Gaelyn McGregor

Gaelyn McGregor is an Examiner, Fellow and Life Member of the Scottish Dance  Teachers’ Alliance and an adjudicator with the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland  Dance. She is currently the tour organizer for the SDTA in Manitoba and served as the  Technical Advisor Chair of ScotDance Canada for many years. She travels  internationally examining, adjudicating and instructing workshops. Over the years, her  students have been successful in winning Provincial, Mid-Canada, Northern Canadian,  Eastern Canadian, North American, Scottish, Commonwealth and Canadian  Championships as well as being invited to participate in all North American, European  and the Edinburgh tattoo. As a dancer, she won many consecutive Provincial and Mid Canada Championships, Northern Canadian Championship and highlights include  winning 1st Runner Up in the Intercontinental Championship (pre Canadian  Championship), British Overseas Champion, 4th Runner Up Adult World Champion and  Best Overseas Dancer at the Royal Braemar Gathering. She has been the principal  teacher since 1977 of the McGregor Studio of Dance in Winnipeg, Canada. Gaelyn was  the first recipient of the “Lord Strathcona Award” sponsored by the St. Andrew’s Society  for her tireless contributions of keeping the Scottish Heritage and Culture alive in  Manitoba.

Lynne Hamilton

Lynne is from Lanark in Scotland and started dancing at age 3. She studied Highland with Mrs Margaret Todd. After a successful competitive career, Lynne has her own school in Forth, Lanarkshire and her students have won multiple championships in Scotland,  England and Canada. She is a Fellow and examiner with the Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance. As well as an Adjudicator with the RSOBHD, having judged and taught workshops in Scotland,  England,  Ireland, Australia, USA, Canada, Holland and Switzerland, serving on both the Technical and Judges Committees. Lynne is a delegate on the board representing The Californian Club of San Francisco. 

Ann Landry

Ann Landry is a Lifetime member of the Scottish Dance Teacher’s Alliance and has had the privilege to sit on the RSOBHD World Judge’s Panel since 2000.  Ann was born into a Highland dance family with her mom, Kay Batherson being her teacher in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.  Ann’s love of teaching highland dance began at an early age, assisting her mother.  After completing her Physical Education Degree with a concentration in Movement Education, Ann moved to New Brunswick with her husband Gerry and started the Landry School of Highland Dance, bringing Highland Dance to various areas of the province for the first time.  The Landry School of Dance is now into it’s 37th year of operation in New Brunswick and Ann is very proud to have helped produce several elite Highland dancers in the province.  Several have gone on to win Provincial, Atlantic, Premierships and National Championships; highlighted by a dancer who has finished in the top six World Juvenile and World Adult Championships.  Choreography is a passion of Ann’s and members of her Dance Troupe have traveled to perform throughout Canada, the USA, Switzerland and Scotland.

Ann loves to give back to her Highland Dance community and has volunteered in many capacities within ScotDance New Brunswick, Scotdance Canada and the Highland Societies within her communities.  She held the Board of Director position for her province within ScotDance Canada for over 17 years and has Co-Chaired the ScotDance Canada Championship Series twice in 2007 and 2019.   Ann currently holds the Vice President’s position with Scotdance New Brunswick and has a passion to help mentor younger professionals within the organization.  Outside of Highland Dancing, Ann has retired as an Elementary School Teacher and a Physical Education Specialist.  She fully believes in promoting healthy active living to children and together with her passion for Highland Dance, Ann will use her teaching platform to continue to promote her passions to young dancers while keeping her love of the Scottish Heritage alive through dance.  

In her retirement, Ann is looking forward to traveling more with her husband, spending quality time with her two children, two grandchildren and enjoying beach life with them all at their retirement home in Grande Digue.

Thank you to the Glengarry Highland Games Committee for the invitation to judge as it will be my first Highland Games event in Glengarry and I am very much looking forward to it!

Jamie Douglas

Jamie's been playing bagpipes for over 37 years, starting with Don Brooks at the local legion in Bowmanville and then moving on to tuition under Bruce Gandy.  He's competed both individually and with pipe bands over this period, and started piping for highland dancing thanks to his two sisters, Heather and Heidi, who were competitive highland dancers at the time.  They taught him the nuances of piping for dancing vs. solos and in pipe bands.  This gave him an understanding of the correct musical expression which compliments each dance, as well as appropriate tempos.

He owes his start into piping for highland dance competitions thanks to Pete Tolev, who hired him for his first dance competition in 1994 at the East York ECHDA Canada Day competition.  Since then he's piped for countless dance competitions and championships all over Ontario.

He's currently a member of the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, which he first joined in 1995 but has also been a member of the Toronto Police Pipe Band over this period.  He's been to Scotland to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships 23 times over his piping career.  He was part of the Milton Optimist Junior Pipe band who won the Juvenile World Pipe Band Championships title in 1994, and has placed 4th twice with the 78th Frasers in grade one.

Sean Wereley

Sean has been immersed in the Highland arts for most of his life, both as a dancer and a piper. He trained as a competitive Highland dancer for over 10 years under Kathy Coleman Spink, competing across Canada and internationally. In 2002, he represented Ontario at the Canadian Championships in Vancouver and has also competed at the World Highland Dancing Championships in Cowal, Scotland.

He has been playing the bagpipes for over 30 years, following in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather. Over that time, he has competed in both solo piping events, and with the Glengarry Pipe Band. He has also been a piper for Highland dancing competitions for more than 20 years, working with the SD&G Highland Dancing Association as well as events throughout the region and beyond, developing a strong understanding of the musicality and precision required to support dancers.

Through his wife Marena's Glengarry roots—and the fact that they first met at a competition where he was piping—he’s never strayed far from the highland dancing world. While not born in Glengarry, he’s spent enough time here to feel right at home among its strong Scottish traditions. These days, he balances piping with family life, raising two young boys, and is pleased to be part of this year’s Glengarry Highland Games.

Daniel Carr

Daniel Carr traces the roots of his journey to the age of three at the Sheila Milne School of Dance in Owen Sound, Ontario. Under the world-class guidance of Mrs. Milne and later, James McCorkindale, he developed a foundation in movement that would eventually lead him to the pinnacle of Highland dance. Daniel is incredibly grateful for a competitive career that saw him earn major championships across Canada and the U.S., ultimately reaching the highest honors at the World Championships in Scotland.

While his successes on the boards are well-documented, Daniel approaches the bagpipes with a profound respect for the great players who came before him. Having studied under the late Ed Neigh and currently with Jim MacGillivray, he views himself as a lifelong student of the Great Highland Bagpipe. He was deeply honored to be awarded the Canadian Gold Medal for Piobaireachd at the 2023 Glengarry Highland Games—a milestone he views as a testament to his mentors' patience and the rich traditions of the North American piping community.

Whether teaching Highland Dancing in Cambridge or mentoring local piping students, he remains appreciative of every opportunity to give back to the community. Daniel is honoured to be included in this year’s Glengarry Highland Games and is eager to share in a day of music and dancing.