World Governing Body of Highland Dancing
The SOBHD are saddened to hear of the passing of Isobel St. John, a former member of the SOBHD Judges Panel and Competition Organiser.. Her funeral will be held on Thursday 18th January at Calvary Church, 344 Muir Street, Motherwell, ML1 1BN at 12pm and then 1pm at Holyrown Crematorium, Memorial Way, Holytown, ML1 5RU. … Read more
The SOBHD are saddened to hear of the loss of Loree Martin Vellner who passed away on Sunday 31st December 2017. Loree passed away peacefully while in hospital December 31, 2017. She was a gracious, kind, compassionate and generous lady who will be missed by all she touched. Loree, a former Life Member of the … Read more
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Dance Team. Please refer to the link below for further information. https://www.nstattoo.ca/show/performer-audition/highland-dancer-audition/
Applications for the 2018 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Dance Company are now being accepted. For further details please click on the application form below. REMT Tattoo Dance Company Application Form 2018
Congratulations to SOBHD Independent Member Betty Sutherland, who was awarded the Atholl Clasp for 2017. Betty was presented with her award by the Atholl Dancing Association Chairman, Liz Douglas, at the 2017 SOBHD AGM. Picture with SOBHD Chairman Christine Lacey MBE and President Billy Forsyth MBE, courtesy of Ronnie Cairns Photography.
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 SOBHD UK Champion of Champions Oscar Winners and their Teachers: Juvenile – Ellie Dalrymple (Teacher – Fiona MacNeil); Senior – Michelle Gordon (Teacher – Brenda Gordon); Adult – Ellis Hayes (Teacher – Shendl Russell). Photograph courtesy of Ronnie Cairns Photography.
The SOBHD is seeking assistance from the Highland Dancing community. We are looking for support from anyone with Digital Marketing or Brand Development backgrounds to get involved in an exciting initiative. We are looking to develop a new brand and logo for International Highland Dancing that will be used to market our dance form to new … Read more
Many congratulations to our 2017 World Champions: Ellie Dalrymple, Tranent – World Juvenile Champion, Erin Blair, California – World Junior Champion, and Rebecca Thow, Alberta – World Adult Champion Photograph courtesy of Ronnie Cairns.
The SOBHD are undertaking a project to produce a library of DVDs to be used in the “mock judging” section of future SOBHD Judges Tests. To allow the SOBHD to include international dancers, a filming session will take place in Dunoon on Tuesday 22nd August from 11am to 3pm approx. Dancers must be Premier (not … Read more
The SOBHD are saddened to hear of the loss of Mrs Mary Pattinson who passed away on Thursday 15th June 2017. Mrs Pattinson’s funeral will be held on Tuesday 27th June at 10am in Church of the Sacred Hearts, 17 Harbour Street, Girvan KA26 9AJ. Our thoughts are with Mrs Pattinson’s family at this time.