Biographies:  Deborah Belitskus

Deborah Belitskus is a champion Highland Dancer from New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Deborah has been dancing since she was nine years old, and competing since the age of ten. She has competed and performed all over the Eastern United States and Canada, and is the winner of several open championship trophies, including the Grandfather Mt. Games in 1996, the Kearny (NJ) 1995 Indoor Competition, and the Spring Highlands Festival (Edinboro, PA) in 1994, ‘95, & ‘97. In 1997 she was 2nd runner-up at the Eastern US Championships.

Deborah received the British Medallion, British Award, & Premier Award for her outstanding examination results certifying her as a Highland Dancing instructor.

Deborah will be performing the Sword Dance, the Sean Triubhas, the Highland Fling, and other Scottish dances to pipe music from ancient to pre-modern times.
 

This project is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by the Vira I. Heinz Endowment; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and the Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Funding for concert performances and workshops by Road to the Isles is available to non-profit presenters throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. For more information contact PennPat at (www.pennpat.org) (215)496-9424, or Music Tree at () (412) 323-2707.