A Nanaimo teen has become a world champion in Highland dancing.
Annalise Lam of Brigadoon Dance Academy was the overall winner in the junior division in Highland dancing this past weekend at the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland.
The 17-year-old finished first in the fling, first in the sword dance, sixth in the seann triubhas and fifth in the reel and the combined results added up to first overall.
Lam, in an e-mail interview with the News Bulletin, said it feels unreal to be a world champion.
91裸聊视频淭he title of junior world champion exceeded all of my expectations,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭he competition is so stiff, you just never know how you will place.91裸聊视频�
She called it an incredible experience to step onto the renowned Cowal stage, and hearing applause there made her feel like she had 91裸聊视频渕ade it.91裸聊视频� Lam91裸聊视频檚 technique was strong, her steps felt familiar and she competed with passion and elation.
91裸聊视频淚 did not hold back at all. I felt like I had found my place; Highland dancing was exactly what I was meant to do,91裸聊视频� she said.
After her dances were finished she was one of the competitors to receive a 91裸聊视频榗allback91裸聊视频� to the stage, meaning she had placed in at least one of the dances, so she was 91裸聊视频渙ver the moon91裸聊视频� even before the results were announced.
91裸聊视频淎s a little girl I dreamed of being a world champion91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Lam said. 91裸聊视频淚 thought I would become world champion when they announced my name, but now I realize that I became the champion in the years of hard work I put in.91裸聊视频�
All that work and dedication now feels 91裸聊视频�100 per cent worth it,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淚 am so grateful that I took the risk and put myself out there so I could have this experience of a lifetime,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚 will truly never forget that day.91裸聊视频�
Earlier in the week, Lam and a Brigadoon teammate, 16-year-old Keltie Willis, competed in the Commonwealth Highland Dance Championships. Lam won gold medals in both the reel and the seann triubhas, silver in the fling and placed fourth in the sword dance.
Brigadoon Dance Academy instructor Diena Henry said in a message to the News Bulletin that she 91裸聊视频渃ouldn91裸聊视频檛 be more proud91裸聊视频� of her dancers.
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