Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Scottish Highland Dance Academy (SHDA).

 

Our school was established over 30 years ago in Perth, Western Australia. We are one of the leading highland dancing schools in Australia with our dancers currently holding championships in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

The class had a successful 2008 to win fifteen championships and in the first quarter of 2009 they have danced eight championships around Australia for seven wins and three runner up places. Currently, four of our dancers hold one of the eighteen top 6 places in the prestigious Champion of Champions Championship held bi-annually in Australia.

 

Classes are held in Perth suburbs both north and south of the river and also the country town of Northam. Our classes cover championship, competition, examination and floor show display work with our dancers being trained by seven qualified teachers.

 

For more information on class times please contact Kerry Grosser.

 

Our dancers for many years have enjoyed the fabulous experience of performing with the renowned WA Police Pipe Band (WAPOL). They have danced at many concerts including the annual Australia Day “Oz” concert in the gardens of the Western Australia’s Government House together with concerts at the Burswood Theatre, Mandurah Entertainment Centre, Joondalup Police Academy Arena and the  “Scotland the Brave” spectacular which has travelled Australia and New Zealand.

 

One of the greatest experiences for our dancers in past years was when our dancers featured in the video clip of Australian band “Jebediah” for their hit “Fall Down”.

 

Over the last few years  our dancers have performed at tattoos in Edinburgh, Oman, Sydney, Virginia, Nova Scotia and also the wonderful experience of dancing a week in Kota Kina Balu, Borneo to celebrate their national day. Highland Dancing has taken many of them around the world and our hope is that this will continue in years to come.

 

The focus of the Scottish Highland Dance Academy is to teach to a very high technical level to produce highland dancers who develop a love of the great art form that is highland dancing. Our hope for our dancers is that they fulfil their dreams, meet their goals and become the best dancers they can be.