See the new timetable page for term 3 and 4 timetables!!!

Also, orders for new NGIDA shirts are being taken now, see me in class if you are interested

Hi everyone, well... firstly I must apologize for not having updated this website in such a long time!!! With my new work hours and all the EXCITING things that have been happening at NGIDA I have hardly found the time!!!

Just to let all you NGIDIANS and NGIDA fans know what's happening, here are a few things to jot down:

- Next competition date is 31 July, open to any TIDA registered dancer

- Auckland Regional Championships are August 28th

- Nationals are October 8-10, good luck to everyone going!!!

- NGIDA end of year show is October 30th, this is compulsury, all NGIDA dancers will be performing in this :-) and I promise not to get sick like last year!!!!!!

I am going to be super organized and have prize-giving on Show Day so that everyone can be in costume etc.

Apart from that there are no other important dates to note right now, but I will update you with anything that comes up.

I will also be re time tabling classes again, I am so sorry for all the changes, I am just trying to find out what works and get something that works for everyone!!!!!!! Please send me your feedback and I will be more than happy to listen :-)

We will also be fundraising again in term two, so please make sure you sell/buy lots of yummy scrummy pies!!!!!!!

Apart from that, have a browse around, and see what else is new here at www.ngirishdance.com!!!!

Slan go foil

Ceri

xxx

Hi everyone, well... firstly I must apologize for not having updated this website in such a long time!!! With my new work hours and all the EXCITING things that have been happening at NGIDA I have hardly found the time!!!

Just to let all you NGIDIANS and NGIDA fans know what's happening, here are a few things to jot down:

- Next competition date is 31 July, open to any TIDA registered dancer

- Auckland Regional Championships are August 28th

- Nationals are October 8-10, good luck to everyone going!!!

- NGIDA end of year show is October 30th, this is compulsury, all NGIDA dancers will be performing in this :-) and I promise not to get sick like last year!!!!!!

I am going to be super organized and have prize-giving on Show Day so that everyone can be in costume etc.

Apart from that there are no other important dates to note right now, but I will update you with anything that comes up.

I will also be re time tabling classes again, I am so sorry for all the changes, I am just trying to find out what works and get something that works for everyone!!!!!!! Please send me your feedback and I will be more than happy to listen :-)

We will also be fundraising again in term two, so please make sure you sell/buy lots of yummy scrummy pies!!!!!!!

Apart from that, have a browse around, and see what else is new here at www.ngirishdance.com!!!!

Slan go foil

Ceri

xxx

Take a look at this website, buy LOTS of tickets and I will see yo all there!! WOOHOO!!!!

http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=BEOGA10

OK, so the air show this morning was epc BUT FRICKEN AMAZING!!!!!!!!

We had alot of fun! The dancers who participated were: Ceara, Lillie, Keely, Olivia, Makayla, Georgina, Siobhan, Grace and Niamh.

It startedepic because Keely got lost and the carload of dancers was late BUT they were running late anyway, and another act was put on before us instead of after so it worked out great!

Our first dance display was great, we got through it wonderfully! there were a few hiccups with the music, but that got sorted and we were away laughing! It went down really well, but Niamh definately got the most applause!

After the dancing we had a break, a wander and a chill out, most of us watched the fashion show, and we all had loos of hot chips and cie creams etc, all good!!!! Ceara even got a DC3 keyring asa momento!

After that we all went and got back into Solo costume, and went for some photos with the actual planes, no pilots though :-(....... sigh........ lol........ it was hilarious cos all sorts of random people were also taking photos of us, that's how awesome we looked!!!

The second dance display went off without a hitch.... well almost...... it was actually AWESOMELY GREAT right up until the last dance, hen Ceara decided to practise the "slip" jig for real, and quite literally faceplanted on the grass, it would have been epic, exept she got right up and ;laughed then kept going....... apart from a grass stain on her dress, a sore neck and a bit of a headache which didn't last ong, no harm done, but it will make for a great story........

We all left pretty quickly after that though, because there's more fun and excitiement to come!!!!

Thanks to eryone who came today, it was an awesome day and we really were amazing!!!!!!

Hello

Well Sti. Patrick's Day is nearly upon us! Here's a list of what we are doing and what you need :-)

What I need is to know EXACTLY who is going to what, I will have the sign up sheets in class today and on Monday, if your name is not on the list, you won't be dancing. Sorry to be tough, it's just important that I know who's going to be there so I can have enough adult/teenage supervision

and so that I don't lose anyone.

These have been all been confirmed:

Biddy's - We are all to meet NO LATER than 6:45am, and you MUST stay until 9am, if you are going to school after, that is fine, but I can't have anyone leaving early or a few will be left to do all the dancing, and that's hard on them. We will stop dancing at 8:45, have photos and get changed, and you will be permitted to leave at 9am. You will need Solo dress, black sotckings and dance shoes, no trainers. Wig if you have one, otherwise hair in half up half down. If you do not have a solo, we MIGHT have one you can borrow, but bring your riverdance dress in case.

Ceara's Work: I will be selecting a small group of dancers to go up to my work for photo ops and so you can do a little dance and throw some Irish junk over people. Anyone who has the day off school will probably be doing this, but it is VERY IMPORTANT that you are well behaved and quiet due to the nature of the centre. You will remain in SOLO costume for this.

Chartwell: Our first dancing will be at 10:30am, so we will pretty much go straight from Ceara's work to there. We will dance for 30 mins, then we will take a break, and dance again at 1pm for 30 mins (same running order etc). I need to know who is doing this so I can do a running order, as they require our music on CD. You will be in Riverdance dress with black tights and half up/half down hair (no wigs). Also, no trainers, only proper shoes.

Celtic Connextions: meet here at 2pm for the traditional chill out with pizza. We will commence dancing outside at 3pm, and will be dancing for 1 hour, exactly the same as at biddy's, it will be a case of everyone lining up outside and cycling through, no mucking around please. As it will be hot (hopefully) everyone needs to be in their black gear, this means plain black top or leotard, no writing UNLESS IT IS YOUR SCHOOL TOP, plain black shorts or skirt, and white socks, as if you were at class. I am considering whether or not to let you wear denim shorts, but I haven't decided yet, so make sure you have something black in your dance bag. I will permit trainers here, providing they are black.

Biddy's again: if you are 16 or over, you are invited to go back to Biddy's, we will meet there at 6pm, have some obligatory hot chops and then dance with the band until approx 8pm, maybe 9pm at the latest. I will also have a CD of recorded music for us to dance to between the afternoon and evening bands. You will be required to wear riverdance dress, stockings, hard shoes and NO WIG.

There is also a Ceili, we have not been asked to dance there, but I know some of the adults were planning to go for some fun and group dancing, anyone is welcome to go to this, Ingrid from Adult class has all the details if you are interested :-)

These have not been confirmed, if not confirmed by this evening, we will not be going ahead with them, but let me know if you are keen:

Live TV Broadcast with Hair of the Dog - Sean from the band has asked if 3 or 4 seniors can go and dance with them, this will be for morning TV i believe, and he just wants a couple hor hard shoe reel formations with the band, I

Maeroa Lodge Rest Home - would possably like 6-8 dancers, of any age, in solo costume, to go and dance their around lunch time. More details if confirmed :-)

so yes, that is us :-)

if you have any questions, feel free to email me.

If you recieved this email as a forward from me, then you need to go wo www.ngirishdance.com and sign up now :-)

Looking forward to it!!!!!!

*Excellence is a Habit*

Regards, Ceara

don't forget to follow me on www.twitter.com/eirebubble if you want to be kept up to date!!!!!!!

I have also added a new video , have a look in the video gallery!!!!!

You will all notice that there are some changes happening at ngirishdance.com at the moment!!! I hope you enjoy them! Don't forget to check us out on Facebook and Twitter, the dancers also have their own page on Bebo, so if you want to leave a coment please do so on one of those pages!

You wil notice that I have made the following changes:

-Simplified the class and school info

-Removed the guestbook due toSPAM

-Removed the unused apps, like the forums

-sorted out the fonts and layouts to make th more uniform and chic

if you have any other suggestions, reply to this thread and I would love to know what you think!

Wanting to wish everyone a fabulous christmas with lots ofpresents and fun!!! Be safe, be happy and keep up your practise!!!

Look forward to some website updates over christmas and a new and exciting 2010.... a few changes are going to me made, just in he spirit of being more organised than ever before!!!!

Merry christmas everyone!!!!

Swan Loch is being held at the Gallagher Concert Chamber at the university of Waikato on 14 November. Tickets for A reserve are $15 for Adults and $9.50 for children under 13. B reserve are $9.50 and $5 respectively. Tickets can be purchased from Ticket Direct or any local library :-)