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Welcome to the official website of the Ardlair School of Dancing!

The vision of Ardlair is -
To provide life-long enjoyment, achievement, confidence and strong support to dancers in the South East of South Australia and Western Victoria through Highland Dance.

This website has been created to share information about Ardlair and Highland Dance generally, while also providing Ardlair members with a centralised method of receiving news, class, competition and exam information, technical resources, photo sharing and forum discussions!

The Ardlair School of Dancing is led by Principal Teacher Lisa Turner who is an internationally qualified teacher with the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA) and the National Dancing Association of Australia (NDAA).  She is also an SOBHD Adjudicator, qualifying in December 2008.  Lisa is South Australia’s all-time most successful dancer; winning 50 State and National Championships during her competitive dancing career.  She has danced for Queen Elizabeth II by invitation at the Braemar Games, the Sultan of Oman at the Oman National Day celebrations, and has also performed at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland.

Ardlair began in Millicent, South Australia, in March 2003.  Since its inaugural year, the school has grown in size and reputation amongst the Australian Highland Dancing fraternity and the general community of the South East of South Australia and Western Victoria.  Numerous classes are now held in both Millicent and Mt Gambier for all levels from New Starters through to Championship standard.
 

 
Competition

Competitive Ardlair dancers utilise advanced technical support and complementary cross training with aim of achieving success at various competitions in Australia, significantly at the Australian ‘Champion of Champions’ and the Grand Australasian competitions in their age and ability groups.  Some Ardlair dancers aim to one day join the world’s best at the World Championships in Scotland.  Ardlair dancers generally compete extensively throughout South Australia and Victoria, as well as hosting fellow competitors at the ‘Ardlair Highland Dancing Competition’ held in May each year.


 


Examination

On top of competitive success, Ardlair dancers have participated in National Dancing Association examinations with high level results, and during 2007 transitioned to VSDA examinations to further encompass the required technical elements of Highland Dancing with the aim to produce outstanding Highland Dancing Teachers, Adjudicators and Examiners for the future.
 


 

Performance

The Ardair Display Team complete outstanding local displays throughout South Australia and Victoria, and can be contacted through Ardlair Principal Teacher Lisa Turner for future event bookings.  In addition to this, Ardlair is also very proud to have had representatives join Australia’s premier performance group OzScot Australia, under the direction of Cheryl and Amy Roach, at -

  • The Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh Scotland in 2004
  • The Edinburgh Military Tattoo – A salute to Australia performances in Sydney, February 2005. 
  • Oman National Day Celebrations in the Middle-East in November 2005 at request of the Sultan of Oman. 
  • The Anzac International Military Tattoo held in Sydney, 2006
  • Needfire, by the Beltaine Collective as presented by the Performing Arts Development Program, 2007-2008.
  • Virginia Military Tattoo - Virginia, USA, 2008
     


 

Welcome to Ardlair!

The Ardlair School of Dancing is a place where dancers and their families can build relationships with others in a positive, dedicated environment.  Ardlair has been flourishing steadily since 2003, and is proud to be a part of the cultural fabric of the South East of South Australia to promote Highland Dance now and into the future.
In summary, welcome!  Please share in the Ardlair spirit and learn more about the Ardlair School of Dancing through this website!