Talent is good,
Practice is better,
Passion is best
Supporting Ontario’s Highland Dancers for over 70 years
About Us
The Highland Dancers’ Association of Ontario is a volunteer parent organization founded in 1949 to promote Highland Dance and Scottish culture and to improve the conditions for dancers at Highland games in Ontario. Today it continues as a volunteer parent association dedicated to the same goals.
News & Highlights
Please take a look below at some of our most recent announcements.
New 2024/2025 Executive
A new Executive for the 2024/2025 year was elected at today’s AGM. We only have four (4) of our eight (8) Director positions filled – if you are interested in
Closing Date for Fergus Extended
We have extended the closing date for Fergus to Friday July 26 at 10pm EDT. No late entries will be accepted. Entries in the Intermediate category remain light. We have
Team Ontario 2024
Congratulations to our 2024 Ontario Closed Champions, Runners-up and Reps to the Canadian Championships! Good luck in Kamloops!
Schedule – Ontario Closed Championships 2024
Entries for the Ontario Closed Championships are now closed. Based on the total entries and individual age class sizes we have determined the following schedule for the day: Section 1:
Northumberland Entries are Open
Entries for Northumberland Scottish Festival & Highland Games (formerly Cobourg) are now open. Click on “Events” under the “Events” tab for more information and to register. The Information Sheet is
Update re Kincardine
We were recently advised by the Board of Directors for Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games that they will not be holding a Highland Dancing competition this year. This decision
