Oireachtas 2010

Well, I survived... and I had a blast doing so :) For those of you who DON'T know what Oireachtas is, let me explain...
Oireachtas is the qualifying competition for Irish Dancing Nationals and Worlds. It's kinda a big deal. It's 3 days of wigs, 2,000 dollar dresses, rhinestones, sock glue, tears, blisters, bloomers, flowers, tiaras, and fake tanner. This year it was in DC at National harbor at the Gaylord..

The view was amazing from my room on the 12th floor ^^

This year was extra special for me becuase I got to work with 5 young ladies that mean the world to me! They are my "sassy sisters" and I love them.. Sarah, Annika, Talley, Niamh, and Francesca all worked so hard learning the 4-Hand Reel, which is a dance done with 4 people. It's not the easiest dance in the book, so I was SO proud of my girls when they learned it with time to spare! To celebrate how well our sassy sisters did, Meaghan and I made them Tshirts...


that's the front.... here is the back...


These girls worked SO HARD to learn this dance, and they cleaned up quite nicely I might add...


I was proud of all the kids I've worked with throughout the years, they have all turned into beautiful young ladies...

here's bella...


Mary Carmen..


Anna...


caroline...


I love all my girls, here are some other pics from the weekend :)










I have to say though, one of the highlights of the weekend was the Piñata party in Mia and Treva's room :) Kudos to Treva's mom for coming up with the idea. Pretty much what happened was this... The day all the little ones dance is quite stressful, they do a beautiful job handling it though.. but to reward them for being such troopers and lovely dancers, after the final round we all trooped to the designated "party room" and the U9's and U10's took it ALL out on that piñata(and Mr. Argent, since he was our designated "piñata holder") The thing was quite sturdy though and the girls gave it QUITE the beating.. here are some pics :)









All in all, Oireachtas was a blast. I'm already looking forward to Orlando next year, mainly because it won't be 20 degrees outside :)

Congrats to all my kids, they made me SO proud. This oireachtas was the highlight on my teaching career :)