Saturday St. Pat's Photos *Updated

Back: Samantha, Sarah, Emma, Rhiannon, Olivia and Leila
Front: Ciara, Eliana and Malia
At the Blarneystone, March 15

Sisters Sarah and Olivia

Guest dancers having a good time at the Blarneystone!
Ciara, Malia and Eliana

Leila and Samantha

Malia and an Irish clown

Thank you to Leanne for submitting these photos of the Lucky Leprechauns troupe at the Blarneystone today.

UPDATE: Below are more show photos submitted tonight! Thank you to Gillian (photos #1-2), Greg (photos #3-6) and Diana (photo #7).

Lucky Charms troupe at downtown Mahony's, March 15
Back: Jayne, Thea, Anna, Krista, Amalie, Gemma C, Megan, Cara
Front (holding hats): Katelyn and Kassidy

Anna with "Jenn on a stick"
Jennifer can't attend this weekend so the Lucky Charms troupe
are bringing her along anyway. Get well soon Jennifer!

Wild Cats troupe and Reel Treble Makers troupe
at the CelticFest Community Stage, March 15
Catalina, Camryn, Mackenzie, Tomas, Mikaela and Catharine

Reese and Lindsay

Rowan, Mikaela, Mackenzie, Catalina,
Tomas, Camryn, Catharine and Claire

Wild Cats and Reel Treble Makers at CelticFest

Reel Treble Makers at the Marine Drive Golf Course, March 15
Catharine, Mikaela, Tomas, Catalina, Rosemarie (host),
Mhairi, Emma and Sophie

St. Pat's Photos (Updated)... and New Dresses!

Catharine, Leila, Katelyn, Jadyn, Malia and Pixie
Renfrew Community Centre, March 12

 

Jadyn, Hannah, Holly and Sydney
South Granville Seniors Centre, March 14

Holly, Hannah, Sage and Jadyn
Buck and Ear, March 14

Back: Emma, Catharine, Tomas, Catalina and Mikaela
Middle: Sage, Holly, Jadyn. Front: Addie and Hannah
Buck and Ear, March 14

 

"Lucky Leprechauns" Troupe at Broadway Pentecostal Lodge, March 14
Back: Mary. Olivia, Sarah, Rhiannon, Samantha (in front) and Emma H
Front: Malia and Eliana

Eliana and Malia at Windermere Care Centre, March 14
These two dancers got to be "surprise stars" at Windemere
and Nora says she was very impressed by how they handled it!

Pixie, Catharine, Malia, Tomas and Eliana
Kaplan English School, March 14

The new Eire Born performance dresses are here!
Thank you to seamstress Deedee B!
Leila, Sarah, Olivia, Cara, Thea, Kassidy and Megan

Thank you to Nicole (photo #1), Sue (photos #2-4), Nora (photo #5-7) and Gillian (photo #8) for submitting these photos.

I expect to be receiving lots of photos throughout the next 3 days so will add them to the blog when I can throughout each day/evening; please check back for updates !

Two Show Photos, and A Photo Request!

Leila, Malia and Pixie (March 12)
Enjoying lemonade after dancing at Renfrew Community Centre

Back: Alexis, Tegan, Mary, Thea, Sophie, Raven and Gemma
Front: Sarah, Leila, Pixie and Malia
Lynn Valley Care Home, March 13

Thank you to Nora for submitting these two show photos. She says:

Photo #1: Great show at Renfrew Community Centre for our 5 Eire Born Dancers (Katelyn, Pixie, Leila, Catharine and Jadyn) plus Malia as a guest dancer! Frozen lemonade is "awesome" according to Pixie and "good" according to Malia and Leila after their show. Bring on the show season!

Photo #2: Eire Born wowed the seniors at 2pm today in North Vancouver at Lynn Valley Care Centre!

Photo request to parents of St. Pat's dancers:
If you are accompanying your dancer(s) to any shows over the next few days and have a camera (or good-quality cell phone camera), please try to get some group shots of your troupe! We need photos of all the NPIDA St. Pat's troupes - not only for the blog, but for the annual Ceili Slide Show as well!

* If possible (as Nora did in her 2nd photo, above), an outdoor non-flash photo during daytime is the best option for getting a good quality group photo!

* Darker/indoor photos are welcome, as well as candid photos of dancers before and after shows.

* Please include the names of all dancers when you e-mail your photos (I don't know all of the guest dancers). Thank you!

* Please remind your dancers to take a few photos to enter in the St. Pat's Photo Contest! (Click for a direct link).

Please e-mail your St. Pat's photos to:

pickettlineblogAThotmail.com

To all dancers, team captains, sound teams, parents and teachers: good luck and have fun!

More Seattle Feis Photos

Lia W and Emily M

Emily with Courtney and Nora

Thank you to Kristin M for submitting these photos, taken last weekend at the Comerford Seattle Feis. This was the first time that Emily and Lia wore red dresses at a feis. Congratulations girls!

It's a very busy time here at NPIDA and on the blog with recent feis, St. Pat's media and lots of St. Pat's shows underway this week! Please view the post directly below for an update from EBIDS regarding the recent AGM. Please join us in thanking one retiring EBIDS Board member (Nicole) and welcoming one new EBIDS Board member (Danielle)!

EBIDS AGM Report and EBIDS 2014 Board

Thank you to Christina M for submitting this update from the EBIDS Board of Directors following the AGM, which was held on March 2:

Eire Born Irish Dance Society Annual General Meeting
Thank you to those members who attended the 2014 Annual General Meeting on Sunday, March 2nd. In addition to the presentation of the 2013 financial statements and balanced budget for 2014, NPIDA Artistic Director Nora Pickett and EBIDS Chair Christina M each presented a year in review and looking forward to 2014.

The 2014 Board of Directors were elected.  Returning board members are: 
Andrea C (mom of Mackenzie and Camryn)
Gillian S (mom of Megan)
Sue M-T (mom of Jadyn)
Kelly S (mom of Laurel)
Carolyn A (mom of Catharine)
Connie G (mom of Shannon and Morgan)
Christina M (mom of Thea)
Jennifer R (mom of Anna)

Newly elected was Danielle P (mom of Kassidy and Emmet). Welcome Danielle! 

A huge thank you to Board Member Nicole D who stepped down from the Treasurer role. Nicole has been involved as EBIDS bookkeeper for over 5 years and most recently as Treasurer and she will be hugely missed. Thank you Nicole for your commitment and service!

The financial statements and year end reports will be e-mailed out to each member shortly and will be posted on the EBIDS website.

2014 Eire Born St Pat's Troupes! *UPDATED

We have a record number of shows during St Pat's week this year, as well as a record number of Eire Born dancers (and guests) performing. It's going to be an extremely busy time for our dancers, sound teams, parents and teachers! A big THANK YOU to everyone involved in helping make the 2014 St Pat's shows a huge success!

Here are the seven 2014 Eire Born St Pat's Troupes (team leaders are underlined):

NORTH VANCOUVER TROUPES

1. WILD CATS
Mackenzie, Laurel, Emma B, Camryn, Claire, Yuka, Rowan
Guest dancers: Lindsay, Robyn, Delaney, Allie, Reese, Saoirse

2. LUCKY CHARMS
Cara, Jayne, Katelyn, Thea, Megan, Kassidy, Anna, Amalie, Gemma C
Guest dancers: Lauren G, Emmet, Krista

3. LUCKY LEPRECHAUNS
Olivia A, Rhiannon, Mary, Emma H, Sarah, Leila, Samantha
Guest dancers: Malia, Holly, Ciara, Eliana

4. SVEN'S SHAMROCKS
Raven, Gemma K, Sophie, Pixie, Maria, Alexis, Tegan, Reese
Guest dancers: Poppy, Willow, Lauren F, Jemma

RICHMOND TROUPES

5. REEL TREBLE MAKERS
Catharine, Tomas, Mhairi, Mikaela, Catalina, Emma H, Halle
Guest dancers: Addie, Naomi, Sophie, Holly, Emily

6. SHAMROCKS
Shannon, Jessie, Morgan, Katrina, Jadyn, Holly, Urvee, Josie, Sage
Guest dancers: Sydney, Yuli, Leia, Hannah, Kairavee, Esther

7. CLADDAGH
Hanna, Jessica, Alex, Natalie, Kali

- Image from Google Images.

More St. Pat's Media *UPDATED x 2

Above is the Shaw TV video clip that aired several times this past weekend! (Double click directly on the video to view full-screen).

As well, eight of our 2014 Worlds dancers - Megan, Kyla, Anna, Olivia, Laurel, Camryn, Jayne and Tomas - will be featured on Breakfast TV this morning (Tuesday March 11); time will be approximately 7:20AM.  I will post a link if one is available once the clip has aired.

UPDATE 2:40PM: Click HERE to view a video clip from Breakfast Television. This is a 10:19-minute video clip about CelticFest; Eire Born appears from 2:39 to 5:02.

UPDATE 10:45AM: Thank you to Gillian (photo #1), Leanne (photo #2) and Kim (photo #3) for submitting these photos, below!

Laurel, Kyla, Camryn and Megan

Back: Olivia, Camryn, Laurel and Tomas
Front: Jayne, Megan, Kyla, Anna and Nora

Kyla and Megan

Dress For Sale (#2013-24) *PRICE REDUCED*

Information about this dress from the owner:
Originally posted November 23/13; price now reduced.

This beautiful dress is approximately 3 years old. Made by Gavin Doherty (Eire Designs). You have to try this on to truly appreciate it. Looks wonderful on stage. These photo’s don’t do it justice.

Size: 9-11 yrs.
Includes headband.

PRICE REDUCED TO $400 OBO.

Please contact Lisa at lisa.bauermeisterATgmail.com (please replace AT with @).

Comerford Seattle Feis Results: Sunday *UPDATED

Congratulations Catharine!
 1st place, U-15 Prelim. Welcome to Open!

Congratulations to all dancers who competed at the Comerford Seattle Feis today! All Pre-Beginner to Prizewinner competitions age 13+ took place today, as well as all ages of Prelim Championships. Special congratulations to Catharine A, who won her U-15 Prelim competition and advances to Open Championships!

Thank you to Leanne A for submitting this photo, as well as the photo of Olivia (see yesterday's post directly below).

Here are the NPIDA results from today:

PRELIM CHAMPIONSHIPS
U-10
Josie S: 1st in Soft Shoe, 2nd in Hard Shoe, 3rd in Set Dance, 2nd overall
Leila K: 3rd in Soft Shoe, 3rd in Hard Shoe, 4th in Set Dance, 4th overall

U-11
Holly B: 2nd in Hard Shoe, 3rd in Set Dance, 3rd overall

U-14
Halle N: 2nd in Soft Shoe, 3rd in Set Dance

U-15
Catharine A: 4th in Soft Shoe, 1st in Hard Shoe, 1st in Set Dance, 1st overall! Congratulations and welcome to Open!
Mary M: 4th in Soft Shoe, 5th in Hard Shoe, 2nd in Set Dance, 7th overall

17+
Alexey K: 1st in Soft Shoe, 2nd in Hard Shoe, 7th overall

BARRINGTON REEL TROPHY
Yuka H: 1st!

BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNER SLIP JIG TROPHY
13+
Julie C: 2nd

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER SLIP JIG TROPHY
13+
Reese F: 5th

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE REEL TROPHY
U-15
Reese F: 3rd

15+
Rowan S: 4th

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE JIG TROPHY
U-15
Reese F: 5th

NON-CHAMP ST. PAT'S TROPHY
13+
Alexis B: 5th

Comerford Seattle Feis Results: Saturday

 

Congratulations Olivia!
1st place, U-15 Open Treble Reel
Photo submitted by Leanne

 

Congratulations to all dancers who competed at the Comerford Seattle Feis today! All Pre-Beginner to Prizewinner competitions up to age U-13 took place today, as well as all ages of Open Championships and the Prelim "Champ Style" trophy competitions. Tomorrow all Pre-Beginner to Prizewinner competitions age 13+ will take place, as well as all regular Prelim Championship competitions.

Here are the NPIDA results from today, beginning with the Prelim Champ Style Trophy, all Open Championships and Open trophies, followed by all non-championship trophy results:

PRELIM CHAMP STYLE TROPHY
U-11
Holly B: 3rd in Soft Shoe

U-15
Mary M: 1st in Soft Shoe, 1st in Hard Shoe, 1st overall!
Tegan P: 3rd in Hard Shoe, 10th overall

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
U-10
Emma B-T: 1st in Soft Shoe, 1st in Hard Shoe, 1st in Set Dance, 1st overall!
Katelyn D: 2nd in Soft Shoe, 2nd in Hard Shoe, 2nd in Set Dance, 2nd overall

U-11
Kyla F: 2nd in Soft Shoe, 1st in Hard Shoe, 4th in Set Dance, 2nd overall

U-12
Caitlin B-T: 1st in Soft Shoe, 2nd in Hard Shoe, 1st in Set Dance, 1st overall!

U-13
Thea M: 4th in Set Dance, 6th overall

U-14
Macaela B-T: 1st in Soft Shoe, 1st in Hard Shoe, 3rd in Set Dance, 1st overall!
Kassidy P: 2nd in Set Dance, 5th overall
Jayne D: 3rd in Soft Shoe, 3rd in Hard Shoe

U-17
Mikaela P: 3rd in Soft Shoe, 4th in Hard Shoe, 6th overall

U-19
Catalina G: 6th overall

19+
Stephanie M: 4th in Set Dance, 10th overall

OPEN TREBLE REEL
U-11
Katelyn D: 1st!
Kyla F: 3rd

U-15
Olivia A: 1st!
Jayne D: 2nd

PRE-BEGINNER REEL TROPHY
U-7
Saoirse L: 3rd

BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNER REEL TROPHY
U-7
Leia A: 3rd

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER REEL TROPHY
U-9
Avery F: 4th

U-11 Boys
Emmet P: 2nd

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER SLIP JIG TROPHY
U-13
Lauren G: 6th

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE JIG TROPHY
U-9
Reese T: 4th

U-11
Emmet P: 1st!

U-13
Lauren G: 2nd

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE REEL
U-13
Lauren G: 1st!

NON-CHAMP ST. PAT'S TROPHY
U-13
Lauren G: 3rd

Eire Born at the Buck: Friday March 7

Rhiannon, Jessie, Jadyn and Tomas

Thank you to Sue for submitting this photo taken last night at the Buck & Ear Pub in Steveston. Many thanks to dancers Rhiannon, Jessie, Jadyn and Tomas, along with sound team Pat, Vic and Sue!

Check back here later tonight for results from the Comerford Seattle Feis; good luck to our 45 dancers who are competing this weekend!

St. Pat's Media: Shaw TV (Eire Born on TV Tonight and Tomorrow) and North Shore Outlook

Photo by Dunia Tozy of Shaw TV

Photo by Dunia Tozy of Shaw TV

Nora has submitted the following updates regarding recent media about NPIDA, Eire Born and the upcoming Vancouver CelticFest:

1. We had 14 Eire Born dancers attended a fun 2.5 hour video session with a Video Journalist from Shaw TV on Wednesday. It took place at the North Vancouver NPIDA studio and a 2 hour interview session took place after the dance and video session. Our dancers performed 3 Eire Born routines in solo dresses; then Mackenzie, Tomas and I were interviewed about aspects of Irish dancing and how our lives have evolved around Irish dancing.

Please watch for this combo story about CelticFest, Eire Born and NPIDA on Shaw TV! It will air TONIGHT at 5:00PM and 11:00PM, and TOMORROW at 5:00AM, 9:00AM and 1:00PM. Shaw TV will also be posting it on YouTube on Monday March 10.

2. Please click HERE for a March 5/14 article about Eire Born in the North Shore Outlook newspaper. Nora was interviewed for this article earlier this week.

 

Photo by Cheryl Galdert
Published in the North Shore Outlook article about Eire Born

Dress For Sale (#2014-2) **SOLD**

THIS DRESS HAS SOLD!

Information about this dress from the owner:

Dress for sale, available now. It is less than a year old made for Worlds 2013 by Hannah P of Flying Colours Dancewear.

Measurements:

Chest 29"

Waist 26"

Sleeve 22"

Length 29"

 

Still room for let out.

PRICE REDUCED TO $1200.

 

Please contact Christine at: kennytseATtelus.net (please replace AT with @).

4th Annual St. Pat's Photo Contest!

Hey all Eire Born dancers and guest dancers performing in the 2014 St. Patrick's shows: make sure to bring your camera along and take a few photos to submit for the 4th Annual Pickett Line Blog St. Patrick's Photo Contest! (Open only to NPIDA dancers; no photos from parents, family members or friends please).

Here are the contest rules (exactly like the last 3 years):

1. All photos must have been taken by NPIDA dancers only. No exceptions! Assistant Student Teachers may submit photos (they're dancers too!)

2. Maximum of 5 photo submissions per dancer. Take lots of photos and submit your top 5!

3. Photos must be taken at a March 2014 Eire Born performance or at the 2014 CelticFest Parade (Sunday March 16).

4. Identifiable people in your photos MUST only be NPIDA dancers/parents/siblings/family members. (This is an ongoing policy of this blog, for privacy reasons).

5. Photo submissions will not be "judged". Every dancer who submits a photo will have their name entered in the RANDOM draw for a prize. (Your name will be entered into the prize draw once, whether you submit 1-5 photos)

6. PRIZE: your choice of a $25 gift card from iTunes, Chapters, Starbucks or Sephora! A big thank you to EBIDS for sponsoring the 2014 St. Pat's Photo Contest prize!

7. Please e-mail your St. Pat's photo contest entries to pickettlineblogAThotmail.com
DEADLINE: Midnight on Sunday March 23.

Notes:
- Please; no blurry or really low-resolution photos. High resolution photos are best. ALL entries that meet the above criteria will be posted on the blog. The winning photo, (if reasonably high resolution), will be included in the 2014 Ceili Slide Show!

- Please; no "kissy-face" photos.

- If you are an NPIDA dancer but are not an Eire Born dancer or guest dancer, you can still enter the photo contest: attend an Eire Born show or the parade as a spectator and take some photos following the guidelines above.

- Parents: Please encourage your dancers of all ages to take some photos and submit them to the contest!

- Have fun, get creative, and share your best shots with us!

All photos in the 3 collages above were St Pat's Photo Contest entries from 2011, 2012 and 2013. Thank you to Catalina, Catharine, Emma H, Hanna, Jadyn, Jayne, Jessie, Lauren (2011 winner), Megan, Olivia B, Rachel, Rhiannon (2013 winner), Sage, Sarah, Shannon (2012 winner), Sydney and Thea!

Moving Up After The Van Eire Feis

 

Nora has confirmed the following dancer advancements based on their Van Eire Feis results:

-  5 new red dress qualifiers: Lindsay A, Yuli A, Lauren F, Alexandra L and Sophie M. Congratulations girls!

- As posted here last week, congratulations also to our newest Preliminary Championship dancer Yuka H, and our newest Open Championship dancer Esme M!

Yuka and Esme

Cheryl's Van Eire Photos: Sunday

Pre-Beginner Reel Trophy
U-8: Saoirse (4th) and Willow (5th)
U-10: Poppy (1st) and Ally (5th)

U-7 Beginner Reel Trophy
Zoe (2nd), Leia (3rd) and Malia (4th)

 

Nora and Malia

U-8 Beginner Reel Trophy
Hannah (3rd), Nadia (6th) and Lindsay (4th)

Beginner Reel Trophy
U-9: Justine (1st) and Lucy (5th)
U-11: Lauren (2nd)

Zoe: "Most Promising Young Dancer"

Novice/Prizewinner Treble Jig Trophy
U-9: Kairavee (5th) and Avery (6th)
U-10: Claire (5th)

Congratulations Emmet!
3rd in U-12 Novice/Prizewinner Reel Trophy
and 7th in U-11 Novice/Prizewinner Treble Jig Trophy

Novice/Prizewinner Treble Jig Trophy
U-12: Yuka (1st), Lauren (4th) and Gemma (8th)
15+: Rowan (4th)

U-10 Novice/Prizewinner Treble Reel
Avery (4th) and Claire (2nd)

Novice/Prizewinner Treble Reel
U-12: Amalie (5th) and Lauren (7th)
U-14: Reese (3rd)

Novice/Prizewinner Reel Trophy
U-10: Holly (1st) and Avery (5th)
14+: Rowan (1st)

U-12 Novice/Prizewinner Reel Trophy
Yuka (2nd), Amalie (8th) and Lauren (10th)

Many thanks to Cheryl for submitting these photos, taken on Sunday February 23 at the Van Eire Feis (Pre-Beginner to Prizewinner).

EBIDS AGM is Today, 3:00-4:00PM

The EBIDS Annual General Meeting takes place this afternoon at the NPIDA studio in North Vancouver, 3:00-4:00PM. ALL NPIDA parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Please check back here later tonight to view Cheryl's Van Eire Feis photos from Sunday February 23.