Belated Summer Jump Photos

Maria at Garibaldi Park

Maria at Alexis Lake in the Chilcotin

Shannon in her backyard

Thanks to Katherine and Connie for submitting these photos of Maria and Shannon today. Unfortunately these photos were not received in time for the summer jump contest deadline, but nonetheless here they are; nice job girls!

Summer Jump Photos!

Olivia at Veranda Beach, Oroville, Washington

Sarah at Veranda Beach, Oroville, Washington

Jadyn at Kelowna Bay Resort

Jadyn and Sarah in Jadyn's grandad's backyard

Leila J in Osoyoos

Megan on her backyard trampoline

Megan on her backyard trampoline

Thea at Lang Bay, Sunshine Coast

Kyla in Comox

Kyla in Comox

Anna in Pisa Italy

Esme at Elua Beach, Wailea, Maui

Esme at Elua Beach, Wailea, Maui

Welcome back to the blog! Above are all the photos submitted to the 1st Annual NPIDA Summer Jump Photo Contest. A big thank you to the 9 dancers and parents who participated ! As mentioned previously, this is not a "judged" contest; all the entrants had their name entered in a random draw for a small prize (see below). Thanks for sharing your summer memories with us !

All entrants, whether they submitted 1 photo or 2, had their name entered in a random draw for a little prize (direct from Ireland!) Congratulations Kyla! I'll make sure to get your prize delivered this week.

9 names into the hat... and the winner is: KYLA!

Over the next few days I will be working on uploading photos submitted from the final 2 dock shows, the PNE show, and the Lonsdale shows. Thank you for your patience!

Reminder: Summer Jump Photo Contest

Dancers and parents: just a friendly reminder to get out there with your cameras and take a few photos to submit to our Summer Jump Contest! We are looking for photos of NPIDA dancers doing an Irish dance jump while on summer holidays - which can include your own neighbourhood/park/beach or even your back yard.

Here's a direct link to the August 2/11 post which outlines full details:
http://dontcrossthepickettline.blogspot.com/2011/08/submit-your-summer-jump-photos.html

Photos will not be judged but all submissions will be entered in a random drawing for a small prize. Deadline for your photos is the end of Labour Day weekend: Monday September 5. Show us your best form! Thanks to those who have already submitted their great photos!

Submit Your Summer Jump Photos!

Anna M jumping in Pisa Italy, July 2011 (photo by Jennifer R)

Let's see your best summer dance jump photos! (a "1-2-3" or other dance leap). Ask your parent or friend to snap a photo of you while you are on holidays this summer; whether it's at an exotic locale, your family cottage, or a nearby campground, lake, park, beach or pool. If you're not heading out of town on vacation this summer (or already did, but you didn't happen to take any jumping photos), that's ok too: just head to your local park, beach, local scenic attraction, or even your backyard and take some photos!

This is NOT a judged contest, but all submitted photos will be eligible for a random drawing of a small prize! Please submit your summer dance jump photos no later than the end of Labour Day weekend (Monday, September 5) and I will post them all later that week. Please e-mail your photos (high resolution if possible) to pickettlineblogAThotmail.com

Please make sure your submitted photos are...
- of NPIDA dancers only
- taken outdoors, summer 2011
- an Irish dance jump - show us your best technique!
- not from the Steveston dock shows or other Eire Born shows
- maximum submission of 2 photos per dancer

In keeping with the privacy policy of this blog, please try to NOT include other individuals in the background of your photos. (Possible exceptions would be photos taken at a crowded beach or tourist site, for example). Please contact me if you have any questions in this regard. Thanks; have fun and good luck!