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Dancing Competitions at the Highland Games
This year Anna is busy organising no less than 18 Highland Dancing competitions at the various Highland Games events throughout the summer months. All are governed by SOBHD rules and are registered with the Board. Dancers are therefore required to produce their registration cards at the event. Overseas competitors must be registered with their national registration body and must also produce their registration cards.
You can download entry forms from this page for those competitins yet to start. In most cases when the competition has passed you will be able to download results tables from this page.
Note: Some sites have already posted details but with last year's entry forms on them. The dates on some of those forms are obviously inaccurate - use the dates posted below. Also note that entry fees are up this year by 20p per dance, i.e. £1.00 pre-paid or £1.20 otherwise. Incidentally, we much prefer to get your entries either by post or via the internet if you have access. Phone calls are ok but it means we have to take a hand written note, usually when we're busy doing something else, and then try not to lose it amongst all the other paperwork that floats around here.
To download an entry form, right-click the form''s link on this page and choose [Save Target As…] (Internet Explorer) or [Save Link As…] (Firefox) and save the file to your desktop. From there the form can be viewed and printed with Adobe Reader. Most computers have this program already. If you don''t you can download it free from the Adobe site.
When sending in an SAE for your competitor number, please note that we process your entry about 2-3 weeks prior to the actual competition. So if you entered early please don’t worry if you don’t receive the number back immediately.
Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire: Sunday, 22 May 2011. (Click for directions.)
Judges: Joe Simpson, Coleen Smith
Blackford: Saturday, 28 May 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Marion Lawson, Elizabeth Smith
New event this year: Confined to Perthshire.
The 2011 event saw the unwelcome appearance of an antisocial phenomenon: drunken misbehaviour by a small group of young people, most of whom were underage anyway. This is entirely unacceptable and will be stamped on with immediate effect. Greater police presence is expected at next year's event, and anyone misbehaving WILL be removed and possibly even arrested. Alchohol is henceforth banned onsite except within the confines of the refreshment tent provided for the purpose.
Markinch: Sunday, 5 June 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Liz Low, Joe Simpson
Strathmore: Sunday, 12 June 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Ritchie Gibson, Victor Wesley
Newburgh: Saturday, 18 June 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Jean Strachan, Jean Swanson
CANCELLED
Just received a call from the site to say that the field is unusable due to recent heavy rain. The Games Organising Committee have therefore decided to cancel the entire event, including the Highland Dancing competition.
Hawick: Sunday, 19 June 2011
Judges: Susan Nazareth, Mischa Derver
Entry at the gate is free to competitors on production of SOBHD registration card.
Chatelherault: Sunday, 26 June 2011.
Judges: Mischa Derver, Ritchie Gibson
Cupar: Sunday, 3 July. (click for map)
Judges, Lesley Boyd, Linda Napier
CANCELLED
Anyone who has pre-entered and pre-paid for Cupar can request a refund or transfer to another event.
Alva: Saturday, 9 July 2011 (click for directions)
Judges: Ritchie Gibson, Joe Simpson
Stirling: Sunday, 10 July 2011.
Judges: Jeanette Jamieson, Joe Simpson
New parking area right next to the dancing for pre-registered dancers.
Last year there were long queues of cars – try to arrive in good time.
Stirling Open ENTRY FORM (78kb)
Stirling Confined ENTRY FORM (75kb)
Local Directions (120kb)
Thornton: Sunday, 17 July 2011.
Judges: Samantha McKenzie, Joe Simpson
Burntisland: Monday, 18 July 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Jeanette Jamieson, Joe Simpson
Mull: Thursday, 21 July 2011. (click for map)
Judge: Ritchie Gibson
St Andrews: Sunday, 31 July 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Marion Lawson
Bridge of Allan: Sunday, 7 August 2011. (click for map) (click for directions)
Judges: Ritchie Gibson, Angela Young, Jean Swanston.
Perth: Sunday, 14 August 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Ritchie Gibson, Joe Simpson, Victor Wesley
CANCELLED
Perth Highland Games have had to be cancelled this year due to the recent heavy rain. Anyone who has pre-entered and pre-paid for this event may have their entry fees carried over for a subsequent event or claim a refund.
Crieff: Sunday, 21 August 2011. (click for map)
Judges: Angela Young, Victor Wesley.
New for 2011: Confined to Perthshire.
Hopetoun House, S.Queensferry: Sunday, 28 August 2011.
Judges: Irene McKechnie, Carol Moore
