8-Hand Teams at the Oireachtas

U-10 Team: Jadyn, Morgan, Julia, Thea, Pixie, Megan, Sarah and Caitlin

Back: Morgan, Caitlin, Julia and Thea. Front: Pixie, Megan, Jadyn and Sarah

15+ Team: Emma, Jessica, Laurel, Raven, Paula, Mackenzie, Cara and Catalina

U-10 team scrambles onto the stage upon hearing they won 1st place!

Nora with the U-10 team on the podium

NPIDA had 3 8-Hand teams competing at the Oireachtas yesterday. Our U-10 team placed 1st in their age group - congratulations! Our other teams danced beautifully but did not place. Congratulations to all of our team members for your dedicated hard work and great dancing! Thank you Cheryl for these team photos!

U-10 Team: Sarah, Caitlin, Morgan, Pixie, Julia, Jadyn, Thea and Megan.
U-15 Team: Olivia, Camryn, Shannon, Taigen, Jessie, Emma, Gemma and Anna. (Can someone please submit a photo of our U-15 team?)
15+ Team: Emma, Mackenzie, Catalina, Raven, Jessica, Cara, Paula and Laurel.

Scroll down to see Cheryl's photos of our solo dancers at the Oireachtas on Friday!

Cheryl's Oireachtas Photos: Friday

U-9 Girls: Mckenna, Jadyn, Megan, Caitlin, Sarah and Kyla

Kyla and Jadyn

U-12 Girls: Emma, Olivia and Anna

Emma (U-12) and Thea (U-10)

U-13 Girls: Raven, Gemma and Cara

U-13 Girls: Cara and Raven

U-9 Awards: Caitlin, Sarah, Mckenna and Jadyn

Caitlin wins 1st place; Mckenna 2nd, Sarah 5th

Nora with Mckenna (2nd), Caitlin (1st), Jadyn (3rd) and Sarah (5th)

U-10 Awards: Julia (8th) and Morgan (9th)

U-11 Awards: Camryn, Jessie, Macaela and Jayne

Jessie and Macaela

Jayne placed 13th

Jessie and Macaela

Macaela (3rd), Jessie (5th) and Camryn (7th); all qualified for Worlds!

U-12 Awards: Shannon

Shannon placed 5th and qualified for Worlds!

U-12 Awards: Anna placed 12th

U-12 Boys Awards: Tomas placed 1st at his first Oireachtas and qualified for Worlds!

Nora and Courtney with Catharine (U-12)

Courtney and Nora with Mckenna: 2nd place at her first Oireachtas!

Our U-13 dancers

Our U-13 dancers with Nora and Courtney

Our Friday dancers including some of our 15+ Girls 8-Hand team

Cheryl G is in Edmonton attending the Oireachtas, and in the wee hours last night sent a large batch of photos taken yesterday. Thank you very much Cheryl! Later today I will post of few of Cheryl's photos of our 8-Hand teams. Good luck to all of our older dancers today; stay tuned for recalls later this afternoon!

Oireachtas Results: Friday

As noted in the post directly below, 20 of our 23 solo dancers recalled today! Below are the final results as announced at the awards ceremony tonight in Edmonton. CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS! Many thanks to Jennifer, Cheryl and Nora for texting "live" updates during the awards!

SOLO RESULTS

Girls Pre-Oireachtas (U-9) (34 competitors, 17 recallers)
Caitlin: 1st
Mckenna: 2nd
Jadyn: 3rd
Sarah: 5th
Megan: 13th
Kyla: 17th

Girls U-10 (21 competitors, 11 recallers)
Julia: 8th
Morgan: 9th

Girls U-11 (31 competitors, 16 recallers)
*Macaela: 3rd
*Jessie: 5th
*Camryn: 7th
Jayne: 13th

Girls U-12 (43 competitors, 22 recallers)
*Shannon: 5th
Olivia: 9th
Anna: 12th
Emma H: 18th

Boys U-12 (2 competitors, 2 recallers)
*Tomas: 1st

Girls U-13 (35 competitors, 18 recallers)
Cara: 8th
Gemma: 17th
Raven: 18th

TEAM RESULTS

U-10 Girls 8-Hand (2 teams competing in this group):
NPIDA team: 1st. Team Members: Sarah, Caitlin, Morgan, Pixie, Julia, Jadyn, Thea and Megan.
Our U-15 and 15+  8-Hand teams danced beautifully but did not place.

* Dancers noted with a * above have qualified for the 2012 World Championships in Belfast based on their results at the Oireachtas! (All U-9 girls are too young to compete at Worlds in 2012). Congratulations Macaela, Jessie, Camryn, Shannon and Tomas!

All 20 of the above recallers have also qualified for the 2012 North American Championships in Chicago. Congratulations!

Oireachtas Recalls: Friday! *Updated

We have 23 solo dancers (up to age U-13) and 3 teams competing at the Oireachtas in Edmonton today. All recallers (top 50% of each age group) will be completing their Set Dance and will receive an official placement at the awards ceremony tonight. (Thanks to Jennifer, Cheryl and Nora for the texts regarding recalls!)

FRIDAY RECALLERS:

Girls Pre-Oireachtas (U-9)
ALL of our U-9 girls recalled! Sarah, Caitlin, Kyla, Mckenna, Jadyn and Megan!

Girls U-10
Morgan and Julia recalled!

Girls U-11
ALL of our U-11 girls recalled! Macaela, Camryn, Jayne and Jessie!

Girls U-12
Olivia, Shannon, Emma H and Anna recalled!

Boys U-12
Tomas recalled!

Girls U-13
ALL of our U-13 girls recalled! Raven, Cara and Gemma!

NPIDA had 20 of 23 dancers recall today; wow! Congratulations and good luck with your Set Dances! We would also like to make special mention of Thea (U-10), Catharine and Taigen (U-12) who did not recall today but danced beautifully; you made NPIDA very proud, girls!

Good Luck at the Oireachtas!

Nora and Courtney are in Edmonton this weekend with 35 NPIDA dancers who are competing at the 2011 Western Canadian Oireachtas, which is the annual qualifying championship for both the 2012 North American Championships and the 2012 World Championships. In each age group, after the hard shoe and soft shoe rounds, 50% of the dancers will be "recalled" to do their Set Dances. All recalled dancers will officially "place" at the evening awards ceremonies, and all non-recalled dancers will not.

Dancers up to age U-13 will be competing on Friday, as well as all the teams, and dancers age U-14 and older will compete on Saturday. Dancing commences at 12:00pm on Friday and 9:00AM on Satirday. Good luck to all of our dancers and teams; we know you have all worked very hard!

FRIDAY SOLO DANCERS:

Girls Pre-Oireachtas (U-9)
Sarah A, Caitlin B, Kyla F, Mckenna L, Jadyn M and Megan S

Girls U-10
Morgan G, Julia M and Thea M

Girls U-11
Macaela B, Camryn C, Jayne D and Jessie H

Girls U-12
Catharine A, Olivia A, Shannon G, Taigen G, Emma Hib and Anna M

Boys U-12
Tomas M

Girls U-13
Raven G, Cara J and Gemma K

FRIDAY 8-HAND TEAM DANCERS:

U-10 Team
Sarah A, Caitlin B (subbing for Alannah C), Morgan G, Pixie K, Julia M, Jadyn M, Thea M and Megan S

U-15 team
Olivia A, Camryn C, Shannon G, Taigen G, Jessie H, Emma Hib, Gemma K and Anna M

15+ Team
Emma B, Mackenzie C, Catalina G, Raven G, Jessica H, Cara J, Paula K and Laurel S

SATURDAY SOLO DANCERS:

Girls U-14
Maria M and Mikaela P

Girls U-15
Emma B, Mackenzie C, Catalina G and Laurel S

Girls U-17
Jessi B and Ellen D

Ladies U-18
Jessica H and Paula K

Ladies 20+
Stephanie M and Rebecca R

Oireachtas 8-Hand Teams

All three NPIDA 8-Hand teams. Back row: Mackenzie, Paula, Raven, Laurel, Cara, Shannon, Jessica and Emma B. Middle row: Camryn, Olivia, Anna, Gemma, Emma H, Jessie and Taigen. Front row: Julia, Sarah, Megan, Pixie, Claire (rehearsal sub), Jadyn, Morgan and Thea. (Absent: Catalina, Alannah, and Alannah's sub Caitlin).

Cara and Sarah. Mackenzie, Courtney and Raven in the background

U-10 team-mates Megan, Jadyn, Morgan, Julia, Thea and Pixie

15+ team-mates Paula, Emma, Mackenzie and Laurel

U-10 huddle

U-15 team-mates Gemma, Olivia, Shannon and Anna

U-10 team-mates Sarah, Morgan, Jadyn, Julia, Megan, Thea and Pixie 

Our three Oireachtas 8-Hand teams held a dress rehearsal on October 22. Thank you to Connie (photos #1-6) and Gillian (photo #7) for these photos. Good luck to all the teams tomorrow!

Please note that the Casley family has left a message in the comment section of Tuesday's post "Newspaper Photo Shoots: Oireachtas Dancers" (scroll down 2 posts).

2011 De Danaan Feis: December 3-4

Some of our championship dancers and dads at the 2010 DeDanaan Feis: Caitlin and Macaela with Kenny; Morgan and Shannon with Brian; Mackenzie and Camryn with David; Hanna with Vic; Jessie with Scott; and Anna with Brian

Scoil Rince De Danaan is hosting a feis on December 3-4, which will take place at North Surrey Secondary School (15945 - 96 Ave). Registration has now opened at feisworx; click here for a direct link: www.feisworx.com

The deadline for registration and payment of fees is November 20. Prelim and Open Championships will take place on Saturday December 3; all non-championship competitions will take place on Sunday December 4.

Newspaper Photo Shoots: Oireachtas Dancers

North Van Oireachtas dancers. Back row: Emma B, Paula, Maria, Cara, Mackenzie, Ellen and Rebecca. Middle row: Olivia, Jessi, Laurel, Camryn, Taigen, Gemma and Raven. Front row: Sarah, Julia, Emma H, Jayne, Anna, Thea and Megan.

Mackenzie and Ellen jumping

North Van Oireachtas dancers

North Van Oireachtas dancers

Richmond Oireachtas dancers. Back row: Catharine, Morgan, Shannon, Catalina, Mikaela, Tomas and Jessie. Front row: Caitlin, Jadyn, Megan, Macaela, Kyla and Mckenna.

Richmond Oireachtas dancers

A photographer from the North Shore News came to the NPIDA studio in North Van last week to take some photos of the North Van Oireachtas dancers. Jennifer shot a few photos too - thank you Jennifer! Parents of the Richmond Oireachtas dancers took their own photos, which have been submitted to the Richmond Review newspaper and will likely be published this Friday November 4. Thank you Sue! Good luck to all the NPIDA dancers in Edmonton!

More Halloween Photos

North Van Preschool class: Fiona, Rachel, Malia, Robyn and Zoe

Malia and Robyn

Sage and Olivia

Jessie, Shannon, Caitlin, Macaela, Jadyn and Mckenna

Taigen, Emma H, Jayne, Julia, Thea, Sarah, Megan and Gemma

Erica, Jamie and Eden, and Lauren

The adult class! Jennifer, Emma, Christina, Alexy and Sharon. Top right: Christina. Bottom right: Sharon.

Many thanks to Nora (photos #1-2), Krista (photo #3), Sue (photo #4), Nicole (photo #5), and Rachel (all photos in collages #6 and #7) for these photos taken last week. Great costumes everyone !