About Marg's Highland Dance Wear Inc.

Marg’s Highland Dance Wear Inc. is a privately held corporation located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Marg’s Highland Dance Wear has been supplying dancers for over 17 years. The company is operated by Marg Johnson, active in highland dancing for over 30 years.

We manufacture and sell Highland and National vests, Highland jackets, Hornpipe and Jig costumes, Aboyne outfits, shawls, slips, peasant blouses, halter-tops, and Jig aprons. We also carry black underwear, velvet (for vests and jackets), washable plaid fabric for National costumes, 100% Wool Tartans for Kilts, Highland buttons, Jig shoes, and Gillies. We also sell CD's and Celtic giftware. All our merchandise meets the dress regulations of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing, and can be shipped almost anywhere in the world.

Marg’s Highland Dance Wear Inc. accepts EMAIL, PHONE and MAIL orders. We accept VISA, MASTERCARD, MONEY ORDERS, and CHEQUES drawn on CANADIAN bank accounts. We often have our goods for sale at competitions throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. You may often find us with tables set up at ScotDance Canada Championship Series events, U.S. Inter-regional competitions, and the BATD North American Scholarship Weekend.

History of Marg’s Highland Dance Wear Inc.

Marg has been meeting the dance supply needs of highland dancers in Alberta for over 22 years and over the past 10 years has aggressively expanded to service all of Canada, the United States and the world via the Internet. Marg has extensive knowledge of highland dancing from her experience as a parent to the Johnson dancing family and even her own highland dancing days in Bow Hill, Scotland. Two of Marg’s children were champion highland dancers, both are members of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing, and they ran a successful dance school in Calgary, Alberta where they coached local, national, and international championship winners.  

Marg is a life member of both the Calgary and Alberta Highland Dancing Associations where she spent over twenty years as a volunteer and holder of several executive office positions. Upon the receipt of her life memberships in the Alberta and Calgary Highland Dancing Associations she was commended for "her commitment to providing Alberta dancers with quality and affordable Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing regulation costumes". Marg’s costumes meet all current Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing regulations and she keeps up with these regulations through her active participation in highland dancing associations and relationships with highland dancing professionals around the world. Many champion dancers wear costumes, plaids, and shoes supplied by Marg and she prides herself on both her affordable prices and quality products.

The People Behind Marg’s Highland Dance Wear Inc.

Marg Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Marg is responsible for the sewing, design, and fitting of all costumes sold by Marg’s Highland Dance Wear. She is constantly searching for better quality materials and dancing supplies to provide her customers with the best quality dance supplies available at a reasonable cost. Marg is an accomplished and experienced seamstress with a reputation for quality products and custom design. 

Marg has over thirty years experience in highland dancing through her active involvement in the dancing careers of her three children. She has held several executive level positions with the Calgary and Alberta Highland Dancing Associations, as well as taking on an active role in fundraising for Calgary’s successful hosting of the ScotDance Canada Inter-provincial Highland Dance Championships in 1994. Marg also works part-time for the Calgary Health Region.

Erik Johnson, BComm, CRM, ACII, MIRM, MSc, MBATD Highland - Director

Erik is a Director of Marg’s Highland Dance Wear and provides business advise and web-support to the company. Erik is a Member of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing and a graduate of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. While completing his training as a scholarship student at the RWB (receiving his Ballet Diploma in 1996) he danced as a provincial representative for Manitoba and completed his Members in BATD.  He has been active in ScotDance Canada and the British Association of Teachers of Dancing. Erik has been on the Executive Committee of ScotDance Canada and was the Insurance Coordinator for ScotDance Canada.  He currently lives in London, UK where he works in the consulting industry.  He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Science in Risk Management and Insurance as well as his Canadian Risk management, Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Member of the Institute of Risk Management, and Chartered Insurance Practitioner qualifications.

Jennifer Johnson-George, B.Ed, MBATD National, MBATD Highland, MSDTA Highland, MA - Advisor

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