2013 North American Championships Schedule

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The 2013 North American Irish Dance Championships (NAIDC) daily schedule has been released; please see below. The event takes place over the 5-day period of Wednesday July 3 to Sunday July 7 in Anaheim California.

The hotel room block will open for reservations on January 10. All information about the 2013 NAIDC will be posted on their official website; click here: http://www.naidc2013.com/ 
I have also added this as a permanent direct link in the sidebar at right; see "Website Links: Alphabetical List".

A one night room deposit will be taken at the time of booking. Any person not booked within the contracted room blocks at the designated official NAIDC hotels will be charged a $100 "Facility Usage Fee" per person per day. (Exemption for families living in Southern California).

If you have a Facebook account you can also view updates on the North American Irish Dance Championships page and "Like" their page if you wish (it says 2012 but the recent info pertains to 2013): http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-American-Irish-Dance-Championships-2012/233090553410045

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Wednesday July 3
Girls U-8, U-9, U-10 and U-11
Boys U-8, U-9, U-10 and U-11

Thursday July 4
Girls U-16 and U-17
Boys U-16 and U-17
Ceili: Girls U-9 and U-13; Mixed U-9 and U-13
Choreography: U-13 Girls and U-13 Mixed

Friday July 5
Girls U-12 and U-13
Boys U-12 and U-13
Ceili: Girls U-11 and 16+; Mixed U-11 and 16+
Choreography: Girls U-11 and 16+; Mixed U-11 and 16+

Saturday July 6
Girls U-18, Ladies U-19 and 20+
Boys U-18, Men U-20 and 20+
Ceili: Girls U-16 and Mixed U-16
Choreography: Girls U-16 and Mixed U-16

Sunday July 7
Girls U-14, U-15 and Ladies U-20
Boys U-14 and U-15
Ceili: Adult Ladies and Adult Mixed
All Dance Dramas

Merry Christmas NPIDA!

Best wishes to all NPIDA families during this holiday season!

Cheryl's DeDanaan Photos: Sunday

Adam S; Sophie O and Katrina M; Olivia C

Malia K, Heather R, Zoe C, Makyla S and Bryn C

Taylor S, Veronica C and Samantha S

Sisters!
Top left: Urvee and Kairavee M
Bottom left: Eloise and Zoe C
Right: Lauren and Jemma F

Zoe C, Bryn C, Lilli T and Heather R

Avery F; Mhairi M; Cassidy C; Pixie K (vocal competition)

Rose J, Cara B and Claire A

Many thanks to Cheryl for sending these photos taken Sunday December 2 at the DeDanaan Feis in Richmond. You can now view all of Cheryl's photos from both days at this feis on her website:
http://www.cherylgaldertphotography.ca/cherylgaldertphotography_gallery/Welcome.html

NPIDA 2013 World Championship 8-H Teams!

NPIDA teams - photo by Cheryl G

 

Nora is very pleased to announce the following NPIDA 2013 World Championship 8-Hand teams which are all now confirmed! These 4 teams will be travelling to Boston in late March to compete in the Ceili competitions at the 2013 World Championships. Congratulations to all the team members!

U-11
Caitlin B-T
Sarah A
Jadyn M-T
Pixie K
Megan S
Katelyn D
Emma B-T
Sydney B

U-13
Jessie H
Halle N
Olivia B
Macaela B-T
Jayne D
Thea M
Morgan G
Camryn C

U-16
Gemma K
Jessie H
Rhiannon M
Catharine A
Anna M
Emma Hib
Jayne D
Shannon G

19+
Hanna S
Stephanie M
Laurel S
Emma B
Mackenzie C
Catalina G
Rhiannon M
Camryn C

Another Oireachtas Photo

Jadyn and Caitlin
U-10 World Qualifiers

Thank you to Sue for submitting this photo taken at the Oireachtas on November 9 in Calgary.

Aishlin at Feis Samhain

Aishlin H

Thank you to Catherine who submitted this photo of Aishlin which was taken in late October at Feis Samhain in Vancouver Washington. Aishlin placed 4th in the U-11 Prizewinner Pre-Oireachtas Special.

Two New Red Dress Qualifiers!

Holly R

Angela R

Nora has confirmed that Holly R and Angela R are our two newest red dress qualifiers, based on their results at the recent DeDanaan Feis in Richmond. Congratulations Holly and Angela!

Both photos by Cheryl G - thank you Cheryl!

NPIDA at the Western Canadian Oireachtas: What a Difference 10 Years Makes! And - 200,000 Page Views!

A few days ago Hanna came across this old t-shirt from the 2002 Oireachtas. As you can see, 10 years ago NPIDA sent 8 dancers to the Oireachtas! Quite a contrast compared to the 52 dancers from NPIDA who competed at the 2012 Oireachtas last month!

Speaking of numbers - the blog hit 200,000 page views this morning! Thank you for your continued support of the Pickett Line Blog!

Courtney's Oireachtas Photos

Mikaela with Nora and Coutney

Top: Mikaela, Thea, Sophie, Maria and Emma
Bottom left: Courtney, Mackenzie and Laurel
Bottom right: Laurel and Shannon

Thank you to Courtney for submitting these photos that she took at the Oireachtas last month in Calgary.

Cheryl's DeDanaan Feis Photos (Saturday)

Jayne, Anna, Olivia, Sarah, Shannon and Jessie

Sage, Aishlin, Sabine, Sydney (front), Thea, Morgan and Jayne

Olivia B
6th in U-12 Prelim

U-14 Prelim
Mary (4th), Emma (5th) and Gemma (6th)

Sisters Camryn and Mackenzie

Sisters Jayne and Katelyn

Thea

Anna and Shannon

Eire Born before the Beoga concert
Saturday December 1 at the Richmond Oval
Back: Emma, Mackenzie, Laurel, Cara and Rhiannon
Middle: Camryn, Jessie, Thea, Tomas, Catharine, Anna and Gemma
Front: Megan, Jayne, Aishlin, Jadyn and Kyla

Here is a sampling of Cheryl's photos from last Saturday at the DeDanaan Feis. Thank you Cheryl! Included are NPIDA dancers in U-12 and U-14 Prelim during the awards ceremony as we did not have any photos of these age groups yet. Please see Cheryl's website for more photos of NPIDA at the DeDanaan Feis, including other Prelim and Open age categories during the awards ceremonies. http://www.cherylgaldertphotography.ca/cherylgaldertphotography_gallery/Welcome.html

Marion's Feis Photos

Sabine, Julia, Megan and Morgan

U-10 Prelim Championships
Megan (2nd), Sabine (3rd), Sydney (4th) and Katelyn (5th)

Josie, Sydney, Sabine, Megan, Olivia and Emma

Josie and Sabine

Thank you to Marion for submitting these photos, taken last Saturday at the DeDanaan Feis.

More DeDanaan Feis Photos

Left: Friends Cara B and Rose J at the DeDannan Feis
Right: Rose and Cara at their first feis 2 years ago

Megan S with her trophies
2nd in U-10 Prelim; 4th in U-11 Championship Hornpipe

Megan and mom Gillian

Catalina with her trophies
4th in U-16 Championship Hornpipe
3rd in U-16 Championship Treble Reel

Anna (99), Stephanie (85) and Hanna (91)
Friends across a wide age range!

Thank you to Lisa (photo collage #1), Gillian (photos #2-3), Claudia (photo #4) and Jennifer (photo #5) for submitting these photos taken at the DeDanaan Feis last weekend.

New Prelim Dancers

Sage and Leila

Cara

Alison

Leila, Cara and Sage

Congratulations again to our 4 new Prelim dancers; Cara B, Leila K, Sage L and Alison I! Thank you to Cheryl G for these photos.

Check back later today; I have a few more feis photos submitted by parents that I will be posting.

Parent Photos: DeDanaan Feis

Left: Shannon, Camryn and Mackenzie
Top right: Anna, Stephanie and Shannon
Bottom right: Morgan, Jessie and Thea

Open dancers Camryn, Shannon, Catalina,
Jessie, Mackenzie, Olivia and Anna

Shannon, Jayne, Jessie and Thea

Jessie and mom Rosalie with Jessie's trophies

Top left: Anna, Stephanie and Shannon
Bottom right: Morgan, Caitlin and Thea
Right: Morgan, Thea and Jessie

Jayne, Katelyn, Emma and Catharine

Josie and Katelyn

Left: Laurel and Catalina
Top right: Rhiannon and Camryn
Bottom right: Emma and Catharine

Sisters Olivia A and Sarah A

Left: Tomas and Laurel
Top right: Lauren, Olivia B and Halle
Bottom right: Halle and Gemma

Courtney, Camryn, Mackenzie, Laurel, Tomas and Sarah (front)

Top left: Anna, Olivia and Shannon
Bottom left: Emma, Laurel and Camryn
Right: Aishlin and Sabine

Catharine, Gemma, Jayne, Emma, Thea and Morgan

NPIDA huddle!

Left: Sarah and Courtney
Top right: Tomas, Laurel, Mackenzie, Catalina and Michael
Bottom right: Morgan, Jessie, Emma, Catharine, Courtney,
Jayne, Camryn, Mackenzie, Tomas, Laurel and Thea (kneeling)

Left: Sarah, Gemma, Courtney and Megan
Top right: Mackenzie and Tomas
Bottom right: Camryn and Laurel

Sage with her medals and trophies

Thank you to Connie (photos #1-5), Nicole (photos #6-7), Leanne and Sarah (photos #8-16) and Krista (photo #17) for submitting these photos taken at the DeDanaan Feis this weekend.

Nora has confirmed that we have 4 new Prelim dancers based on their results at the feis on Sunday! Congratulations to Cara B, Alison I, Leila K and Sage L.  (I will post photos as soon as I have some!)