Eire Born at the Chinatown Festival: August 6

Eire Born sidestage at the Chinatown Festival, August 6/11

Julia and Maria

Mckenna and Kyla

Alannah and Cara

Anna, Cara and Gemma

Taigen, Rhiannon, Jadyn, Catalina, Tomas and Catharine

Catalina organizing the troupe

Cara

Maria and Anna

Anna and Maria

Eire Born with festival organizer Jordan (right)

Eire Born performed at the Chinatown Festival on Saturday August 6. Thank you to Jennifer, who managed to take these photos while also working on the sound team sidestage! Many thanks to team captain Catalina, and sound team members Vic, Pat and Jennifer.

Fun at the South Arm Pool

Belinda and Josie

Krista, Sage and Mckenna

Tomas and his dad Paul

Kyla, Kim, Avery and little brother Declan

Hannah and Sage

Nora and Leila

Nora and Malia

Thank you to Connie for submiting these great photos. On Friday August 5, several NPIDA dancers attended a workshop at the ballroom; afterwards some of the dancers, parents, siblings, and Nora and Courtney cooled down with a fun visit to the South Arm Pool here in Richmond!

One More Dance For Life Feis Photo

Rhiannon with her trophy at the 2011 Dance For Life Feis

Thank you to Maeve for recently submitting this photo of Rhiannon, taken last month at the Dance For Life Feis in Seattle. Rhiannon placed 3rd in the U-15 Prizewinner Treble Reel. Congratulations!

Final Kitsilano Showboat Photos

Eire Born at Kitsilano Showboat, August 3

Nora, Maria and Aishlin

Esme (Nora and Maeve in the background)

Gemma and Mckenna (Nora and Pixie in the background)

Gemma, Pixie and Mckenna

Mother-daughter pair Catalina and Claudia

Catalina, Claudia, Jayne, Jay, Katelyn and Emma 

Jay's a natural...

Katelyn and Emma

Thank you to Nicole for submitting a few of her photos from the Kitsilano Showboat performance on Wednesday evening. Nicole's photos are #1, 2, 3 and 9 above. The others are my shots taken during the audience participation dance at the end of the show, which featured several NPIDA parents and siblings. Thanks for being good sports!

Don't miss Eire Born performing at the Steveston Docks the next 4 Sundays this month; August 7, 14, 21, and 28! Shows are at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00pm.

More Photos From Kitsilano Showboat

Fast Hornpipe

Tomas

Mckenna

Nora says "Put up your hand if you want to come up here and dance with us!"

Here are a few more shots from the Eire Born show last night at Kitsilano Showboat. I'll post a few more photos tomorrow from the finale, which involved some audience participation (including a few Eire Born parents and siblings).

Eire Born at Kitsilano Showboat

Eire Born at Kitsilano Showboat, August 3

Catalina

Yee Haw ! Cotton-Eyed Joe

A large group of Eire Born dancers performed on the outdoor stage at Kitsilano Showboat last night in front of a large appreciative audience. Thank you to Nora and the sound team (Pat, Vic and Diana), and to all the parents who braved the Kitsilano parking restrictions due to the fireworks! Check back tomorrow for some additional photos...

Dancers were Maria M, Mikaela P, Catalina G, Hanna S, Emma B, Emma H, Alannah C, Aishlin H, Mckenna L, Julia M, Olivia A, Jayne D, Catharine A, Esme M, Gemma K, Laurel S, Taigen G, Rhiannon M and Tomas M. 

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!

Eire Born in Point Roberts * Updated: and the West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival

Point Roberts Arts and Music Festival. Back row: Gemma, Tomas, Maria and Catalina (team captain). Front row: Mckenna, Sage and Leila

West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival. Back row: Rhiannon, Esme and Maria (team captain). Front row: Tomas, Gemma, Julia and Alannah

Thank you to Melissa J (photo #1) and Irene M (photo #2) for submitting these 2 photos of our Eire Born dancers in Point Roberts and West Vancouver this weekened. The dancers performed at the annual Point Roberts Arts and Music Festival, and the West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival.  Thanks to the dancers and parents for attending these 2 shows on the long weekend!