Heather Jolley Highland Dancers
-2300 Rocket Way V3K 6Z2 Coquitlam, BC, Canada

Class is great fun when your mask matches our little Monkey Boo

Our dancers had a wonderful time learning these fun choreographies to celebrate Robbie Burns Day - thank you to BC Highland Dancing Association for providing the dancers with this opportunity!

We are all going to miss this for the next couple weeks - back to zoom we go!!

Lots of familiar faces in this video! Please consider making a donation to this great cause - proceeds will be donated to Food Banks Canada and Kids Help Phone https://scotdance.vidflex.tv/en/c/team-4.218

Only 5 MORE DAYS until the 24 hour dance-a-thon and donation links go #live at scotdance.vidflex.tv Team 4 has done a wonderful job so far getting the word out ...to our communities across BC and Manitoba, keep up the great work and #SHARE, #SHARE, #SHARE !! Pledge our team today and help make a difference in your community on August 15th ScotDance Canada ScotDance Manitoba Kids Help Phone Food Banks Canada #scotdancecanadagives

We are selling beautiful locally-grown plants to bring some festive cheer to your households this holiday season! Please check out the products we have available to purchase online. * pick up December 12th in Coquitlam *

Thank you to ScotDance USA for chatting with us - we had so much fun and hope you all enjoy watching!

Go TEAM BC Looking forward to supporting a great cause!

Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween

Loved seeing all of the dancers in their outfits and performing so many of the dances that would usually be seen at the Highland Games - one of our students can be seen dancing the Blue Bonnets. Well done Daisy

Reflecting back on the Summer fun we had participating in the Interactive Highland Dancing Festival!

Wonderful overview of all the great events at Highland Games!

As we were not able to get our annual 'group photo' at Lafarge lake this year, here is our 2019-2020 "yearbook" photo - what a year!

Team British Columbia, it’s time to lace up your dance shoes and buckle up your kilts for a great cause! ScotDance Canada is hosting a fundraiser to raise a total of $30,000 to be split between Kids Help Phone and Food Banks Canada. How are you involved in this? We’re looking for 20-25 second video clips of you dancing ANY step or choreography to be used in our dance-a-thon video during the donation period on August 15th.... Your videos must be submitted by JULY 27th (submission link will be provided on July 25th). Please see attached links for more information on costume, filming, and submission guidelines. Also it is very important you sign and submit the linked waiver with your video!! http://scotdance.ca/events-page/ So it’s time to get creative and show off our beautiful British Columbia scenery in your videos because remember, only the first 100 submissions will be included in the video!! Let’s get out there Team BC and spread positivity around our communities through Highland Dance!

A message from our President . Please save the date August 15th and spread the news far and wide to help us achieve this goal !

Having a blast teaching at Piping Hot Summer Drummer this week - you may see some familiar faces in this video

Loved seeing these little smiling faces today!

Another great video from the SFU Pipe Band concert held in February - this one features some of our boy dancers!

Check out this great virtual event tomorrow - Coquitlam presents its annual Canada Day celebrations online with live music, dance, interactive activities and more! Watch our performance at 1:15! https://facebook.com/events/s/coquitlam-celebrates-canada-da/1160966207617351/?ti=icl

Looking forward to our upcoming Canada Day performance - stay tuned!

Loved being able to see some of our dancers in person the other day! Looking forward to seeing many more over the Summer months

A few of our highlights from the year (2019-2020). Even though the 'regular' dancing season was cut short this year we were able to stay together while the world stayed apart. Looking forward to seeing all of our dancers in person again soon and welcoming the start of a new season in the Fall. Hope you all have a wonderful Summer!!

So proud of all of our dancers finding ways to remain engaged with dance during these uncertain times - Zoom dance exams, dance challenges, dance practices and performances at seniors residences (from a distance!). Keep it up everyone

Look forward to the day we get to see everyone’s smiling faces back at dance class. These girls decided to use their practice skirts to form the Italian flag - great fun was had at this class!

Happy Tartan Day everyone! Here are a few of our ‘outtakes’ from the past few years - can’t wait to see you all in your tartan again soon

A few weeks ago we had a ton of fun trying out some new coloured shoes - hope everyone is finding some fun ways to practice at home! Tartantown Ltd.

Here’s a little something to keep all you dancers (and parents, siblings, etc) occupied this weekend - hope everyone is staying safe and healthy

We had a great night performing with the SFU Pipe Band a few weeks ago! Here’s a look at one of our colourful performances

Had to capture the love for Ariel at dance the other day

We had a great day at the last BC Highland winter competition of the year - medals, trophies, money and broadswords! Well done everyone

Flinging at the Twisted Thistle!

We had a wonderful time performing with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band on Saturday - great team building, beautiful performances, and fun at the after party

We are looking forward to performing with the band tonight - it’s going to be a fantastic show

Our dancers have been kept very busy these past few weeks Some of our senior students attended the Master of the Scottish Arts concert in Edmonds, Washington where they put on a great show! The next day our dancers competed in the Celtic Arts Open Championship - where we had some great results and were able to celebrate Taryn’s 18th birthday This past weekend we were competing again at the Fraser Valley Highland Dancing competition where our dancers did really well and took home lots of cash prizes! Loved seeing our wee primary debut dancers up on stage for the first time too. Isaac and Ivy were even able to sneak in a performance at the Vancouver Art Gallery as performers for ‘Welcome to the British Isles’. Well done everyone

Daisy had a great weekend in Winnipeg - winner of the 12 & Under 14 Years Manitoba Open Championship and 2nd Place in her Solo Choreography

We had lots of fun performing at the BCCA International Festival today!

Our kids had a great day competing at the BC Highland competition - little ones had tons of fun, lots of choreographies were danced, and trophies were won

Our dancers were kept very busy this past weekend with various Robbie Burns performances

Watch us live on Global TV at 9:40

Well done to all of our dancers who competed at FVHDA this past weekend!

Love performing for seniors in our community - thanks to the dancers who put on a great show!

Our little ones are loving Flora the doll

We had a wonderful time performing at the Vancouver Curling Club for their Hogmanay Bonspiel! Thank you for including us in your festivities

If you’re looking for a great way to support your local pipe bands and highland dancers, take part in Scottish traditions, and eat some delicious Scottish cuisine - this is the place to be on January 25th!

Another fun and successful HJHD Christmas party in the books. Thank you to all of the parents, siblings, and dancers for your help - the games, food and dancing were wonderful! Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and looking forward to seeing many of our dancing friends in 2020.

What a wonderfully festive day we had at the Santa’s Fling competition! Well done to all of our dancers - a highlight was the little elves the Primary dancers received with their names on them and the kids dancing their Jingle Bell Rock choreography!! Topped the weekend off with some great workshops too Thanks to the organizers for making it such a memorable day for all!

Love this photo of Everly! Share your photos with Santa - we would love to see them

One of our good friends from the dance community - please read and help out if you can!

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We’re getting into the Christmas spirit!

Another successful and fun weekend for our dancers - competed at the BC Highland competition where everyone danced well followed by a fun family friendly dance out! Looking forward to many more events and competitions throughout the year

Our dancers had a weekend full of dance! Started with a great competition with the FVHDA and ended with a performance for Remembrance Day. Well done dancers - proud of all of you

Happy Halloween everyone!

Great start to our competition season! Well done to all of our dancers who competed at the Bellingham competition this past weekend - fun to see you all getting in to the Halloween spirit

Another great SDTA conference weekend has come to an end and our dancers had an absolute blast. Thank you so much to Steven MacRae and his team for a wonderful event! Daisy was 2nd in the Junior scholarship Malcolm was 3rd in the Junior scholarship Mikayla was 3rd in the Senior scholarship... Alex tied for 5th in the Senior scholarship Well done dancers We all learned a lot, made new friends, and made lots of lasting memories!

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will be playing in select theatres this Sunday (October 6th)! Come see our dancers (Julia Rutherford and Jillian Peacock) on the big screen. https://www.cineplex.com//the-royal-edinburgh-military-tat

Who’s enjoying their first week back at dance!? We sure are

Aubrey having some last minute practice before classes start back tomorrow

Jamie had a wonderful day at the Saanich Fair competition - keep up the good work

Earlier this month some of our dancers travelled to Maxville to compete at the Glengarry Highland Games! Ariane was interviewed and had a great day

Join our HJHD team! Our classes will begin the week of September 9th at Planet Ice Coquitlam for the 2019/2020 season. There are many benefits to highland dancing (and you don't have to be Scottish to join in the fun). -Improves coordination -Increases balance... -Improves motor skills -Great workout From recreational to competitive, we offer classes for children (as young as 3), teens and adults. Contact us for more info!

The Glenisla Highland Games was very eventful for Mikayla and Taryn!

The Scotland adventures continue for Mikayla and Taryn

Daisy had a fun and successful stop in Medicine Hat! Well done

Mikayla has had a wonderful start to her Scotland trip - 2nd overall at the British Overseas Championship! Well done - keep up the good work

Julia and Jill are having a blast performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - here they are for their first show of the summer!

Our dancers had another productive week - we had some performing at a local farmers market and some competing at the Seattle Highland Games! Well done everyone

More world travels for our dancers! Sigrid had a very successful competition at the Loch Lomond Highland Games in Scotland, Cameron kids did very well at the Antigonish Highland Games, Erin and Megan won the choreography competition at the Piping Hot Summer Drummer dance camp, and to top it all off Daisy, Malcolm, Keira, and Catie had a wonderful day at the Portland Highland Games. Highlight of the summer so far was Kate winning (for her fifth time) the Canadian Highland Dancing Championship in Moncton. Onwards to Seattle, Scotland, and Tattoo’s!

Reflecting back on the past few weeks of dance - wow! Our kids have traveled to New Brunswick, Mount Vernon, Penticton, and Kamloops (to name a few)! We have all had a wonderful time with each other, met new friends, and have made lasting memories that we will cherish for years to come! Well done to all of our dancers for all of your hard work - keep it up Here are just a few photos we have collected over the last few weeks.

Another year has come to an end for the 'Heather Jolley Highland Dancers'! We had a fantastic year - welcomed new faces to our studio, lots of students took home medals and trophies, and lots of new friends made. This night would never be possible without our fabulous volunteers and helpers - thank you so much to each and every one of you!! Classes will resume in September and we hope you all have a wonderful Summer.

We had a terrific day at the Coquitlam Highland Games last weekend - the weather was beautiful, the dancers did great, and a bear even came to see what all the fuss was about!! We are all looking forward to our year end show tomorrow night - if you’re looking to experience an evening of traditional highland dance please come on out and have a look!! Show starts at 6:30 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.