Ceili Photos: 1st Half (Part 1)

Nora's opening remarks

Catalina's opening remarks

Riverdance

Slip Jigs and Reels (North Van)

Caitlin: World medalist

Caitlin

Celtic Explosion (Richmond)

Last Night's Dream (North Van)

Emma: World medalist

Emma

Tim and Shona

Shona

Daldowny's Reels (North Van)

Here are some photos from the 1st Half of the Ceili at Kay Meek Theatre last Sunday. I'm editing them in the order that I took them. Still to come are photos from the latter part of the 1st Half; the awards; and all of the 2nd Half. (Please click to enlarge the photos).

Eire Born at Capilano Mall: May 2

Sarah, Olivia, Thea and Megan
with Zoe, Jessica and Malia

Zoe, Jessica and Malia

Thea

Megan

Olivia

Sarah

Olivia, Reese and Thea

Eloise, Amalie, Thea, Olivia, Reese, Megan, Sarah and Zoe

Sarah, Amalie, Megan, Thea, Reese and Olivia

Zoe, Eloise and Malia

Olivia, Thea, Amalie, Sarah, Megan and Reese

Olivia, Thea, Amalie, Sarah, Megan and Reese

Many thanks to Gillian for submitting these photos, taken at Capilano Mall on Saturday May 2.

I took hundreds of photos during the Ceili yesterday; please stay tuned for some upcoming posts of Ceili photos over the next few days.

Thank You Ceili Slide Show Photographers!

At NPIDA's 16th annual Ceili/year-end show tomorrow, we will be screening the annual slide show! The 2015 slide show includes photos from NPIDA parents (and a few dancers) - all of whom submitted photos to the Pickett Line Blog throughout the past year. Many photos taken by Cheryl and I are also included.

In selecting photos for the slide show, I reviewed hundreds of photos taken at 2014-2015 feiseanna and major competitions (Oireachtas, Worlds and North American Championships), as well as Eire Born shows, summer dock shows, St. Pat's shows, NPIDA events such as the Halloween Movie Night, and much more!

Our primary goal when creating the slide show is to include as many NPIDA dancers as possible (no small feat with a school this size!) This past year we had a large number of dancers attending the North American Championships, Oireachtas and Worlds - and therefore even more photos to choose from! We regret that there were many lovely photos that we could not include within our time limit.

We would like to sincerely thank everyone whose photos are part of the 2015 slide show; your contributions are greatly appreciated!! In particular, we are very grateful to the following individuals who consistently contribute their photos to share on the blog throughout the year; many of the beautiful photos in the 2015 Ceili slide show were taken by them:

 

Leanne, Gillian, Nicole, 

Jennifer, Connie and Nora.

Thank you ladies!

 

We hope you enjoy the 2015 slide show!
- Moira and Cheryl

Ceili Rehearsal Photos

Thank you to Cheryl for these photos, taken during the Ceili rehearsal at Kay Meek Theatre on Monday.

We hope to see all NPIDA families

at the Ceili on Sunday May 3!

4:00-7:00PM

More Emerald City Feis Photos

Ciara W: 3rd place in the
U-10 Novice/Prizewinner Reel and Treble Jig
Pre-Champ Trophy

Malia, Ciara, Yuli, Reese T., Lucy, Justine and Leia
Emerald City Feis

Thank you to Mairead for submitting these photos taken at the Emerald City Feis in Seattle on Saturday April 18.

Eire Born at the North Shore Celtic Ensemble Ceili

Thank you to Leanne for submitting these photos. Eire Born performed at the North Shore Celtic Ensemble Spring Ceili on Saturday in North Vancouver.

The EBIDS AGM is Sunday April 26!

Have you responded yet to the Evite which was sent via e-mail to all NPIDA families on April 9? Please take a moment to RSVP; we hope to see you at the meeting on Sunday April 26 from 3:00-5:00PM at the NPIDA studio in North Vancouver!

All NPIDA families are members of EBIDS, the Eire Born Irish Dance Society. The primary purpose of EBIDS is to support NPIDA dancers by raising funds to nurture their development in order for them to reach their full potential.

AGM Agenda items include:
- 2014 year-end financial statements
- 2015 EBIDS Board nomination slate
- 2015 proposed budget
- Annual reports from the EBIDS chair and Nora
- Q and A with the EBIDS Board and NPIDA artistic staff

We hope you will consider attending our AGM on April 26 to connect with fellow NPIDA parents, learn about plans for the upcoming year, and share in hearing about the business side of Irish dance!

Emerald City Feis Results: Sunday

Here are NPIDA's results from the Emerald City Feis in Seattle on Sunday:

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE REEL TROPHY 
U-12
Adreanna C. - 6th

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER REEL and TREBLE JIG TROPHY
U-14
Riley C. - 7th


Congratulations to all of our NPIDA Dancers who competed today!
If any parents have photos from Sunday at the Emerald City Feis, please submit.