Paterson School of Dancing

07/03/2023

This page is permanently closed.

If you are interested in lessons, please contact Elizabeth Gollan who now provides lessons as Elizabeth Gollan Highland Dancers.

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Highland Dance School located in Edinburgh and the Lothians!

28/12/2022

**** Competition 29th December ****

We look forward to welcoming everyone to our Competition tomorrow.

We will have a canteen and raffle tomorrow - we are considering the environment and ask people, where possible, to bring their own mug/travel cup.

50% of the proceeds of the canteen and raffle will go towards IFDAS 2023.

See you all tomorrow.

22/12/2022

**** Paterson School of Dancing Competition - Thursday 29th December ****

Entries are now closed for Primary, Beginner and Novice sections.

Entries still being accepted for Intermediate and Premier dancers - close Tuesday 27th December @ 8pm or earlier if capacity reached. Entry form on

Juvenile – Eilidh Gammons (teacher Margaret Rose BEM) Senior – Charlotte Simpson (teacher Karen Baird) Adult – Rebecca Thow (teacher Nicola Grant)

04/06/2022

May 2022 - More competitions, championships and performances.

Celebrating successes at City of Edinburgh event Edinburgh, Atholl Dancing Association Pitlochry, Central Scotland Championship Clydebank, Tayfirth Festival Newport on Tay, RSPBA event Greenock, Bo'ness Pipe Band event Linlithgow and Lanimer Championship Lanark.

Our dancers also took part with The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Dancers at Windsor Horse Trials, Beating of the Retreat at Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle and performed on the finishing line stage at Edinburgh Marathon Festival.

Wow what a month. Onwards and upwards into June.

07/05/2022

April 2022 - More competitions, championships and our first Scottish National Dance Premiership since 2019.

Celebrating successes at Tartan Week Festival Newport on Tay, Royal Burgh of Forfar Scottish National Premiership Brechin, Forth Bridges Festival Dunfermline, City of Aberdeen Championships, West Park Bo'ness and Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival in Oban (with our friend from the Laura Gregory school) and not forgetting fabulous exam results.

Onwards and upwards into May.

02/04/2022

March 2022 - Not so many competitions this month but we did attend our first Championship in Scotland since February 2020 and our small team of dancers had a fabulous day 🏆🏆🏆

Celebrating successes at Kingdom of Fife Festival Glenrothes and United Kingdom Championship Musselburgh.

Onwards and upwards into April.

26/02/2022

February 2022 - More competitions and travel to our first overseas Championship since 2019.

Celebrating successes at Tayfirth Festival Newport on Tay, City of Edinburgh West Edinburgh Annual Penicuik, West Park Bo'ness and Chicago Open Championships in Chicago and not forgetting a performance with Flings & Things at Murrayfield.

Onwards and upwards into March.

19/02/2022

One of the many opportunities highland dancing has to offer. Yes there's lots of hard work and practise to get to this stage but there are so many rewards and opportunities for highland dancers as well as many "friends for life" 😍😍

06/02/2022

January 2022 - Back to competitions and Championships (our first since February 2020 😀).

Celebrating successes at Solway Highland Dancing Association Dumfries, European Championships Londonderry and West Park Bo'ness.

07/01/2022

New term starts Monday 10th January. Spaces available in all classes.

MONDAY
4.30 - 5.00 - Primary / Tartan Tots
5.05 - 5.55 - Beginner / Novice
6.00 - 7.05 - Intermediate / Premier / Seniors
7.10 - 8.15 - Intermediate / Premier / Seniors
WEDNESDAY
5.00 - 5.30 - Primary / Tartan Tots
5.35 - 6.15 - Beginner / Novice
6.20 - 7.20 - Intermediate / Premier / Seniors
7.25 - 8.30 - Intermediate / Premier / Seniors

29/11/2021

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