2014 St. Pat's Photo Contest Submissions... And The Winner Is...

 

Photo #1 of 5 submitted by Olivia A
The leprechauns: Ciara, Malia and Eliana
Lucky Leprechauns troupe

Photo #2 of 5 submitted by Olivia A
Selfies in the hallway: Camryn and Rhiannon

Photo #3 of 5 submitted by Olivia A
A little help from the little one! Rhiannon and Eliana

Photo #4 of 5 submitted by Olivia A
Sashes and bows! Emma H, Sarah and Rhiannon

Photo #5 of 5 submitted by Olivia A
Co-captains of the Lucky Leprechauns troupe, Olivia and Rhiannon,
with their leprechauns, Eliana, Malia and Ciara

Photo #1 of 1 submitted by Thea
St. Pat's nail decor!

Photo #1 of 3 submitted by Catalina
Catharine, captain of the Reel Treble Makers troupe

Photo #2 of 3 submitted by Catalina
Guest dancer Addie with Catharine
Reel Treble Makers troupe

Photo #3 of 3 submitted by Catalina
Tomas and Catharine

Photo #1 of 1 submitted by Mackenzie
Mackenzie and guest dancer Robyn
Wild Cats troupe

Photo #1 of 5 submitted by Rhiannon
Lucky Leprechauns troupe
Sarah, Samantha, Emma H, Olivia, Rhiannon and Mary

Photo #2 of 5 submitted by Rhiannon
Sarah clear-taping hard shoes
for the Lucky Leprechauns troupe

Photo #3 of 5 submitted by Rhiannon
Sarah and Jadyn

Photo #4 of 5 submitted by Rhiannon
Guest dancer/leprechaun Eliana with Rhiannon

Photo #5 of 5 submitted by Rhiannon
Olivia and Rhiannon tying sashes on Ciara and Eliana

Photo #1 of 2 submitted by Hanna
Mirror reflections of the Claddagh troupe at the Buck and Ear

 

Photo #2 of 2 submitted by Hanna
Embellished hard shoes of the Claddagh troupe


Thank you to Olivia A, Catalina, Rhiannon, Mackenzie, Thea and Hanna for submitting photos to the 4th Annual St. Pat's Photo Contest! You all did a great job of capturing your St. Pat's memories, and we thank you for sharing them with us on the blog!

Each dancer who submitted any number of photos had their name entered once in the random draw for a $25 gift card prize (except for Hanna; she is ineligible for the prize draw, being the daughter of the blog administrator).

Here's the draw for the winner (5 names into the hat for a random drawing!):

Congratulations Catalina!

I will be contacting you to confirm your prize; your choice of a $25 gift card to Chapters, Sephora, Starbucks or iTunes. Thank you to EBIDS for the prize sponsorship!

Tomas and the NAN's Belt

Tomas with the U-14 Boys NAN's Belt

Many thanks to Mackenzie for submitting these photos. This is Tomas with the North American Championships Belt for U-14 Boys; Tomas recently received the belt plaque with his name engraved. Tomas placed 1st last July at the 2013 North American Championships in Anaheim; congratulations again Tomas!

PHOTO CONTEST REMINDER: Dancers, TONIGHT is the deadline for the St. Pat's Photo Contest! Please e-mail your entries (1-5 photos) to pickettlineblogAThotmail.com for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Chapters, Sephora, iTunes or Starbucks!

4th Annual St. Pat's Photo Contest!

Hey all Eire Born dancers and guest dancers performing in the 2014 St. Patrick's shows: make sure to bring your camera along and take a few photos to submit for the 4th Annual Pickett Line Blog St. Patrick's Photo Contest! (Open only to NPIDA dancers; no photos from parents, family members or friends please).

Here are the contest rules (exactly like the last 3 years):

1. All photos must have been taken by NPIDA dancers only. No exceptions! Assistant Student Teachers may submit photos (they're dancers too!)

2. Maximum of 5 photo submissions per dancer. Take lots of photos and submit your top 5!

3. Photos must be taken at a March 2014 Eire Born performance or at the 2014 CelticFest Parade (Sunday March 16).

4. Identifiable people in your photos MUST only be NPIDA dancers/parents/siblings/family members. (This is an ongoing policy of this blog, for privacy reasons).

5. Photo submissions will not be "judged". Every dancer who submits a photo will have their name entered in the RANDOM draw for a prize. (Your name will be entered into the prize draw once, whether you submit 1-5 photos)

6. PRIZE: your choice of a $25 gift card from iTunes, Chapters, Starbucks or Sephora! A big thank you to EBIDS for sponsoring the 2014 St. Pat's Photo Contest prize!

7. Please e-mail your St. Pat's photo contest entries to pickettlineblogAThotmail.com
DEADLINE: Midnight on Sunday March 23.

Notes:
- Please; no blurry or really low-resolution photos. High resolution photos are best. ALL entries that meet the above criteria will be posted on the blog. The winning photo, (if reasonably high resolution), will be included in the 2014 Ceili Slide Show!

- Please; no "kissy-face" photos.

- If you are an NPIDA dancer but are not an Eire Born dancer or guest dancer, you can still enter the photo contest: attend an Eire Born show or the parade as a spectator and take some photos following the guidelines above.

- Parents: Please encourage your dancers of all ages to take some photos and submit them to the contest!

- Have fun, get creative, and share your best shots with us!

All photos in the 3 collages above were St Pat's Photo Contest entries from 2011, 2012 and 2013. Thank you to Catalina, Catharine, Emma H, Hanna, Jadyn, Jayne, Jessie, Lauren (2011 winner), Megan, Olivia B, Rachel, Rhiannon (2013 winner), Sage, Sarah, Shannon (2012 winner), Sydney and Thea!