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The Highland Dancer Blog
3d ago
✨ New Highland Dancer Products & Exciting Opportunities! ✨
We’ve been busy at Highland Dancer creating new tartan gifts just for you! From baby gifts like blankets, bows, hats, and personalised bodysuits to new tartan leggings, our collection keeps expanding. You can now have most or our products in tartan—whether it’s our exclusive HD tartan or a traditional tartan we have on the website. Just let us know what you’re looking for! - - we are building our Tartan database, it is taking time as there are so many tartans out there in the world :D - OH clans too, talk to us about your Cla ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
7M ago
Scarlett Girvan from
Corby
Winning overall Highland in Premier dancing with adults but only 14 yrs herself
At Harpenden highland Gathering 2024
Scarlett started dancing 10 years ago with Lesley’s Highland dancing School Corby
Lesley Thomson is the most supportive teacher and has always had faith in Scarlett, and we appreciate her so much ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
7M ago
My name is Ashley Laird and I am 10. I attend Speirs School of Highland Dancing in Rothesay and have been going there since I was 3.
Due to COVID, I missed out on a lot of competitions at Primary level but I’ve had a very successful time in Beginners, Novice and Intermediate, winning over 12 trophies and well over 200 medals.
I recently attended a competition organised by the Sollus School of Highland Dancing in Londonderry, Northern Ireland which was amazing. I have met lots of new friends and travelled all over the country through Highland Dancing.
I really enjoy all the Highland Dances b ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
1y ago
Elsie started dancing in October 2019, but only with the teacher for a few months, she then loved to another dance school which she left in jan this year.
She now dances with Symar Dance Academy, and has come along so much since starting in Jan and absolutely loves Kelly. this time last year she was beginners and made her first premier last weekend.
In Aberdeen this weekend for her first championship.
She has had a couple of wins a few runners up since she started competing in sept 21 through the different grades!!!
Here is Elsie in her own slogan Cowal Tee and her Cowal bags  ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
1y ago
New HD Tartans
Been working on new designs and trying to figure out tartan for a while now - this is my first collection of deigns ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
2y ago
Hi it’s Phoebe I hope you had a nice Christmas and Santa brought you lots of nice things. It is now nearly March!
My 2023 is all about making memories and having fun with my friends and family…..
I am going to be dancing at Cowal this Summer, I cannot wait to see all the amazing dancers there and of course my friends (Keira, Natasha, Sophie, Lily to name a few).
I have been practicing hard to learn the new steps, they are a little tricky but the more I am trying they are getting easier.
I have the first competition of the year in a few weeks cannot wait to be back in my red kilt and seeing m ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
2y ago
Hi my name is Korri, I’m 10 years old and I attend James McCorkindale school of dance in Campbeltown Argyll. I’ve been a member of the dance school since I was 5 and I’m now a premier dancer!
I’ve been to so many competitions since I started dancing but my favourite has to be Cowal Highland Gathering.
I was super excited to win the 7 years beginners and 8 years novice sections!
Sadly I couldn’t dance in the intermediate section because of covid but I am hoping to return this year and dance in premier.
In 2019 age 8 I attended the USIR in Las Vegas and I won the highland trophy in my category ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
2y ago
We did an interview with new ambassador Sophie to find out all about her and to showcase her beautiful photos from her photoshoot last August
Here is all about Sophie....
What dance pumps do you wear?
I wear Thistle Glenalmond. They are open toe but i want to change to closed toe.
What's your favourite dance?
My favourite is the fling.
What dance do you struggle with?
I would say the Seann triubhas.
Highland or National?
Highland but i am good at national dances.
Who is your dance idol?
I enjoyed watching all the older girls & my teacher in Australia. But i am looking forwa ..read more
The Highland Dancer Blog
2y ago
Hello, I’m Catriona.
I’ve been dancing with the Margaret Rose School of Dance since I was 3.
I am very lucky to have had many opportunities to travel the world with my dance school to compete in countries such as Canada, Australia and USA.
One of my proudest dancing achievements was winning the 16 years Scottish National Championship at Cowal, 2019. A memorable moment was dancing at the BATD dinner dance after winning the BATD Senior Jessie Stewart-Haggarty MBE Scholarship in 2018.
This was a great honour and a moment I will never forget. Most recently I have enjoyed competing at the Dance Wor ..read more