St. Pat's Troupe Photos: March 15

4 Leaf Clovers at Lonsdale Quay, March 15
Back: Raven, Cara, Sophie, Reese, Alexis and Julie
Front: Poppy, Lucy, Justine, Willow, Amalie, and Adreanna

4 Leaf Clovers at Lonsdale Quay, March 15
Willow dancing in front

4 Leaf Clovers at Lonsdale Quay, March 15
Adreanna, Amalie, Reese, Cara, Raven and Sophie

4 Leaf Clovers at Lonsdale Quay, March 15
Reese, Amalie, Alexis, Sophie, Adreanna, Cara and Julie

Shamrock Crocs at the Blarneystone, March 15
Back: Delaney, Anna, Thea, Megan, Kassidy
Front: Emmet, Jessica, Jemma and Lauren

Shamrock Crocs at the Blarneystone, March 15

Jessica - guest dancer with the Shamrock Crocs

Shamrock Crocs and parents after the show

Megan and Kassidy at the Blarneystone

Pot of Gold and Leaping Leprechauns
At Rosewood Manor, March 15
Holly, Olivia, Sydney, Naomi K, Naomi N, Addie,
Sage, Jessica, Emma, Josie, Jadyn and Catalina

Pot of Gold and Leaping Leprechauns
At Rosewood Manor, March 15

Pot of Gold and Leaping Leprechauns
Chatting with Rosewood Manor residents after the show

Thank you to Cheryl (photo #1), Steve (photos #2-4), Jennifer (photos #5-8), Danielle (photo #9) and Lana (photos #10-12) for submitting these photos, which were all taken during shows on Sunday March 15. Many thanks to all of the parents who have submitted photos so far!

St. Pat's Troupe Photos: March 13-14

Pot of Gold at O'Hares, March 13
Holly, Addie and Jadyn

Pot of Gold at O'Hares, March 13
Holly, Sage, Mckenna and Jadyn

Sage and Addie at O'Hares, March 13

Shamrock Crocs at Yaletown Brewing Co, March 14
Back: Megan, Delaney, Anna, Thea and Kassidy
Front: Lauren, Emmet and Jemma

Emmet at Yaletown Brewing Co, March 14

At Ceili's Richmond, March 13
Back: Jadyn, Olivia, Emma and Holly
Front: Josie, Naomi, Katelyn, Sage, McKenna and Addie

Travelling Pants at Raven Pub, March 14
Amalie, Jayne, Claire and Mackenzie

Travelling Pants at Raven Pub, March 14
Cara, Adreanna and Reese

Travelling Pants at the Vancouver Oddfellows Hall, March 14
Jayne, Camryn, Claire, Mackenzie and Katelyn (front)
Emma and Rhiannon (far right)

Camryn, Jayne and Mackenzie - Oddfellows Hall

Mackenzie

Jayne

Katelyn, Claire and Jayne

Camryn and Claire

Travelling Pants at the Vancouver Oddfellows Hall, March 14
Jayne, Claire, Camryn, Mackenzie and Katelyn

4 Leaf Clovers at Hollyburn Sailing Club, March 14
Willow, Poppy, Justine, Yuka, Cara, Adreanna, Aki,
Julia, Amalie, Reese, Raven and Sophie 

Golden Shamrocks at Mahony's, March 14
Malia (foreground)

Holly and Samantha at Mahony's, March 14

Golden Shamrocks at Mahony's, March 14
Yuli in foreground

Thank you to Sue (photos #1-3), Jennifer (photos #4-5), Nicole (photos #6-15), Steve (photo #16) and Orla (photos #17-19) for submitting these photos from various St. Pat's shows on Friday and Saturday. Good luck at today's shows!

St. Pat's Troupe Photos: March 12-13

Killarney Community Centre, March 12

Windemere Care Centre, March 12

Julie, Reese, Sophie, Raven and Holly
South Granville Seniors Centre, March 13

Golden Shamrocks and 4 Leaf Clovers
South Granville Seniors Centre, March 13
Back: Raven, Sophie, Julie and Reese
Front: Poppy, Leila, Willow, Justine and Holly

Sophie, Raven and Reese
South Granville Seniors Centre, March 13

4 Leaf Clovers at Arbutus Walk, March 13
Back: Sophie, Raven, Reese and Julie
Front: Justine, Willow and Poppy

Shamrock Crocs and Shamrock Shakerz
Mahony's, March 13
Back: Kassidy, Anna, Delaney and Morgan
Front: Megan, Amalie and Shannon

 

Gillian backstage on sound at Mahony's, March 13

Shannon and Anna at Mahony's, March 13

Delaney's first pub show (with her mom Barb)
Mahony's, March 13

Michael at Mahony's, March 13

Shamrock Crocs and Shamrock Shakerz
Mahony's, March 13
Anna, Shannon, Morgan, Delaney, Megan and Amalie

Cassidy, Anna, Shannon, Morgan and Amalie
Mahoney's, March 13

Dancing at Mahoney's, March 13

Sound crew member Gillian

NPIDA has seven troupes and sound teams out doing St. Patrick's shows over this next week! Many thanks to Nora (photos #1-4), Cara (photos #5-6), Jennifer (photos #7-11), and Connie (photos #12-15) for submitting these photos, taken at various shows on Thursday and Friday.

Our 2015 St. Patrick's Troupes

North Vancouver: Travelling Pants, Shamrock Crocs, Golden Shamrocks and 4 Leaf Clovers
Richmond: Shamrock Shakerz, Leaping Leprechauns, and Pot of Gold

Thank you to all the dancers, sound crews and parents for all of your hard work and long hours this week!

More Van Eire and Seattle Feis Photos PLUS: Guidelines for Submitting Your St. Pat's Photos

Alexis, Reese, Julia, Aki and Yuka in Seattle

Back: Aki, Yuki and Julie. Front: Alexis and Reese

Reese: 3rd in U-15 Prelim

First Feis Reel Trophy winners at Van Eire
Lauren (3rd) and Claire (4th)

Beginner/Advanced Beginner Reel Trophy at Van Eire
U-7: Sam (2nd) and Addison (2nd)
U-8: Jessica (2nd), Meghan (4th), Naomi (5th)
U-11: Poppy (1st)

Beginner/Advanced Beginner Light Jig Trophy at Van Eire
U-10: Jacquie (1st), Naomi (2nd), Jessica (5th) and Meghan (8th)
10+: Rachel (2nd) and Emily (5th)

Novice/Prizewinner Reel Trophy at Van Eire
U-11: Claire (3rd) and Yuli (7th)
U-14: Gemma (6th)

Rhiannon, Jessica and Emma

Thank you to Cara F (photos #1-3) and Cheryl (photos #4-8) for submitting these feis photos. Cara's photos were taken at the PNW Feis in Seattle on Sunday March 8, and Cheryl's were taken at the Van Eire Feis in Surrey on Sunday March 1.

You can view all of Cheryl's Van Eire photos on her website; click for SUNDAY or SATURDAY.

ST. PAT'S DANCERS AND PARENTS

 

Thank you for submitting photos to share on the blog this week! Please follow these basic guidelines when submitting your St. Pat's photos:

1. Please state the TROUPE NAME, the DATE, and the specific SHOW where the photo(s) was taken.

2. Please include the NAMES OF THE DANCERS WHO ARE IN YOUR PHOTOS (I don't know all of the dancers who are performing this week, especially newer Eire Born dancers and guest dancers).

3. DANCERS: please submit up to 5 of your photos to the Photo Contest (you could also win a $25 gift card! Read about the photo contest HERE). If you are submitting photos from St. Pat's shows that you don't wish to be entered in the photo contest, please specify that in your e-mail.

Please e-mail your photos at the highest possible resolution. We will be using many of them in the annual Ceili Slide Show!

Thank you and have fun at the shows!

Dress For Sale (#2014-23) *PRICE REDUCED*

This dress was originally posted for sale on October 10 2014.

Information about this dress from the owner:

Stunning Simona Mauriello dress worn a handfull of times. Beautiful details, green underskirt, extra crystals included. Sadly dancer has grown out of this fabulous dress.  

Waist: 30"
Bust: 32"
Neck to Sleeve: 27"
Shoulder to dropped waist: 23"
About a size 4 currently worn by a 15 year old.

PRICE REDUCED TO $950.

Please contact Daina at dainab67ATgmail.com

First St. Patrick's Show of 2015!

Nora, Amalie, Sophie, Anna,
Mackenzie, Camryn and Chloe (in black)

NPIDA has begun it's annual St. Patrick's shows - always our busiest time of the year! Thank you to Nora for submitting this photo, taken yesterday afternoon at Mulberry PARC.

2015 St. Patrick's Photo Contest!

Previous St. Patrick's Photo Contest Entries

 

Hey all Eire Born dancers and guest dancers performing in the 2015 St. Patrick's shows: make sure to bring your camera/phone along and take a few photos to submit to the 5th Annual Pickett Line Blog St. Patrick's Photo Contest! (Open only to NPIDA dancers; no photos from parents, family members or friends please).

Join previous $25 gift card winners Catalina (2014), Rhiannon (2013), Shannon (2012) and Lauren (2011); you could be the 2015 St. Patrick's Photo Contest winner!

Here Are The Contest Rules

1. All photos must have been taken by NPIDA dancers only. No exceptions! Assistant Student Teachers/Team Captains 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 2015 Eire Born performance or at the 2015 CelticFest Parade (Sunday March 15).

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. NEW PRIZE CHOICES!

In addition to the former options of a $25 gift card to Sephora, Chapters, iTunes and Starbucks, you can now also choose from Forever21, Old Navy, Michael's Crafts, and Cineplex!

A big thank you to EBIDS for again sponsoring the prize for the 2015 St. Patrick's Photo Contest!

7. Please e-mail your St. Pat's photo contest entries to pickettlineblogAThotmail.com
DEADLINE: Midnight on Sunday March 22.

Previous St. Patrick's Photo Contest Entries