Leanne's NAN's Photos

Olivia and Eloise

Courtney and Sarah

U-13 dancers Sarah, Caitlin, Megan, Jadyn and Yuka

Sarah

Sisters Emma, Caitlin and Macaela

Sarah and Kyla

Jadyn, Sarah and Kyla

Jadyn and Sarah

Caitlin and Sarah

Sarah (9th in U-13) and Mckenna (35th in U-12)

Sarah and Mckenna

Sarah (9th in U-13) and Kyla (20th in U-12)

Sarah and Kyla

U-13 dancers Caitlin (4th ) and Sarah (9th)
Congratulations - both 2016 World Qualifiers!

Caitlin and Sarah

Caitlin and Sarah

Sarah

Sisters Sarah and Olivia

Many thanks to Leanne for submitting these photos taken last week at the North American Irish Dance Championships in Providence.

Nicole and Dawn's NAN's photos

Back: Jayne, Laurel, Camryn, Mackenzie and Kyla
Front: Avery, Leila, Katelyn, Sage, Mckenna and Malia

Courtney, Katelyn and Aisling

Katelyn and Emma

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

Thea and Jayne

U-15 dancers Kassidy, Jayne and Camryn

Emma, Sophie, Caitlin, Jayne, Macaela and Holly

Jayne and Mackenzie
Both 2016 World Qualifiers

Nora, Jayne, Aisling and Jessie
Celebrating their U-15 placements:
Jayne (17th) and Jessie (13th) - both World Qualifiers

Congratulations Jayne

Courtney, Jeremy and Jayne

Courtney, Samantha, Aisling and Nora
Celebrating Samantha's 34th-place recall in U-11

Sue, Jadyn, Samantha and Dawn
Enjoying the sights in Newport

Thank you to Nicole (photos #1-11) and Dawn (photos #12-13) for submitting these photos taken during the North American Championships in Providence last week.

North American Championships Wrap-Up!

It's been quite a week for NPIDA at the 2015 North American Championships in Providence Rhode Island!

- 32 dancers competing in 12 age groups

- 17 recallers (placed in the top 50% of their age group)

- 15 dancers who danced beautifully but did not recall

- Eight qualifiers for the 2016 World Championships

- Five Top 10 finishes

- Two Top 5 finishes

NPIDA Recallers at the 2015 North American Championships
Top: Sage, Emma, Samantha, Kyla, Mckenna and Caitlin
Middle: Sarah, Camryn, Jessie, Jayne, Shannon, Anna
Bottom: Olivia, Sophie, Mikaela, Mackenzie and Stephanie

RESULTS SUMMARY

U-9A: Sage 9th
U-11B: Emma 3rd, Samantha 34th
U-12B: Kyla 20th, Mckenna 35th
U-13A: Caitlin 4th, Sarah 9th
U-15A: Camryn 17th
U-15B: Jessie 13th, Jayne 17th
U-16A: Shannon 35th, Anna 46th
U-16B: Olivia 64th
U-17B: Sophie 44th
U-18A: Mikaela 23rd
U-19A: Mackenzie 6th
20+: Stephanie 18th

NPIDA Qualifiers for the 2016 World Championships
Top: Emma, Caitlin, Sarah and Camryn
Bottom: Jessie, Jayne, Mackenzie and Stephanie

Special congratulations to our eight dancers who qualified for the 2016 World Championships! Emma, Caitlin, Sarah, Camryn, Jessie, Jayne, Mackenzie and Stephanie. Worlds will take place in Glasgow Scotland during the week of Easter 2016.

We also congratulate the following 15 talented and hard-working dancers who competed in Providence but did not recall. We are truly very proud of you - congratulations for representing NPIDA and Western Canada so beautifully!:

Avery (U-9), Holly (U-10), Leila (U-11), Katelyn (U-11), Eloise (U-12), Emmet (U-12), Megan (U-13), Jadyn (U-13), Yuka (U-13), Thea (U-14), Morgan (U-14), Kassidy (U-15), Mary (U-16), Catharine (U-16), and Raven (U-17).

Thank to you everyone who followed along on the blog this week; we had over 4000 pageviews during the past five days! Please check back over the upcoming week or so as our NAN's families arrive home from Providence and submit their photos to the blog.

July 5: Day 5 (Final) at NAN's *UPDATE X 7

Megan

Holly

Jadyn

Emmet

Mckenna

Sarah with sister Olivia

 

Megan and Kyla

Our U-13 dancers Caitlin, Sarah, Megan, Jadyn and Yuka

Sarah, Caitlin, Megan and Jadyn

Eloise

Kyla and Mckenna

Courtney, Sarah, Nora, Caitlin and Aisling

Nora, Kyla, Mckenna, Courtney and Aisling

Our medalists today with their teachers.
Nora, Kyla, Caitlin, Sarah, Mckenna, Courtney and Aisling

UPDATE #7 (5:55PM): Many thanks to Leanne for sending these three photos (directly above).

UPDATE #6 (5:15PM): Kyla has placed 20th and Mckenna 35th in U-12B. Congratulations Kyla and Mckenna!

UPDATE #5 (4:40PM): Caitlin has placed 4th and Sarah 9th in U-13A; both have also qualified for 2016 Worlds. Congratulations Caitlin and Sarah!

UPDATE #4 (1:43PM): Thank to Jay for sending this photo of Kyla and Mckenna

UPDATE #3 (1:15PM): Kyla and Mckenna have recalled in U-12B; Caitlin and Sarah have recalled in U-13A. Congratulations Kyla, Mckenna, Caitlin and Sarah!

Unfortunately no recalls for Holly (U-10A), Eloise (U-12B), Emmet (U-12); Megan (U-13A), Jadyn (U-13B) and Yuka (U-13B). We know you all danced beautifully; we are proud of you and congratulations for representing NPIDA and Canada today!

UPDATE #2 (10:52PM): Thank you to Kim (photo #7), Leanne (photos #8-9) and Nora (photo #10) for sending these photos.

UPDATE #1 (9:45AM): Thank you to Nora (photos #1-4), Jay (photo #5) and Leanne (photo #6) for sending these photos from Providence this morning.

Good luck to our ten dancers competing on the fifth and final 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-10A: Holly
U-12B: Kyla, Eloise and Mckenna
U-12 Boys: Emmet
U-13A: Caitlin, Sarah and Megan
U-13B: Jadyn and Yuka

July 4: Day 4 at NAN's *UPDATE X 5

Mikaela and Stephanie

Mikaela and Stephanie

Nora, Mikaela, Aisling, Stephanie and Courtney

Mikaela and mom Diana

 

Stephanie with her medal

Mikaela with her medal

Courtney, Aisling, Stephanie, Mikaela and Nora

UPDATE #5 (7:55PM): Thank you to Nora for these final two photos.

UPDATE #4 (7:45PM): Mikaela has placed 23rd in U-18A. Congratulations Mikaela!

UPDATE #3 (7:05PM): Stephanie has placed 18th in 20+A and qualified for 2016 Worlds. Congratulations Stephanie!

UPDATE #2 (12:55PM): Mikaela has recalled in U-18A and Stephanie has recalled in 20+A. Congratulations Mikaela and Stephanie!

UPDATE #1 (10:00AM): Thank you to Nora for sending these photos from Providence this morning.

Good luck to our two dancers competing on the fourth 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-18A: Mikaela
20+A (Senior Ladies): Stephanie

July 3: Day 3 at NAN's *UPDATE X 8

Jessie and mom Rosalie

Kassidy

 

Jayne and Caitlin

Jessie, Aisling and Nora

Morgan and Thea

Camryn, Courtney, Mackenzie, Nora and Aisling

Jessie and Jayne with Aisling and Nora

UPDATE #8 (8:15PM): Mackenzie has placed 6th in U-19A and qualified for 2016 Worlds. Congratulations Mackenzie!

UPDATE #7 (6:55PM): Camryn has placed 17th in U-15A and qualified for 2016 Worlds. Congratulations Camryn! Thank you also to Nora for this photo of Jessie and Jayne after their awards ceremony.

UPDATE #6 (6:32PM): Jessie has placed 13th and Jayne 17th in U-15B. Both have also qualified for 2016 Worlds! Congratulations Jessie and Jayne!

UPDATE #5 (2:15PM): Thank you to Nora for these two photos (Morgan/Thea and Camryn/Mackenzie).

UPDATE #4 (12:55PM): Camryn has recalled in U-15A; congratulations Camryn!

Unfortunately no recall for Kassidy in U-15A. We know you danced beautifully Kassidy; we are proud of you and congratulations for representing NPIDA and Canada today!

UPDATE #3 (12:25PM): Unfortunately no recall for Thea or Morgan in U-14. We know you danced beautifully girls; we are proud of you and congratulations for representing NPIDA and Canada today!

UPDATE #2 (11:15AM): Jayne and Jessie have both recalled in U-15B, and Mackenzie has recalled in U-19A. Congratulations girls!

UPDATE #1 (9:50AM): Thank you to Nora for these photos of Jessie/Rosalie and Kassidy.

Good luck to our seven dancers competing on the third 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-14A: Thea
U-14B: Morgan
U-15A: Camryn and Kassidy
U-15B: Jayne and Jessie
U-19A: Mackenzie

While waiting for today's recalls and results, please scroll down to the post immediately below to see some photos of our Eire Born dancers in action at Waterfront Park on Canada Day - thank you to Steve for these photos!

Eire Born on Canada Day

Back: Reese, Alexis, Adreanna and Claire
Front: Cara, Eloise, Tess, Willow, Zoe and Poppy

Poppy and Tess

Willow and Poppy

Reese

Willow, Poppy, Tess, Zoe, Eloise,
Reese, Adreanna, Cara, Claire, Alexis

Many thanks to Steve for submitting these photos taken on Canada Day. Eire Born performed for a large crowd at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver; thank you to all the dancers (and parents!) who came out on this hot day!