Our bodies are for life… and this is no different for a Highland Dancer setting out from 4-5 years of age in 2019…. We CAN achieve fantastic dancing results and accomplishments while being mindful of the possible impact of dance training and performance expectations.
Why sit exams?!?
As our 2018 dancing year enters Term 4, Ardlair is busy focusing on exams and display work to round out a fantastic 12 months for our school. Some dancers and families jump straight into exam preparations, however each year some of our members query the relevance of sitting dance exams. I LOVE this question for…
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Ardlair’s young teachers join State body
Ardlair is very proud of our VSDA qualified teachers Mel and Lixin who were recently accepted as Teacher members to the SA State Technical Committee of Highland Dancing! We encourage positive, vigorous, and sometimes animated debate from all of our dancers as they work through the levels of examination in a technical dance form like…
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A moment of reflection (and a lot of gratitude)
When your natural state is to look forward…. To set the next goal and to constantly review current practices looking for improvements, it has been completely humbling to review Ardlair’s last 15 years of memories, stories, and experiences for the launch of our new website. Ardlair has found its tribe, it IS a tribe, and…
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