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Contact Info:
Owner: Marie Grimes
Phone: 509-879-3352
The Northwest Highland Dancers practice at the Spokane School of Dance Studio. This studio is located at 5521 North Wall,
Spokane. www.SpokaneDance.org
History
The NWHD were formed in June of 2002 by Marie Grimes, Instructor. The group of dancers started out
with only 9 dancers and currently have over 50 dancers. In these last 6 years, they have proven themselves
as a powerful group of dancers placing very highly at local and non-local competitions.
The NWHD are also an afflilate of the Spokane St. Andrew's Society. The Society hosts many activites
through out the year, in which the dancers perform and partake in. If you would like to become a member of the St. Andrew's
Society...please visit them on their website at www.SpokaneScots.org.
E-mail Marie - Click here
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Instructors
Brielle has been dancing for 16+ years and took up Scottish Highland Dance at the age of 13. Dancing
on the Shadle Highland Team eventually becoming co-captain, captain, and has been the instructor for the team since
the fall of 2006.
Brielle competed in the Seattle area and other areas of Washington, Oregon, Canada, and as well
as Scotland in 2004 where she received 1st and 2nd places. She also placed in the Northwest Regional Championship as a Premier
level Highland dancer.
She completed her Silver Medal Highland test with a "highly commended" and is currently working
on receiving her Members Certificate. Over the last 4+ years, she has been teaching along side Marie Grimes and is looking
forward to the many new students at Spokane's School of Dance.
Objective of NWHD
The primary objective of the Northwest Highland Dancers is to promote public awareness of Scottish
heritage and traditions through the instruction and performance of highland dancing.
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Instructors
Marie Grimes has had 25+ years of dance experience and 21+ years of dance experience in Highland Dancing with 11+
years of teaching experience. Marie was a student of Elizabeth Coyle and danced with the Spokane Valley Highland Dancers as
she grew up.
She began her teaching career with the Shadle Highland Dancers in 1997, where she continued to teach
for 8 years until one of her old students, Brielle began to take over for her. Marie founded the Northwest Highland Dancers
in 2002 with only 3 students and today the numbers of students are approaching near 50. Marie Grimes received
her teaching certificate for Highland Dancing at the age of 18 through the British Association Teachers of Dancing located
in the United Kingdom.
She is a member of FUSTA (Federation of the United States Teachers and Adjudicators) and the
SOBHD (Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing). She is currently the Northwest Regional Delegate for FUSTA, where
she represents all of the teachers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Alaska.
Marie successfully
competed throughout the U.S., Canada and Scotland until the age of 13, at which time she turned her attention to performance,
running/organizing competitions and taking medal tests through the BATD to work her way towards her teaching certificate.
Marie received her Member Certificate for Highland Dance in 1997. She continued her pursuit of certifications and now also
holds her Fellow Certificate for Highland Dance and Member Certificate for Scottish National Dance.
Marie is currently
one of the newest adjucators for Highland Dancing in the U.S. She recently passed her judges exam in the fall of 2007 through
the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing, which enables her to judge all over the world. She also currently runs
and organizes an indoor competition held in the Fall in Spokane and runs the dancing competition for the Spokane Highland
Games as well.
Marie's goal is that each child reach their potential in highland dancing and have fun while learning this traditional
form of dancing.
Marie Grimes, Instructor
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