The dsitinctive leg movements of the Seann Triubhas Highland dancing competitions during the 2018 Braemar Gathering in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The new Highland Games heritage centre can be seen in the background, which opens early next year. Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre Visit Braemar . VisitAberdeenshire | Scotland Online

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

A display of Scottish Highland Dancing set to Celtic music during the 2022 Laurencekirk Gala in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The dancers are young ladies from the Lindsay School of dancing, based in Laurencekirk and Stonehaven. The music is "Cry Of The Celts" by Ronan Hardiman. Laurencekirk is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland. The annual Gala starts with a parade along the High Street, led by the local Howe O' the Mearns Pipe Band. Held in the memorial park, the day i

A great performance of the Highland Fling by Laura Smith during the 2025 Lonach Gathering and Highland Games in August. Laura is a Scottish champion Highland dancer from Huntly, and a dance teacher at the Brenda Gordon School of Dance. #laurasmith #HighlandFling #highlanddancing | Aberdeenshire Scotland

International Gathering of Scottish Highland Dance on Reels

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

Video reel showing a Highland dancing display by students of the Lindsay School of dance in Laurencekirk and Stonehaven to the tune Highland Cathedral. This was during the 2023 Stonehaven Feein' Market, held on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. #reels #stonehaven #feeinmarket #aberdeenshire #scotland #highlanddancing #scottishdance #highlanddance | Aberdeenshire Scotland