Sharon Mackinnon School of Highland Dancing

Soooo excited for our Annie who is busy dancing over in Colorado 🩷

After successfully auditioning earlier this year, she was selected to be part of the dance team who will be performing at the Estes Park International Tattoo 🎉

This is the most amazing opportunity for Annie and getting to do what she loves all the way over in the States is just fantastic 🥰

She also had the right idea of heading out a week early so she could explore LA & Las Vegas en-route and has been having a ball.

But the hard work started yesterday with rehearsals and now she is so looking forward to the performances 💕

Annie we are all mega proud of you and so delighted for you 🫶 You so deserve this and we know you’re going to love every minute of it 🥰
Just gutted we can’t be there to share the experience with you!

Best of luck and can’t wait to hear all about it # # #

Congratulations to our own team on all their achievements and success at the Mackinnon Festival on Saturday 🎉 Fab dancing with great results - so proud of you all 🥰

🎉 Huge well done to Hope & Holly in the 4 yrs Primary, Grace Morrison, Eryn, Esther & Belle in the 5 years and Chloe in 6 years 🤩 You all did amazing 🥰

🎉 Beginners 8 & Under
Isabella, Grace Macleod & Kaitlin 🌟
First beginners for Grace who loved doing all the new dances & first nationals for Kaitlin 💕

🎉 Beginners 10 & Under
Ruby: Overall National & Overall Mackinnon Beginner 🏆

🎉 Beginners 13 & Under
Amelie: Trophy Fling & Overall Highland🏆

🎉 Novice 9 & Under
Helena & Alicja 🌟

🎉 Novice 11 & Under
Mia ~ First Novice complete 🤩

🎉 Novice 12 & Over
Abbie: Overall Mackinnon Novice 🏆

🎉 Intermediate 11 & Under
Kirsty & Rachel 🌟
First intermediate for Isla! 🌟
Orla: Trophy Lilt & Overall National 🏆

🎉 Intermediate 13 & Under
Lois: Trophy Lilt (& first intermediate!) 🏆
Bethany: Overall Highland & Overall Mackinnon intermediate 🏆
Lydia: Overall National🏆

🎉 Premier 15 & Under
Jessica, Lilia, Eilidh, Isla M & Miryam🌟

🎉 Premier 16 & Over
Emily & Grace🌟
Ellie: Trophy Lilt, Shared Overall Highland, Overall National & Overall Mackinnon Premier 🏆

And big thanks to Katie & Isla C who were unable to dance on the day but were there to help run the comp and look after all the dancers throughout the day ❤️ Much appreciated girls.

Massive well done everyone 🥰 So chuffed for you all xx

Of course as always this lovely bunch stole the show on Saturday 💕

Huge well done to all the Primary dancers in the age 4, 5 & 6 categories. You all did AMAZING 🤩❤️ xx

That’s another Mackinnon Festival done and what a lovely day it was 🥰

Big thanks to our pipers Peter & Charlie for their fantastic piping throughout the day and to our judges Jane Douglas, Tanya Horne & Iona Black. We really appreciate you giving up your time to be over here with us 🥰

A massive thanks to all our helpers who made today possible and to all teachers, parents, families and friends for being there to support all these wonderful dancers 🫶

And of course huge congratulations to all the dancers! You all danced beautifully and should be very proud of yourselves ❤️ Well done!

Pic of our trophy winners below with more to follow 🥰

Thanks again everyone xx

Ellie’s been having such a ball at the Edinburgh Tattoo and is loving every minute of it 💕

Wishing her the best of luck in her final week of performances 🥰 It’s amazing how quick the weeks have whizzed by!

Enjoy my lovely xx

We were delighted to have Liz Munro with us this week while she’s over visiting from Sydney 🇦🇺

Liz put the girls through their paces and worked them hard, where they picked up lots of tips and advice 💕

We’d like to say a big Thank You to Liz for giving up her time to join us. We all really appreciate it and enjoyed it very much.

Enjoy the rest of your time in Scotland 💙 xx

Big well done to Emma who was competing at Aboyne Highland Games last weekend where she had great results and was the Overall Local Adult Winner 🥳

She’s had another busy weekend at the Strathpeffer games yesterday and Tain today, again with fab results 🤩 So chuffed for you Emma 😍

Emma has now moved up North with her work and we would like to wish her the very best of luck 🥰 It’s been an absolute pleasure having you being part of the team this year Emma and we are going to miss you lots! But we know we will be seeing you soon and looking forward to it already 😍 Take care and happy dancing my lovely ❤️😘 xx

Such a special evening at the Edinburgh Tattoo preview show last night watching Ellie perform 💕

She has had the best time over the last week preparing for it (with a lot of hard work!) and was so excited to get on that esplanade for her first show 😍

It was absolutely brilliant and she did amazing 🤩 Beautiful dancing ❤️

So very proud to see you up there doing what you love 🫶 Enjoy every minute of this fabulous journey Ellie and good luck for the rest of the month 🥰 xx

And just like that, Ellie is off to Edinburgh for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 🥰

She flew down earlier this afternoon and is looking forward to meeting the rest of the dance team on arrival before getting stuck right into it all this evening!

Very busy and exciting few weeks ahead for her with a lot of hard work but she is going to love every minute of it 😍 To say we are all mega excited for her is an understatement!

So so proud of you Ellie and delighted you have this opportunity. Something you’ve wanted to experience for so long 💕

Have the most AMAZING time my lovely. Much love 🥰 # # #

More fun had on the cruise ship on Monday night 🛳️

It was the first time onboard for some of our wee ones and they absolutely loved the experience 💕 Think they were also impressed with the biscuits and sweets too 😂

Big thanks to the girls for dancing - a good crowd who thoroughly enjoyed the display 🥰 xx