per day for 4 days. The 5 NPIDA dancers who performed in Switzerland were Natalie P, Kelly D, Coco R, Hanna S and Kali M.

Here are a couple of photos from the NPIDA archives :)

NPIDA dancers in Switzerland for EXPO 2002: Hanna (age 10), Kelly (age 13), Kali (age 14 ), Coco (age 14 ) and Natalie (age 12)

EXPO 2002 - Neuchatel, Switzerland

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