Having grown-up amongst ex-pat Scots in the North East of England and being half-Scottish myself, it is not difficult to see how I got into Highland Dancing!
I trained from the age of six with the Susan Donachie School of Highland Dancing. I achieved Premier-class standard in competitions at age 12 and have successfully completed all dancing examinations within the B.A.T.D. standard.
However, my real passion for dancing was in entertaining.
I have regularly provided my services to charity events throughout the years and have represented Scotland in a number of Folk Festivals and Events across the world. Some of my personal highlights include:
· Inselfest Finkenwerder Hamburg, Germany (1990)· Billingham Folk Festival Middlesborough, England (1991/92)
· Epcot International Programme Disneyworld, USA (1993)
· Folk International Festival Piatra Neamt, Romania (1995)
· Festival Internationale de Foclore Ciudad Real, Spain (1996)
· International Highland Folk Festival Zakopane, Poland (1997)
· Etno-Folk Vico Equense, Italy (1998)
· MacLennan Festival London, England (2008)
I also danced with the 72 Engineer Regiment Pipe Band, Gateshead providing entertainment at many military events & dinners.
