Highland & Step Dance Instructors

 

Marjorie-Anne Macleod Dent

• Fellow & Life Member B.A.T.D. (1964)

• Member S.D.T.A. (inactive)

• Adjudicator S.O.B.H.D. Judges Panel (ret'd)

• Past Chair & Life Member, ScotDance Ontario

• Vice President, Western Ontario Highland Dancers Association

• Past Chair Southern Ontario Adjudicators Association

• Past Chair Hamilton Highland Teachers Association

• Certified elementary school teacher

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Jennifer McLennan​

• Member B.A.T.D.  Ballet, Step Dancing, Modern & Stage

• Associate B.A.T.D. Highland & Freestyle

• Performed with The Tartan Terrors, A Celtic comedy/music troupe

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Alexandra Moore

• Associate B.A.T.D (2005)

• Successful competitive dancer

• Extensive performance experience in Canada and the USA with 

  • The Scottish Dance Company of Canada​

  • Ronnie Coburn's "A Breath of Scotland"

  • Canadian Thistle Dance Company

  • Burlington's Celtic Comedy Troupe "The Tartan Terrors"

 

Shannon Pole

• Member B.A.T.D. (2005)

• Professional Engineer

• Trained with MacLeod of Lewis with renowned instructor Marguerite Reid in Pennsylvania USA

 

Sarah Dent Henshaw

• Member B.A.T.D (1991)

• Bachelor of Arts

• Child & Youth Worker

• Extensive experience working with Pre-Schoolers, Primary and those with Special Needs

• Creator of the 1,2,3 Come Dance with Me programme

• Successful competitive dancer

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Kailey Meehan

• Member B.A.T.D. (2012)

• Teaching & Performance experience in Highland & Step Dancing

  • Original member of the Canadian Thistle Dance Co.​

• Currently studying for Membership (second of 3 Professional Levels) in Step Dancing

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Jessica Macleod-Dent

• Fellow and Member B.A.T.D (1992)

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)

• Bachelor of Education

• Certified Personal Trainer

• Creator & Choreographer of Canadian Thistle Dance Co.

• World class competitive dancer including:

  •  World Gold Medallist

  • Ontario Champion

  • Atlantic Canada Champion  & Northern Canadian Champion

  • N.E. US Champion &  Atlantic International Champion

• Past President of ScotDance PEI

• Past Vice-Chair of PEI Council of the Arts​

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Piping & Drumming Instructors

 

Douglas Wickham - Piping

• As Pipe major led his Grade 2 band win the Championship Supreme

• Piped with World Champion Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band

• Currently Pipe Major of the Lorne Scots Pipes and Drums

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Jeff Boyle - Drumming

• Extensive Performance and Competition experience

 

Vocal Instructor

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Marjorie-Anne Macleod Dent

• Royal Conservatory of Music ARCT trained  

• Winner - Kiwanis Rose Bowl for voice

• Winner - Eistoddfod Festival all voice vocal championship

• Extensive Scottish repertoire