10 dancers from NPIDA travelled with Nora to Nashville Tennessee during the week of July 3-7 to compete at the 2009 North American Championships. The event took place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center, where the top Irish dancers from around the world gathered to compete at this amazing event. Of our 10 dancers, only 3 recalled, but the others did their very best and looked fantastic on stage against very stiff competition; Nora was very proud! Special congratulations to our North American recallers:
- Courtney Rose: 13th place in Ladies 20+ (100 dancers)
- Macaela Bradley-Tse: 38th place in Girls U-9 (138 dancers)
- Caitlin Bradley-Tse: 16th place in Girls U-8 (58 dancers)
And congratulations to our other excellent competitors:
- Lauren McKay (Girls U-10)
- Shannon Game (Girls U-10)
- Emma Barnes (Girls U-13)
- Nicole McKay (Girls U-13)
- Ellen Darby (Girls U-15)
- Hanna Smyth (Ladies U-18)
- Michael Yap (Men U-18)
Photos, from the top: Caitlin and Macaela; Courtney; our 3 recallers; Emma and Nicole; Lauren and Shannon; Michael; Hanna; and Ellen.
