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Hey! I'm Kirsty and I'm a 37 year old highland dancer from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I was born in Manchester, England though and moved to Canada when I was 12. I only started dancing at 29 and made my way to Premier by October 2017. I love being an adult dancer as it goes to show, you don’t have to start young (although starting young is definitely a bonus) My teacher is Carolyn Mackenzie Spears however I have previously been taught by Kathleen Higgins, who got me started in highland and Sarah Breckenridge O'Connor, when I live in England...

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...

Hello, my name is Amelia and I’m 9 years old. I live in Dunoon which is well known for hosting Cowal Highland Gathering, home of the World Championships. I’ve been dancing since I was born as my mum is Katrina Martin and she’s a highland dancing teacher. Although my mum helps me practice, I attend Team MacNeil with Fiona Macneil, and travel to Paisley for my lessons (or zoom thanks to covid)! One of my favourite dancing memories was when I attended the dancing competition in Disneyland Paris. Not only did I get gold but got to meet all the...

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...

Hey everyone I'm Sammy, a 26 year old highland dancer from Corby, England. I started dancing at the age of 14 and I joined Lesley's school of highland dancing as I had a few friends who danced there. I done my first competition at age 15 which as you will know is on the older side. A lot of the dancers I was competing with started around age of 4 therefore I had a lot of practice and hard work to put in if I was going to be of their standard..... My beginners and novice days were great, I...