News

January

After a fantastic open house in Helensburgh Sutherland School of Dance is now holding classes in Saint Michael's and All Angels in William Street. Classes include HipHop\Street Disco Cheer Ballet and Jazz.

March

Grade Exams were a great success everyone did extremely well. Congratulations also to Liza And Dawn who sat their Associate Teachers in STDA.

April

Congratulations to all dancers who competed In the Helensburgh Dance Festival.

Congratulations to Dominique Collins and Liza Stitt.

Dominique took runner up in her section Open E and Liza took 3rd place in Open F

Scottish Dance Championship

Dominique:    Runner Up Song and Dance

                  3rd Place Modern

                  5th Place Tap

                  6th Place Ballet

Liza:            4th Place Tap

May

Onstage School of Performing Arts started with a bang at Kidz World.

June

We had yet another fantastic display in the Denny Civic Theatre.  We incorporated the new Helensbugh school and the Onstage Kidz. Everyone had a fantastic time and I know your parents were all extremely proud of you.

School Trophies

Most Festival Points                     -    Dominique Collins

Runner Up                                  -    Liza Stitt

Most Highland Points Pre Premier    -    Carly McKenna

Most Improved Pre Premier            -    Shannon Byrne

Most Improved Premier                 -    Samantha Ward

July

We had a sold out 3 night show from the Onstage School of Performing Arts at  Kidzworld. What a great show they put on after only a couple of months together. Looking forward to future shows.

Congratulations to all our highland dancers who have all been placing well in our local competitions. Keep up the good work.

August

Congratulations to Linzi Donald placing 5th in her section (Open E) at the Musselburgh Dance Festival. Linzi also qualified to Dance in the Leigh Anderson Best Senior Tap Final.

Good Luck to Kimberlee Couper (former World Champion Highland Dancer). Kimberlee who won a scholarship to attend the University of Utah is over for the summer to compete in the World Highland Dance Championship in Dunoon at the end of August. Good luck in the upcoming competitions.

We also want a special mention to go out to Liza, Dawn, Heather and Karen who are preparing for their STDA Associate Teachers exams in Cheer, Cheer Dance and Disco. Also a special mention to Joanne MacMillan, Victoria Couper and Dawn Stuart who are preparing for their Highland Associate Teachers Exams.

Classes start back in Alexandria on the 18th of August, Helensburgh on Tuesday the 21st. and Dalmuir on Friday the 24th.

Congratulations to Joanne McMillan for Placing 6th in her section at the Scottish Nationals Champianship at Cowal Highland Games in Dunoon.