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My Blog: My Magical experience! On the 21st to the 26th of November 2019, I had an amazing experience dancing at DisneyLand Paris! When I was at Disney, luckily I had all my HD gear to wear to the competition over the few days to keep me very warm and looking great to all my competitions! While I was at Disney I got the opportunity to dance in The Magic Competition, the Championship, Choreo magic and the chance to dance in the pre parade. Overall I had so much fun getting to see some disney magic!When I was there I...

Hi everyone! My name is Laura Elliott, I'm 24 years old and I am from Chile.  . I'm a member and Dance Leader of Highland Dance Chile, which is a group of dancers that are part of Santiago Metropolitan Pipe Band. We are currently 6 girls of different ages and we practice every Wednesday and Saturday for performances and competitions throughout the year. The group started in 2002 when the Pipe Band needed a group of dancers for their performances. Back then, and without You Tube, Chilean highland dancers learnt by watching super low-quality VHS and by having some lessons once...

My Oban Experience Alice Newlands, Bowan School, Dundee Hi everyone, my name is Alice and I’m an Ambassador for The Highland Dancer. This is my first blog, and I would like to tell you all about my Oban experience this year. I know it was a few weeks ago, but since then I’ve been really busy with dance class, practice, and other competitions. We stayed at Tralee Bay and when I wasn’t dancing or practicing, I had a lot of fun playing with my dancing friends and exploring the beach - although the water was freezing cold 🥶. On the...

Hi everyone! It's Summer here - a HD Brand Ambassador :)  I have been with HD for a few years now blogging and sharing my stories, you may have seen me :) Thanks for the great response of my newest pictures, and latest blog. I got lots of lovely messages. This is just a quick blog really. My last competition didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, but, for the first time ever, I wasn’t too disappointed. Normally, I’d leave feeling pretty rubbish, a bit sad and defeated. But, I left with a smile on my face, feeling happy for...

Hello....it's Summer again! First of all.... a huge thank you to everyone for all the lovely messages I received after my first blog. Was so nice, such a lovely welcome to 'The Highland Dancer'. My Dad felt left out that I didn't mention him in my blog- so, 'Dad, I love you very much. Thank you for driving me to all my competitions and always doing the "Dad" dance in the Christmas Show. I have my first Intermediate competition this weekend! I have been quite unwell for most of this year, so have struggled with my strength, but I think...