Breckenridge School of Highland Dance

Busy Saturday! Most of the school was dancing at the Chicago Highland Games while Sophie and Morgan were at their high school graduation ceremonies❤ We are so proud of both of our graduates and all they have accomplished❤🌟

Dancing shoutouts:
Ollie: Beginner 7&8 trophy🏆 with five firsts🌟
Miriam: Novice 7 & U12 trophy🏆
Madeline: Intermediate trophy🏆
Winnie: Premier 7 & U12 second overall
Annette: Premier 14 & U22 second overall

Last Saturday the school danced at the Milwaukee Highland Games- almost in our backyard😂😂😂 No rain and everyone placed!

Shoutouts:
Sonia: Novice trophy winner 🏆 and last novice comp!
Madeline: Pre-Premier choreography winner🏆
Innes: Premier 7 & U12 trophy winner🏆
Annette: Premier 12 & U16 trophy winner🏆
Morgan: Premier 16 & U25 trophy winner🏆

Last weekend, an intrepid group of Premier dancers braved the wilds of suburban Kansas City, so much long division (shout out to Winnie for being a fab tutor!) and the unending highways of Iowa to dance at the Kansas City Indoor comp😁

Was so happy to see improvements from everyone❤

Highlights:
Winnie: first time winning 💵!!
Innes: morning trophy, 7 & U16 Premier🏆
Annette: afternoon trophy, 7 & U16 Premier🏆, choreo winner🏆
Morgan: 16 & Over morning and afternoon trophy🏆🏆, Dancer of the Day🏆

Alma weekend ✅
Happy dancers ✅
Lots of hard work and determination✅
So many snacks!✅

Saturday HIGHLIGHTS:
Ollie: Beginner & U top three placing in a BIG group!
Sonia: Novice 10 & U trophy🏆
Madeline: Intermediate 11 & U two first places- so close!

Annette: 14 & U choreo 4th place

Great Lakes Open Championship
Innes: 10 & U12 5th runner up 🏆
Annette: 12 & U16 1st runner up 🏆
Sophie: 16 & O 2nd runner up🏆

Sunday HIGHLIGHTS: National Qualifier

Great Lakes Closed Championships
Winnie: 10 & U12 5th runner up🏆and MW ALTERNATE
Innes: 10 & U12 1st runner up🏆and MW REP
Annette: 14 & U16 CHAMPION 🏆🏆🏆 and MW REP
Sophie: 16 & U18 2nd runner up🏆 and MW REP

So proud of these dancers and all of their hard work!

The school had a busy Saturday in two different states😁 attending the St Louis Highland Games and the Queen Lakes Championship in Michigan. So proud of how they did!

STL highlights:
Sonia: 10 &U Novice Trophy🏆 and straight firsts!
Miriam: strong second place finish in the 10& U Novice group
Madeline: Intermediate Trophy 🏆

Championship highlights:
Innes: 7& U12 2nd RU
Winnie: CP's in the Swords, ST & Reel
Sophie: 16 & Over 3rd RU

Some of the school headed over to Lansing for the Spartan Tartan yesterday. It was a great competition and a lovely catch up with friends❤ I did hear in the car on the way back that the kids wished for traffic so they could play in the car for longer😂

All of the dancers did well and had a fab time!

Shoutouts to:
Sonia: Novice 7 & U11 Trophy 🏆
Madeline: Runner Up, Intermediate Lilt Challenge 🏆
Winnie: 3rd, Premier 9 & U15 Premier Lilt Challenge
Innes: Runner Up, Premier 9 & U15 Premier Lilt Challenge🏆, Trophy (tie) Premier 9 & U12 🏆, first time in a Dancer of the Day dance off!

We ❤ dancing in Canada- unlimited Tim Hortons, hours of Kumon books and game after game of Exploding Kittens in the back seats!😂

Last Saturday was the Western Ontario Open Championship- everyone placed which was fab!

Highlights:
Winnie: FIRST CALL BACK IN A CHAMPIONSHIP: both champ points and a fifth place!
Annette: placings in the Fling and ST
Innes: 3rd Runner Up🏆 10 & U12

The dance families had such at great weekend at our home competition- the Capital City Spring comp! SO. MANY. DONUTS! Plus highland cows galore (stickers and plastic figurines) as well as some fabulous dancing❤ Everyone placed in some really robust groups❤ Later we headed out for our traditional bowling extravaganza😁

Highlights:
Ollie: Beginner Trophy Fling🏆
Sonia: Novice Group Trophy🏆 Novice Trophy Fling🏆
Madeline: Intermediate Challenge Hornpipe🏆
Innes: 7 & U14 Premier Group Trophy🏆 All Ages Premier Hornpipe Challenge Trophy🏆
Sophie: 4th All Ages Premier Hornpipe Challenge
Annette: 14 & U18 Premier Group Trophy🏆 5th All Ages Premier Hornpipe

Last weekend an intrepid group braved the drive, the shwarma, and the multiple Tim Horton's stops to compete at the Ontario Open Champs and the Amethyst Premiership in Guelph! It was great catching up with our Canadian dance friends❤❤❤ and seeing some fabulous dancing😍

Shoutouts to:
Winnie: 10 & U12/ 7 & U12 FIRST PREMIER COMPETITION (and a championship and premiership in Ontario, to boot!) lots of can-do attitude over the weekend- love it!

Innes: 10 & U12 /7 & U12: placings on both days, love the focus!

Annette: 14 & U16: placings in the Championship, Third Runner Up in the Premiership🏆