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HIGHLAND DANCING

2009 Highland Dancing Competition Results

Highland Dancing 2008 Results

For Highland Dancing competition information click here.

Description of the Dances:
 
The Highland Fling
This is the oldest and probably most familiar of the Highland Dances. Today you will see that a good dancer does not move from the now imaginary hat, and raises her arms like a proud stag.

The Ghillie Callum (Sword Dance)
The Ghillie Callum, the solo Sword Dance (there are a number of different sword dances in the Scottish repertoire) is a very old and powerful dance. Dating from the days of Malcolm Canmore, this dance, like the Highland Fling, began as a victory dance after battle. After winning a duel Canmore took his and his opponent's sword, crossed them on the ground, and leapt jubilantly over them. Today you will still see those joyous leaps, as well as a very precise set of steps.

The Reel of Tulloch
The Scottish Reel is one of the few opportunities Highland dancers have to dance together. Four dancers do this elegant dance together (though they are judged as individuals) in the traditional weaving pattern of a reel. It begins in stately Strathspey tempo then picks up to the lively reel tempo for the last half of the dance.

Flora MacDonald's Fancy
This is one of the Scottish National dances. Flora MacDonald was a courageous young woman from the Isle of Skye who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from Scotland after his defeat at Culloden.

The Scottish Lilt
There are some times when you do not need an excuse, such as a battle, to dance. You are just so pleased to be a Scot that you have to dance! The Scottish Lilt is one of those dance; it is a very graceful, ballet-like dance that celebrates our life and heritage.

The Sailor's Hornpipe  (click on photo to enlarge)
Give a Scotsman a little time to himself and a simple instrument and he will wind up dancing. In the age of the great sailing ships sailors used some of their free time mimicking their day-to-day tasks in dance. The Hornpipe is now one of the favorite Scottish dances. As you watch, you will still see the sailors climb ladders, coil rope, haul cable, and stand lookout duty.

2008 HIGHLAND DANCING COMPETITION RESULTS
San Diego Scottish Highland Games

Primary Category: (Ages 4 to 6 Years)

Robert Lyall Lowe Memorial Scholarship winner:
Thomas Arthur, San Diego, CA

16 Pas de Basque: 
1^st:  Lizzie MacFarlane, Chandler, AZ
2^nd: Thomas Arthur  
3^rd:  Beret Dernbach, San Diego, CA
4^th:  Abigail Arthur, San Diego, CA
5^th:  Darby MacFarlane, Chandler, AZ
6^th:  Kyra MacGregor, Denver, CO

Pas de Basques and High-Cuts: 
1^st:  Lizzie MacFarlane
2^nd: Beret Dernbach  
3^rd:  Thomas Arthur
4^th:  Gigi Morreale, Laguna Beach, CA
5^th:  Abigail Arthur
6^th:  Darby MacFarlane

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Beret Dernbach
2^nd: Thomas Arthur  

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Thomas Arthur
2^nd: Abigail Arthur  

Beginner Category: 7 through 9 Years:

Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Sarah Berkman, San Diego, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:   Sarah Berkman
2^nd: Mary Katherine Hughes, Fairfax, VA
3^rd: Isabel Friedrichs, Escondido, CA
4^th: Natasha Kelly, Spring Valley, CA
5^th: Russell Barratt, Glendora, CA
6^th: Alexis Sampson, San Diego, CA

Sword Dance:      
1^st:  Mary Katherine Hughes
2^nd:  Sarah Berkman
3^rd:  Isabel Friedrichs
4^th:  Russell Barratt
5^th:  Natasha Kelly
6^th:  Finnegan Schwartz, Carlsbad, CA

Seann Triubhas:   
1^st:   Mary Katherine Hughes
2^nd:  Sarah Berkman
3^rd:   Isabel Friedrichs

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Sarah Berkman

Scottish Lilt:     
1^st:   Sarah Berkman
2^nd: Isabel Friedrichs 
3^rd:  Mary Katherine Hughes
4^th:  Finnegan Schwartz

Beginner 10 through 13 Years:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Kailey Herrera, Oxnard, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Kailey Herrera 
2^nd: Cara Warner, Los Alamitos, CA
3^rd:  Cara Cameron, Murrieta, CA
4^th:  Araela Anderson, San Diego, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Kailey Herrera   
2^nd:  Cara Warner
3^rd:  Araela Anderson
 4^th:  Cherokee Beveridge, Las Vegas, NV

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Kailey Herrera   
2^nd:  Cara Cameron
3^rd:  Araela Anderson
4^th:  Cara Warner

Highland Reel:   
1^st:  Cara Cameron  
2^nd:  Araela Anderson
3^rd:  Kailey Herrera  

Scottish Lilt: 
1^st:  Cara Cameron
2^nd: Kailey Herrera  
3^rd:  Cara Warner
4^th:  Summer Barratt

Beginner 14 Years and Over:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Anne Whitaker, Orange, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Anne Whitaker  
2^nd: Rebecca Gross, El Cajon, CA  
3^rd: Sarah Gleason, Covina, CA
4^th: Latira Anderson, San Diego, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Anne Whitaker  
2^nd: Sarah Gleason
3^rd:  Latira Anderson
4^th:  Christine Newton, San Jose, CA  

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Anne Whitaker  
2^nd: Sarah Gleason
3^rd:  Latira Anderson
4^th:  Rebecca Gross  

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Anne Whitaker   
2^nd: Rebecca Gross
3^rd:  Latira Anderson

Scottish Lilt: 
1^st:    Anne Whitaker  
2^nd:  Latira Anderson
3^rd:  Christine Newton

Novice Category: All Ages:

Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Devon Watson, Thousand Oaks, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Devon Watson  
2^nd: Katherine Gross, El Cajon, CA
3^rd:  Elizabeth Cook, El Cajon, CA
 4^th:  Rose Morreale, Laguna Beach, CA
5^th:  Clementyne Vega, Carlsbad, CA
6^th:  Stephanie Chordigan, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Devon Watson
2^nd: Katherine Gross
3^rd:  Elizabeth Cook
4^th:  Clementyne Vega
5^th:  Kayley Norris, Chandler, AZ
6^th:  Heather Bisbee, Tucson, AZ

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Devon Watson  
2^nd: Elizabeth Cook
3^rd:  Katherine Gross
4^th:  Clementyne Vega
5^th:  Stephanie Chordigan
6^th:  Kayley Norris

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Devon Watson   
2^nd: Elizabeth Cook
3^rd:  Katherine Gross
4^th:  Andrea Cristerna, Glendora, CA
5^th:  Heather Bisbee
6^th:  Kayley Norris

Flora MacDonald’s Fancy: 
1^st:  Devon Watson    
2^nd: Clementyne Vega
3^rd:  Katherine Gross
4^th:  Elizabeth Cook
5^th:  Andrea Cristerna       
6^th:  Stephanie Chordigan

Intermediate Category: All Ages:
Highland Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Caitlin Taylor, South Pasadena, CA 

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Caitlin Taylor
2^nd: Hailey Epstein, Mesa, AZ
3^rd:  Oriana Nelson, Sunland, CA
4^th:  Heather Ross, San Dimas, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Jessica Herman, Fountain Valley, CA
2^nd: Caitlin Taylor
3^rd:  Hailey Epstein
4^th:  Orianna Nelson

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Caitlin Taylor
2^nd: Hailey Epstein
3^rd:  Orianna Nelson

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Caitlin Taylor
2^nd: Jessica Herman
3^rd:  Hailey Epstein
 4^th:  Orianna Nelson

Intermediate Category: All Ages:
Scottish National Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Emma Schiff, Agoura Hills, CA

Barracks Johnnie:
1st:  Brooke Randell, Irvine, CA 
 2^nd: Caitlin Taylor
3^rd:  Oriana Nelson

Scottish Lilt: 
1^st:   Emma Schiff  
2^nd: Caitlin Taylor
3^rd:  Brooke Randell 
4^th:  Oriana Nelson
5^th:  Heather Ross

Flora MacDonald’s Fancy: 
1^st:  Emma Schiff: 
2^nd: Caitlin Taylor
3^rd:  Brooke Randell 
4^th:  Oriana Nelson
5^th:  Heather Ross

Sailor’s Hornpipe: 
1^st:  Emma Schiff  
2^nd: Brooke Randell 
3^rd:  Caitlin Taylor
4^th:  Oriana Nelson
5^th:  Heather Ross

Premier Category:
House of Scotland Best Sword Dance Award:
Kari MacNaughton, Carlsbad, CA

Navy League of San Diego Best Hornpipe Award:
Cosette Aguirre, Oceanside, CA

Broadsword Choreography:
1. Erin Watson, Katie Whorral, Caitlin White, Amanda Morris
2. Elizabeth Johnston, Bridgette Shimojima, Caitlin Taylor

Premier Highland Dances:  7 through 13 Years:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Georgiana Schwartz, Carlsbad, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Georgiana Schwartz  
2^nd: Madeline Cooper, San Jose, CA
3^rd:  Megan Watson, Thousand Oaks, CA
4^th:  Kaylee Finnegan, Laguna Niguel, CA
5^th:  Alison Ashworth, San Diego, CA
6^th:  Tennison Schwartz, Carlsbad, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st: Georgiana Schwartz
2^nd: Alison Ashworth
3^rd: Kaylee Finnegan
 4^th: Megan Watson  
5^th: Erin MacNeil, Carlsbad, CA
6^th: Tennison Schwartz

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Madeline Cooper
 2^nd: Georgiana Schwartz
3^rd: Alison Ashworth
4^th:  Kaylee Finnegan
5^th:  Megan Watson  
6^th:  Tennison Schwartz

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Madeline Cooper
2^nd: Georgiana Schwartz
3^rd: Alison Ashworth
4^th:  Kaylee Finnegan
5^th:  Megan Watson
 6^th:  Erin MacNeil

Premier Category:
Highland Dances:  14 and 15 Years:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Lauren Cooper, San Jose, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Lauren Cooper
2^nd: Heather Randell, Irvine, CA
3^rd:  Erin Watson, Thousand Oaks, CA
4^th:  Amanda Morris, Agoura Hills, CA
5^th:  Colleen White, Los Angeles, CA
6^th:  Bridgette Shimojima, Granada Hills, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Lauren Cooper
2^nd: Heather Randell
3^rd:  Erin Watson
4^th:  Bridgette Shimojima
 5^th:  Colleen White
6^th:  Amanda Morris

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Lauren Cooper 
2^nd: Heather Randell
3^rd:  Erin Watson
4^th:  Amanda Morris
5^th:  Colleen White
6^th:  Bridgette Shimojima

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Lauren Cooper
2^nd: Heather Randell
3^rd:  Erin Watson
4^th:  Amanda Morris
5^th:  Bridgette Shimojima
6^th:  Colleen White

Premier Category:
Highland Dances:  16 through 18 Years:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Cosette Aguirre, Oceanside, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd: Megan Ashworth, San Diego, CA
 3^rd:  Erin Harris, La Mesa, CA
4^th:  Piper Zeno, Carlsbad, CA
 5^th:  Elizabeth Johnston, Burbank, CA
6^th:  Kate MacNeil, Carlsbad, CA

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd: Megan Ashworth
 3^rd:  Piper Zeno
4^th: 
5^th:  
6^th:  Hilary Boerger, SJC, CA

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd: Megan Ashworth
3^rd:  Erin Harris
4^th: 
5^th:  Piper Zeno
6^th: 

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd: Megan Ashworth
3^rd:  Erin Harris
4^th: Kate MacNeil
 5^th:  Piper Zeno
 6^th:  Elizabeth Johnston

Premier Category:
Highland Dances:  19 Years and Over:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Kari MacNaughton, Carlsbad, CA

Highland Fling: 
1^st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Caitlin White, Los Angeles, CA
3^rd:  Ian Velasco, San Diego, CA
4^th:  Stephanie Isenman, La Mirada, CA
5^th:  
6^th: 

Sword Dance: 
1^st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Caitlin White
3^rd:  Ian Velasco
4^th:  Stephanie Isenman
5^th:  
6^th: 

Seann Triubhas: 
1^st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Caitlin White
3^rd: 
4^th:  Stephanie Isenman
5^th:  
 6^th: 

Highland Reel: 
1^st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Ian Velasco
3^rd:  Caitlin White
4^th:  Stephanie Isenman
5^th:  
6^th: 

Premier Category:  7 through 11 Years:
Scottish National Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Kaylee Finnegan, Laguna Niguel, CA

Barracks Johnnie:
1st:  Kaylee Finnegan  
2^nd: Megan Watson
3^rd:  Tennison Schwartz
4^th:  Katherine Arthur, San Diego, CA

Scottish Lilt: 
1^st:  Kaylee Finnegan
2^nd: Megan Watson
3^rd:  Tennison Schwartz
4^th:  Erin MacNeil
5^th:  Katherine Arthur

Blue Bonnets Over the Border:
1st:  Kaylee Finnegan  
2^nd: Megan Watson
3^rd:  Katherine Arthur
4^th:  Erin MacNeil

Sailor’s Hornpipe: 
1^st:  Kaylee Finnegan
2^nd: Megan Watson
3^rd:  Katherine Arthur

Premier Category:  12 and 13 Years:
Scottish National Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Georgiana Schwartz, Carlsbad, CA

Barracks Johnnie:
1st:  Georgiana Schwartz
2^nd: Alison Ashworth

Scottish Lilt: 
1^st:  Georgiana Schwartz
2^nd: Alison Ashworth

Blue Bonnets Over the Border:
1st:  Georgiana Schwartz
2^nd: Alison Ashworth

Sailor’s Hornpipe: 
1^st:  Alison Ashworth
2^nd: Georgiana Schwartz

Premier Category:  14 and 15 Years:
Scottish National Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Heather Randell, Irvine, CA

Barracks Johnnie:
1st:  Heather Randell
2^nd:  Erin Watson
3^rd:  Murphy Walsh, San Diego, CA
4^th:  Colleen White
5^th:  George Lundie, Poway, CA

Scottish Lilt:   
1^st:  Erin Watson
2^nd: Heather Randell
3^rd:  Murphy Walsh
4^th:  Colleen White
 5^th:  George Lundie

Blue Bonnets Over the Border:
1st:  Heather Randell
2^nd:  Erin Watson
3^rd:  Colleen White
4^th:   Murphy Walsh
5^th:  George Lundie

Sailor’s Hornpipe: 
1^st:  Heather Randell
2^nd: Colleen White  
3^rd:  Murphy Walsh

Premier Category: 16 through18 Years:
Scottish National Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Cosette Aguirre, Oceanside, CA

Village Maid: 
1st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd:  Lauren Wylie, Laguna Niguel, CA
3^rd:  Megan Ashworth
4^th:  Kate MacNeil
5^th:  Piper Zeno
6^th:  Erica Robenalt, Sonoma, CA

Scotch Measure: 
1^st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd:  Lauren Wylie
3^rd:  Megan Ashworth
4^th:  Kate MacNeil
5^th:  Piper Zeno
6^th:  Erica Robenalt

Blue Bonnets Over the Border:
1st:  Lauren Wylie
2^nd: Cosette Aguirre
3^rd:  Megan Ashworth
4^th:  Piper Zeno
5^th: Kate MacNeil
6^th:  Erica Robenalt

Sailor’s Hornpipe: 
1^st:  Cosette Aguirre
2^nd: Lauren Wylie
3^rd:  Megan Ashworth
4^th:  Piper Zeno
5^th: Kate MacNeil
6^th:  Hilary Boerger, SJC, CA

Premier Category: 19 Years and Over:
Scottish National Dances:
Aggregate Trophy Winner:
Kari MacNaughton, Carlsbad, CA

Village Maid: 
1st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd:  Caitlin White
3^rd:  Stephanie Isenman
4^th:  Jackie Butcher
5^th:  Elizabeth Woodward
6^th: Katie Whorrall

Scotch Measure: 
1^st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Caitlin White
3^rd:  Stephanie Isenman
4^th: Katie Whorrall
5^th:  Elizabeth Woodward
 6^th: Jackie Butcher

Blue Bonnets Over the Border:
1st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Caitlin White
3^rd:  Stephanie Isenman
4^th:  Katie Whorrall
5^th: Elizabeth Woodward
6^th: Jackie Butcher

Sailor’s Hornpipe: 
1^st:  Kari MacNaughton
2^nd: Caitlin White
3^rd:  Stephanie Isenman
4^th:  Elizabeth Woodward
 5^th:  Jackie Butcher
 6^th: Katie Whorrall
 

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