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

🏴 Step into the world of Scottish Highland dance at the 2023 Oldmeldrum Sports & Highland Games in Aberdeenshire, Scotland! 💃 Witness the fierce competition of the 'Irish Jig' heats, where dancers channel the spirited energy of an Irish washerwoman in an agitated state. With lively movements, fist shaking, and skirt flouncing, female competitors bring this energetic dance to life. Don't miss the excitement! 🎥 braemar_media #100Scotland #travel #adventures #scotland #highlandgame #irishjig | 1

Competitors in the Highland Fling Scottish Highland dance adult competition during the 2022 Kenmore Highland Games. This friendly Games is held on the first Wednesday in July by Loch Tay at Kenmore in Perthshire, one of the few evening Highland Games in Scotland. The dancers included Hamish McInnes from Australia, a champion Highland dancer. 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 inspi

Young competitors in the Sword dance, Scottish HIghland dancing heats, filmed during the 2024 Dufftown Highland Games. The Games were held at Dufftown in Moray Speyside, the malt Whisky capital of Scotland, on Saturday 27th July 2024. You will note competitors pay careful attention to their feet and placement throughout this dance. It is an ancient dance, known as the 'Ghillie Callum', and is said to date back to King Malcolm Canmore (Shakespear’s MacBeth). #dufftown #dufftownhighlandgames #high

Competitors in the Sword Dance Highland dancing competitions during the 2022 Drumtochty Highland Games. These were held in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle at Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Saturday 25th June 2022. The Sword Dance or 'Ghillie Callum' is an ancient dance of war of the Scottish Gael, said to date back to King Malcolm Canmore (Shakespear’s MacBeth). Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland, fought a battle near Dunsinane against one of Macbeth’s chiefs in 1054 and either he or

Stonehaven Highland Games returns to the grounds of Mackie Academy in Stonehaven on Sunday 16th July 2023. This friendly Games is a great place to see the traditional events like Highland dancing, Tug op' war and Tossing the Caber, as well as enjoing the displays by the Pipe Bands and their massed band marches. You can keep up to date with the Games on their page here: https://www.facebook.com/stonehavenhighlandgames | Aberdeenshire Scotland