Cowal Highland Gathering is host to the Scottish and World Highland Dancing Championships – the most important events in the highland dancing calendar. As a competitor you’ll be pitched against the finest dancers and perform in front of what’s possibly the most discerning dancing audience anywhere in the world. Are you aiming for the Cowal Gold Medal?
The dancing gets underway on Thursday with the Scottish Championships and the Qualifiers for the World Highland Dancing Championships which includes dancers from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Friday is the new home of the Scottish National Championships. And on Saturday it’s the finals of the World Championship.
We also hold competitions to encourage local, emerging highland dancing talent. If you’re a younger dancer at the start of your career, it’s a great opportunity to experience this great event and dance in front of the experts.
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The dancing competitions at the Cowal Gathering kick off on the Thursday of the event with the Scottish Championships and the qualifiers for the World Highland Dancing Championships. Dancers from Canada, The United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa travel to Cowal to compete for the ultimate prize in the dancing calendar.
The Friday is the new home of the Scottish National Championships.This event is open to premier class dancers from throughout Scotland. As such it attracts the very best of our own home grown dancers to compete.
The finals of the World Highland Dancing Championships take place on the Saturday afternoon and see the 60 top dancers from across the world compete to be crowned World Champion.
The Saturday is also host to two local (confined) competitions including one which is specifically for the youngest dancers just setting out on their dancing career.
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We are delighted to announce the judging panel for the highland dancing championships at the 2019 Cowal Highland Gathering;
Jacqueline Aird - UK
Lisa Barker - Australia
Sharon Farrar - USA
Eileen Graham - UK
Marlyn Halliday - UK
Lynne Lawrence - UK
Leona MacDonald - UK
Lena-Anne MacDonald - UK
Rebecca McKinnon - Canada
Mary Neill - UK
Heather Richendrfer - USA
Susan Robertson - UK
Jean Strachan - UK
Jean Swanston - UK
Jennifer Thompson - Canada
We look forward to welcoming the judges to Dunoon in August.