2011 North American Irish Dance Competition has moved!!

The Irish Dance Teachers Association of North Amercia (IDTANA) recently announced a change of venue for the 2011 North American Irish Dance Competition (NAIDC).

The NAIDC, often referred to as the North American Nationals or "The NANs", was originally scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

There are some folks now speculating that Nashville has done some "wheeling and dealing" to lure the NANs back to their fair city. According to my inside sources, IDTANA has requested several accomodations to once again hold their premier competiton in Tennessee.

I'm unable to verfify specifc details of the IDTANA demands, but if the visitor map being used for the 2011 competition is any indication, these accomodations are somewhat significant: