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Highland dance or Highland dancing (Scottish Gaelic: dannsa Gàidhealach) [1] is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games.
Tartan trews were part of the Highland wardrobe for chieftains and gentlemen whilst on horseback (the large Highland ponies) from the early 17th century onward. Some Seann Triubhas steps seem to have originated from hard shoe dancing, and the dance was taught to be performed in regular shoes with heels by dancing masters in the 19th century.
It is the second dance of the "national dance" subtype to be danced in this particular outfit, the other being "Highland laddie". [citation needed] The dance recorded in the Hill Manuscript as "wilt thou go to the barricks Johnnie" is in 3/2 time. The dance performed today is a modern composition unrelated to the Hill version.
Highland dance in Scotland, including specific dances, dancewear, history of Highland dance, competitions, techniques, etc. See also: Category:Scottish country dance Subcategories
The Highland Fling is a solo Highland dance that gained popularity in the early 19th century. The word 'Fling' means literally a movement in dancing. [ 1 ] In John Jamieson 's 1808 Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language , the Highland Fling was defined as 'one species of movement' in dancing, not as one particular movement. [ 2 ]
The Earl of Erroll is a Scottish highland dance sometimes danced today at Highland games around the world, as part of Scottish National dances repertoire. It is danced to two slow reels (4 4), Earl of Erroll and the 23rd Countess of Erroll. [1] The dance takes its name from James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll.
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Margaret Morris (10 March 1891 – 29 February 1980) was a British dancer, choreographer, artist and teacher. She founded the Margaret Morris Movement, Celtic Ballet and two Scottish National Ballets in Glasgow (1947) and in Pitlochry (1960). [1]