Competitors in the Highland Fling, Scottish Highland dancing adult heats during the 2023 Drumtochty Highland Games. These were held in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle at Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Saturday 24th June 2023. Those taking part were (L-R) Molly Smith (222), Olivia Richardson (227) Michelle Gordon (229) and Rachael Walker (236), most of whom are Scottish Champions. #Drumtochty #highlandgames #aberdeenshire #highlanddance #highlanddancing #HighlandFling #Scottishdance #

Dancers competing in the Seann Triubhas or Shawn Trews, Scottish Highland dance adult heats, held during the 2023 Drumtochty Highland Games. These were in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle at Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Saturday 24th June 2023. On the right is champion Highland dancer Hamish McInnes from Australia. Seann Triubhas is a dance of celebration developed in response to the repealing by the English of the Act of Proscription in 1747, which restored to the Scots the right t

Competitors in the Half Reel of Tulloch Highland Dancing competition heats, held during the 2023 Kenmore Highland Games. These friendly Games are held in early July each year at Kenmore by Loch Tay in beautiful Perthshire, one of the few evening Highland Games in Scotland, and return this year on Wednesday 3rd July 2024. The Reel of Tulloch usually follows a Strathspey, and is one of the few dances where competitors dance with each other (although they are still being marked individually). #high

Champion Scottish Highland dancer Michelle Gordon from Huntly, competing in the Seann Triubhas (Shawn Trews) Highland dance heats, held during the 2024 Ballater Highland Games. This was on Thursday 8th August 2024 and Michelle came 3rd overall in this dance competition. Seann Triubhas is a dance of celebration after the Act of Proscription in 1746, which imposed restrictions on the Scots. The first slow part of the dance mocks the restrictions imposed by trousers, while the movement of the secon

Champion Highland dancer Michelle Gordon competing in the Seann Triubhas (Shawn Trews) adult Highland Dance competition during the 2023 Ballater Highland Games. These were held at Monaltrie Park in Ballater on Thursday 10th August 2023. We believe that Michelle came 2nd in this competition. Michelle Gordon from Huntly in Aberdeenshire has around 100 championship titles, including British, Scottish, Commonwealth and European championships, and won the Junior World Championship at the Cowal Highla

A competitor in the Highland Fling, Scottish Highland dance competition, held during the 2023 Kenmore Highland Games by Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland, one of the few evening Highland Games in Scotland. #Kenmore #kenmorehighlandgames #perthshire #highlanddancing #highlandfling | Scotland Online

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