July 2: Day 2 at NAN's *UPDATE X 7

Sightseeing in Newport!

Malia and Marcel

Malia in Newport Rhode Island

 

Samantha

Sage and Avery

Emma and Katelyn

Leila with parents Nora and Marcel and sister Malia

Olivia, Catharine, Mary, Anna, Shannon and Sophie
Yesterday at NAN's

Shannon and Olivia yesterday

Our U-16 dancers yesterday
Mary, Anna, Shannon, Catharine and Olivia

U-16 recallers Anna Shannon and Olivia

Olivia and Aisling

Our U-9 and U-11 dancers
Back: Samantha, Leila and Emma
Front: Avery, Sage and Katelyn

Emma, Katelyn, Sage, Samantha and Leila

Sage with proud older sister Mckenna

UPDATE #7 (6:42PM): Emma has placed 3rd and Samantha 34th in U-11B. Congratulations Emma and Samantha! Emma has also qualified for 2016 Worlds-congratulations Emma!

UPDATE #6 (5:40PM): Thank you to Nora for sending this photo of Sage and Mckenna.

UPDATE #5 (5:30PM): Sage has placed 9th in U-9A. Congratulations Sage!

UPDATE #4 (1:50PM): Thank you to Nora for sending these two group photos.

UPDATE #3 (12:20PM): Sage has recalled in U-9A. Congratulations Sage!

Unfortunately no recall for Avery. We know you danced beautifully Avery; we are proud of you and congratulations for representing NPIDA and Canada today!

UPDATE #2 (11:25AM): Emma and Samantha have recalled in U-11B. Congratulations Emma and Samantha! 

Unfortunately no recall for Leila and Katelyn. We know you danced beautifully girls; we are proud of you and congratulations for representing NPIDA and Canada today!

UPDATE #1 (8:45AM): Thank you to Nora for submitting the above photos of today's U-9 and U-11 dancers, and to Leanne for these five photos taken yesterday.

Good luck to our six dancers competing on the second day of the 2015 North American Championships in Providence Rhode Island! I will update the blog with recalls and results when available throughout the day.

Thank you to Nora for submitting the first three photos above, taken while sightseeing in Newport on Tuesday. Our dancers today are:

U-9A: Sage and Avery
U-11B: Emma, Samantha, Katelyn and Leila

July 1: Day 1 at NAN's *UPDATE X 9

Sophie and her dad Jim

Catharine

Courtney, Nora, Olivia and Aisling

Connie and Shannon

Mary and Olivia

Anna

Raven with her brother Nigel

Shannon and Olivia - waiting for recalls

Sophie (center back) celebrating her recall with
NPIDA teammates

Nora and Sophie

UPDATE #9 (8:45PM): Shannon has placed 35th and Anna 46th in U-16A; Olivia has placed 64th in U-16B. Congratulations Shannon, Anna and Olivia! (Apologies for the delayed posting of these final results; I had to be away from the computer the past few hours).
 
UPDATE #8 (5:05PM): Sophie has placed 44th in U-17B. Congratulations Sophie!

UPDATE #7 (2:00PM): Thank you to Nora for these last two photos. Unfortunately, no recall today for Mary, Raven and Catharine. We know you danced beautifully girls; we are proud of you and congratulations for representing NPIDA and Canada today!

UPDATE #6 (12:25PM): Anna, Shannon and Olivia have recalled in U-16A and U-16B; congratulations girls!

UPDATE #5 (12:15PM): Sophie has recalled in U-17B; congratulations Sophie!

UPDATE #4 (10:23AM): Thank you to Nora for this photo of Shannon and Olivia.

UPDATE #3 (10:15AM): Thank you to Nora for this photo of Raven and her brother Nigel.

UPDATE #2 (8:20AM): Thank you to Nora for these additional three photos.

UPDATE #1 (7:30AM): Thank you to Nora for sending these first three photos from NAN's today.

Good luck to our seven dancers competing on the first day of the 2015 North American Championships in Providence Rhode Island! I will update the blog with recalls and results when available throughout the day. Our dancers today are:

U-16A: Anna, Shannon
U-16B: Catharine, Olivia and Mary
U-17A: Raven
U-17B:  Sophie

(Any age group with more than 150 dancers is split into A and B groups).

Happy Canada Day to all NPIDA families!



Ottawa, July 2007
North American Championships

 

2015 North American Championships!

Stephanie and Anna arriving in Providence

Olivia, Sophie, Mary, Catharine and Sarah

 

NPIDA has 33 dancers competing at the 2015 North American Championships in Providence Rhode Island. Nora, Courtney and Aisling are all there to support the dancers during the five days of competitions July 1-5. Good luck to all the dancers!

Thank you to Jennifer (photo #1) and Leanne (photo #2) for sending these photos from Providence..

Here's the schedule for our NPIDA dancers:

Wednesday July 1
Raven, Sophie, Anna, Shannon, Catharine, Olivia and Mary

Thursday July 2
Katelyn, Josie, Emma, Leila, Samantha, Avery and Sage

Friday July 3
Mackenzie, Camryn, Kassidy, Jayne, Jessie, Thea and Morgan

Saturday July 4
Stephanie and Mikaela

Sunday July 5
Sarah, Caitlin, Megan, Jadyn, Yuka, Eloise, Kyla, Mckenna, Holly and Emmet

Cheryl's Stewart Feis Photos: Sunday

NPIDA dancers at the Stewart Feis: Sunday June 21

Beginner Reel Trophy
Francesca (4th in U-9), Jacquie (4th in U-10),
Adam (4th in U-12) and Eden (3rd in U-12)

Jessica: 5th in Advanced Beginner Light Jig Trophy

"Most Promising Young Dancer" competitors
Willow and Jessica

Novice/Prizewinner Treble Jig Trophy
Tess (2nd in U-11) and Julie (10th in 14+)

Riley: 4th in U-14 Novice/Prizewinner
Treble Reel trophy

 

Prizewinner Light Jig Trophy
Poppy (6th in U-11), Tess (2nd in U-11)
and Emily (1st in 11+)

U-10 Novice/Prizewinner Treble Jig trophy
Tied for 6th: Kairavee, Zoe and Lindsay

Thanks to Cheryl for this sampling of her Stewart Feis photos from Sunday June 21. Please go to Cheryl's website to view ALL of her photos from both days of this feis; click HERE.

Our 2015 North American Championship competitors are in Providence Rhode Island (or are soon traveling there); the five days of competitions begin on Wednesday July 1! Check back tomorrow for a schedule of who's dancing on which days. Recalls and results will be posted here from July 1-5 . Good luck in Providence!

Cheryl's Stewart Feis Photos: Saturday

U-10 Prelim Championships
Holly (1st), Esther (3rd) and Reese (4th)

U-12 Prelim Championships
Cara (2nd), Samantha (1st) and Leila (5th)

U-14 Prelim Championships
Emma (1st), Yuka (2nd) and Urvee (6th)

U-16 Prelim Championships
Reese: 1st

U-12 Open Championships
Eloise (4th) and Josie (5th)

U-16 Open Championships
Camryn (2nd), Anna (8th), Olivia (6th) and Kassidy (9th)

U-14, U-20 and 20+ Open Championships
Kyla (2nd in U-14), Sarah (3rd in U-14),
Mackenzie (2nd in U-20) and Stephanie (2nd in 20+)
(The photo of Kyla is from a trophy dance)

Slip Jig Trophy
Yuka and Samantha: 1st and 6th in Prelim Slip Jig Trophy
Sarah and Mackenzie: 2nd and 1st in Open Slip Jig Trophy

Treble Reel Trophy
Eloise: 4th in U-12; Morgan: 5th in U-14;
Thea and Sarah: 6th and 4th in U-14;
Olivia: 2nd in U-16

Eloise with her many trophies

Open Slip Jig winners Mackenzie and Sarah
Mackenzie won the Slip Jig Trophy Dance-Off

Sophie and Mikaela

Prelim dancers Leila, Cara, Samantha, Emma (back),
Holly, Reese, Esther and Yuka.
Samantha and Emma have advanced to Open

Many thanks to Cheryl for these photos taken on Saturday June 20 at the Stewart Feis (Beautiful BC Feis) in Surrey. Tomorrow I will post some of her Sunday photos from this feis.

You can view ALL of Cheryl's Stewart Feis photos on her website; please click HERE.

Eire Born at Razzmatazz

Back: Alexis, Reese, Adreanna, Jadyn and Claire
Front: Eloise, Leila, Malia, Poppy and Tess

Eire Born dancers backstage at Razzmatazz
Sophie (ballerina) in the middle

Thank you to Nora for submitting these photos taken last night at the Razzmatazz show at the Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver. Thanks to all of the dancers and parents who came out, and to Nora (backstage) and Vic (sound team).

Nora's Stewart Feis Photos

Congratulations Samantha and Leila!
1st and 5th in U-12 Prelim

Congratulations Holly!
1st in U-10 Prelim

Jo and Willow (photo by Jo)

Thank you to Nora for submitting these photos, taken last weekend at the Stewart Feis.

Another Stewart Feis Photo

Thank you to Janice for submitting this photo of Willow and Steve at the Stewart Feis yesterday.

Stewart Feis Results: Sunday

Here are the NPIDA trophy dance results at the Stewart Feis today. Congratulations to all of the dancers!

Please scroll down to the post immediately below to see Prelim and Open photos from yesterday (posted earlier today).

BEGINNER REEL TROPHY
U-8
Meghan L: 1st!

U-9
Francesca S: 4th

U-10
Jacquie G: 4th

U-12
Eden L: 3rd
Adam S: 4th

BEGINNER LIGHT JIG TROPHY
U-9
Francesca S: 2nd

9+
Eden L: 2nd

ADVANCED BEGINNER LIGHT JIG TROPHY (All Ages)
Jessica J: 5th

NOVICE LIGHT JIG TROPHY (All Ages)
Riley T: 3rd

PRIZEWINNER LIGHT JIG TROPHY
U-11
Tess M: 4th
Poppy T: 6th

11+
Emily M: 1st!

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE JIG TROPHY
U-10
Lindsay A: 6th
Zoe C: 6th
Kairavee M: 6th

U-11
Tess M: 2nd
Poppy T: 6th

U-13
Riley T: 4th

U-14
Riley C: 7th

14+
Julie C: 10th

NOVICE/PRIZEWINNER TREBLE REEL
U-14
Riley C: 4th