Comber Highland Dancers

Our littlest ones working super hard last night⭐️

So proud of them every week🥰

This has been made possible by support from the Ulster-Scots Agency.

🚨PROUD MOMENT.........🚨

Wow!! Our dancers have just competed their FIRST EVER highland dancing exams today🎉🎉🎉

I'm so so proud of every one of our dancers today! You were all amazing👏

This is the start of their dancing journeys and we can't wait to watch you all grow🥰

This has been made possible by support from the Ulster-Scots Agency.

**NEW DANCERS WELCOME**
⏰️Mondays
📌Cherryvalley Youth Hall
‼️AGE 4+

If anyone is interested please message the page or contact Leah 07821712127

We still have spaces for all ages!!!

Please get in contact if you wish to join us😃

COMBER CLASSES restarting today!

We are delighted to deliver Highland Dance Tuition funded by The Ulster-Scots Agency

Details...

Venue - Cherryvalley Youth Hall
Time - 5.30pm
Tutors - Leah & Rebekah
Age - 4 years & over
Price - £4
Contact - Leah 07821712127

🎅CHRISTMAS HAMPERS🎅

We have created an Adult hamper and a Children's hamper to raise money for our new Highland Dance classes in Comber. It will be £2 a strip and we would really appreciate your support!!!

To purchase tickets please contact the page, Leah or any member of our dance school⭐️

☃️KIDS HAMPER☃️

2x selection boxes
Chocolate coins
Milky bar buttons
Haribo Starmix
Wham sweets
Candy cane selection
Grinch hot chocolate bomb
Thornton reindeer chocolate
Kids Christmas colouring book
Kids Christmas sticker book

☃️ADULT HAMPER☃️

3x bottles of shloer
Selection of jacobs crackers
Cadbury cake bars
Tunnocks snowballs
Shortbread fingers
Galaxy instant hot chocolate
Mr Kipling mince pies
Family circle box of biscuits
2x ritz crackers
Continental biscuit selection
Luxury Christmas pudding
Onion chutney
Cranberry sauce
2x impulse spray sets
Christmas mug
Apple & cinnamon Christmas candle

Harper only started our classes last week and she has already mastered her butterfly!!!!❤️

We are so proud of you and can't wait to watch you learn more of your dance moves🥳

THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! BEST FRIENDS🥰.

Why not come along and make new friends and have great fun learning how to Highland Dance! 💃

What is Highland Dancing?🧐 Why not come along and find out!

Our Highland Dance classes are for everyone and any age. We would love to see lots more new faces at our Comber classes.

Please message our page for more details and come along and join in!!💃

Look at all our Halloween costumes🎃
Aren't they all just so cute!!

If anyone is interested in our classes, please message us and come and give highland dancing a go!!
We take children from age 3+
📞Leah- 07821712127

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

Our classes are still on tonight and we encourage our dancers to dress up🎃

We still have plenty of spaces, if anyone is interested please message the page or Leah and come along!!!

How smart do our big girls look in their new dancing pumps😍. Also how professional are they looking with their shorts and white socks for a night of hard work💖. Keep working hard each week girls!💪

CUTENESS OVERLOAD!🥰

How adorable do our three youngest dancers look in their new dancing pumps! Ready for hard work this week at dance class💃

There are still spaces available for new dancers wanting to come along!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💃

This has been made possible by support from the Ulster Scots Agency.

Little miss Phoebe practicing her butterfly at home 🦋 Would you believe she is only 3!!!!

We love to see photos and videos of our dancers practicing at home🥰

We can't wait to see all our dancers tonight!!!⭐️

We still have spaces in all our classes so if you are interested please get in touch💬

WHAT A GREAT FIRST WEEK

Look at all our lovely faces at our new Comber class😍 We hope everyone enjoyed their first class and hopefully see yous all back next week🤞

There are still spaces for new dancers so if you are interested please contact us on the page or through Leah.

🎉TONIGHT IS OUR FIRST EVER CLASS🎉

Just a reminder:

For the FIRST WEEK ONLY we would ask Nursery/primary school age dancers (age 3-11) to attend 5.30 - 6.30pm and everyone else to attend 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

Following the registration on Monday we will split the dancers into age/ability appropriate groups, with confirmation of class times to follow😊

This has been made possible by support from the Ulster-Scots Agency.

Tomorrow is our first EVER dance class🥳

Can't wait to see all our new dancers🥰

Just a reminder that classes commence Monday 2nd October from 5.30pm

For the FIRST WEEK ONLY we would ask Primary school age dancers to attend 5.30 - 6.30pm and everyone else to attend 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

Following the registration on Monday we will split the dancers into age/ability appropriate groups, with confirmation of class times to follow.

We are really excited to get started and look forward to seeing you all on Monday night😊

🚨MEET THE TEACHERS🚨

Teacher- Rebekah Keery

Rebekah Keery has been a valued part of the Michelle Johnston School of Highland Dancing from the age of 7. Just a year after starting classes, Rebekah competed in her first competition and by the age of 11 had progressed to the Premier category.

Rebekah has plenty of experience competing in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Europe and Canada and has been extremely successful in winning medals and overall trophies. Being crowned Ulster Champion in 2015, 2017 & 2018 was specially memorable.

Rebekah has had the privilege of performing with the Belfast Tattoo and the Tattoo Dance Company (Scotland) which has advanced her confidence and passion for choreography in front of large crowds of people. These teams have led Rebekah on travels to Norway, Switzerland & Austrailia, meeting lots of new friends along the way!

Rebekah has also had the privilege of dancing with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. This has allowed Rebekah to travel all over the south of Ireland, Liverpool and Belfast, performing solo and team choreography infront of large audiences. On St Patricks Day 2023, Rebekah had the privilege of performing with the orchestra in Carnegie Hall, New York.

Since reaching Premier, Rebekah has been taking part in Theory Grade Examinations with the SDTA (Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance) and was delighted to pass her Associate Teaching Qualification with Distinction at the young age of 16. Rebekah has also had the privilege of being nominated several times for SDTA UK & European Highland Dancing Scholarships with the highlight of placing Runner-up in the choreography element.

Rebekah looks forward to passing on her experience to all new dancers in the Comber Highland Dance Class.

🚨MEET THE TEACHERS🚨

Teacher - Leah McIlwrath

Leah McIlwrath, has been a loyal member of the Michelle Johnston School of Highland Dance since the age of 7. Only one year after joining classes, Leah competed in her first competition where she was delighted to win the overall trophy. This was the first of many successes as Leah travelled across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Canada and mainland Europe for the love of dancing.

Leah began competing at Premier level in October 2015 and claimed her first Ulster Championship win in August 2016. Since then, Leah has consecutively held the title of Ulster Champion at juvenile, junior and adult level. She is the current 2023 adult Ulster Champion.

Leah has progressed her technical skill by participating in theory exams from age 11 always achieving the highest "Honours" result. Due to these impressive exam results, Leah has been nominated several times to participate in the SDTA's (Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance) UK & European Scholarship which is held in Motherwell, Scotland. In 2018, Leah was runner-up at this prestigious contest of talented competitors.

Leah has been a valued team member of the Belfast Tattoo Dance Company, performing to sold out audiences in the Belfast SSE Arena in 2015, 2016 & 2017. From 2017, Leah has also been a lead dancer with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland in their Peace Proms event in venues across the UK and Ireland. On St Patricks Day 2023, Leah had the privilege of performing with the orchestra in Carnegie Hall, New York.

Leah passed her Associate Highland Dance Teacher exam with distinction in November 2021. Last year Leah taught our classes in Clough. She is delighted to be opening new classes in Comber and can't wait to start teaching new dancers in her home town and sharing her love of highland dance.

WE HAVE A VENUE!!!🎉

Our classes will be taking place in the Cherryvalley Youth Hall.
📍1A Cherryvalley Drive (beside the play park)
📅Monday 2nd October
⏰️5:30pm start
👫Age 3 years +
💷£4 per class

Please contact us if you are interested in starting highland dancing✨️

Leah- 07821712127

COMING VERY SOON!!!!

We are now delighted to be able to deliver Highland Dance classes in Comber🎉

These classes will be held on a Monday night and everyone is welcome to come along and try Highland Dancing!! (Venue and time still to be confirmed)

If you are interested, please contact Leah to let her know and receive any further details😊
Leah McIlwrath- 07821712127

This has been made possible by support from the Ulster-Scots Agency.