Margaret Cleves School of Dancing
The Margaret Cleves School of Dancing is a Highland Dancing School based in Mount Gambier, South Australia. N.D.A.A.
The Principal of the School, Margaret Reichelt O.A.M. is a qualified teacher and fellow of the National Dancing Association of Australia (N.D.A.A.), and an adjudicator. In the 60 years since its inception, the school has produced 27 State and National Champions. Students have also travelled overseas representing both the school and their country to compete successfully in Scotland and have perform
24/09/2024
Congratulations to our 3 dancers who competed in Adelaide over the weekend, after having a busy day at exams on Tuesday.
Well done to Bree who finished runner up in the 7-11 years championship on Sunday.
Agnes - 6th reel and dance points in the sword 12-15 years championship.
3rd overall in premier title 13 years on Saturday
4th overall premier title on Sunday 13-15 years
Laura B 6th overall in 7-11 years championship on Saturday
3rd in premier with restrictions title on Sunday.
Looking forward to our next local competition at the Mil-Lel Show in October.
18/09/2024
Examinations are over for another year!
Thank you to the National Dancing Association of Australasia for conducting our exams. Our examiner was Mrs Carolyn Davidson from Queensland.
Now our dancers are awaiting their results 🤞
On behalf of the South Eastern National Dancing Association Inc, we would like to advise that the AGM will be held on Monday 26 August at 7pm at the OB Flat studio.
04/08/2024
Bree travelled to Gosford this weekend to compete in the International Championships. Her results are very rewarding after just moving into the Premier section in June this year.
Day 1: Pre-Championships
⭐️ 3rd in the Fling
⭐️ 1st in the Swords
⭐️ 5th in both the ST and the Reel
Day 2: 4th overall in the 7-9 Championships
⭐️ 2nd in the Swords
⭐️ 4th in the ST
⭐️ 6th in the Reel
Congratulations and well done Bree!
02/07/2024
Last weekend was a busy weekend for our students.
Three travelled to Sydney to compete in the Australasian Championships, while several of our other students were flower girls and performing at our Dancers ball, which attracted a huge crowd !
Congratulations to Bree, gaining 3rd place in the 7-9 years Australasian championship section, and Elise finished 4th overall in the 14-15 years section, as well as placing 1st in the Restricted Premier Title.
Laura B was awarded the “Papalia” encouragement award, worth $100 in the 7-9 year championship.
A very successful weekend.
Congratulations to all
13/06/2024
Outstanding results from the weekend Southern States Championship, held in Mount Gambier on the June long weekend.
16 of our dancers competed, with the grand total of
22 gold, 21 silver and 17 bronze medals
Special mention must go to the following championship dancers for their overall placings.
7-11 years
Bree ~ 5th
Laura ~ 6th
12-15 years
Elisabeth ~ 6th
16years and over
Abbey ~ 3rd
SATURDAY TITLE RESULTS
Bree ~ 2nd overall in title 7-11 premier with restrictions
Laura B ~ 3rd overall in title 7-11 years premier with restrictions
Anna ~ equal 2nd overall in title 12~13 years premier with restrictions
Bree ~ 3rd overall in title 7-11 years Premier
Abbey ~ 2nd overall premier title 16 years and over, 1st Barracks Johnie trophy dance.
Charlotte ~ 3rd overall beginners title 8 years & under
Abigail ~ 1st overall in Novice title any age
Grace ~ 1st overall intermediate any age title, 1st Barracks Johnnie Trophy dance.
Abbey was also awarded the spirit of highland dancing
Abigail ~ awarded Redland Cup 12 years and over highest aggregate SENDA dancer
Hannah ~ awarded Frank Collins 12 years and under highest aggregate SENDA dancer.
SUNDAY TITLE RESULTS
Erin ~ 1st overall in title beginners 8 years & over
Hannah ~ 1st overall in title Novice any age
Abigail ~ 2nd overall in title Novice any age
Agnes ~ 2nd in title premier 7-12 years
Abbey ~ 2nd in title premier 16years & over
What a fantastic weekend of dancing in our hometown which enabled family and friends to come out and support us. A big thank you to everyone.
One more sleep to go! The SENDA committee can't wait to see you all tomorrow.
Don't forget to bring cash for our amazing raffles which have been provided by our community - $2 per ticket or 3 for $5:
⭐️ Martha - the beautiful highland dancing bear
⭐️ $150 voucher for dinner at The Barn
⭐️ Money bouquet
⭐️ Sugar rush
Big thanks to Juli (https://wiltshirehw.com.au) and The Barn (https://www.barn.com.au/)
Come and join us at the Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre and watch highland dancers from around Australia compete at our local Mount Gambier Highland Dancing Festival this long June weekend!
Dancing starts at 1pm on Saturday 8 June and again at 8.30am on Sunday 9 June.
Entry cost per day (cash only):
- People over 12 years is $10
- Children 5 - 12 years is $5
- Free for children under 5 years
Programs and raffles (cash only):
- Programs are $2
- Raffles - $2 per ticket or 3 tickets for $5
SENDA would like to thank all our sponsors that have made the 73rd Annual Mount Gambier Highland Dancing Festival - Southern States Championships and supporting events possible. The first lot of sponsors we'd like to thank are in the video below...
On behalf of the South Eastern National Dancing Association Inc. we would like to thank everyone who have already entered into our regional Southern States Championships and supporting events. We appreciate how time consuming it can be to travel to our beautiful region if you aren’t based in Mount Gambier!
Numbers are looking fantastic…but don’t forget that entries are still open so head on over to HD Comps.
We definitely can’t promise you good weather (unless you like the cold and rain!) but we can promise you an amazing competition in an awesome (and warm) facility.
We can’t wait to see you in 3 weeks!!!!
⭐️SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS⭐️
The 73rd Annual South Eastern National Dancing Association (SENDA) Inc Mount Gambier Highland Dancing Festival and Southern States Championships entries are now open!
On behalf of SENDA, we are excited to announce that this year’s competition is back at the Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre and we can’t wait to see you there!!!!
Head on over to HD Comps to enter.
07/04/2024
More photos from our fun weekend away during the Easter break 😊.
02/04/2024
Fifteen of our dancers travelled to Melbourne over the Easter weekend to compete at the Champion of Champions event. Congratulations to the V.S.C.H.D. for hosting this very prestigious event successfully.
Our dancers performed extremely well, coming home with lots of sashes, medals and trophies. You did your studio proud.
Results as follows :
Saturday Pre Premier
Primary
Immy: 2 x4th
Beginners 8 years
Georgia : 2 🥇1 🥈 2 trophy HF
Charlotte : 5 Trophy HF
10 years and over beginners
Abigail : 3 🥇1 🥉1st trophy HF
Erin: 2 🥈 6th Trophy
Novice 7-8 years
Bree : 1 🥇 3 🥈 1st trophy
Laura : 1 🥇 1 🥈 2 🥉 2nd trophy HF
Novice 11-12 years
Grace : 2 🥇2 🥈1st trophy HF
Hannah: 1 🥈 1 🥉
Premier with restrictions 15-16
Elise: 4th overall title
Sunday
Premier with restrictions 11-12 years
Anna : equal 6th title
Premier hornpipe 11-12years
Anges : 5th hornpipe
Premier with restrictions 15-16 years
Elise : 1 🥈 5th overall title
Pre Premier
Primary
Immy: 2 🥉
Beginners 7 years : Dakota 1 🥉
Beginners 8 years : Georgia 1st title, 2 🥇 2 🥈
Beginners 10 years :
Erin : 2 🥈 1 🥉 2 x 4th - 3rd overall title
Abigail : 3 🥇 1 🥈 1x4th - 1st overall title
Novice 7-8 years :
Laura : 1🥇 1🥈4th - 1st overall title
Bree: 1🥇 1 🥈 1 x 6th - 2 overall title
Novice 11-12 years
Hannah : 1 🥈 1 x 4th - 3rd overall title
Grace : 1 x 5th 2 x 6th - 4th overall title
A special mention to Laura and Agnes who qualified for the Champion of Champions, championship.
A special mention to our Rory who showed so much improvement at the competition.
A really fun weekend away for our families. It was great to all stay together and enjoy the social side of dancing.
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Champion of Champions Melbourne 2024
27/03/2024
Fifteen of our students are travelling to Melbourne for the Easter weekend to compete in the very prestigious Champion of Champions event.
Good luck everyone, I am sure you will represent the studio and your city as wonderful ambassadors. We hope you achieve all your personal goals 💙.
Champion of Champions Melbourne 2024
23/03/2024
A wonderful evening entertaining the residents at Hallmont Estate. Our students had an enjoyable time meeting everyone afterwards and telling them about our forthcoming trip to Melbourne. They are travelling to Melbourne to compete at the very prestigious Champion of Champion event at Easter.
25/02/2024
Heywood 2024
Ten of our dancers travelled to Heywood at the weekend to compete in their first competition for the year.
The weather was ideal and the setting was great dancing under the Oak tree .
Excellent results were obtained and a great effort was put in by all.
Congratulations and well done!
Results were:
Beginners Any Age
Abigail 1st in the title, 5 gold.
Erin 2nd in the title, 5 silver.
Novice Any Age
Grace 1st in the title, 5 gold .
Hannah 2nd in the title, 5 silver.
Bree 3rd in the title , 4 bronze.
Laura, 1 bronze 14th.
Premier 12 yrs & under
Anna runnerup in the title, 1 gold 4 silver
Premier 14&15 years.
Laura L. 1st title, 6 gold.
Elise runnerup in the title, 3 silver 1 bronze.
Special mention to Charlotte who danced well performing the sword dance for the first time.
Helen Foster Memorial Trophy
Beginners was one by Erin
Novice trophy by Bree.
Trophy fling
Beginners Abigail
Novice Grace
21/12/2023
Our 64th Annual concert and presentation of trophies entertained a large crowd, after enjoying a lovely two course dinner at the Barn Palais ⭐️
With a combination of traditional highland dances and choreography, our dancers performed beautifully and had a wonderful night.
Chief of the Mount Gambier Caledonian Society Margaret Winterfield O.A.M. presented our end of year trophies.
Principal Margaret Reichelt O.A.M congratulated examination students on their outstanding results and the many achievements throughout the year.
The major award winners were:
Deidre Harvey Memorial Trophy, Most Outstanding student for 2023 - Abbey
Runner up Most Outstanding - Agnes
Trevor Bellinger Memorial Trophy (Little Tackers) - Immy, following in her sisters footsteps from the year prior.
Richard Reichelt Memorial Trophy - Anna
Chisholm Cup for Most Improved - Abigail
We wish Abbey the best of luck for her first year of University in 2024!
Beautiful photos by Little Ivy Photography
08/12/2023
Huge congratulations to all of the students that completed their dancing examinations this year!
Abbey passed her teachers exam after recently travelling to Sydney to sit for her examination which was conducted by the National Dancing Association of Australasia. The examiner was Mrs Carolyn Davidson.
Other students from the school did their examinations in Mount Gambier also conducted by the National Dancing Association of Australasia with examiner Mrs Maureen Fyffe.
Results as follows:
Pre Grade
Honours:
Bree, Georgia, Abigail, Erin,
Highly commended:
Dakota, Charlott
Grade one
Honours with distinction:
Laura, Abigail
Grade two:
Honours with distinction:
Grace, Hannah
Grade three
Honours with distinction:
Anna
Grade five
Honours with distinction:
Laura, Elise, Agnes
Lesser known
Grade one
Honours with distinction:
Anna
Grade two
Honours with distinction:
Agnes, Laura, Elise
Congratulations to all!
04/12/2023
Several of our dancers travelled to Daylesford to compete on the weekend. Weather conditions did dampen the day but the girls made the most of it.
Results for the Victorian championship:
Abbey
Runnerup 16 years and over
Anna
Dance points in the fling and reel in 7 to 11 years
Results for the Pre premier:
8 years beginners
Georgia 1 gold, 2 silver, 2nd in the title
9 years and over beginners
Abigail 3 gold, winner of the trophy fling, 1st in the title
Erin 2 bronze
Novice any age
Grace 3 gold, winner of the trophy fling, 1st in the title
Hannah 2 bronze
Bree 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2nd in the trophy fling, 3rd in the title
Congratulations to all of the students!
21/11/2023
On Saturday we were invited to dance at the Party in the Park following the Christmas Pageant!🎄
Welcomed with beautiful weather, our students danced both traditional dances and choreography items. It's a big effort to dance on a truck but they did a great job!
08/10/2023
Mil Lel Show 2023 🎡
Our students had a great day competing and the Mil Lel Show Competition on Saturday! Thankyou to the volunteers at the South Eastern National Dancing Association Inc for working together to make the day happen!
Primary any age
Immogen 2x Bronze
Beginners 8 & Under
Dakota 1 x 4th
Georgia 5 x Silver
Bree 5 x Gold, aggregate winner
Charlotte, wonderful effort!
Beginners 9 & Over
Abigail 4 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
Erin 1 x Silver, 3 x Bronze
Hannah 5 x Gold, aggregate winner
Novice any age
Laura 5 x Silver
Grace 5 x Gold, aggregate winner
Premier 14 & Under
Agnes 4 x Silver, 1 x Gold
Laura 4 x Gold, 1 x Silver, aggregate winner
Premier 15 & Over
Elise 5 x Silver
Abbey 5 x Gold, aggregate winner
Congratulations everyone 👏⭐️
04/10/2023
Monday marked our 2023 exam day!
13 of our students have been working very hard for the past 8 weeks. Thankyou to our examiner Maureen Fyffe and to those who contributed their time to help bring the day together.
Pre Grade: Charlotte, Dakota, Georgia, Bree, Erin and Abigail
Grade One: Laura and Abigail
Grade Two: Hannah and Grace
Grade Three: Anna
Grade Five: Agnes, Elise and Laura
Grade One Scottish National: Anna
Grade Two Scottish National: Agnes, Elise and Laura
Congratulations on all your hard work 👏
21/09/2023
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18/09/2023
A huge Congratulations to Abbey!
First place in the 16-20 Years South Australian Championships yesterday! 🎉✨️
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