Back in Town

Hello all-

Just back from a very fun trip in Ireland.

First off I would like to congratulate all the dancers who competed at the Oregon State Championships at the beginning of the month! Everyone danced well and looked great, you should all be proud. condolences to Katy O and Robin B who both fell and injured themselves. Both fell in the first dance!! ARGH!! I hope you are both getting on better and will be ready for the Dance for Life feis.

I am back and ready to start working hard with everyone to get ready for Dance for Life!! I am excited to see so many of you signing up for private lessons in the up coming weeks. I hope we are able to get a lot accomplished and really do well at the feis. I appreciate all of your committment to working hard and getting the job done!

I had a great trip to Ireland. Started the week with a meeting in Dublin with the commission. They voted on new proposals and made some new rules. I think the funniest one is that you cannot throw dancers, or do acrobatic movements such as summersaults, during figure dancing. ARGH there goes my new plan out the window! The important thing to remember is SAFETY FIRST CHILDREN!

I took the train to Ennis, which was pretty exciting the first hour and then just tiring after that. Stayed at a nice B&B recommended to me by the Froschauer family. I tried a few times to contact the woman that I usually stay with, but could never get her. Later, my cousin Mary told me she closed up her B&B and now there is a hair salon in the house! Glad I didn't stay there, I may have ended up with highlights and a perm!

I was able to rent a car and tour around Clare. It was really fun to take a few lazy days and see the sights, visit my family, and end the days with a few pints and live Irish music. Overall a great week to gear up for our last push before summer break.

Good luck to all the dancers who are participating in the Emerald Downs show today. Get some fun pictures for the blog.

R.