New Dancer Information

Every new dancer and dance parent has to learn a lot in the first couple years, especially if the dancer is competing.  Different members of the Highland Dance Association have great advice and material to share on the way things work and what has helped them.  Until we can get some of that in digital for, please consider the information linked below as part of your learning experience.

An introduction to Highland Dancing

Dancers Costume Standards

What to take to a dance performance/competition.
there are a lot of lists out there - here is FUSTA's for the dancer and a parent's list of useful items for a competition

What happens at a competition

Placement points at competitions:.

Points for individual placings are awarded as follows: 1st – 88 points 4th – 25 points 2nd – 56 points 5th – 16 points 3rd – 38 points 6th – 10 points   Trophies are ususally awarded on the basis of points accumulated in ALL DANCES.  Trophy points are computed to six (6) places.

Medals Testing and Grade Examinations