Competitors in the 'Irish Jig' Scottish Highland Dance heats during the 2018 Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. We think the dancer in the centre (10) is champion highland dancer Michelle Gordon from Huntly. The Scottish version is a parody of an Irish washerwoman in an agitated frame of mind, 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 o

Watch as our new World Highland Dancing Champions take to the stage to perform their Highland Fling. | Cowal Highland Gathering

The incredible agility and srength of the Highland dancers, demonstrated here by Scottish champion Rachael Walker. This was during the Sword dance heats, held during the 2025 Lonach Gathering and Highland Games on Saturday 23rd August 2025. These Games include both local and national dancers, from junior to adult, dancing on two dance boards throughout the day. #lonachhighlandgames #sworddance #highlanddancing #rachaelwalker | Aberdeenshire Scotland

The first steps in Scottish Highland dancing, Pas de Basque and High Cuts, performed by some of the youngest members of the Lindsay School of Dance in Laurencekirk and Stonehaven. This was part of their displays during the 2023 Stonehaven Feein' Market held on Saturday 3rd June 2023. The Feein' Market is a wonderful day of music and dancing, with displays by Newtonhill Pipeband, an indoor and outdoor market and lots of entertainment. This is all thanks to the work of Stonehaven & District Lions

Spectacular Highland Dancing Performance by Sollus Dancers