A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I must admit I was a wayward child when I was young. My Mother had her hands full! I'm sure she'll agree with me when she reads this. Highland Dancing was one outlet that my parents offered me to focus my excessive energies.
I started training when I was 4 yrs old, and started competing when I was 6 yrs old. The enjoyment of mastering the steps of a dance would fill me with pride. Of course competition is not for everyone, but there is satisfaction in that as well.
WHY SHOULD CHILDREN AND ADULTS STUDY HIGHLAND DANCE?
Dancing is a thorough body workout, requiring large muscle groups to be toned, and it is an excellent cardiac workout. In our society today where children sit in front of television sets or at computer stations we are finding overweight children who are going to grow to be overweight adults. It is also a discipline for the mind and body, for the dances require the brain to train both sides, left and right, of the body to follow all of the steps.
Studying Highland Dance will train the body as well as mold a young person's character. Children especially will find themselves learning discipline and understand the satisfaction of a job well done. If you are interested of having my students perform at a function or a festival please ask. So have a look out for them!
CREDENTIALS
I have taken my medal tests with the SOBHD and hold a Members teaching (S.D.T.A Honours) certificate.
I started training at 4 yrs and started competing when I was 6 yrs. I stopped competing when I turned 22 yrs so I could focus on teaching. Over the period during which I did compete, I won several Championships, and over 100 medals and purses. For those of you who are unaware, Championships are special competitions which are held once annually.
In the past I performed with Touch of Tartan and taught at The College of Piping in Prince Edward Island (Instructor/Director) and Burlington Academy of Film and Performing Arts, Turning Pointe Academy of Dance and Toronto Dance Theatre School, plus running my own Highland Dance School since 1981. I enjoyed working at Richardson's Tartan Shop for several years as well. I have studied the following different dance forms:
I must admit I was a wayward child when I was young. My Mother had her hands full! I'm sure she'll agree with me when she reads this. Highland Dancing was one outlet that my parents offered me to focus my excessive energies.
I started training when I was 4 yrs old, and started competing when I was 6 yrs old. The enjoyment of mastering the steps of a dance would fill me with pride. Of course competition is not for everyone, but there is satisfaction in that as well.
WHY SHOULD CHILDREN AND ADULTS STUDY HIGHLAND DANCE?
Dancing is a thorough body workout, requiring large muscle groups to be toned, and it is an excellent cardiac workout. In our society today where children sit in front of television sets or at computer stations we are finding overweight children who are going to grow to be overweight adults. It is also a discipline for the mind and body, for the dances require the brain to train both sides, left and right, of the body to follow all of the steps.
Studying Highland Dance will train the body as well as mold a young person's character. Children especially will find themselves learning discipline and understand the satisfaction of a job well done. If you are interested of having my students perform at a function or a festival please ask. So have a look out for them!
CREDENTIALS
I have taken my medal tests with the SOBHD and hold a Members teaching (S.D.T.A Honours) certificate.
I started training at 4 yrs and started competing when I was 6 yrs. I stopped competing when I turned 22 yrs so I could focus on teaching. Over the period during which I did compete, I won several Championships, and over 100 medals and purses. For those of you who are unaware, Championships are special competitions which are held once annually.
In the past I performed with Touch of Tartan and taught at The College of Piping in Prince Edward Island (Instructor/Director) and Burlington Academy of Film and Performing Arts, Turning Pointe Academy of Dance and Toronto Dance Theatre School, plus running my own Highland Dance School since 1981. I enjoyed working at Richardson's Tartan Shop for several years as well. I have studied the following different dance forms:
- Contact Improvisation
- Contemporary Dance at the Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers
- Martial Dance
- Ballet and Jazz at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
- Movement Studies
- Izumi Ashizawa - Japanese Physical Performance
- Reetta Honkakoski -Thinking Body
- TMESIS - Expressive Ensemble
- Theatre L'Ange De Fou - White Church Project - Corporeal Mime
- Tom Stroud - Movement Studies
Instructor : Ms. Ardyth Johnson
Email : [email protected]
Phone : Toronto Cell -416-966-4511 or Winnipeg -204- 832-6942