On Friday, November 12th, and Saturday, November 13th, 13 of Steel School's dancers competed in the Western Canadian Oireachtas (also known as the Western Canadian Regional Championship). Dancers from all over Western Canada travelled to Vancouver to compete for a spot to qualify for the North American Irish Dance Championships, as well as the World Irish Dance Championships!
Steel School had 6 dancers and 2 teams recall and place. Here are the results!
Teams U12:
Girls 4 Hand:
Steel School Team B - 2nd place
Emma H, Cuba, Annika, Brianna
Girls 8 Hand:
Steel School Team - 3rd place
Emma S, Mikaela, Emma H, Korina, Annika, Calleigh, Brianna, Cuba
Solos:
U9:
Emma Smalley - 6th place
Qualifier for the North American Championships!
U10:
Korina Atchison - 10th place
Qualifier for the North American Championships!
U11:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 14th place
Qualifier for the North American Championships!
Emma Hastings - 16th place
Qualifier for the North American Championships!
U12:
Mikaela Barton - 6th place
Qualifier for the North American Championships and the World Championships!!
U20:
Megan Largy - 1st place!!
Qualifier for the North American Championships and the World Championships!!
Congratulations to all the dancers that competed this weekend! You made Steel School proud!!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Oireachtas Weekend!
A BIG special GOOD LUCK goes out to all our Steel dancers competing in this weekend's Western Canadian Oireachtas!
On Friday, Calleigh, Mikaela, Emma S., Emma H., Brainna, Korina are competing in solos, and those girls plus Cuba and Annika are all competing in ceili dancing: an 8 hand, and two 4 hands.
On Saturday, Megan, Lisa, Katie, Rachel, and Chloe are competing in solos.
GOOD LUCK GIRLS!
On Friday, Calleigh, Mikaela, Emma S., Emma H., Brainna, Korina are competing in solos, and those girls plus Cuba and Annika are all competing in ceili dancing: an 8 hand, and two 4 hands.
On Saturday, Megan, Lisa, Katie, Rachel, and Chloe are competing in solos.
GOOD LUCK GIRLS!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Just a Few Pictures...
Megan Largy and her fellow competitors for the Senior Belt
Megan Largy at the De Danaan Feis
Lisa Pasini at the De Danaan Feis
Emma S, Calleigh, and Emma H at the De Danaan Feis
Megan Largy at the De Danaan Feis
Lisa Pasini at the De Danaan Feis
Emma S, Calleigh, and Emma H at the De Danaan Feis
Recent News!
Steel School has some exciting news to share from the past couple of feiseanna!
BIG congratulations go out to Steel Schools newest OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP dancers, Emma Smalley and Lisa Pasini!!
Emma won her way into Open at the De Danaan Feis and danced her first Open Championship this last weekend at Feile Samhain. Lisa won her way into Open at Feile Samhain.
Congratulations girls!!
More exciting news!
Calleigh McLaughlin just won her first 1st place in Preliminary Championships at Feile Samhain! She is now half way to Open Championships! Only one more first place to go!
Congratulations Calleigh!
And last but not least,
This past weekend, the NAFC Gerry Campbell Perpetual Senior Belt Championship was held at Feile Samhain. This is a very prestigious competition where only Open Championship dancers over the age of 17 can compete only if they have won an Open Championship competition in the last year. It is an honour to be able to compete in this competition, as some of the best dancers in the world will compete for it.
Congratulations to Megan Largy for qualifying to dance in the Senior Belt and representing Steel School so well! Megan Largy is Steel School's first dancer to have competed for the Senior Belt, and we hope to see more Steel School dancers compete for it in the future!
BIG congratulations go out to Steel Schools newest OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP dancers, Emma Smalley and Lisa Pasini!!
Emma won her way into Open at the De Danaan Feis and danced her first Open Championship this last weekend at Feile Samhain. Lisa won her way into Open at Feile Samhain.
Congratulations girls!!
More exciting news!
Calleigh McLaughlin just won her first 1st place in Preliminary Championships at Feile Samhain! She is now half way to Open Championships! Only one more first place to go!
Congratulations Calleigh!
And last but not least,
This past weekend, the NAFC Gerry Campbell Perpetual Senior Belt Championship was held at Feile Samhain. This is a very prestigious competition where only Open Championship dancers over the age of 17 can compete only if they have won an Open Championship competition in the last year. It is an honour to be able to compete in this competition, as some of the best dancers in the world will compete for it.
Congratulations to Megan Largy for qualifying to dance in the Senior Belt and representing Steel School so well! Megan Largy is Steel School's first dancer to have competed for the Senior Belt, and we hope to see more Steel School dancers compete for it in the future!
Feile Samhain Results
Congratulations to the Steel School dancers that went down to Vancouver, WA for the Halloween Feis hosted by An Daire!
Preliminary Championship U11
Soft Shoe Round:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 2nd place
Hard Shoe Round:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 2nd place
Set Dance:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 3rd place
Overall Result:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 1st place!!!
Preliminary Championship U17
Soft Shoe Round:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Hard Shoe Round:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Set Dance Round:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Overall Result:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!!!
Open Championship U9
Soft Shoe Round:
Emma Smalley - 1st place!
Hard Shoe Round:
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Set Dance Round:
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Overall Result:
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Open Championship 19&O
Soft Shoe Round:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Hard Shoe Round:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Set Dance Round:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Overall Result:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Specials
Preliminary Championship Treble Reel Special U17
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Open Championship Treble Reel Special U11
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Open Championship Treble Reel Special 17&O
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Preliminary Championship U11
Soft Shoe Round:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 2nd place
Hard Shoe Round:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 2nd place
Set Dance:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 3rd place
Overall Result:
Calleigh McLaughlin - 1st place!!!
Preliminary Championship U17
Soft Shoe Round:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Hard Shoe Round:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Set Dance Round:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Overall Result:
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!!!
Open Championship U9
Soft Shoe Round:
Emma Smalley - 1st place!
Hard Shoe Round:
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Set Dance Round:
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Overall Result:
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Open Championship 19&O
Soft Shoe Round:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Hard Shoe Round:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Set Dance Round:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Overall Result:
Megan Largy - 3rd place
Specials
Preliminary Championship Treble Reel Special U17
Lisa Pasini - 1st place!
Open Championship Treble Reel Special U11
Emma Smalley - 2nd place
Open Championship Treble Reel Special 17&O
Megan Largy - 3rd place
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