We know many of you enjoy the colourful Highland dancing displays, so here are competitors in the Seann Triubhas (Shawn Trews) from the Braemar Gathering in 2018. Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre Visit Braemar Visit Ballater VisitAberdeenshire | Scotland Online

A Highland Reel (Foursome Reel) from the Highland dancing competitions during Oldmeldrum Sports and Highland Games in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. | Aberdeenshire Scotland

Talented dance competitors taking part in the Hullachan Scottish Highland Dance open during the 2019 Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Aberdeenshire Scotland. Hullachan is a Scottish Gaelic name also used in ancient Irish Gaelic culture, meaning "party". Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre . Visit Braemar | Scotland Online

Competitors in the 'Irish Jig' Scottish Highland Dancing heats during Ballater Highland Games in 2023. This was at Ballater in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Thursday 10th August 2023. The Scottish 'Irish Jig' version is a parody of an Irish washerwoman in an agitated frame of mind. This is an energetic dance featuring lots of fist shaking and skirt flouncing among female competitors. It is a parody of Irish dancing and the infamous Irish temper. It is one of the two Scottish National dance

Competitors in the Irish Jig dance heats, held during the 2024 Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Scotland. This was on Saturday 7th September 2024 at the home of the Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre. This was at the end of the Games as people were leaving the Games. The Irish Jig is one of the Scottish National Dances for competitions and intended as a parody of the infamous Irish temper; an energetic dance featuring lots of fist shaking and skirt flouncing among female competitors.

There's nothing quite like highland dancing towards the castle. | International Gathering of Scottish Highland Dance

Elevation and power are both important in highland dancing. Here is an exercise to work on just that! All you need is a set of stairs, I used a small box to make it easier to film and a bit more challenging. Transfer your weight towards the foot on the step and push off, straightening your knee and even trying to point your foot if you want more of a challenge. You can do this with your foot straight ahead. Check out your alignment as you land and take off as well! Try 8-10 on each side, 2 sets.

A Scottish Highland dancing display by young dancers from the Fraser School of dance in Inverness. This is from our archives, when the dancers were taking part in a charity event at Inverness Northern Meeting Park back in April 2017. The piper supporting them was Kevin Reid. #inverness #scottishhighlands #highlanddancing #scottishdance #highlanddancers | Scottish Highlands & Inverness