Day 1 in Chicago: *Updated *RESULTS!

Nora (left) and Courtney (right) with our 3 U-10 medalists Jadyn, Sarah and Caitlin!

Congratulations girls! Jadyn 31st; Sarah 14th; Caitlin 3rd! (All 3 dresses by Hannah P of Flying Colours Dancewear!)

U-10 Friends Forever!

Happy times after the awards ceremony!

Caitlin (3rd in Girls U-10B!)

Jadyn (31st in Girls U-10B!)

Sarah (14th in Girls U-10A!)

Megan

Mikaela

Alex

UPDATE 7:25 PM: Jadyn has placed 31st overall in U-10B!  Caitlin has placed 3rd overall in U-10B and also qualified for the 2013 World Championships! Congratulations Jadyn and Caitlin!

UPDATE 7:10PM: Sarah has placed 14th overall in U-10A! Congratulations Sarah! (Nora says: "Sarah missed qualifying for 2013 Worlds by 2 places!") Still to come: Caitlin and Jadyn's results in U-10B. Thanks to Nora for the updates!

UPDATE 5:15PM: Thank you to Nora for these photos of our dancers who competed today! Check back later for results for our 3 recalled dancers, Caitlin, Jadyn and Sarah!

UPDATE 10:55AM: Nora has texted to advise that Caitlin, Jadyn and Sarah have recalled! She says "All 6 dancers looked absolutely beautiful and danced so well for their first rounds this morning! Alex will dance her 2nd round in an hour. No recalls announced yet for Mikaela's group. Unfortunately no recall for Megan. Congrats to Caitlin, Jadyn and Sarah for recalling!"

Note: As in prior years, all age categories with 150+ dancers have been split into "A" and "B" groups. Caitlin and Jadyn are in U-10B; Sarah and Megan are in U-10A.

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Good luck to our 6 dancers who are competing today!

Girls U-10: Caitlin, Jadyn, Megan and Sarah
Girls U-15: Mikaela
Ladies U-19: Alex

There is a NAN's Facebook page which will be posting photos throughout the competitions this week, and I believe recalls and results will be posted as well; click here for a direct link. (If you scroll down the Facebook page a bit you will see a photo of Mikaela P earlier this morning).
http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-American-Irish-Dance-Championships-2012/233090553410045?sk=wall

Nora and Courtney will be updating me from Chicago with NPIDA recalls and results throughout the week, so check back here at the Pickettt Line Blog often!