Eilidh Gammons: Helensburgh Highland dancer wins top 'Oscar'

Eilidh Gammons again won the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing (RSOBHD) UK Champion of Champions event, known as the "Oscars".

The Hermitage Academy pupil took the same title last year based on the results of competitions in the past year.

And it's been quite the hear for Eilidh, at one point winning so many trophies while on tour in Nova Scotia that she couldn't bring them all back.

Eilidh Gammons is the Champion of Champions (Image: Margaret MacInnes)

She was crowned world champion at the Cowal Gathering in August.

Only Covid prevented her clean sweep of Scottish champion and Scottish national champion titles since she was aged seven.

Teacher Margaret MacInnes, who earlier this year marked 50 years since she founded her Margaret Rose School of Dance, praised her star pupil.

"This is a wonderful achievement for Eilidh to win this again this year and finished a fabulous year for her after winning the would championship in August at Cowal," she said.

"Eilidh is continuing to work hard as she will be 16 in March and will sometimes need to compete in the adult section at competitions.

"I am so proud of the hard work Eilidh continues to do with her Highland dancing she is a true ambassador for highland dancing.

Eilidh Gammons with proud teacher Margaret MacInnes (Image: Margaret MacInnes)

"Eilidh presented the younger dancers with their exam awards and they were all delighted to accept them from Helensburgh's world champion."

Speaking to the Advertiser in August, Eilidh said she wasn't done yet and had her sights set on junior and adult categories as she goes forward.

"I hope to win the others at least once, particularly the adult," she said.

"I think competition really drives me. I'm a very competitive person. Every weekend I get to go out and compete.

"I started dancing because my big sister and big brother did. I just followed them into it. And I've always been there, loving it."