NEWS & IMPORTANT UPDATES

WOHDA AGM - Sunday November 9, 2025 - Zoom

"WOHDA hopes everyone has been enjoying their wonderful summer thus far and enjoying many highland games.  WOHDA is preparing for our 2025-2026 season and working hard on our fall entry forms.  Our 2025-2026 membership link is below.  We always welcome new members.  If you wish to volunteer, kindly contact our Administrator.  Any and all donations and financial support is always appreciated.

Dawn Brennan Sutter has stepped down as our Professional Advisor, and we would like to thank her for her wonderful years of volunteering with our Association.  We are close to having another fill this position.

WOHDA will be looking for a new Treasurer in November 2026.  We would like to have someone on board to mentee for the next year.  If interested, please contact our Administrator.

WOHDA would like to welcome Kelly Hider Horsley as our Administrative Assistant to our Administrator.  We look forward to working with you and welcome you to our Executive.

WOHDA would like to welcome Sue McCarrol as our new Professional Advisor and are looking forward to working with Sue in this new capacity.

LETTER TO OUR MEMBERS

Welcome to our 2025-2026 Membership year!

Founded in 1968 by Jenny MacLachlan, WOHDA supports highland dance in Western Ontario, Canada. Our mission is to

continuously pursue excellence in Highland Dance for its members, offering competitions and championships to assist

dancers in achieving their dance goals.

We offer several competitions and championships throughout the year:

•  Guelph District Competition

•  Halton District Competition

•  The Janet T MacLachlan Memorial Tri-Cities District Competition

•  The Ontario Open Championship & Pre-Championship

•  The Amethyst Open Premiership

•  The Pre-Premier Competition

•  The Western Ontario Open Championship

•  The Western Ontario Closed Championship

•  The London District Competition

Our membership year runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026 and the current year’s fee is $55.00

Full membership to WOHDA is open to any family having a dancer(s), or to a professional residing in the geographical

area of the following counties:

Guelph District

• Grey-Bruce

• Huron

• Wellington

Halton District

• Brant

• Haldimand-Norfolk

• Halton

• Hamilton

• Wentworth

London District

• Elgin

• Essex

• Kent

• Lambton

• Middlesex

• Wentworth

Tri-Cities District

• Oxford

• Perth

• Waterloo Region
  
  

Associate Membership Option

Associate memberships are available to families and professionals who reside outside the listed counties.  Associate

members may not vote or hold office within the Association, and the fee is $55.00 for the current year. Our membership is a family membership and the fee is $55.00. We look forward to having you join us for our upcoming events. 

CONTACT US

Please feel free to contact any of our Executive if you have questions or comments:

• Leslie MacDougall, President

• Amanda Birtch, Vice President

• Sue Brown, Treasurer

• Megan Leonard, Administrator

• Kelly Hider-Horsley, Administrative Assistant 

• Sue McCarrol, Professional Advisor 

Please email us at wohdadance@gmail.com