Kirsty Admin Account Congratulations to Rhona Lawrence who is the 2025 recipient of the Atholl Clasp. Rhona is pictured receiving her Clasp with Christine Lacey MBE, Chairman of the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing and Liz Douglas, Atholl Dancing Association President.
Congratulations to our 2025 World Champions, their teachers and support teams: Juvenile – Aisla Gocan-Wright, Ontario; Junior – Eilidh Gammons, Helensburgh; Adult – Marielle Lesperance, Nova Scotia. Photo courtesy of Ronnie Cairns Photography.
Congratulations to Nancy Haggarty Gibbons who was the 2024 recipient of the Atholl Clasp. Nancy is pictured receiving her Clasp with Christine Lacey MBE, Chairman of the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing.
Congratulations to our winners of the 2024 RSOBHD UK Champion of Champions ‘Oscars’ and their teachers. Juvenile winner: Murron Putka and her teacher Fiona Gallacher; Senior winner: Eilidh Gammons and her teacher Margaret MacInnes; Adult winner: Michelle Gordon and her teacher Alison Munro.
Pictured is Flora Grubb at her recent presentation of the Atholl Clasp in Australia. Pictured with RSOBHD Chair Christine Lacey MBE, RSOBHD President Billy Forsyth MBE and Julie Thomas, President of the Australian Board of Highland Dancing.
Huge congratulations to RSOBHD Adjudicator and Board Member Shendl Russell, who has been awarded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List 2024 for services to dance.
Congratulations to the winners of the United Kingdom Oscar Awards for the year 2022/2023: Eilidh Gammons (Juvenile), Meggie Martin-Lyall (Senior), Michelle Gordon (Adult).
Congratulations to the two new Honorary Members of the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing – Sheena McDonald MBE and Heather Jolley.
Congratulations to Deryck Mitchelson the new Vice Chairman of the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. Deryck is pictured with RSOBHD Chairman Christine Lacey MBE, RSOBHD President Billy Forsyth MBE and RSOBHD Vice-President Jean Swanston.
Pictured is Julie Thomas, President of Australian Board of Highland Dancing, accepting the Atholl Clasp on behalf of Flora. The Clasp was presented by Jane Kennedy, member of the Atholl Dancing Association who sponsor the Clasp along with RSOBHD Chairman Christine Lacey MBE and Jean Swanston RSOBHD Vice-President. Jean was involved in the inception of … Read more
