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Irene McKechnie recently received a Civic Reception from Falkirk Council at their City Chambers plus an award to celebrate her 50 years of teaching in her Area. Irene is pictured with those in attendance and speeches were given by The Provost, Shendl Russell and Christine Lacey, who all acknowledged her accolades, her teaching and her … Read more

The Russian Dance Group are holding the very first Moscow Highland Dance competition, on 21st July 2012. A choreography competition will also be held on the same day. The competition will be held under SOBHD rules. For full details please see the Forms & Downloads section of the SOBHD website or click here to visit … Read more

The BATD City of Glasgow championship is introducing a dance off for an overall award at this year’s Championship event. This is to pay tribute to Mrs Jessie Stewart Haggarty MBE.

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Julie Appleton-Seymour from Waipukurau, New Zealand on Thursday 16th February 2012. Julie was a well-known and popular Dance Teacher, Competition Organiser and member of ScotDance New Zealand. She trained several outstanding dancers, including World Championship finalists, and had an infectious passion for … Read more

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Betty Jessiman from Huntly, Scotland. Betty founded the Jessiman Dance School in 1951.  Betty was born in 1921, one of six children. She started dancing at the tender age of 4 with her mother and siblings. Betty then went to lessons at … Read more

There will be a number of vacancies for dancers in the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo Highland Ceilidh Dancers team for the 2012 season. For full details please see the attached application form.

Congratulations to Iain Macdonald who has been awarded the 2011 Atholl Clasp. Iain MacDonald is one of the most versatile people we have in Highland Dancing, he is also known for his good sense of humour and positive manner. I vividly remember Iain from my early days of dancing, which we all know wasn’t yesterday. … Read more

Congratulations to Betty Lawrence who has become an Honorary Member of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. Betty and her husband Matt emigrated from Ayr to North America in 1964. They returned to Ayr in January 2011. In 1965, Betty became Dance Director for the Kiltie Band of Oklahoma City, and thus began her … Read more

The annual SOBHD Champion of Champions Oscar celebration took place on the 19th November 2011 in Edinburgh. Congratulations to the SOBHD Oscar Winners for the year 2010-2011: Adult Winner: Laura Smith Senior Winner: Rebecca Thow Junior Winner: Anthea Bundy The three ladies are pictured, along with their dancing teachers, at the Oscar presentation.