Kiki (Kirsten) Bentzen
BENTZEN SCHOOL OF HIGHLAND DANCE
Seattle & Bellevue WA                   (206) 819-6833 or (425) 641-4383
 kikibentzen@comcast.net             www.bentzenschool.com
Originally from British Columbia, Canada, Kiki has 25+ years of Scottish Highland Dance training and has been very successful at the Regional, National and World Championship levels.  Kiki has represented the NW Region nine times at the USIR National Championships  and has competed all over Canada, the United States, and Scotland.   She has over 18 years teaching experience and is a full member of the Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance (SDTA), and the Federation of United States Teachers and Adjudicators (FUSTA)...as well as being a member and side drummer in the Keith Highlanders Pipe band-recently placing 3rd in the 2008 World Pipe band Championships.

Inge Bentzen Merry

Studio Location: Bellevue. Home Phone: 425-746-7532 Email: inge@ingemerry.com Inge Bentzen Merry (bentzenschool.com) is a full member of Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance (SDTA). She has been teaching in the Pacific Northwest since 1991. Inge has competed successfully at a championship level in Scotland, the United States and Canada for many years.

Inge is passionate about teaching the tradition of Scottish Highland Dancing to boys and girls of all skill levels and age. She instructs for U.S. and international championships, local competition, show choreography and exhibitions. Inge believes that her dancers will build life time friendships while developing the grace of a ballet dancer and the strength of an athlete. She currently instructs in Bellevue along with her twin sister Kiki Bentzen.

Along with Inge’s love for Scottish Highland Dancing she plays tenor drum in the Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (KHPB.org). She has been an honorary member of the Keith Highlanders Pipe Band for eleven years and competes currently, locally and internationally. KHPB took 3rd place in the World Pipe Band Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland, 2008.

Leanore Curran

Studio Location: Renton. Home Phone: (425) 271-4752 E-mail: Leanorec@msn.com. Dance instructor for the past 14 years/competition and exhibition classes. Member: BATD and FUSTA . Honorary Member of the Clan Gordon Pipe Band, Tacoma. Students have performed for local, national and international competitions and events.

Carol McPherson

McPherson Scottish Dance Academy, Olympia & Tacoma, WA  Studio/Office Phone: 360-357-5055  Competition & Performance training; Member SDTA, FUSTA. Teaching in the Olympia area since 1995, danced & competed for over 35 years. Email: cmac2445@gmail.com  Website: www.mcphersondance.com

Megan Hawkins Holecek

Studio location: Bainbridge Island and Maple Valley. 206-730-6678. Email: highlanddance@comcast.net

Robin Hegge-MacRae

Studio location: Burien/Seattle. Home Phone: 206 243-9124 E-mail: macraedance@comcast.net Competition and Performance training from age 3 1/2. Member of SDTA and FUSTA. Dancing since the age of 7 and teaching for 30 years. Competed in the 1st United States Inter-Regional Competition in 1981, Alexandria, Virginia as the Northwest Region's Adult Winner.

Karen Shelton-Johnson

Shoreline Studio - 206-542-7920 Coupeville, Whidbey Island Studio - 360-321-2063 Email: ksheltondance@hotmail.com. Teaching since 1967 Member of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing judges panel since 1970. Life and Fellow Member of the SDTA and FUSTA

Marian Webb

Studio Location: Bellevue/ Clyde Hill. Areas: Seattle, Bellevue and Port Townsend. Home Phone: 425- 454-7382 Email: marianwebb@allergyresearch One of three Instructors with the Marian Webb School of Highland Dance. Competition & Exhibition Classes, Member of SDTA & FUSTA. Teaching for over 25 years and has competed all over the United States and in Scotland. An active board member of Mastery of Scottish Arts.