http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Great+Britain+Irish+Dancing+Championships IrishCentral Great Britain Irish Dancing Championships en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/romance-rocks-world-irish-dancing-championships-for-jade-bridgewater-and-mitchell-hodges-147741705.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/romance-rocks-world-irish-dancing-championships-for-jade-bridgewater-and-mitchell-hodges-147741705.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:00:17 PDT
Jade Bridgewater, 4th place Girls 15-16 and Mitchell Hodges, 2nd place Boys 15-162012 World Irish Dancing ChampionshipsPhoto:  Callum BridgewaterJade Bridgewater and Mitchell Hodges had an extra special reason for enjoying the World Irish Dancing Championships this year  The teenagers are competitive Irish dancers in both solo and team events, with impressive records that include Top Five in all the major international events  But spending the whole week together in Belfast, Northern Ireland - in addition to their Top Five placements in the 15-16 events - was the icing on the cake, according to HodgesThe two have known each other for some time, but it was only on this past New Year's Eve that they started dating READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/great-britain-irish-dancing-championships-2011-north-american-results-132022673.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/great-britain-irish-dancing-championships-2011-north-american-results-132022673.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:30:35 PDT Great Britain Irish Dancing Championships 2011official sportswear by Ken Barrett KB Leisurewearphoto by Reel Photo CompanyThe last major Irish dancing championship of 2011 and the second oldest major Irish dancing championship in the world, the Great Britain Irish Dancing Championships were hosted by the Southern England Regional Council and took place at the Butlins Resort in Bognor Regis Saturday through MondayReels, slip jigs, hornpipes and treble jigs were performed on stage with live music to determine those Irish dancers who qualified for the third and final recall round During the recall round, Irish dancers scoring in the top half of their age group danced individual contemporary sets Adjudicators from all over the United Kingdom and the United States traveled to Bognor Regis to select the very best Irish dancers from among all the competitors READ MORE ]]>