Erin Mansfield

Fellow - British Association of Teachers of Dance

Judge - Scottish Offical Board of Highland Dancing

Erin is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she danced for many years.  She represented Nova Scotia for seven consecutive years at Interprovincial Championships, and was a member of the Amethyst Scottish Dancers of Nova Scotia.  As a member of Amethyst, Erin has travelled extensively, performing in Texas, Mexico, England, Wales, Scotland, and the Netherlands.  Before leaving Halifax, Erin taught weekly dance lessons for the Halifax Regional Municipality in addition to private lessons and workshops.

Since moving to Ottawa nearly 10 years ago, Erin has continued to have a successful highland dance career with the Macdonald Dancers of Ottawa.  As an individual, her greatest competitive achievements were qualifying as a finalist in the World Highland Dance Championships in Dunoon, Scotland in 1999 and placing in the Top 6 at the Ontario Closed Championships in 2004.  As part of a strong choreography team, Erin has had great success in group competitions, including several top three finishes at both the Scotdance Canada Championship Series and United States Inter-regionals, in addition to winning choreography challenges at many highland games such as New Brunswick, Celtic Classic, Loon Mountain, Summerside, and Loch Norman.

After completing her university and professional education, Erin began teaching in Ottawa in 2005.  She is thrilled to be expanding the number of classes available this year, and is looking forward to working with many returning and new dancers.

Outside of the dance studio, Erin is a Certified Management Accountant and is the Controller at Novotel Hotel in Ottawa.