The Corrine Mackenzie Dance School
We have members from all over the area in and around Ullapool, Achiltibuie and Coigach, Dundonnell and more. The dance school currently has over 50 members aged between 4 and 16. Members learn and practice as a band and as solo performers.
Highland Dancers
Like
the band, the dancers perform together as a group and also
individually.
Also like the band, members are encouraged to give time and effort to something that requires skills but is very rewarding.
Dancing Skills
Highland
dancing has a long history and recounts many stories and tales
from the Highlands and Ireland. The dancing group was founded by
Corrine MacKenzie who was a former dancer herself, and benefits
from the teaching of Hollie McNicol a former dance pupil who
competed at a high level and is currently working towards her
teachers qualification.
Classes are run 3 days per week, after school in the drill hall
and are run throughout the year. As well as performing weekly
with the pipe band during the summer months, pupils also compete
in various competitions throughout the year. In a break away
from tradition, we also do "Highland with a twist" which is
Highland dancing choreographed to modern music and the group
have performed at various events including our locally run Dance
Festival and of course Loopallu! Highland Dancing is a great way
to keep fit and have fun, if you are interested then all you
need to have is determination and a willingness to learn!! For
further information you can contact either Hollie on
07909602927 or email
holliegael@hotmail.co.uk or Corrine on
cmrsmack@btinternet.com.
Dancing requires practice and concentration but is extremely rewarding and fun and many of the dancers form a life long passion for the art - many of our teachers and instructors are former dancers than began with the band.
Like the band, our dancers perform weekly throughout the summer months and also take part in competitions and events all over the country.
Interested in becoming a dancer or supporting us, click here.
