Worlds Photos: Claudia and Andrea

Catalina, Stephanie and Anna

Camryn, Jayne and Courtney

London sightseeing!

Camryn, Laurel and Mackenzie out and about in London

Kyla, Camryn, Laurel and Mackenzie at Selfridge & Co

Camryn, Laurel and Mackenzie

Left: Camryn, Laurel and Kyla
Right: Megan, Mackenzie and Thea

Laurel, Mackenzie and Camryn
"Getting a bit tired after a day of sightseeing"

Mark, Jeff and David unwinding in London

Many thanks to Claudia (photo #1) and Andrea (photos #2-9) for submitting these photos taken in London! Please check back tomorrow to see some of Nicole's photos.

What A Wonderful Worlds!

It was an amazing and exciting week for NPIDA at the 2014 World Championships in London! Congratulations to all 20 of our dancers for representing NPIDA so beautifully! We hope you enjoyed your entire Worlds experience, including your time sightseeing in London with your families.

Special congratulations to our 5 recall medallists!

Caitlin: 27th in Girls U-12

Jessie: 30th in Girls U-14

Macaela: 44th in Girls U-14

Tomas: 21st in Boys U-15

Mackenzie: 32nd in Ladies U-18

 

 

Thank you to everyone who supported the dancers from afar, and checked in here on the blog for updates (we had over 5300 pageviews during the week of Worlds!) Safe travels en route home from London, and we look forward to seeing everyone back at classes beginning on Tuesday - and at the Ceili on May 3!

Saturday: Day Seven at Worlds! ** UPDATED **

UPDATE 8:00AM: Unfortunately no recall for Stephanie today at Worlds. We know she danced beautifully; congratulations on representing NPIDA on the Worlds stage!

Courtney says: "Stephanie danced well in a tough senior ladies category of 191 dancers. We are very proud of her, she looked amazing and gave it her all on stage!"

Thank you to Courtney for sending these photos! (See below).


Good luck and best wishes to our one dancer competing today at the 2014 World Championships in London! Although tomorrow is the final day of competitions, Stephanie is the last of 20 NPIDA dancers competing at Worlds this week.

Stephanie: Senior Ladies 21+

Stephanie at Worlds in London

Stephanie with Courtney and Aisling

Heading backstage

Laurel, Stephanie and Anna

Dancing For The Queen (Almost) **UPDATED **

Mackenzie, Laurel, Camryn and Shannon
In front of Buckingham Palace, London

Many thanks to Connie for this amazing photo taken in London in front of Buckingham Palace!

UPDATE: Thank you also to Connie for submitting this photo (below) taken by Shannon.

Camryn, Laurel and Mackenzie
At Buckingham Palace

Friday: Day Six at Worlds! ** UPDATED x 2 **

 

UPDATE 8:00AM: Unfortunately no recall for Jessica at Worlds today. We know you danced beautifully Jessica; congratulations on representing NPIDA on the Worlds stage!

UPDATE: Please scroll down to the post immediately below to view some photos of our U-18 dancers yesterday; submitted by Claudia today!


Good luck and best wishes to our one dancer competing today at the 2014 World Championships in London!

Jessica: Ladies 20-21 (U-21)

Thursday: Day Five at Worlds ** UPDATED x 3** Including Photos

Catalina at Worlds in London

Laurel and Catalina at Worlds

Our U-18 dancers: Catalina, Mackenzie and Laurel

On stage at Worlds

Mother-daughter memories in London:
Claudia, Catalina, Kelly, Laurel, Andrea and Mackenzie

PHOTO UPDATE FRIDAY MORNING: Thank you to Claudia for submitting these photos from Worlds!

UPDATE 1:30PM: Mackenzie has placed 32nd in Ladies U-18! Congratulations on your recall medal Mackenzie!

UPDATE 8:10AM: Mackenzie has recalled at Worlds today! Congratulations Mackenzie! Unfortunately no recall for Catalina or Laurel. We know they danced beautifully; congratulations on representing NPIDA on the Worlds stage!

Good luck and best wishes to our three dancers competing today at the 2014 World Championships in London!

Mackenzie, Catalina and Laurel: Ladies 17-18 (U-18)

While we're awaiting news of recalls today, please scroll down to the post immediately below to enjoy a video by Alexis B which showcases the St. Pat's highlights of the "Sven's Shamrocks" troupe last month!

St. Pat's Video by Alexis B

Many thanks to Alexis B who created this special video during the St. Patrick's shows last month. Alexis was a member of the "Sven's Shamrocks" troupe in North Vancouver; thank you to all of those dancers as well for participating in this video!

Wednesday: Day Four at Worlds! **UPDATED x 2**

UPDATE 8:00AM: Unfortunately no recall for Mikaela today at Worlds. We know you danced beautifully; congratulations on representing NPIDA on the Worlds stage!

 UPDATE 8:15AM: Seven new photos submitted by Leanne this morning have been added to the post directly below.


Good luck and best wishes to our one dancer competing today at the 2014 World Championships in London!

Mikaela: Girls 16-17 (U-17)

While we're waiting for recall news, please scroll down to the post immediately below to view photos from London submitted by Kim and Leanne last night! (*Updated with seven new photos Wednesday morning).

Photos From Worlds **UPDATED **

Jessie, Kyla and Shannon

Left: Courtney helping Kyla with her hair
Right: Megan

Sisters Olivia and Sarah

Nora, Sarah, Thea, Olivia, Mikaela, Aisling and Courtney

Aisling providing hair help to Olivia (left) and Sydney (right)

Jayne, Jessie and Macaela

Left: Sarah. Right: Sarah and Camryn

Mikaela and Olivia

Left: Camryn with mom Andrea
Right: Camryn and Courtney

Thea with teachers Nora, Courtney and Aisling

Sisters and medalists Macaela and Caitlin

Olivia and Sarah with their cousin Georgia

Sarah

Back: David, Andrea, Kelly, Jeff, Kim and Leanne
Front: Mackenzie, Laurel, Camryn, Sarah, Olivia and Kyla

U-15 dancers Shannon, Anna and Olivia

Anna, Shannon and Olivia

Getting some air on the streets of London

Olivia, Anna and Shannon

Fun times at Worlds

Anna, Shannon and Olivia

UPDATE 8:15AM April 16: Seven new photos of Shannon, Anna and Olivia submitted by Leanne. Here's the story from Leanne about the last photo, above:

"This afternoon these three girls while outside the hotel taking photos, Connie and I were approached by the guy who makes this card game, Top Trumps - very successful British children's card game. He had the girls into the office to dance and make a free 'top trump' card. He is hoping to make them an inspiration for an Irish dance version of the game! So much fun!"

Many thanks to Kim (photo #1) and Leanne (photos #2-14) for sending these photos from London!

Tuesday: Day 3 at Worlds! ** UPDATED x 2 **

 

UPDATE 9:15AM: Unfortunately no recalls for our three U-15 girls today; Shannon, Anna and Olivia. We know you danced beautifully; congratulations on representing NPIDA on the Worlds stage!

UPDATE 6:30AM: Tomas has recalled and placed 21st! Congratulations on your recall medal Tomas!
We are presently still awaiting recall news for the U-15 Girls.


Good luck and best wishes to our four dancers competing today at the 2014 World Championships in London!

Shannon, Anna and Olivia: Girls 14-15 (U-15)
Tomas: Boys 14-15 (U-15)

Monday: Day Two at Worlds! **UPDATED x 3 **

 

UPDATE 2:20PM: Jessie and Macaela have both won recall medals in U-14 at Worlds today! Jessie has placed 30th and Macaela has placed 44th! Congratulations girls!

Nora says (via text): "We are SO proud of Jessie and Macaela for their great success today at Worlds! Jessie placed 30th and Macaela was 44th. Jayne, Camryn and Thea did a fantastic job today on the big Worlds stage! It was an absolute pleasure watching all 5 of our NPIDA dancers rock at Worlds in London! Good luck to Tomas, Shannon, Anna and Olivia tomorrow!"

UPDATE 8:20AM: Jessie and Macaela (U-14) have both recalled! Congratulations girls!
Unfortunately no recalls for Thea, Camryn and Jayne today. We know they danced beautifully!


Good luck and best wishes to our five dancers competing today at the 2014 World Championships in London!

Thea: Girls 12-13 (U-13)
Macaela, Jessie, Camryn and Jayne: Girls 13-14 (U-14)

Eire Born at St. Pius

Back: Raven, Tegan, Gemma C, Alexis, Reese and Rhiannon
Front: Eloise and Zoe

Thank you to Rhiannon for submitting this photo taken on Saturday night at St. Pius School in North Vancouver. This show was a cancer fundraiser, and Eire Born danced to live fiddle music by the North Shore Celtic Ensemble, including Cara J.