It was an exciting weekend in St. Louis for Christopher! After being sidelined for awhile with a broken foot, he worked hard to get strong again and he earned a first place at the Friendship Feis. This first place moved him up to the open championship level (OC) and qualified him for Mid-America Oireachtas as well as next year's Nationals in Nashville. We are so proud of this boy for all of his hard work! Yesterday was his first dancing day back in competition and he placed 7th in his group. The judges often give comments so the dancers can see what they need to improve for next time. Chris took the judges comments and applied them to his dances today. In his first round he earned a second place overall and then moved up to first. It was a very exciting day for him as well as his fellow O'Riada Manning dancers as there were 5 kids who qualified for Oireachtas and several more who are really close. Here are some more pictures from the weekend...
J felt like posing for a picture too...
Oh and, lost in the rest of the excitement, Chris wore his new solo vest made by one of the moms at the dance studio. He only got to wear it yesterday as today's feis was what is called a "blackout" and the kids just wear plain black clothes...
Finally, and fortunately, Christopher's belt broke
after all of his competitions were done!
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