Shamrock Troupe at the Corner Pub

The Shamrock Troupe headed downtown on Thursday night for a performance at the Corner Pub. There was very little space to dance so the girls did their show right in front of the door, much to the amusement of passersby and patrons entering the pub. Thanks to Connie on sound!

The dancers in this show were Jessie, Shannon, Mikaela, Lauren, Alex and Hanna.

At Taylor's Crossing

Thanks to Nicole for submitting this photo which was taken at Taylor's Crossing. Left to right: Jennifer R (Anna's mom), her daughter Emma M, Shelly M (Mary's mom), and Maeve M (Rhiannon's mom).

Shamrock Troupe at O'Hare's

The Shamrock Troupe performed to an extremely boisterous large crowd at O'Hare's Pub on Thursday night. It truly was elbow-room-only! Kudos to our young guest dancers Emma and Josie for not being intimidated by the hyped up patrons at this very noisy venue! Many thanks to the sound crew: Vic, Pat and Diana.

Dancers at this show were Josie and Emma (photo #1), Hanna and Alex (photo #2), Shannon (photo #3), Jessie, Mikaela and Lauren (photo # 5). The last photo is the back of a t-shirt being worn by an O'Hare's bouncer - I thought it was a rather fitting sentiment for our dancers ;)

Eire Born at Cheshire Cheese

Thanks to Gillian S for these photos taken at the Cheshire Cheese in North Vancouver. Dancers at this show (top photo) were Julia, Megan and Jenny from the Jolly Jiggers, joined by Nora! Thank you to Chris C on sound.

Jolly Jiggers at Seymour Pub

Thanks to Gillian for submitting these photos of the Jolly Jiggers at Seymour Pub! Dancers at this show were Kiera and Jessi (photo #1) and Julia, Megan and Jenny (photo #2).

Eire Born at Tamanawis School

Thank you to Jennifer for this photo of the dancers who went out to Surrey to perform at Tamanawis Secondary School. Dancers at this show were: left to right, Alannah, Mackenzie, Camryn, Emma, Laurel, Gemma, Anna and Shelby (missing from photo). Thanks to Aileen on sound!

I have several more sets of photos from St. Patrick's Day shows to post. Stay tuned over the next couple of days while I continue to add more! Please scroll down to see lots already posted. Some of the earlier posts from the last couple of days have already been bumped in to the archives, so when you get to the very bottom of this page, click where it says "Older Posts" to see more St. Pat's photos! Thanks very much to all the parents who have been submitting their photos!

Shamrock Troupe at Gilmore Gardens

The Shamrock Troupe performed to a very appreciative audience at Gilmore Gardens in Richmond yesterday. At the end of the dance performance, they walked amongst the residents and answered their many questions about the red dresses, shoes, practising, competitions and other aspects of Irish dance.

We heard later from the Gilmore staff that this personal interaction was a very significant highlight for the residents. Thanks girls for doing such a wonderful job of representing NPIDA so graciously!

Dancers at this performance were (top photo, left to right): Back row: Shelby, Jessie and Shannon. Middle row: Lauren, Mikaela, Alex and Hanna. Front row: Emma S and Josie S.

Other notes about these photos:

#3: Thanks Lauren for helping to tie many shoelaces and pin lots of sashes throughout the day!

#8: Emma and Josie checking out the cape of Mikaela's dress. (I'm pretty sure I overheard them happily speculating about when they will have a red dress...)

Shamrock Troupe at Little Mountain Place

These photos of the Shamrock Troupe in action were taken at Little Mountain House (seniors home) in East Vancouver yesterday. Many thanks to Connie on sound duty ! (photo #2).

Dancers at this show were (top photo, left to right): Lauren, Alex, Jessie, Shannon, Mikaela, Emma S and Hanna. We enjoyed meeting the resident dog "Duffy" (bottom photo), all decked out in his St. Patrick's Day finest!