A St Columba’s RC High School pupil is preparing to dance in the Big Apple.
Emily Reddington, 15, from Ballingry, recently auditioned to take part in Tartan Week held in New York.
She was successful in securing a position on Squad 1 Fling Together Collective Dance Team. When she’s in New York, Emily will be part of the team who perform at pop up locations including Bryant Park, Ellis Island, and the Tartan Day Parade.
It all came about after she happened to notice a social media post about the event and was encouraged to put her name forward.
Emily said of the Tartan Week event: “I saw it on Facebook and my dance teacher sent it to me and she thought it would be a good opportunity for me to apply. When I saw the email, I was really excited.
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“I am hoping to just expand my dancing, get better and meet new people in the sport because I am not really sure I know many people, and from other countries as well.”
Emily attends highland dance class three times times per week, between Benarty Community Centre and the Sarah Hendry School of Dance Studio in Glenrothes.
She added: “I really enjoy teaching younger kids to dance because they kind of look up to me.”
Emily’s family are very proud of her and she will travel to the USA this April.
"It's just an amazing opportunity, I am really glad I got accepted." She added.
Tartan Week is a global celebration of Scottish culture and heritage.
It features a parade, ceilidh dances, Gaelic workshops, and aims to showcase connections between North America and Scotland.
A whole range of famous Scottish faces from across politics and the arts have taken part and featured prominently in the celebrations.
In the past, Grand Marshalls for the week representing Scotland have included Sir Billy Connolly, Karen Gillan, Alan Cumming, and Sam Heughan.
The week-long celebration started out as just a parade in 1999, gradually growing in stature to become one of New York's key annual events.
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