It is not everyday 15-year-old Alice Gill has the chance to represent Australia, but this month she will be.
Alice will be representing her country in a highland dance competition in Scotland, after winning the Australian national highland dancing title in her age group.
“I won two titles at the competition which were great,” she said.
“There were a lot of people there for the national and international competitions so it is definitely a big thing for me.
“So it felt great to win, especially because I had won before so it was a great feeling to keep my title running.”
Alice attends Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College in Altona, and has lived in Newport her whole life.
She has been doing highland dancing since she was only eight year old.
“I love the way it challenges you , it’s just a beautiful way of style and dancing,” she said.
Alice began to feel drawn to the dance after seeing professional dancers come to Melbourne.
“When I was younger, I always used to attempt the dance, even when I knew nothing about it,” she said.
“It wasn’t until the international tattoo came to Melbourne when I was eight that I really got into it.”
“Seeing the dancers in person was inspiring, it really pushed me to try to mimic the dancing.
Following the professional performance of Highland dancing, Alice found a studio in Kensington and began her long running passion.
“I would like to pursue dancing in the future for sure, there are many options and I think it would be cool.”
Jennifer Pittorino
