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Gareth Mitchelson (born 7 April 1967 in Dundee) is a Scottish dancer. He won the World Highland dancer Championship 4 times and is now a qualified teacher, adjudicator and examiner in Highland and Scottish Step. He is a delegate to the SOBHD and a director of Scottish Dance Traditions. Outwith competition Gareth is involved with his brother - Deryck - in several projects aimed at improving the world of dance through the use of technology, including DVDs, the internet and portable technology. In 2008 Gareth's son was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and since then has campaigned to raise public awareness of the condition and funds for the charities Action Duchenne and the Eileen McCallum Trust. His best known efforts here so far have been his 40 step Fling for Logan and his 50 step Cowal Fling Challenge. == Highland dance == Gareth started dancing at the age of 6, learning from his mother Wilma Tolmie (herself a World Champion) and very quickly started to compete at the competition and highland games. He won his first Championship aged 9 He is also a qualified teacher, adjudicator examiner and delegate to the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing (SOBHD) Technical Committee for the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA).〔(SOBHD Technical Committee )〕 Gareth's involvement in Highland dance has extended beyond the competition boards and, together with his brother Deryck, includes: * founding the CelticSpirit Dance Co * creating the toeandheel.com website * producing the Advanced Highland Technique DVD series〔(Advanced Highland technique ) 〕 * developing the toeandheelGOLD Highland Dance pumps〔(toeandheelGOLD )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gareth Mitchelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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