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The Scottish Official Highland Dancing Association






Scottish Official Highland Dancing Resources Page

In order to help new and established dance schools the S.O.H.D.A have a range of resources to aid our members,dancers and teachers.



Visit our new online shop and view some of the stock available at competitions.

At present goods can not be purchased online but orders can be placed for uplift at competitions.



2008 S.O.H.D.A Rule Book

S.O.H.D.A  Constitution and  Rules Book updated and improved for 2008.

The new edition is available to buy now.

£1.50 ea.

"Order your copy today"



Free Website Design

Any dance school who are SOHDA members may apply for one of our websites. Designed and coded for your dance schools town, city, area so that search engines will find your dance school first for more information on this new service please contact the S.O.H.D.A or the webmaster in the contact us section .

Designs will include pages such as Home page, contact us class times and venues, Forum.

Dance schools will need to supply or purchase a web address and hosting package. Help and information can also be given in making arrangements for a web address and hosting package. Some website hosts provide a free www.     .co.uk web address with their packages as well as a free email address based on your website address.

A free forum will also be set up for each website to keep your dancers up to date with any information they may need (class time changes venue changes etc).

If your wondering how your website could look well you have the SOHDA website for starters or take a look at some of the websites already built for SOHDA dance schools.






Practice Swords

 £17.00 ea

Practice Swords are available to buy from the S.O.H.D.A at any of our competitions, various scabbard colours Red, Purple, Green colours subject to availability and are priced at

Bulk buying discounts are available to all Highland Dance Schools for purchases of 5 or more swords, discounts for dance schools will be based on member and non member prices, discounts of up to 12% are available for bulk purchases.

 (all prices were correct as of 26.3.2010)




SOHDA Dance Instruction Books

Now available to buy priced at £12 the SOHDA book 1 of 4 in a series of highland dance instruction books and is available to buy at any of our competitions or contact Jean McKirdy
(see our contact us page).

SCOTTISH OFFICIAL
 HIGHLAND DANCING ASSOCIATION
TEXTBOOK OF DANCES
BOOK 1 - FLINGS, SWORDS & REELS

48 pages, soft cover
RETAIL £12 inclusive of FREE POSTAGE

This is the first in a series of four books containing a mixture of Highland, National and Lesser Known dances. This book is themed “Flings, Swords and Reels”. The SOHDA is indebted to Charlie Mill who collected these dances from a variety of sources over a number of years. The dances contained in this series are danced regularly at competitions and events organised by The Scottish Official Highland Dancing Association.



The book includes Dance steps and instructions for

The Highland Fling;
The Marquis of Huntly’s Highland Fling;
Tulloch Gorm;
Sword Salute;
Sword Dance;
Lochaber Broadswords;
Argyll Broadswords;
Strathspey, Highland Reel & Reel of Tulloch;
Strathspey & Highland Reel;
The Threesome Reel

S.O.H.D.A Individual Dance Instruction Sheets

Instruction sheets for all the Highland and National dances including alternative steps within the dances with over three dozen dances currently available.

Dance instruction sheets may purchased as individual dance instructions or as a complete set please see below for further details and prices.

Advertised prices do not include postage and packaging

Dance Instruction Title
Prices
Aberdonian Lassie
£1.00
Highland Laddie
£1.00
Broadswords
£1.00
Over The Water To Charlie
£1.00
The Flowers Of Edinburgh
£1.00
The Dusty Miller
£1.00
The Scottish Lilt
£1.00
Wilt Thou Go To The Barracks, Johnnie?
£1.00
The Village Maid
£1.00
Flora MacDonald’s Fancy
£1.00
The Scottish Measure
£1.00
Bobby Cuthbertson
£1.00
The Cake Walk
£1.00
Louden Lassies
£1.00
The Earl Of Erroll
£1.00
The Thistle
£1.00
The Bonnie Briest Knot
£1.00
Lady Louisa MacDonald Of Sleat
£1.00
Bonnie Dundee
£1.00
The First Of August
£1.00
The King Of Sweden
£1.00
Miss Forbes
£1.00
Dancer’s Delight
£1.00
Linkumdodie
£1.00
Blue Bonnets Over The Border
£1.00
Hebridean Laddie
£1.00
Lassies Of Kyle
£1.00
Jacobite Sword  Dance
£1.00
The Shean Truibhais
£2.00
The Sailors’ Hornpipe
£2.00
The Irish Jig
£2.00




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