Highland Dancing

We are excited to be introducing highland dancing to VLDA. It will be multi-ages for junior and intermediate, bringing many of our dancers together in a new way. Currently it is in the timetable as junior and intermediate highland (basically primary school and high school), but subject to expressions of interest the classes will be split accordingly.

Miss Adrienne will be teaching. She has over 25 years of experience teaching highland dancing at the highest level with dancers competing at the World Championships in Scotland and international military tattoos.

She has taken a team of dancers interstate every two years for Australia’s biggest championship for the past 20 years.

She has been interviewed on Sunrise (Channel 7) with her dancers as part of the coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Miss Adrienne is not Scottish but started highland dancing at her ballet studio and fell in love with it. It is not for the faint hearted but for the brave!

It requires strength and endurance. Great conditioning for all dancers!

Miss Adrienne is a teacher of NDAAI (National Dance Association of Australasia Incorporated) which is an examining body and affiliate of the Royal Scottish Board of Highland Dancing – and yes, there are highland games which the Royal family attend annually in Scotland.

The exam work is akin to ballet having formerly been a part of the British Ballet Organisation.

We would love for all of our dancers to give it a try. They will have a free term to decide if they love it. It’s not for everyone for sure! But give it a go. You might be surprised. Worst case your child gets a great workout!

To encourage dancers to attend highland, your dancer will not only get extra time in the concert for highland but also in their other genres.

Contact us today!