Natalie Couper Dance Academy

🌍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏! 🇮🇪🖤

Our next dancers to take to the world stage… 𝐄𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐡, 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 & 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞! ✨

What an experience this has been for these incredible kiddos. Watching them represent 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 on the world stage is something we’ll never forget. 💙

The support our team has shown each other all week has been absolutely unreal. The encouragement, the cheers and the celebrations have made this experience even more special🫶

We still can’t believe we got to watch yous step onto that stage and hold your own against dancers who were often 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐞. The courage, confidence and determination you all showed made us prouder than words can describe.

🏆 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐩 𝐇𝐨𝐩 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨
🌍 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐄 – 𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃! 🥹😭

To finish 𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 amongst the best young dancers from across the globe at the age of 6 is an absolutely phenomenal achievement. Our little rocket!

🏆 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐃𝐮𝐨/𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨
🌍 𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐇 & 𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀 – 𝟐𝟖𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃! 🤍

To qualify for the Dance World Cup is an achievement in itself and to finish 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 is something you should both be incredibly proud of. Yous absolutely smashed it❤️

We are all so incredibly proud of every single one of you. You represented NCDA and Team Scotland with pride and you’ve made us all smile from ear to ear. Ready for our older kiddos to take to the stage next week 🌍💙

✨ 𝐔𝐏 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘!

A massive good luck to our 3 Highland dancers heading to Alva Games today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 It’s always lovely to have a competition so close to home!

Yous have all been working incredibly hard with Clarissa and we’re so proud of the dedication you’ve shown. ✨

Catriona & Millie - very first Highland dancing competition! 🥹🤍 What an exciting milestone!

Dance your hearts out, enjoy every minute and remember to have fun. We’ll all be cheering you on! 💙

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗪𝗖 𝗱𝘂𝗼 & 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘀𝘁 🥹🖤🌍

What an emotional moment for us as teachers. 🥺

To see our very first soloist and duo step onto the Dance World Cup stage is something we’ll never forget. Qualifying alone is an incredible achievement and such a huge milestone in any dancer’s journey. ✨ You guys absolutely smashed it! 🥰

🏆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀
🌍 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 – 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗘 💙

🏆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝘂𝗼/𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗼
🌍 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 – 𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗛 & 𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗘 🤍

These three were up against dancers who were often older than them, yet they held their own with confidence & determination. We honestly couldn’t be prouder. 🥹

There were absolutely 𝗻𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿. This week was all about finding our feet, gaining experience, representing our country with pride & soaking up every single second of this incredible opportunity🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

To come away from our 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 with 𝟮 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 finishes🥺🌍🖤

We are beyond proud. Enjoy a well deserved rest day today… then it’s back at it all again tomorrow! 💙✨

This week the first of our NCDA dancers take to the world stage at the Dance World Cup! 🌍✨

The hours of hard work, dedication and countless private lessons have all led to this moment. To represent 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 at such a young age is an incredible achievement and we couldn’t be prouder. ❤️

No matter what happens this week, you’ve already achieved something so many dancers only dream of. Now it’s time to do what you love, enjoy every second and make memories to last a lifetime. 💫☁️

𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐎𝐒! 💙

Your NCDA family will be cheering you on every step of the way! 🥰

🇮🇪✨ TODAY’S THE DAY… WE HEAD TO DUBLIN! ✨🇮🇪

We honestly can’t believe it’s finally here!!!! 🥹💙

Today our little team from Alloa begins their journey to represent Scotland at the Dance World Cup. 🌍

To think that our dancers have qualified to compete on the world stage is something we will never take for granted. No matter what happens over the next two weeks, qualifying alone is a MASSIVE achievement and every single one of you should be so incredibly proud. ❤️

Now it’s time to enjoy every second, make memories that will last a lifetime and give it your all on that stage.

Let’s do this team! ❤️

We’re behind you every step of the way and couldn’t be prouder. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨

💙 𝗔 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗪𝗖 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀! 💙

The countdown to Dublin is officially on! 🇮🇪🌍

We couldn’t be more grateful for the support you’ve given our dancers on their journey to the Dance World Cup. ❤️

Please take a moment to check out and support these fantastic local businesses—they’ve helped make this dream possible! 🙌

𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣… 𝗗𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡! ✨🇮🇪

A huge good luck to our Charlotte competing at the Dunblane & Doune Highland Competition today! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☁️💫

You’ve been working so hard and we’re all so proud of you. Go out there & enjoy every moment! ✨

✨💫☁️

✨🖤 JUNE RECAP 🖤✨

What. A. Month. ❤️‍🔥

June was one of our busiest (and best!) months yet…

💫 We revealed the winner of 2 tickets to The Best of Both Worlds!

💫 We donated to the families affected in Coalsnaughton.

💫 Our competitive team wrapped up their final competition of the season.. with Eilidh H taking home Lyrical Dancer of the Day!

💫 Show preparations were in full swing with countless extra practices & lots of admin!

💫 Next term prep was in full swing!

💫 Dance World Cup preparations officially began!

💫 We held our final fundraiser for DWC!

💫 Our Highland dancers competed, performed at numerous events and celebrated at their Presentation Awards Evening.

💫We announced our incredible Main Parts for our summer show The Best of Both Worlds!

💫A huge congratulations to Ellie and Jess on their college summer show! & to our girl Jess on her graduation! ❤️🎓🥺

💫our kiddos took to the stage for The Best of Both Worlds… what an unforgettable weekend it was! 🥹

💫Enrolment opened for our brand new term starting 20th July.

💫And finally… our Dance World Cup team received their tracksuits and bags, making everything feel so real! 🇮🇪✨

Roll on July ✨💫⭐️