Photos from North American Irish Dancing Champs Saturday

Saturday at the North American Irish Dancing Championships in Nashville, Tennessee! Dancers and teachers practicing, mingling and making great memories at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.

Boland School unifies with great purple tees!
Waiting on awards!

Grandmother Jean Mullane with Orla, Sinead and Grace Godley

from Mullane-Healy-Godley (IL)

Kathleen Ryan Natter TCRG with her mother "CeCe"

Ryan Academy (NY)

Emily and Brianna from Goggin-Carroll (Eastern Canada) watching sets.

Mary Kate Chaney, Ceara Sweetser, Hannah Lewis and Colleen Chaney

from Murray (NH)

More photos to come! Stay tuned to Go Feis! The Irish Dance Blog and follow the #NAIDC2011 Twitter feed for shout-outs, congrats and updates on all the competitions.

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Irish dance documentary 'Jig' opens - feedback is terrific - VIDEO

Ryan Academy (NY) girls at 'Jig' Credit:Heather Kontonis

Check out what Feis America's FaceBook fans had to say about seeing "Jig" in theaters this weekend:

"We really enjoyed it. We laughed, cried and the girls I took came away motivated and inspired!"
-Kelly Fitzgerald Atzbach

"Great film. NYC yesterday afternoon."
- Denise Doonan

"Brilliant!"
- Fidelma McGroary

"It was amazing and the perfect inspiration for my feis today. Everybody I went with felt really happy and wanting to dance in the middle of West Hollywood!"
- Kati Byrne

"Wonderful film. Saw it with my two girls here in Toronto ages 10 and 6..."
- Melanie May

"It was a great look into Irish dance. It really showed how hard these kids work and the sacrifices made [by] these kids and their parents. You really fell in love with these kids and wish them all continued success. Congrats to Sue Bourne!"
- Sue, Feis411

Here's a trailer of the documentary:

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