Brigadoon Dance Academy is Nanaimo's Premier Highland Dance School. Owned and operated by husband and wife team Charles & Diena Henry since 1995, you only need to see the dozens of awards the school has won to understand Charles' and Diena's passion for Highland Dance!

Diena Henry is a member of the B.A.T.D. (British Association of Teachers of Dancing) and is a registered teacher with Scotdance Canada. She opened her school in the fall of 1995. Since that time, she has been very active with her academy with teaching classes, holding workshops and travelling to many local, national and international competitions with her students. Brigadoon Dance Academy also participates in many community performances. You can catch the Brigadoon Dancers and Piper Bill Poppy performing for the tourists all summer long, at the Bastion Pavilion, every Thursday and Saturday. Besides highland dance, traditional national dance and character national dance, we also offer classes in Irish Dance and HipHop. Diena resides in Nanaimo with her husband Charles and two sons, Marshall and Stirling. more... See more text