HIGHLAND DANCE LINKS

and INFORMATION

 

Welcome to the Highland Island Links Page!  We have had an amazing amount of requests from teachers, organizations, competitions, pipe bands, businesses, etc. asking to be included on our Link Page.  We also have requests from people all over the world simply looking for Highland/Scottish information all in one spot.  You will find this information and links listed below.  If you would like to be added to our links page, please email us at links@highlandisland.com.  If you are a teacher and would like your school website to be added, email us at teacherlist@highlandisland.com.   

 

The following category links can be found on this page:

Highland Dance Organizations and Associations – Worldwide

Highland Dance Schools and Dance Companies – Worldwide

Highland Dance Competition Entry Forms and Results

Scottish Arts Colleges/Scholarship Info

Highland/Scottish Fun and Information

Kilt Rentals

Highland Dance Outfitting

UK Geneology

Travel To Scotland

Scottish Food/Recipes

Clan Sites

Pipe Bands – Worldwide COMING SOON!

Highland Games & Festivals

 

 

Highland Dance Organizations and Associations:

FUSTA – The Federation of United States Teachers and Adjudicators

BATD – British Association of Teachers of Dancing

SDTA – Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance

SOBHD – Scottish Office Board of Highland Dancing

UKA – United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dancing

SOHDA – Scottish Official Highland Dancing Association

 

United States Associations:

Commonwealth Highland Dance Association - CHDA

Las Vegas Highland Dance Association – LVHDA

Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association – MSCDA

Northern California Highland Dance Association – NCHDA

Portland Highland Dance Association - PHDA

Seattle Highland Dance Association - SHDA

Southern California Highland Dance Association – SCHDA

 

Canadian Associations:

Alberta Highland Dancing Association – AHDA

British Columbia Highland Dancing Association - BCHDA

Calgary Highland Dancing Association – CHDA

Durham Region Highland Dance Association – DRHDA

Eastern Canada Highland Dancers’ Alliance - ECHDA

Edmonton Highland Dancing Association – EHDA

Fraser Valley Highland Dancing Association – FVHDA

Halifax Highland Dance Association - HHDA

Lethbridge Highland Dance Association – LHDA

Manitoba Highland Dancers Association - MHDA

Montreal Highland Dancing Association – MHDA

Ottawa Highland Dancing Association – OHDA

Red Deer Region Highland Dancing Association - RDRHDA

Regina Highland Dancing Association – RHDA

Saskatoon Highland Dancing Association - SHDA

ScotDance Canada

ScotDance Ontario

ScotDance PEI

ScotDance Quebec

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highland Dancing Association – SDGHDA

Victoria Highland Dancing Association - VHDA

Western Ontario Highland Dancers’ Association – WOHDA

Windsor & District Highland Dancers Association - WDHDA

 

Australian Associations:

Australian Board of Highland Dancing, Inc. - ABHDI

Peninsula Highland Dancing Association – PHDA

Scottish Dancing Association of Australia - SDAA

South Queensland Regional Committee of Highland Dancing, Inc. – SQRCHD  - A non-profit organization set up to foster and administer Highland Dancing in the greater South Queensland Area (Rockhampton to the Tweed).   **wonderful history page

Victorian State Committee of Highland Dancing

 

United Kingdom Associations:

Highland Dancing Teachers Association of England - HDTAE

Tayside Highland Dancing Association 

Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust

 

New Zealand Associations:

The Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand

ScotDance New Zealand

Highland Dancing Association of Taranaki

New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing, Inc.

 

South Africa Associations:

Official Board of Highland Dancing South Africa - OBHDSA

               

 

HIGHLAND DANCE SCHOOLS and DANCE COMPANIES:

 

United States:

Calder School of Highland Dance – Manchester, New Hampshire

Columbia School of Highland Dance – Maryland

David Coulter School of Highland Dance – North Carolina

Fresno Highland Dance - California

Heather Highland Dancers – Wisconsin

Highland Dance Academy of Chicago - Illinois

Highland Fusion – California

Iowa Thistle Down Highland Dancers – Iowa

Kayla Groeschel’s School of Highland Dance – California

Kintail School of Scottish Highland Dance – New York

Lakes Area School of Highland Dance – Michigan

McLain School of Celtic Arts – Colorado

Michigan Highland Dance Academy - Michigan

Mid-Michigan Highland Dance Academy – Michigan

Midland Highland Dancers/Post School of Highland Dance - Nebraska

Naismith Academy of Highland Dance - California

New Hampshire School of Scottish Arts – New Hampshire

Queen of Scots Dance Academy – Michigan

Post School of Highland Dance/Midlands Highland Dancers - Nebraska

Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers – Colorado

San Jose School of Highland Dancing -  California

Shelton Highland Dancers – Washington

Spokane Valley Highland Dancers - Washington

St Andrew’s Dancers of Vermont – Vermont

Walker School of Highland Dance - Nebraska

West Virginia Highland Dancers – West Virginia

 

Canada:

Amethyst Scottish Dancers of Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia

Angus MacKenzie Highland Dance Studios – British Columbia

Audrey Watkins Highland Dance Academy - Ontario

Barre School of Highland Dancing – Ontario

Bold Steps Dance Studio - Toronto

Caithream Celtic Dance Fusion - Ottawa

Calgary School of Highland Dance – Calgary

Campbell School of Highland Dance – Nova Scotia

Casey School of Highland Dancing – Ontario

CeltFest Celtic Performing Arts Summer School & Concert Series – BC

Charlton-Young Highland Dance Studio – Ontario

Gayleen Reese School of Highland Dance – British Columbia

Gillie Callum Highland Dancers – Calgary

Glengarry School of Dance – British Columbia

Forrester School of Celtic Dance – Nova Scotia

Hart School of Highland Dance - Ontario

Inverglen Scottish Dance School – British Columbia

Jacqueline Smith School of Dance - Ontario

Johnson School of Highland Dance, Inc – South Calgary

Katharine Robinson School of Highland Dancing – Ontario

Loch Murray Highland Dancers – Ottawa/Orleans-St. Laurent Area

MacArthur School of Dance – Nova Scotia

MacCulloch School of Highland & Traditional Celtic Step Dance – Ontario

MacLeod of Lewis Scottish Arts Centre – Burlington, Niagara, Woodstock

McGrath Highland Dancers – Ontario

Northern Ontario School of Scottish Dance – Ontario

Oakes Studio of Highland Dance - Ontario

Rob Roy Highland Dancers – Ontario

Rothesay School of Highland Dance – New Brunswick

School of Scottish Arts, Inc. – Manitoba

Scottish Dance Company of Canada – Ontario

Sheri Austin’s School of Highland Dance – Ontario

Sherry’s School of Highland Dance - Ontario

Sim School of Highland Dance - Ontario

Sutherland Studio of Dance – Ontario

The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Art of Canada – PEI

Trinity School of Highland Dance - Calgary

Twinkletoes Studio of Dance & Performing Arts – Ontario

Wendy Wilson School of Highland Dancing – Saskatchewan & Alberta

 

England:

Roger Drury School of Highland Dancing – Hampshire

 

Australia:

Karen McPhillips School of Highland Dancing – Penshurst, Sydney

Ozscot Highland Dancing Academy - Bathurst

St. Andrew’s School of Highland Dancing - Brisbane

Scottish Highland Dance Academy – Perth

 

New Zealand:

New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing – Palmerston North

Lawrie Studio of Highland and National Dancing – New Plymouth

 

Scotland:

Anne Buchan School of Dancing – Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ballochleam Highland Dancers – Stirlingshire, Scotland

Gillian Whitelaw School of Highland Dancing – Stirling, Scotland

Lawrence Dance School – Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samantha McKenzie School of Highland Dancing – Delgety Bay, Fife, Scotland

 

Highland Dance Competition Entry Forms and Results:

Highland Island – Listings for competitions worldwide

Dance.net – Results posted for competitions worldwide

HDC – Highland Dancing Competitions – Highland Dancing Competition On-Line Calendar

 

 

Scottish Arts Colleges/Scholarship Info:

Alma College – Scholarship Info

Lyon College – Scholarship Info

MacAlester College – Highland Program

Wooster College – Scottish Arts Society

 

Highland/Scottish Fun and Information:

Bagpipes Go to the Movies – site listing movies featuring bagpipes!

Celtic Café – Worldwide community for Celtic culture.

CelticDance.com – Home to the artistic world of Laura Carruthers

Dance.net – Chat with all your Highland friends on a huge range of topics.

Down Under the Kilt – A great site for keeping up with the “Where in the World is Dougie?!”, checking out all the great interviews as well as the newest pursuit Dougie may have up his sleeve!  Always something new! Down Under the Kilt bring together the Peninsula Highland Dancing Association and the Veronica Law School of Highland Dancing, both based on the NSW Central Coast.

Heart o’ Scotland – Heart o’ Scotland began with an interest in Scottish ancestry and the love of books.  It’s grown to include just about anything connected with Scotland and its culture.

Highland Dance Paper Doll – What a fun and clever site!  You will have a lot of fun trying on different outfits!  Our #1 pick for Highland fun!

Highland.Net – Resource for just about everything Scottish.

Highland Highlights – Articles related to Highland Dancing

Highland Hoots – Humorous original cartoons, prints, greeting cards and postcards.

Highlander Magazine – Scottish American oldest, largest and most widely read magazine.

Interactive Tartan Weaver

Rampant Scottish Directory – for everything about Scotland.

Scotsman Newspaper (The) – daily coverage of Scottish news, reviews, business and sports.  Includes a reader’s forum, crossword, searchable archive and links.

Scottish Games Association – Site provides details of Highland games in Scotland.

Scottish Heritage USA, Inc. – a site dedicated to the exchange of people and ideas between Scotland and North America.

Scotland Online – Scottish online comprehensive directory

Scottish Ringtones – Quality ringtones with a Scottish theme.

Simply Scottish Radio – great resources, radio show, etc.

The Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource (Grand Chain) – Grand Chain is a set of resources for Scottish Dancers the world over, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tartan Day 1 - a site dedicated to the celebration of the Scottish influence on America.  Read about the great American Scots, Scottish cultural marks on the US and what's happening on April 6 and over that week. Or bridge the gap and talk to people in Scotland or Scots at home and overseas, send Tartan Day postcards and more

Tartan Day 2 - Official site from the Scottish government celebrating the Tartan Day American festival. Learn about the traditions and history of Scotland, its plaids, etc

Tartan Day Events Around the World

Thistle Flowers – Inspirational silk flowers from Scotland

Toe and Heel – Definitive Highland Dancing Resource

Touch of Tartan - Touch of Tartan combines Traditional Highland Dancing with modern styles to create what is known as Highland Fusion.

US Scots – Serving the North American Scottish community and people of Scots descent around the world.

Wikipedia – this is a direct link to a great overall look at Highland Dancing.

 

Kilt Rentals:

Arizona Kilts – Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Burnett’s & Struth – Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Clansman Knitwear – Vallejo, CA

Highland Fling, Ltd. – Lake Orion, MI

Highland Heritage – Elkton, MD

Highland Kilt Shop/The Kiltmaker’s Apprentice – Highland, NY

Pipers Cove – Kearny, NJ

Scotland Yard Ltd – Shelbyville, KY

Tartan Thistle – Freeland, WA

 

Highland Dance Outfitting:

Bent Needle Designs – Edina, MN

D.C. Dalgliesch, Ltd. – Selkirk, Scotland

Debs Kilts – Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada

Heirlooms & Accents – Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Henderson Highland Hose – United Kingdom Tel/Fax: 1289 302831

HighlandXpress LLC – Las Vegas, NV

House of Edgar – Perth Scotland

Judith Sullivan, Kiltmaker, New Hampshire – jsullivan@cheshire.net

Kilkeel Knitwear – Northern Ireland

Ann Stewart, kiltmaker – Kilt Shop – Leeds, NY

Marg’s Highland Dancewear – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tartantown, Ltd. – British Columbia

 

UK Geneology:

British Isles GenWeb Project

Cyndi’s List

Family Traits

Scottish Archive Network

Scotland’s People

Scot Roots

The Ship’s List

 

Travel to Scotland:

Destination Scotland

Scotland Vacations

Scottish Holidays

Travel Scotland Holidays – Travel Scotland allows you to build a wonderful Scottish holiday.  Book accommodations online, day trips and tours around Scotland.

 

Scottish Food/Recipes:

Rampant Scotland – Collection of traditional recipes from Scotland, ranging from drop scones and tablet to melting moments and whisky toddy.  To help with ingredients which may not be familiar to you, there is also a small dictionary of UK to US cooking terms.

Scottish Grocer (The) - an online supplier of Scottish specialty foods, beverages & candies that are hard-to-find at your local supermarket.

Scottish Food Overseas – Award winning premier gift hamper company in Scotland specializing in corporate gift hampers, luxury Christmas hampers, food and gift hampers for all occasions.

Scottish Gourmet Food – Mail Order food overnight direct to your door.

Scottish Recipes – Recipes from Granny’s traditional Scottish kitchen.

 

Clan Sites:

Clan Cunningham USA – Northeast Region

 

Pipe Bands:    LISTINGS ALSO BY STATE and GRADE COMING SOON!

 

United States:

42^nd Highlanders Regimental Pipes & Drums – Long Beach, CA

87^th Cleveland Pipe Band – Cleveland, OH

Akron & District Pipe Band – Akron, OH

Alabama Pipes & Drums – Trussville, AL

Alberni Falls Pipes & Drums – Sandpoint, ID

City of Alexandria Pipes & Drums – Alexandria, VA

Allegheny & District Pipes Band – Greensburgh, PA

Anderson Pipe Band – Tulsa, OK

Atlantic Watch Pipe Band – Red Bank, NJ

Atlanta Pipe Band – Atlanta, GA

Catamount Pipe Band – Mountpelier, VT

Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums – Galesburg, IL

Celtic Flame Pipe Band – Warren, OH

Celtic Nations Pipe Band – Milwaukee, WI

Celtic Pipes & Drums of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI

Chelsea Fire Pipe & Drums – Chelsea, MA

Chesapeake Caledonian Pipes & Drums – Annapolis, MD

Chicago Caledonian Pipes Band – Riverside, IL

City of Chattanooga Pipe Band – Chattanooga, TN

Clan Gordon Highlanders Pipe Band – Port Washington, NY

Clan MacLeay Pipes & Drums – Beaverton, OR

Colorado Isle of Mull St. Andrew Pipes & Drums – Lakewood, CO

Crow Creek Pipes & Drums – Anchorage, AK

Essex County Emerald Society Police and Fire Pipes & Drums – Essex Cty, NJ

Eugene Highlanders Pipe Band – Eugene, OR

FDNY Emerald Society Pipes & Drums – Brooklyn, NY

Firefighters of Tampa Bay Pipes & Drums – Tampa Bay, FL

First Highland Watch – Philadelphia, PA

Fort Collins Pipe Band – Fort Collins, CO

Fort Lauderdale Highlanders – Ft Lauderdale, FL

Gallow Glass Pipers – Memphis, TN

Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes & Drums – Gates, NY

Glen Erin Pipe Band – Lansing, MI

Graham Highlanders Pipe Band – St Johnsbury, VT

Harp & Thistle Pipe Band – Naples, FL

Indiana Caledonian Pipe Band – Indianapolis, IN

Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco – San Francisco, CA

John Ford Pipe Band – St Louis, MO

John F. Nicoll Pipe Band – Boonsboro, MD

Keith Highlanders Pipe Band – Kirkland, WA

Kenmore & District Pipe Band – Edmonds, WA

Kentucky United Pipes & Drums – Lexington, KY

Lochaber Pipe Band – Lorain, OH

Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band – Los Angeles, CA

Lyon College Pipe Band – Batesville, AR

Macintosh Pipe Band – Larkspur, CA

MacKenzie Highlanders Pipe Band – Niagara Falls, NY

Madison Pipes & Drums – Madison, WI

Manchester Pipe Band – Manchester, CT

Manchester Regional Police & Fire Pipe & Drums – Glastonbury, CT

Mesa Caledonian Pipe Band – Mesa, AZ

Midland Highlanders – Midland, MI

Minnesota Police Pipe Band – Minneapolis, MN

Misty Isle Pipe Band – Los Angeles, CA

Montana Highlanders – Flathead Valley, MT

New York Scottish Pipes & Drums –