Jennifer's NAN's Photos

Congratulations Anna (46th) and Shannon (35th) in U-16

Back: Jessie, Nora, Shannon, Sophie, Stephanie, Anna and Aisling
Front: Malia, Morgan and Thea

Anna and Stephanie

Jim and Sophie
Congratulations Sophie: 44th in U-17

Anna

Anna and Courtney on Anna's awards night

Mackenzie, Anna and Aisling

Anna and Thea

Sage and Anna

Last minute prep: Caitlin and Christine

Jessie and Morgan

Katelyn, Anna and Emma

Jennifer and Anna

Kyla, Anna, Mckenna and Sage

The very large NAN's venue

Stephanie ready for her competition

Congratulations Stephanie (18th in Senior Ladies)
and Mikaela (23rd in U-18).
Courtney, Aisling, Stephanie, Mikaela and Nora

Stephanie qualified for 2016 Worlds

Stephanie and Anna in front of the
"Time Travel Elevator"

Riverboat cruise in Providence
Emmet, Anna, Mackenzie, Kassidy,
Stephanie, Laurel, Camryn and Jadyn (front)

Jadyn and Stephanie

Laurel and Camryn

Emmet, Anna, Mackenzie and Kassidy

At the Providence riverboat tour

On the bus to Newport
Sophie, Samantha, Dawn, Sue and Jadyn

Sophie

Sophie in Newport

Kelly and Sue

Danielle, David and Andrea

David, Danielle, Andrea and Kelly

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

Christina's NAN's Photos

Nora, Courtney, Thea and Aisling

Morgan, Thea, Camryn and Jayne

Thea and Jayne

Sisters Camryn and Mackenzie

Jayne, Camryn, Mackenzie, Thea and Morgan

Morgan, Camryn, Mackenzie, Macaela, Thea and Jayne

Thea, Mikaela and Megan

Mikaela, Megan and Thea

Mark and Gillian 

Diana and Gillian

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

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.