Highland Fling dancing competition with Scottish Champions during 2023 Drumtochty Highland Games - Video

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.

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 from side to side, the body turning around, all suggest the stag's playing.

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