Catherine Davidson Fisher was born in Philadelphia to Scottish parents. In an effort to maintain and share their heritage, Catherine started taking Highland Dancing lessons at the age of 5 from Marguerite Reid. She along with Judy Magee Hackett were Marguerite’s first pupils. Although dancers did not travel as we do now, Catherine was very successful and always appeared in the prize list. She competed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and occasionally traveled up to Canada. She competed with Judy Hackett, Sarah Jean Thompson, Sharon Magneson, and Joyce McIntosh. She even had an opportunity to compete against World Champion, Sandra Bald Jones when she first started competing in the United States. She moved to Ohio in 1966 and briefly took lessons from Vera Patterson (Hugh Bigney, Sandra Scafati, Pat Miller). While in Ohio, Catherine began teaching her students. In 1972, Catherine and her family moved to Maryland where she began taking her daughters, Cheryl and Karen, to Marguerite Reid for lessons and teaching her students in Maryland. Her son, Keith, began taking piping lessons as well. Catherine spent many years traveling to lessons and competitions all over the country and Canada with her children. Presently, her grandchildren have carried on the family tradition and Catherine is actively involved in their development. In 1981, Catherine served as Secretary to the new dancing organization, FUSTA. At the same time, she was the first USIR chairman which took place in Alexandria, Virginia. She organized the USIR, again, in 1988 and just recently in 2012 in conjunction with Cheryl Kirby. Catherine is still actively involved in FUSTA. She is part of the Nominating Committee as well as the Hall of Fame Committee. Presently, she is the Regional Registrar for the Eastern Region. Catherine became an adjudicator with the SOBHD in 1967. Since then, she has judged worldwide, most notably the Scotdance Canada Championship Series, Cowal, and the Champion of Champions in Australia. In 1981, Catherine went to work for ARINC in Annapolis, MD. She progressed from Secretary to Manager of Contracts Administration. In 2007, she retired after 25 years. Catherine lives in Clearwater, Florida. She has 8 grandchildren and enjoys attending their diverse assortment of sporting and artistic events.

Cheryl began dancing at the age of 5 under the direction of Marguerite Reid in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cheryl had a very successful competitive career winning the United States Inter Regional Championship seven times as well as finishing 5th in the Junior World Championships and third in the Adult World Championships. She was a successful competitor in the US, Canada and Scotland. During this time, she also trained at the Protchotsky School of Ballet and the Maryland National Ballet School studying Vaganova and Chechetti methods. Presently, Cheryl is an instructor with the Davidson School of Highland Dancing alongside her mother, Catherine Fisher. She is also the Dance director for the United States Naval Academy. She is a Fellow in Highland with the BATD and a Member in National with the BATD, a member of FUSTA, and sits on the worldwide panel of judges with the SOBHD. Recently, Cheryl was appointed as an Examiner with the BATD. Cheryl lives in Clearwater, Florida.

Alayna began dancing at the age of 3, and has had a successful competitve career thus far in the US, Canada, and Scotland. Alayna won the Inter Regional Championship in 2012. Alayna has also been fortunate enough to perform with the Tattoo Dance Company in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2019 and 2022, and performed with 15 other dancers along Pipes on Parade in the 2024 Rose Parade. Alayna is currently pursuing a Masters in Athletic Training and will graduate in May of 2025.