Join the Northwest Region in Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2024 Regionals Championship! In addition to the Championship, there will be a Pre-Premier Competition. More information coming soon.

Registration opens February 21, 2024

We invite you to join the Mountain West Highland Dance Association for our fall competition. We have not had this event since 2019 and are excited to have it back up and running at a new venue. We are at the Alliance Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. We have events from Primary to Premier.

Come join the Scots On The Rocks for the annual Moab Celtic Festival Highland Dance Competition in beautiful Moab, Utah. This 1-day primary to premier competition will once again be held indoors at the historic Star Hall building in downtown Moab.

Join the Spokane Highland Games as they welcome back the Highland dance competition to this year's festival. This outdoor competition will have events for Primary to Premier and will feature a special solo choreography challenge!

After a three year absence due to Covid and its aftermath, the Portland Highland Games Association will host a highland games and dance competition on Saturday, July 15 on the beautiful Mt. Hood Community College Gresham campus east of Portland. The outdoor competition will feature events for Primary through Premier dancers. Join us and enjoy a day of dance at the Portland Highland games.

Please join us in the beautiful city of Payson, Utah nestled at the base of Mount Nebo. It is an hour drive from Salt Lake City and is in conjunction with the Payson Scottish Festival. This outdoor competition will feature a full day of competition for primary to premier on Saturday. Start times to be determined based on number of entries.

The Tacoma Highland Games Association would like to invite you all to join us at the 52nd Annual Tacoma Highland Games!

Come join the Utah Scottish Association at our Utah Scottish Festival and Highland games. Our Highland Dance competition will be held inside the beautiful Grand Ballroom at the State Fair Park with competition for Primary Dancers through Premier. Additionally, there will be Premier Solo Choreography and Group Choreography.

Registration is only available online.

Join central Washington’s Highland Games as they host this beautiful outdoor Highland dance competition! This is a great family affair with some livestock on the grounds to pet after a full day of dancing; Primary to Premier. Choreography is a plus for those dancers with great imagination! A short workshop with the judge will follow the competition on the same platform. Bring your shade tents, water, and sunblock for this sunny day of celebrating all of our Celtic heritage!

Bonnie MacKenzie
3/24/1944 - 8/4/2021

Bonnie began teaching at age 14 in downtown Portland, Oregon, then moved her studio to her home in Lake Oswego, Oregon where she taught for more than 50 years. She touched the lives of many dancers, teachers and parents worldwide as she traveled to local competitions, the NW Regional Championships, USIRs and “The Worlds”. She had a special love of choreography and created many brilliant dances in her career. Her love of teaching the theory of Highland Dance produced many PHDA teachers and PHDA members. Her smile, her infectious laugh, the stories, the jewelry and her way of always being dressed to the nines will be dearly missed.

Portland Highland Dancing Association is pleased to host the “Bonnie MacKenzie Memorial Solo Choreography Competition” in her honor this year.

Workshop will be held in conjunction with the PHDA competition held November 19, 2022. Additional registration is required.
Instructor: Natalie Quick, RSOBHD Judge

Premier dancers and professionals are invited to the Portland Highland Dancing Association's 2023 Championship Set Step Workshop with RSOBHD judge Natalie Quick. Please note Intermediate dancers who know the 2023 championship set steps and have approval from their teachers are welcome to register for the workshop.

Judge: Natalie Quick
Piper: Donald MacPhee The Definitive Collection (pre-recorded)

Judge: Kelsey Deklerk, Taylorsville, Utah

Important deadlines:

Dancer Registration – Closed 11:59 PM on April 21, 2022 PDT
Sponsorships – Closed 11:59 PM on April 23, 2022 PDT
Good Luck Ads – Closed 11:59 PM on April 23, 2022 PDT
Will Call Admission Tickets – Closed 11:59 PM on May 14, 2022 PDT

GENERAL INFORMATION

Judges: Tracey Walton, Andrea Tronnes and Kyla Groeschel

Pipers: Matt Turnbull and Drew Bacon

Changes for 2022:

• There will not be a host hotel. Hotels near the church include Courtyard by Marriott, Double Tree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Tigard, Comfort Inn & Suites, Peppertree Inn, and Best Western Plus Northwind Inn & Suites.

• There will not be a concession stand, so please plan accordingly. There are plenty of food and restaurant options nearby.

Saturday:

1. Check-in for the NW Regional Closed Championship will open at 9:00 am. Dancing will begin at 9:30 am for all Premier dancers.

2. Check-in for the Pre-Premier competition will open at 2:00 pm. Dancing will begin at 2:30 pm for all Pre-Premier (Primary, Beginner, Novice, and Intermediate) dancers.

3. Spectator Admission fee is $10.00.  Volunteers and children under 5 are free. Tickets will be sold online through May 14 and cash-only at the door. Will call tickets purchased online will be available at the Admissions table.

4. Parking is available behind the church, on the street, or in the church-owned Tri-Met parking lot a short two blocks from the church on the same side of the street. Do not park in the lot adjacent to the church lot behind the church. It belongs to the apartments, and the apartment manager has the authority to have cars towed at the owner’s expense.

Covid Guidelines

1. We will be following all ScotDance USA recommendations for competitions.

2. All adult attendees will be required to sign the Covid Waiver & Day of Competition Certificate upon arrival at the competition.

3. Food and water are permitted.

4. Masks and social distancing are optional.