Dance For Life Feis Photos

Mckenna and Sage (aka 'Luna Lovegood and Hermione'): 2nd place out of a large group of competitors in the Harry Potter Costume Trophy Dance!

Friends Julia R, Megan S, and Gemma C

Megan and Julia

Megan with Thea M

Megan is NPIDA's newest Prelim dancer!

Pool pals: Gemma, Julia and Megan

Out to dinner: Julia, Gemma and Megan

Thanks to Krista L (photo #1) and Gillian S (photos #2-7) for submitting these photos taken at the Dance For Life Feis in Seattle.

Congratulations to sisters Mckenna and Sage for winning 2nd place in the Harry Potter Costume Trophy Dance, which took place at the feis ceili on Saturday evening!

Congratulations to Megan S for advancing to Preliminary Championships! Megan won several solo medals this weekend, including a 1st place in her Prizewinner Traditional Set, which was the one remaining 1st that she needed to advance to Prelim. Welcome to Prelim, Megan!

Dance For Life Results: Sunday

We have another Open Championship dancer today! Cara J won 1st place in U-13 Prelim Championships at the Dance For Life Feis in Seattle. This is Cara's second 1st in Prelim, so she now advances to Open Championships!

Congratulations Cara, and congratulations to all of our other dancers who competed in Seattle this weekend ! Parents; please submit your photos to pickettlineblogAThotmail.com. Here are today's results (scroll down to see the results from yesterday).

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
U-13 Prelim
Cara J: 1st in Soft Shoe, 2nd in Hard Shoe, 1st in Set Dance, 1st overall! Congratulations and welcome to Open Championships!
Gemma K: 1st in Hard Shoe, 2nd in Set Dance, 3rd overall.

16+ Prelim
Jessi B: 2nd in Soft Shoe, 3rd in Hard Shoe, 4th overall.

18+ Prelim
Rachel S: 3rd in Soft Shoe, 5th overall

U-15 Prelim Treble Reel
Gemma K: 4th
Cara J: 5th

NON-CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY SPECIALS
U-15 Advanced Beginner Reel Trophy
Mhairi M: 2nd

U-15 Prizewinner Treble Reel
Rhiannon M: 3rd

Dance For Life Feis Results: *Updated

Olivia - 1st Place in U-12 Prelim

Olivia, Jadyn and Alex

Olivia, Mckenna and Alex

Jadyn and Olivia

Congratulations to our dancers who are in Seattle this weekend competing at the Dance For Life Feis. Today, dancers up to age U-12 in Prelim Championships and Pre-Beginner to Prizewinner were competing, as well as all ages of Open Championships.

Olivia won 1st place in U-12 Prelim Championships! This is Olivia's second time placing 1st in Prelim, so she now advances to Open Championships. Congratulations Olivia! Thank you Leanne for these photos.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
U-10 Prelim Championships
Jadyn M: 1st in Soft Shoe, 3rd in Hard Shoe, 1st in Set Dance, 3rd overall.
Mckenna L: 2nd in Soft Shoe

U-12 Prelim Championships
Olivia A: 2nd in Soft Shoe, 1st in Hard Shoe, 4th in Set Dance, 1st overall ! Congratulations and welcome to Open Championships

U-9 Prelim Treble Reel
Jadyn M: 2nd

U-11 Prelim Treble Reel
Olivia A: 3rd

NON-CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY DANCES
U-11 Advanced Beginner Reel Trophy
Tegan P: 4th

U-9 Novice Reel Trophy
Sydney B: 1st!

U-9 Prizewinner Treble Reel
Sabine A: 5th

U-11 Prizewinner Treble Reel
Thea M: 1st!
Emma H: 4th

Sue's Nashville Photos

Jadyn, Sarah and Caitlin on their competition day

Macaela, Caitlin and Jadyn

Nora, Macaela, Jadyn, Sarah, Caitlin, Jessie and Courtney

Jadyn with Nora and Courtney

Jadyn after the awards ceremony

Nora and Courtney with medallists Jadyn, Macaela and Caitlin

Nora and Jadyn

The gang after dinner

Sarah, Caitlin and Jadyn

Jadyn at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville

Jadyn and Cara visit Graceland/Memphis

Many thanks to Sue for submitting these photos from their trip to Nashville!

Good luck to all NPIDA dancers heading to Seattle this weekend for the Dance For Life Feis!

Arts on the Fly (Horsefly Trip)

Welcome to Horsefly!

Arriving in Horsefly on Friday

Manicure time 

Colourful fingernails!

Anna, Gemma, Catalina, Mikaela, Camryn, Laurel, Emma and Mackenzie

Matching ankle tattoos!

Prepping for the show

Camryn

Ready for the show

Backstage in Horsefly

Eire Born on stage

Gemma, Anna and Mikaela

The whole crew at dinner

Thank you to Jennifer for submitting these photos from the Eire Born trip to the Arts on the Fly Festival in Horsefly this past weekend. Thank you to dancers Emma, Laurel, Anna, Gemma, Mackenzie, Camryn, Catalina and Mikaela, and parents/chaperones/drivers/sound team Jennifer, Kelly-Erin and Vic.

World Record Set in Nashville!

Shannon, Julia, Jadyn and Morgan - helping set a world record!

Thank you to Sue for submitting this photo. Last week in Nashville there was an organized attempt by the producers of "Jig" to set a world record for the largest number of Irish dancers dancing together simultaneously. These NPIDA dancers joined the effort and participated in a mass Light Jig, which did indeed set a new world record! There were 652 dancers, and they danced a Light Jig all holding hands in a huge circle for 5 minutes and 40 seconds!

Christine's Nashville Photos

Macaela and Caitlin: sisters on competition day (with Emma, bottom left)

Macaela: 9th and World Qualifier in U-11; Caitlin: 4th in U-9

Jessie and Macaela; Caitlin and Jadyn

Family photo with Nora and Courtney, after the award ceremony

Macaela. Shannon and Olivia

Caitlin, Sarah and Morgan

NPIDA families out for dinner in Nashville

Family fun in Nashville!

Emma, Caitlin and Macaela in Memphis

Thank you to Christine for submitting these photos from their family trip to Nashville. (I have combined several into photo collages).

Congratulations to Caitlin (4th place in Girls U-9) and Macaela (9th place in Girls U-11)! Macaela also officially qualified for the 2012 World Championships in Belfast. (Caitlin is too young to qualify for Worlds). Congratulations girls; we're proud of your accomplishments!

So Where Exactly Is Horsefly, Anyway?

8 Eire Born dancers and 3 parents left this morning to drive to Horsefly in the central Cariboo region of BC, where they will be performing with Celtic musician Tim Readman tomorrow night at the Arts on the Fly Festival. The girls will also be offering a 1-hour Irish dance workshop to festival attendees tomorrow afternoon.

Horsefy is a small community located about 75 km northeast of Williams Lake. Click directly on the map for a larger view! Here is a direct link to the Arts on the Fly website: www.artsonthefly.com

Have fun on your road trip Anna, Laurel, Emma B, Gemma, Catalina, Mikaela, Camryn and Mackenzie - and parents Jennifer, Kelly-Erin and Vic!

Thank you Hanna for the map. 

Leanne's Photos and Video Link

Nora, Olivia, Shannon and Courtney

Connie, Courtney and Leanne

Shannon, Morgan, Sarah, Olivia and Jeremy

Caitlin and Sarah

The gang out on the town in Nashville

Thank you to Leanne for these photos. Head over to her blog to view a video clip of some of our NPIDA girls dancing to Cotton-Eyed Joe at the Wildwood Saloon in downtown Nashville last night! Click here: www.pickettprideatnationals.blogspot.com