Competitors in the Highland Fling Scottish Highland dance during the 2022 Kenmore Highland Games. These are held by Loch Tay at Kenmore in picturesque Perthshire, one of the only evening Highland Games in Scotland. The Highland Fling is one of the most famous Scottish dances performed at competitions and championships throughout the world. It is said to have been inspired by the sight of a stag jumping around a hillside. The dancers movements; the arms held aloft like antlers, the feet dancing f

Local Perthshire competitors in the Flora MacDonald's Fancy Highland Dance competition during the 2022 Kenmore Highland Games. These are held by Loch Tay at Kenmore in Perthshire, the only evening Highland Games in Scotland. Flora MacDonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to the Isle of Skye on his way to France in 1746, after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden. Such heroism won her the admiration of the Scottish people who honoured her in this dance. | Scotland Online

Young dancers competing in the Seann Triubhas (Shawn Trews) Scottish Highland dance heats, held during the 2023 Dufftown Highland Games in Moray, Scotland. Lets hope these young dancers have a great future ahead of them, keeping these old traditions going. The Seann Triubhas is a dance of celebration, where the first slow time part mocks the restrictions imposed by trousers, while the movement of the second quick time part shows the legs shaking off the trousers and returning to the freedom of t

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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.