All Highland dancers that compete in highland dancing competitions must be registered annually with the ACT Regional Committee of Highland Dancing Inc. Registrations are from January to December each year. The annual cost is $25.00 which is forwarded with your registration form,two photographs of dancer, stamped self-addressed envelope and current registration card to the ACTRCHDI Registrar:-

Mrs Ethel Pooley 35 Mathieson Crescent Weetangera ACT 2614

Phone 62540540 ppooley@bigpond.com

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Competition level

 

Registration card colour

 

Dances at this level

 

Primary - for dancers under 7 years of age

 

Green
 

Pas De Basque, Pas De Basque and Highcuts, Fling and Swords

 

Beginners - for newly registered dancers. Beginners has six squares to be marked, this is done by placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd at six different competitions in any dance. When this is done the dancer moves to Novice.

 

Blue
 

Fling, Swords, Seann Triubhas, Strathspey and Highland Reel, Reel of Tulloch (rarely), Scottish Lilt and Flora McDonalds Fancy.

 

Novice - Novice has six squares to be marked, this is done by placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd at six different competitions in any dance. The dancer then moves to Intermediate.

 

Yellow
 

Fling, Swords, Seann Triubhas, Strathspey and Highland Reel, Reel of Tulloch (rarely), Scottish Lilt and Flora McDonalds Fancy.

 

Intermediate - The dancer remains in Intermediate for 1 year from the date of the first competition entered in this level.

 

Pink
 

Intermediate dancers can compete in the same dances as for Beginners and Novice plus - Irish Jig, Sailors Hornpipe, Barracks Johnnie, Highland Laddie

 

Premier - Once out of Intermediate the dancer progresses to Premier.
 

White
 

In this level a dancer can compete in Championships. Championships consist of a 6 step Fling, Sword Dance 3 & 1 (or 2 & 2), Sean Triubhas 4 & 2 and a Reel. Other dances a Premier Dancer can do are as for Intermediate plus - Blue Bonnets, Village Maid, Earl of Errol and Scotch Measure
 

 

  
 

 

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