SCHOOL DANCE

The Cameron School of Dance
The Cameron School of Dance was founded in 1938 by the late Lorna Wallace Cameron. At the age of eleven Mrs. Cameron began taking private ballet classes from a young retired dancer of the New York Ballet theater.  She was later trained in tap dancing and other styles of dance.Over the years Mrs. Cameron had taught hundreds and hundreds of dancers and in many instances three generations of the same family. The philosophy of the school has always been " Children helping Children". 

The funds raised from all performances were, and still are, always donated to a children's charity or organization.  In the late 1960's Mrs. Cameron's daughter Cheri began teaching within the school.  Cheri had spent her developmental years studying with the Royal Montreal Ballet Company, the Montreal Jazz Academy as well as other institutions.  In 1990, Mrs. Cameron's grand-daughter Shena joined her mother Cheri in the tradition of teaching within the school.  The Cameron School of Dance will celebrate it's 65th year in the community this upcoming season. For information, visit their Web site.

Stephenson School of Highland Dancing
Jennifer started her dance career at age six and competed for over twenty years.  She has performed throughout North America and in Scotland, and was Quebec champion several times, representing that province at the Canadian Championships.Jennifer started the Stephenson School of Dance in 1977, and several of her students have gone on to establish successful schools of their own.

She has trained a number of champion dancers, and her students compete regularly across Canada and the United States.  She is a member of the Scottish Official Board Adjudicator’s Panel and a Fellow of the Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance.Active in all aspects of highland dancing, Jennifer is currently a delegate for ScotDance Quebec and Vice-President of the Montreal Highland Dancing Association. 

She also served as Treasurer of ScotDance Canada, Vice-President of the Professional Highland Dance Association (Ottawa, Cornwall, Montreal), Chairperson of Interprov’ 93 (Canadian Interprovincial Championships), and Chairperson of the ScotDance Canada Championship Series in Montreal in 2001. For information, contact: Jennifer Stephenson.

Heather McNabb
Heather dances for several years. She teaches in Montreal West and in Morin Heights. For information, contact : Heather McNabb

Norah Link
Nora is an associate (Highland Branch) of the British Association of Teachers of Dance. She formerly competed at the Premier level (18 and over). She also teaches Scottish Country Dancing (Full Certificate from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society) and helps to organize SCD events and workshops in Montreal. She has taught workshops in Scottish Country Dancing and in Ladies Scottish Step Dancing in central & eastern Canada, and in the northeastern United States (New England). For information : Norah Link, Scottish Country Dancing.