The Purple Ghillie

07/13/2026

Thank you for an incredible week!

We had an amazing time in Moncton at SDCCS 2026! Celebrating the 50th anniversary, seeing the incredible hard work and talent of the dancers, and of course seeing our friends and customers!

If you came to get fitted for shoes, buy some gifts, or just to stop and chat— you made this week memorable and we are so grateful for you!💜

07/10/2026

07/08/2026

We LOVE Kate and her highland adventures!

Heading to SDCCS in Moncton? KATE THE HIGHLAND DANCER is! THE PURPLE GHILLIE will have signed copies of both books for sale!

07/07/2026

Attention dancers!! Hornpipe hats have arrived!!

We are so happy and excited to announce that our exclusive hornpipe hats are here and for sale⚓️

05/22/2026

Good luck to all dancers competing at Nova Scotia Selection Meet tomorrow! 🍀

You’ve put in the hard work— so enjoy your time on stage and take it One Dance at a Time! Everyone at The Purple Ghillie is already so proud of you!💜

04/22/2026

Ghillie is missing!
Have you seen this well travelled 🧳 Bear ?

We've still not heard a peep from our Ghillie!

If you have any photos of Ghillie, please share them with us. Hopefully he'll come out of hiding when he sees all the fond memories everyone has of him 🐻❤

04/19/2026

Congratulations to all the competitors ,organizers and parents on a jam packed weekend of dance💜
See you next time

As we look ahead to tomorrow's 2026 Atlantic Canada Open Championship and SDNS Pre-Premier Competition we wanted to take a moment to thank all of our sponsors for tomorrow's events.

Thank you to our Bronze Corporate Sponsors:
Empower Physical Rehabilitation
Staples (Bedford Commons)
Sobeys (First Lake Drive)

Thank you to The Purple Ghillie for their generous donation of all the keeper sashes for the champion and runner-ups for the championship.

Thank you to local artist Emily Plemel of Emily Paints, who created a beautiful keepsake for the keeper award of the Elizabeth Todd Memorial Challenge Award.

Thank you to the dance schools, associations and individuals who sponsored an award in tomorrow's competition:
Celtic Nova School of Dance
Liz and Adam Mariotti
MacArthur Dancers
Marielle Lesperance School of Dance
Strait Area Highland Dance Association

Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped us plan for this event and will work tomorrow to ensure its success.

Lastly, we wish the best of luck to all competitors tomorrow!

We are excited to welcome you and thank you for supporting the 2026 Atlantic Canada Open Championship and SDNS Pre-Premier Competition.

04/16/2026

We are very proud of our dancing Queen(Machara) and this group of dedicated students! Congratulations on keeping Scottish heritage alive in Nova Scotia.

Our graduating students were honoured to attend a special lunch and receive a certificate of recognition by Municipality of the County of Inverness staff and council members this week.

The Municipality has been a strong supporter of these students and of Beinn Mhàbu from the beginning and we sincerely appreciate that!

Tapadh leibh gu h-àraid gu | Special thanks to Warden Bonny MacIsaac, Deputy Warden Lynn Chisholm, CAO Keith MacDonald, Morgan Murray, and Ben MacKay!

04/16/2026

The Purple Ghillie will not be processing orders from Thursday April 16th to Sunday April 19th!
Any orders placed in these days will be processed after this weekend, and we will see you all at Celtica and Atlantics!💜
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