Symar Dance Academy

15/01/2025

We were absolutely delighted to have our new starts return after their FREE trial class last week!

15 years of teaching in Lochmaben and Lockerbie, over 20 years experience in total! There is always the opportunity … why not jump on it now? Please PM if interested ♥️

Highland dancing is a fun and dynamic way to boost fitness, build strength, and improve coordination, all while developing resilience and mental strength It offers a unique blend of physical challenge and cultural heritage, enhancing focus, memory, and self-confidence. With opportunities for performances, community events, examinations, and competitive life, dancers not only build their skills but also build lasting friendships and connections. Whether you're looking to stay active, challenge your child , or explore a rich tradition, Highland dancing provides a rewarding and enjoyable experience for all ages. Join us and be part of a vibrant, supportive wee team!

06/01/2025

2025 classes start tonight!!
Looking forward to seeing everybody and welcoming new faces ♥️💙
Team Symar x

30/12/2024

🤍 Does your child want to try something new in 2025? 🤍

🤍 JOIN US!! 🤍

Symar has successfully been holding classes in both Lochmaben and Lockerbie for 15 years!!

Our new session classes start on Monday 6th January! Drop us a wee msg if you would like to come to a free trial class!!

** Highland dancing helps your child develop strong physical coordination, balance, and flexibility, promoting overall fitness. It encourages discipline and focus, as learning the steps and techniques requires practice and dedication. Through dancing, your child can build confidence, especially when performing in front of an audience or participating in competitions. The social aspect of highland dancing allows them to make friends and be part of a supportive community. **

16/12/2024

🎉 FESTIVE FOOTSTEPS 🎉

For those of you that know me well you’ll know I do my best work when under pressure!
Well it turns out my dancers do their best dancing under pressure too!!
4 weeks of hard work and I think that was our best Christmas performance yet!!!
Well done to my wee team, you all make me so proud.
Thank you to my ‘comp Mums and Sisters’ who do all the extra helping out!!
Thank you to our brilliant audience x

Merry Christmas everyone♥️
Here’s to 2025 with lots and lots and lots more of the ‘dumdumdeedeldee’ 🎄🎉

07/12/2024

Four weeks of super hard work!!! 🎄♥️
Cannot believe we have put together a show in a month!! 🎉

Join us next Sunday, 15th December, for Festive Footsteps!!

Lockerbie Town Hall
Doors open 6pm
Dancing begins 6.30pm
£3 per person on the door
Raffle and refreshments available

Traditional Highland Dancing as well as Christmas Choreography!!

01/12/2024

Our wee team we are so proud of you!!!
Lots and lots of glitter, sparkles, excitement and practise we are …. Pre-Premier 12 years and under Scottish theme RUNNER-UP!!! 🌊💙👏🏻
We have all had the very best day at Lothian Highland Dancing Association competition and as always loved watching the very best Fiona MacNeil School of Dancing 🏆👏🏻

30/11/2024

Good luck to my wee team tomorrow … first pre-premier choreo comp!! ♥️👏🏻

Thanks wee Rob for making us these Christmas bracelets for tomorrow!! ♥️💚🎄

24/11/2024

Rex, Robyn, Elsie, Ellie and Heidi had a great day at the BATD championship workshops for 2025 steps!!

Thank you to BATD for organising and having such great lecturers, all the kids are a credit to our sport. Dedicated, disciplined, polite, respectful and hard working.

A special shout out to wee Rob who was utterly starstruck today when ‘the actual world champion’ came over for a chat. Her wee jaw actually dropped when she realised who it was and was so excited to get a picture!! Thank you Rebecca for being so lovely as you always are, a true inspiration to many. 🩶

18/11/2024

Team Symar are delighted to present 🎄

‘Festive Footsteps’

Lockerbie Town Hall
Sunday 15th December 2024
6pm

Come along to watch some Christmas Choreography as well as Highland and National dances!

17/11/2024

What a busy weekend!! 🎄

We love Christmas season!! 🎄♥️

Lockerbie Christmas light switch on Saturday, up to Renfrewshire Festivals on Sunday morning to help out and for Grace to dance! Followed by Lochmaben light switch on Sunday afternoon with the lovely Callum the Piper!! 🎄♥️

We love being part of the community!! Special shout out to my ‘babies’ Paisley, Grace and Josie who performed this weekend! Thank you to all the dancers who gave up their weekend!♥️

Christmas is coming everyone … enjoy x

11/11/2024

💙🫶🏼

Well done team at the Symar annual competition ! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

11/11/2024

🫶🏼 WOW 🫶🏼

Thank you to every single person who attended our Annual Competition yesterday. We truly did have a fantastic day!!

As you all know an annual competition takes months of planning and an army of organisers and helpers. This year I am even more thankful to those who gave up their time to have our comp be so successful, especially given that I have been really unwell the past couple of weeks! Family, friends, dance Mums, other dance teachers, dancers, dancers who no longer compete (and their Mums) all gave up hours and hours to help! Thank you so much ♥️

Thank you to Ian for getting me in touch with the Town Hall … It turns out that the last minute venue change was actually for the better as everybody loved the Town Hall! Much more atmospheric and lots of amazing history built in! We will use it again!! It also allowed those who wished to to go outside and join the Lockerbie remembrance parade and service as the war memorial is right outside.

To our local sponsors, we are always grateful for your support!

Highland World and Soarhill creations for your fabulous stalls!! I must admit the positive penguins really did go down a treat!

To the family and friends of Elsie and Iris who came along to support and be part of our memorial hornpipe. That was a tough one but Kim would have loved it ❤️

Also to our RSOBHD Championship judges Fiona Gallagher and Gemma Baillie, you were fab.

My own wee Symar’s who danced their socks off, some their first ever official competition. (Taylor, Jorgie, Merida, Aiva, Nina, Alex, Katie, Grace, Rex, Robyn, Bella and Heidi dancing). (Blair, Mya, Leah and Freya Pardoe for helping). Team MacNeil who always support. And finally my own 4 children, you’re amazing and I’m always proud you. ♥️🫶🏼

Thank you everyone, until next year ♥️

07/11/2024

How talented is my lovely friend!!!

Soarhill Creations will have a stall with amazing artwork at our competition on Sunday!! She has especially designed some highland Christmas goods and takes orders for personalised items! I absolute LOVE this portrait of my boy 💙

Please note we have had a change of venue on Sunday and we will now be in Lockerbie Town Hall!!

This is an amazing venue and we are delighted to have secured it last minute.

We are still accepting entries to our comp, feel free to drop us a msg to enter!

Beginners and Novice 10am
Primary Approx 12.30
Intermediate and Premier 1.30pm

The town hall has a large capacity and we encourage others to come and watch our comp too! £3 entry at the door!

See you all on Sunday 🫶🏼

06/11/2024

Entries will remain open until Saturday night 🫶🏼
Any entries taken after Thursday will not be in the programme 🫶🏼

We are in the final stages of preparation for our comp on Sunday and would like to take the time to thank our sponsors, mainly local businesses.

As you can see from the picture our prize money for older premier groups is enveloped up, our memorial hornpipe trophy is ready and our lovely friend Soarhill Creations (also a newbie dance Mum) has painted a ‘keepsake’ for the winner as well. The memorial hornpipe final is sponsored by Wigton Road Car Sales.

Our other sponsors are -
J’sweet tooth
Sweet Like Candy Soft Play
DRUMMUIR FARM ICE CREAM
Jaybees Childcare Ltd

We look forward to welcoming you all on Sunday. Please remember to bring change for our raffle, teas and coffees, fresh baking, juice and sweets!

We also have Highland World with a stall as well as Kirsty Boardman from SoarHill Creations 💞

If anybody would still like to enter please just drop us an email @ [email protected]!!

Thanks xx

02/11/2024

Well done today wee team🥰

Flora, Grace and Rex at Galasheils, Grace first novice first stamp!

Also wee Rob at Westpark🫶🏼

Another great practice before our comp next week x

31/10/2024

Our delivery today came in the form of the beautiful new memorial trophy to honour our brave, strong and a bit wild, dance Mum Kim 🫶🏼

2024 is the start of our Special Hornpipe Final, 1st place in each premier group will enter the Hornpipe final with the top Six dancers receiving prize money and the winner this beautiful new trophy which was sponsored by our dance Mums. Prize money is sponsored by Wigton Road Car Sales 🖤

Symar Annual Comp
Sunday 10th November
Lockerbie
Entries still open
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https://www.rsobhd.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Symar-Annual-Competition-10.11.24.pdf

24/10/2024

📣 Entries 📣

📣 With just over 2 weeks to go until our brilliant comp we are delighted with the entries coming in. All applicants have been responded to and we ask that payment is sent for entries. Thanks x

📣 We try our very best to make our comp what we love in other comps, a friendly atmosphere, lots of prizes and lots of age groups! Please keep entries coming in!!

📣 This weekend we are specifically looking for - Primary dancers
- a 7 year old beginner
- an 8/9 year old Novice
- 10 + Intermediate
- 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 years premier to ensure individual age groups!

📣 We are also delighted to announce that Soarhill Creations will also have a Christmas / Scottish stall as well as Highland World, a fabulous raffle, great home backing, plenty cups of tea and my amazing banter 😜

📣 Keep your entries coming in 📣
📣 [email protected] 📣
📣https://www.rsobhd.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Symar-Annual-Competition-10.11.24.pdf 📣

Symar Annual Comp 🏆🥇

21/10/2024

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McCreadie competition
Well done Lola 15yrs & overall joint premier winner ⭐️🏆🏆⭐️