Caledonian society dinner

 What a start to 2015! Five of the girls from our studio and their teacher danced at the local Caledonian society dinner. And what a gorgeous sunset we had that day too!

 Due to school holidays their was only time for one short rehearsal beforehand. Luckily Miss E had those hours of Christmas holiday practice behind her. It was good for her to see that all the work was worth it.

 The night commenced with a Strathspey and Highland Reel.

 E and her friends then performed the seann truibhas.  She then managed a short break before finishing with the highland fling while the other students danced the sword dance.

It was wonderful to get back into performing. Here's to a busy dance year!

Exams!

December truly was a busy time of year for E.

Not only had she just finished competitions, but she had dress rehearsals for her dance concert (ballet, tap and jazz) AND she sat her first Highland Dancing Exam.

The exam E sat was her Primary exam through the Qld Scottish dancing association.

We had practised a lot in the lead up, and when I left her she knew her theory off by heart.

This is my very excited girl just before she went in for her exam.

She was very lucky that we did not have to wait long to get her results. The were announced that evening at the school Christmas breakup party.

E passed her exam with flying colours, and was awarded Honours with Distinction by the examiner.

You can see her being presented with her results here.

2013 was a very very busy year for Miss E with her dancing - but she adored it. She has come so far - and there are many more adventures ahead for her.

Our first competition

In April 2013 we took Miss E to her first competition.

It was a local comp run by our dance school (is run biennielly) and I will be completely honest - I had no idea what I was doing!

Miss E competed in the Highland Fling, The Sword Dance, and the Trophy fling.

She did so well - it was a big change from dancing in class.

My biggest advice to new parents is stay till all the trophies are handed out. Always.

We almost left - only to be persuaded rather strongly to stay. Miss E was awarded third place in the trophy fling! Her first prize! Totally shocked us all!