 | Eleanor Belton | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Eleanor is owner and Artistic Director of Aspects of Dance in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, she holds her Fellowship - Highland Branch and Membership - Scottish National Branch with the British Association of Teachers of Dance, and is a Worldwide Adjudicator with the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing.
Eleanor had a successful competitive dancing career when she lived in Glasgow, Scotland before emigrating to Canada in 1979. Many of her highland students have travelled throughout Canada, Scotland and the United States winning many awards and championships. Some of her students have gone onto professional careers with the National Ballet School of Canada, The San Francisco Ballet, Disney, Carnival Cruise Lines and Mirvish Theatrical Productions in Toronto.
Eleanor said that she is "delighted and honoured to have been selected by ScotDance Canada to adjudicate at the 2012 Cowal Highland Gathering and would like to wish all of the competitors every success." |
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 | Kathleen Drummond | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Kathleen Drummond was born in Philadelphia and began dancing at the age of 6. Kathleen studied under Maguerite Reid, competing extensively throughout the US, Canada and Scotland.
Kathleen won many prestigous awards throughout her dancing career including the U.S. Inter-Regional Championship, Champion of Champions, Atlantic International Championship, Great Lakes Championship, and the British Overseas. She was also 4th runner up in the Junior World Championship at Cowal.
Ms. Drummond’s students have been representatives for the Eastern Region in the U.S. Inter-Regional Championship. Her students have won numerous championships throughout the U.S. along with many choreography competitions.
Kathleen is a Fellow of the British Association of Teachers of Dance and a Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Adjudicator. She along with her sisters, Moira and Heather operate the Campbell School of Highland Dance in Maple Glen, Pennsylvania. Kathleen enjoys teaching, judging and conducting workshops. She lives in PA. with her husband, Colin and their 4 children. |
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 | Mylene Fraser | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Mylene started Highland Dancing from the age of ten, her teacher being the late Betty Jessiman. Mylene taught dancing for over 25 years, training her sister Shirley Fraser to win many major championships.
She is a fellow & examiner with the U.K.A. and has been judging for the past 27 years. Mylene feels very honored to be selected for this years judging panel.
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 | Kirsty Marsic | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Kirsty is a Fellow of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing and has been a Member of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Judges panel since 2002.
Originally from Innellan, Argyll, Kirsty now resides in Falkirk. |
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 | Alison McGregor | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Alison began dancing at the age of 5 and had a very successful career winning at least 150 championships including the Scottish Championship at Cowal 8 times. The highlight of her dancing career was winning the World Juvenile Championships in 1989 at Cowal.
Although Alison has taught in the past she doesn’t currently teach. She is a Member of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing and is the Secretary of the BATDs Junior Highland Forum. She has been judging now for 8 years.
She enjoys drawing upon her professional career as a psychologist and fitness consultant and applying it to highland dancing. |
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 | Anne Millar | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Being from a dancing family Anne started dancing at the age of 4 and passed her Associates at 16 and her Judges at 21 (on the same day as her twin sister)
Anne is a Life Member of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing and a Member of the United Kingdom Alliance. Although she has judges many championships in her 34 years of adjudicating this will be the first time she has joined the panel to judge the Scottish and World Championships (although she has sat in the centre stand at Cowal watching her daughters and nieces dancing for almost 15 years.)
Anne Said "I am very much looking forward to this new experience and am grateful for this opportunity." |
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 | Lindsay Reid | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Lindsay Reid began highland dancing at 3 years old with Peggy Macdonald and then continued with the MacKay School of Highland Dancing. She competed through the ranks in a successful competitive career spanning 22 years and the culmination of her career came in 1996 when she became Junior World Champion.
Other personal highlights include being 4 times SOBHD Champion of Champions Oscar winner.
Since retiring from competitive dancing she continues to enjoy the world of highland dancing and all it has to offer as a judge and a representative for Scotdance New Zealand on the SOBHD.
In addition to these active dancing roles she is a Doctor specialising in Emergency Medicine in Edinburgh. |
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 | Keltie Stowkowy | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Keltie Stowkowy began dancing at the age of 5 under the tutelage of Gail Danysk and Judy Schey in Calgary, Alberta. As a dancer, Keltie won many championships including the Canadian Championship. She is a Fellow of the S.D.T.A and a Member of the B.A.T.D., a judge on the panel of the S.O.B.H.D. and hold her Elementary R.A.D. She is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree. Keltie is also currently the National Registrar for ScotDance Canada.
Keltie has been teaching highland dancing for over 30 years in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. She began teaching at age 15 and operated her own dance school for 3 years before leaving Calgary to attend university. Since 1995 she has been an instructor with the Gillie Callum Highland Dancers along with Gail’s daughter, Pierie Danysk. Together they have produced three Canadian Champions, winning seven Canadian Championship titles.
Keltie loves highland dancing and enjoys the challenge of perfection, the travel it has afforded her and most of all the friendships that have been made. |
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 | Betty Sutherland | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Betty Sutherland started Dance class at 3 years of age in her hometown of Alexandria, Scotland under the tutelage of Mrs. Haggarty (Jessie Stewart), one of the founder members of the S.O.B.H.D.
She presently teaches with her daughter Jan, in their own studios in Alexandria, where they teach a full range of subjects.
Their students are regular prize-winners at Competitions and Championships both in Highland and Stage Dance. Their successes include Scottish, British, North American and World Championships. Betty is a regular visitor to Canada, America and South Africa as a Lecturer and Adjudicator, she also travels extensively as a Fellow and Examiner with the Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance.
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She is a Past President of the Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance Ltd. (2000 – 2003), and is now enjoying her second term as President (2010). She served as their delegate on the SOBHD for many years.
In 2007 she was privileged to be made an Independent Member of the SOBHD and since then has strived to keep the “Board” to the forefront of Highland Dancing worldwide by working tirelessly on its various committees.
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 | Sandra Weyman | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Sandra first began her dance training with Australian champion, Shirley Ayres, and continued with Marguerite Reid of Philadelphia, winning numerous championships under her. She gives credit to their strong technical foundation, as well as that from Scottish teachers such as jessie Haggarty.
Now a Fellow and Examiner with the B.A.T.D she has a small studio where her students are successful in championship competitions and are consistent USIR reps. She also enjoys teaching workshops throughout the U.S.
She continued to be active in furthering highland dancing, serving in many capacities over the years such as FUSTA past president and, currently, as Chair of Eastern Region Judges Network, FUSTA Advisory Board and BATD Atlantic Seaboard.
Sandra is a retired teacher who was active in her district’s implementation of new programs and practices and now enjoys spending time with her husband and dog.
Sandra said ’ I am honoured to be part of this year’s judging panel for the World Championships at Cowal.’ |
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 | Aileen Young | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
Aileen started highland dancing at the age of three and competed for more than 20 years throughout Scotland, North America and Canada.
In 1998 Aileen became a Member of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing adjudicators panel and has judged at many competitions around the world including the World Championships.
Aileen is currently a Fellow of the Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance and is a Member of the British Association of teachers of Dancing.
Aileen represents the S.D.T.A. at the S.O.B.H.D. and is a Member of the S.D.T.A. Executive Council. |
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 | Donna Manning | | Position: Highland Dancing Judge |
I entered the world of Highland Dancing as a 12 year old in which some people think is an advanced age. I enjoyed many successful years of competitive dancing before going on to pass my QDSA Teachers and Examiners examinations. I have had my own dance school for 15 years and my dancers compete in Australia and have also travelled to Scotland.
I became an ABHDI adjudicator in 1987 and was accepted on the SOBHD Worldwide Panel of judges in the mid 1990’s. I am also a Teaching member of NDAA.
I have served on the Sth Queensland Regional Committee of Highland Dancing, first as dancer registrar for 13 years and then as President for 2years. I am now the current President of The Qld Scottish Dancing Association.
I live about 50 klms outside the main area of the Brisbane with my partner of almost 20yrs. I am currently employed at a major Queensland hospital as a medical scientist, working in the area of Haematology.
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