Joy (Allen) Tolev started dancing at the age of 3 under the instruction of Mrs. Evelyn Murray in Toronto, Ontario. During her competitive days she successfully competed in many highland dance competitions and championships throughout Canada and the United States. She has been teaching at her own school of highland dancing in Toronto for the past 27 years and has produced many dancers of high caliber who have captured titles in various championships including the Ontario, Canadian, Scottish, Commonwealth and World Championships. There have been over 20 Canadian Championship Titles, many Scottish and Commonwealth Championship titles and runner-ups, and a World Champion who holds 10 World Titles. She is a Fellow and Examiner of the BATD, North American Co-ordinator of the BATD, and adjudicator on the SOBHD Judges panel.
Besides her busy teaching schedule, she travels across Canada, the United States, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, judging, examining and conducting workshops.
Miss Christine Lacey was elected Chairman of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing in November of 2006. Christine is also a Fellow, Examiner and Treasurer of the BATD, a Member of their Stage and Ballet Committee as well as an International Adjudicator on the SOBHD. Among Christine’s credits are six times World Highland Dancing Champion; although well renowned in the world of Highland Dance, Christine has also achieved recognition in both Tap and Ballet. She has held the titles of British Senior Ballet Champion; Scottish Junior and Senior Ballet Champion; Scottish Junior and Senior Tap Champion. Collectively, in all three disciplines she has accumulated over 250 Championship Titles. She is always in great demand lecturing and adjudicating all over the world. Christine was trained at the Stewart School in Alexandria, Scotland and is still teaching and living there now happily married to Donald MacPhee. At present she is a Senior Branch Manager with the Bank of Scotland.
