It’s not not a recital...
We’re thrilled to have you join us to cheer on our fabulous adult dancers as they serve up steps, sass, and serious Highland spirit — with a few bonus performances from the Shot of Scotch company too.
Program
Fling (Premiership)
Seann Truibhas
Earl of Errol
Lilt
Jig
Company Duet
Village Maid
Sword (2 & 1)
SHORT INTERMISSION
Reel
Fling
Company Duet
Blue Bonnets
Lilt (Premiership)
Flora
Hornpipe
Finale
Student Dancers
Adrienne
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
I saw SoS at the BC Highland Games in 2015 when I was piping competitively with RMM2.
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
I love dancing in a class specifically for adults. I don’t want to dance competitively again or compare myself to talented teens. Shot of Scotch instructors push each dancer to dance their best while also providing appropriate stretching, strengthening & recovery exercises for our adult bodies. Dance is for EVERY BODY!
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
Any kind of jumping!
What's your favourite SoS memory?
That time we taught a broadsword to the Seaforth Highlanders and performed it with them.
Brenda
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
I joined SoS in January 2026. I had been trying to join the beginners workshop for a while but the dates or timing wouldn't align until this year.
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
I love how welcoming everyone is and how the dances and both challenging and fun.
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
My favourite movement so far might be the crossover because of the way the movement flows. I hope I can make it look that good one day.
Erica
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
A lucky Google search after moving to Vancouver roughly 2 years ago.
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
Picking up new steps/dances with my fellow dancers.
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
The strathspey travelling step. So powerful and yet so graceful.
What's your favourite SoS memory?
Whiskey Fling!
Jacqueline Fehr
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
Found online in 2020 when I was looking for more community and connection.
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
The community
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
The balance step
What's your favourite SoS memory?
My first few classes.
Jeffryn MacPherson
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
I competed as a teenager and after taking a long break was looking for a a way to reconnect with highland dance at a more recreational level and thankfully stumbled upon Shot of Scotch.
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
Great way to connect with my Scottish heritage, get a good workout and have fun with a wonderful group of women.
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
I find a jig or hornpipe shuffle very satisfying.
What's your favourite SoS memory?
Dancing the broadsword at the reopening of the armoury.
Jessica Scott
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
8 years ago
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
The community
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
Balance step because it is a fun step to do
What's your favourite SoS memory?
Working on the choreography for the cèilidh and working on the steps with my dance buddies
McKendree Martin
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
A targeted ad on Facebook after a trip to Scotland
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
The challenge - it never gets an easier!
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
Pas de basques in the Sword - I feel so powerful
What's your favourite SoS memory?
Getting to perform with the other students
Michelle Burgoyne
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
I met Susan at the BC Highland Games in 2022, and signed up for the absolute beginner workshop a few months later. I was hooked after the first class and immediately signed up for weekly classes
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
I love the welcoming and supportive community. Different backgrounds but we're all there for the same reason
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
Anything National! I love to pull the graceful movements from my ballet background
What's your favourite SoS memory?
Doing my first ever performance at the 10th anniversary ceilidh
Sidney Hamilton
How did you first start dancing with SoS?
My dance teacher at home started an alumni class for adults so I thought I would look to see if Vancouver had any adult highland classes and was fortunate enough to find SoS.
What's your favourite thing about coming to class?
The nostalgia! And the perfect way to get exercise in in a fun way.
What's your favourite dance movement and why?
An entrechat, I’ve just always thought they were cute!
What's your favourite SoS memory?
Getting to know everyone since starting this year :)
Company
Susan Nase — Executive & Artistic Director
Emily Garland
Keltie Laidlaw
Allison McDonald
Diandra Norburn
Nicola Van Der Mark
About shot of scotch vancouver
Taking Scottish dance and culture to our community
Formed in the spring of 2013, Shot of Scotch Vancouver is a non-profit society dedicated to honouring and expanding the Highland dance tradition through performance and education.
Through Highland Dance, Shot of Scotch Vancouver:
— Forges new paths of expression and artistic experimentation
— Fosters meaningful relationships that strengthen communities
— Fires up dancers as they develop their skills and talent
With imaginative performances and unrivaled classes, we engage and inspire diverse local, national, and international audiences on an emotional level.
