Meet Katherine

Katherine has over two decades of experience in Scottish Highland Dance and has competed and performed across the US, Canada, and Scotland. She had a successful competitive career in her teens and continues to compete and perform as an adult dancer.

Notable personal achievements include qualifying for the North American Sadie Simpson Highland Scholarships in 2006, placing in the top 6 at the U.S. East Region Championships in 2007, 2008, 2023, and 2025, and winning the North Eastern U.S. Open Championship in 2025. Katherine was Miss Vermont 2011 and performed a highland choreography on the Miss America stage in the talent competition.

She earned her Associate teaching credentials from the British Association of Teachers of Dancing (B.A.T.D.) in 2007 and her Member credentials in 2022. This certification is recognized worldwide in Highland dance. As a credentialed instructor, Katherine’s students may participate in ScotDance USA events, compete in highland dance, take B.A.T.D. exams, and are taught to a globally-recognized standard.

She’s incredibly proud of the many individual accolades her students have achieved, including one student qualifying for the United States Inter-Regional Championship (USIR) in 2023 and placing 6th in the Sword Dance, four students achieving nomination to the North American Sadie Simpson Highland Scholarships since 2023, and one student placing 2nd in the Senior Scholarship and 4th in Choreography at that event in 2024.

Beyond their competitive achievements, Katherine is committed to growing the whole dancer in her school. While she focuses on technique, musicality, strength, flexibility, and stamina, she also emphasizes a healthy mindset, goal-setting, cross-training for strength and injury prevention, and finding personal fulfillment and joy in dancing. In addition to the individual growth and achievement of personal goals her students experience, Katherine encourages teamwork, collaboration, and good sportsmanship across the offered classes, performance, and competitive opportunities.