SCOT’s mission is to promote the culture of Scotland and one of our most prominent ways of accomplishing this is by hosting annual competitions in Highland Dancing every spring.
While local teachers provide excellent training for the Scottish Arts, the best way to challenge these skills is in competition against others. Each spring, dancers come from all over the East coast to compete in dancing before certificated judges.
It is our great pleasure to announce that on Saturday, June 7, 2025,The Scottish Cultural Organization of the Triangle, will be hosting the Fourth Annual Pat Johnston Memorial Competitions at the Resurrection Lutheran Church on West Lochmere Drive in Cary, North Carolina.
We hold this yearly event in honor of Pat Johnston, steadfast matriarch, dance teacher, and SCOT treasurer and founder, who passed away in 2020, and continue her vision of bringing together the finest and most talented Highland dancers from the Triangle and beyond, to these special competitions.
Throughout the day, we will hold a silent auction and raffle, with all proceeds going to Pat and SCOT’s mission to promote the culture of Scotland in the Triangle. These funds will provide numerous scholarships to students of various Scottish cultural arts, including dancing, piping, drumming, and fiddling.
To obtain tickets for this wonderful event on Saturday, June 7, 2025, please go to:
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/scot-us/pat-johnston-memorial-competitions-2025