Hannah Boulton
Hannah Boulton is a certified Highland Member from the British Association of Teachers of Dancing, Glasgow, Scotland. Hannah has been substitute teaching for dance schools in three different highland dance associations throughout the past eight years. She has competed in Canada, USA, and Bahamas. Her favourite memories were made during dance classes, dance trips, and Military Tattoos. Miss Hannah has performed with the Okanagan Military Tattoo Dance Team (2016-18) and the 90th Anniversary Kimberley Pipe Band Tattoo.
Miss Hannah’s main passions are agriculture, highland dance and youth development. She is currently completing her second degree in Bachelor of Commerce, remotely through Memorial University of Newfoundland. Miss Hannah’s first degree is a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Animal Science major from University of Alberta.
Miss Hannah is currently the Community Member on the 4-H BC Provincial Council Society. This is her third term on the 4-H BC Provincial Council Society. Her previous positions were 4-H BC Ambassador and 4-H Canada Youth Advisory Committee representative.
Miss Hannah grew up just outside of Cranbrook, British Columbia. She started highland dancing when she was five years old in Cranbrook. Dancing under her mentor Liela Cooper, Liela Cooper School of Highland Dance from 2005 to 2018. Miss Hannah was recommended for the North American Sadie Simpson Highland Dance Scholarship Competition in 2012 (Miami), 2015 (San Diego), and 2016 (Toronto). She began her highland dance teacher journey when she was 15 years old and received her Highland Associates from the British Association of Teachers of Highland Dancing, Glasgow, Scotland at 16 years old.
During Miss Hannah’s completion of her BSc in Agriculture in Edmonton. She continued her passion of highland dance in St. Albert, Alberta dancing and teaching under Kathryn Campbell School of Highland Dance from fall 2019 to summer 2023. She competed at numerous championships and was 3rd Runner Up at the Alberta Closed Provincial Championship, 2022. She examined and received her certification in Highland Members through British Association of Teachers of Dancing in Spring 2023.
At the end of summer 2023 Miss Hannah moved back to her hometown of Cranbrook, BC to study remotely for her Bachelor of Commerce. In Fall 2023, Miss Hannah danced in an Adult Highland Dance Class at Liela Cooper School of Highland Dance. On June 1st, 2024 Miss Liela’s dancers performed at the top of Kimberley Alpine Resort at Ceilidh on the Mountain.
Miss Hannah announced the Hannah Boulton School of Highland Dance on June 2nd, 2024. She is accepting new students for Fall 2024. When Miss Hannah is not dancing she is learning to play the tenor drum. She has always valued performing with the Kimberley Pipe Band since 2005 and is excited to continue performing with Kimberley Pipe Band as a tenor drummer and dancer.
