A Nanaimo teen has become a world champion in Highland dancing.
Annalise Lam of Brigadoon Dance Academy was the overall winner in the junior division in Highland dancing this past weekend at the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland.
The 17-year-old finished first in the fling, first in the sword dance, sixth in the seann triubhas and fifth in the reel and the combined results added up to first overall.
Lam, in an e-mail interview with the B次元官网网址 Bulletin, said it feels unreal to be a world champion.
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Earlier in the week, Lam and a Brigadoon teammate, 16-year-old Keltie Willis, competed in the Commonwealth Highland Dance Championships. Lam won gold medals in both the reel and the seann triubhas, silver in the fling and placed fourth in the sword dance.
Brigadoon Dance Academy instructor Diena Henry said in a message to the B次元官网网址 Bulletin that she B次元官网网址渃ouldnB次元官网网址檛 be more proudB次元官网网址� of her dancers.
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