My daughter once told me Scottish dancing looked ridiculously easy. Cool, but easy. She was a championship Irish dancer. Then she tried Scottish dance out and guess what, it was HARD! This pair here is amazing! Just wow!

It is good to see males participate in Scottish dancing. It takes hard work, courage and pride what you do. I am proud of you all. Dancing is very good exercising. Plus Scottish is part of my family background. I like the kilt suits. It looks very decent and professional in public.

@pokopon1236

4 жыл бұрын

Dawash 👍

@marlongalvezsalao9939

4 жыл бұрын

Dawash or their just gay XD

@marlongalvezsalao9939

4 жыл бұрын

Just messin

@Maarjaanaa

4 жыл бұрын

I am not Scottish but I know this is actually a male dance.

@joshuahopkins8747

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah guy, women weren't even allowed to learn highland dance until like 70 years ago or something. It is traditionally a men's dance associated with the military.

He had the slightest accent with his leg extensions. They were both wonderful, but he straightened his leg with the slightest bit more energy. So, so great to see male competitors in dancing. It makes my dancer heart happy 🥰

@mewho6199

3 жыл бұрын

She was was so much better. Even he knew that.

@chrisinnes2128

3 жыл бұрын

As per the previous comments this was traditionally a male dance

@taylormorrison3825

3 жыл бұрын

@@mewho6199 from a highland dancer, they are VERY good and they’re at the same skill level, not to mention the boy won an award and the world championships. 🙃

@taylormorrison3825

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisinnes2128 but not many boys highland dance anymore…

@ABC1701A

Жыл бұрын

Males are the best dancers in general, they have the muscles that allow them to leap much higher as was originally intended. When I used to compete - long time ago now - our top two dancers were both male, one of them eventually moved to Scotland to compete/live because he couldn't go any higher where he was. Meant he had to take a 2 year break from competitions (display dances only allowed) before he could compete in Scotland. I often wonder how he got on after he moved, he truly was fabulous. But it meant that there was now a space for second place in the competitions, before he and Mark took all the top places.

The beauty of this artform almost brings me to tears - noble, strong, disciplined and expressive. Both wonderful dancers here.

@yoktor

Жыл бұрын

This nearly brings me to tears, too. Probably for different reasons. 😂

@guyincognito9698

Жыл бұрын

@@yoktor your face brings small children to tears.

@TylerMcCaughey

8 ай бұрын

I think the highland fling originated from years ago after a soldier won a battle he would perform the highland fling. It was a victory dance for after battle lol

I played basketball, and I was a modern dancer. Just watching this makes my calves hurt.

@frongyy

3 жыл бұрын

James Martin yeah it ain’t easy

@niseplank4527

3 жыл бұрын

And my arches!

@taraelizabethdensley9475

3 жыл бұрын

My knees hurt watching this, must take a long time to learn this type of dancing

@kthibs

3 жыл бұрын

I danced for 3 years and I remember wearing a skirt to school and someone yelling "your calves are HUGE!"

@Br4m76

3 жыл бұрын

You may try Kazootska the Russian kick dancing.

I couldnt take my eyes off of him! F L A W L E S S!!💂

@Thecrazysamurai69

3 жыл бұрын

You just wanted to see his kilt lift xD kidding

@mewho6199

3 жыл бұрын

He couldn't take his eyes of his competitor. He seemed worried.

@uthpalachandrarathna4408

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thecrazysamurai69 well, i was thinking that, I've heard traditional kilt - no underwears 😂 Anyway, he is pretty

@trcr5473

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thecrazysamurai69 I tried, he has black undies on

@ClepsidraSideral

3 жыл бұрын

Handsome chap, inni?

Fantastic dancing and beautiful kilts. Thank you for posting

You could take a dozen screenshots of this, compare the angles of both dancers’ legs using a protractor and I know you’d find the angles were identical each time. What a fantastic bit of synchronised dancing. Marvellous to watch. Congratulations to the two dancers. I’m off to have another look !!

@taylormorrison3825

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY! but it’s a competition and everyone who dances should be synchronized even if they don’t know each other!

Both dancers were spot on. Beautiful to watch.

Man, I love the Scottish culture!

Pretty sure the male dancer is Hamish McInnes from Australia 🇦🇺. 😍. I have seen him dance in person once. It is a sight to behold. So strong yet so elegant.

@marionpringle416

3 жыл бұрын

Correct Kirsteen - this is Hamish in Scotland in 2018.

@jaynamsallis

3 жыл бұрын

Flawless!

@DrCrabfingers

Жыл бұрын

No! Not Australia!! Damn! I once saw some incredible Hawaiian hula dancing...it was the best Hula dancing that I have ever seen anywhere...it was totally mesmerizing and utterly perfect in its execution. I remember it clear as day it 20 years later...and where did I see it? Australia. Two white females...just totally nailed it...it was spell binding.

I dreamed I was doing this dance. When I described it to my mother over the phone, she in Northern New York, myself in Manhattan, she told me it was the Highland Fling. Her mother was a Scot as were both her maternal grandparents. Now I can't even demonstrate it; my God it takes stamina!! According to Wikipedia it was a dance invented by warriors who were victorious in battle. They danced on their upturned shields which had a steel point coming out of the middle. So not only stamina but courage and dexterity.

@ianmostowy4582

10 ай бұрын

Try to find the sword dance if you can. Though these days dancers perform above fake swords, back when the dance originated it was done by warriors over there unsheathed weapons.

Guy on the left absolutely kilt it

@Nicky-Music

29 күн бұрын

😁

Excellent -- I'm tired out just watching this! Also great to see a bloke doing it (as they have in the past) -- not just a great dancer, but he's also got guts. I take my hat off to them both.

Magnificent! I loved watching my 3 redheaded daughters doing this dance.

@lyndseygreig6424

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds wonderful! 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Handy if you want to change a light bulb

@angieclouser7239

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@LETTYONLY1

Жыл бұрын

😂

@pollyanne234

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha

@gibraltar4841

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@iain.4627

Жыл бұрын

pmsl

My gramdmother has many silver cups, Sarah McPake highland sword dancing circa early 1900s. Shes long gone, but her story lived on

This looks very tough to do.. strength! This is a lovely pair.

I really enjoy this. I'm brazilian and is very good to see other traditions and know other cultures. This guy is a amazing dancer!

@pokopon1236

4 жыл бұрын

Joao Mauricio Hack Cardozo nice．

Excellent dancing from a former National Champion. Their core and athleticism spot on. I am critical and I am so pleased great execution. I am Scots and in my day we didn’t raise an arm on turns. I remember Americans and the Commonwealth dancers arriving in Scotland for Cowal and I actually thought it was a breech of the rules. Lol😂

The two champion dancers are the supremely talented and lovely Lyndsey Douglas and Hamish McInnes. The piper is pretty darn good too, Grade I, I'd say.

I used to dance in these competitions when I was younger. I remember not liking when the guys would compete with us. My mom has since passed away. I'm here reminiscing and seeing what moves and dances I remember and critique the dancers. Lol

@chuachua-hj9zd

Ай бұрын

Is this dance bad for the knees? Seems a lot of tapping and jumping impact on knee

@marionpringle416

Ай бұрын

@@chuachua-hj9zdhighland dancing creates very strong bones but it is very demanding on the body. Dancers at this level have to train like athletes to minimise the impact on knees and rest of body.

@chuachua-hj9zd

Ай бұрын

@@marionpringle416 thank you for your reply

@cbreeze8

Ай бұрын

@@chuachua-hj9zd I danced in competitions. I remember having a knee problem later on. Not sure if it has to do with that or just getting old. Lol. Either way, I've tried doing the dances I remember and I get out of breath pretty quickly and I'm not as light on my feet. But, my legs are strong. My BF is in MMA and my leg power is amazing

Impressive dancing, thank you for sharing !

I've never heard this version of the fling! Amazing!

@ondangerousground

3 жыл бұрын

This was likely the “Championship fling” as set out by the SOBHD that year. It’s the regular first step, first back stepping step, toe heel step, final step. There’s many different middle steps to choose from.

Beautiful to watch both dancers .

When I had a presentaition about Scotland as homework I danced this dance. It was not easy and I was nervous but my teacher was proud af me. She called me "very brave child". This year I'll end school, and I'll be miss her

Smashing. Thank you.

This is how I hope to dance when I’m older 😍

@giuseppelogiurato5718

3 жыл бұрын

That is so cool that you are inspired by this video! I believe that with a lot of hard work and a specific goal in mind, you will become as good as (if not better than) these champion dancers; remember how hard they had to work to get to the top... If you have the fire in your heart, the beauty and the pride will shine from you, and the judges will love it! (Don't let this COVID-junk and the messed-up competition season get you down; Highland dancing has survived worse conditions than this, right?) ❤️✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (Edit: ... Forgive me for assuming that you were a younger student; maybe you are not... If you are a sarcastic/jealous-adult teacher, that's ok, because so am I, and I hope you can inspire your pupils to achieve this level of competence. 😉)

Absolutely beautiful.

Sorry, I meant to mention, my wife is a former sword dancer - she can still dance the routines at 57! These two are amazing too.

I'd love to learn this style of dance; it looks awesome. *Googling nearest teachers/schools*

Just fantastic to watch you are both great

@pokopon1236

4 жыл бұрын

Kerrie M nice．

Outstanding dance congratulations 👏👏👏

I'm Scottish born there but was raised most my life in Australia my mum who is Scottish made sure I could do the Highland fling from a young age

Wow. Wonderful dancers

He is quite the best I have ever seen - commanding is the only word that fits.

@mewho6199

3 жыл бұрын

She was better. And he knew it.

@bronsonleach3573

Жыл бұрын

@@mewho6199 He won thats the funny thing. Matter a fact he is a world champion. He jumps higher and has much more elegance in his form then she does. Both are very good though.

Either the dancers sped up, or the piper slowed down... The slower the tempo, the higher you have to jump, right? Highland dancing is hard... That's why I switched to pipes.

@giuseppelogiurato5718

3 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing the piper slowed down, lol

@taylormorrison3825

3 жыл бұрын

Dancing is A LOT harder when it’s slower, in a way you do have to jump higher because you need to slow the dance down, AKA jumping higher to take up more beats

Fantastic! Moira From England.

LOVE IT!

Top athletes. & the pipes remind me to play Anthem by the late, The Great ... Alex Harvey & SAHB

er, that is amazing!!!

@pokopon1236

4 жыл бұрын

Julia Read Scottish Piper nice．

Lovely...Let’s read and let’s dance...these two amusements would never do any harm to the world....

Very good. I do this type of dance. I absolutely love it.

Magnífica dança, bonita.

Beautiful

Amazing 👍👏👏👏👏👏

Yes! We were there at these same games ..sooo fun & memorable

@mewho6199

3 жыл бұрын

Who won?

@yurisleyguevara7682

Жыл бұрын

@@mewho6199 I will let them get it back

Magnifico bailes geniales bailarines gracias

Very impressive!

That was so good! I used to do Highland dancing but my teacher moved away I wish u could do it again

@donsbaby7132

26 күн бұрын

You can anytime you want to dance 🕺

Impressive & entertaining!!

excellent!

Wonderful. Looks quite similar to Montenegrin Highland dancing

When I was younger I would have called this silly now I think it's beautiful

Fantastic

Man that is just stunning. I really dislike the numbers on the kilts...what are they? Cattle? But the dancing was just awesome. Amazing. Such wonderful dancing.

@marionpringle416

Жыл бұрын

Stephen, this is a competition and the judge identifies the dancers by their numbers rather than by name. Glad you enjoyed the dancing!!!

Amazing

Brilliant

They’re both good. Who won?

Straight proud out look,good clearence,stout solid framework 1:25

Beautiful dancing, they make it look so effortless... But while watching their feet I was distracted by the socks. I want a pair! LOL Any idea where Skottish dancing originates/ is influenced by? I can see similarities with other historical dances with holding hands high up and rigid, upright torso

Compliments !!

My ankle hurt and my calf musce sore just watching this

Complimenti 👍👍👍❤️💚👍👍bravissimi 👏👏👏🍀❤️👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️🍀

跳得真的太棒了 好喜歡喔

why are people disliking this?

What is the name of this tune?

Good morning everyone you're the best and amazing dance

Remarkable dancing from both performers. What is title of the music?

@marionpringle416

Жыл бұрын

Loudon’s Bonnie Woods.

@bhall484

Жыл бұрын

@@marionpringle416 Thank you!

Kenmore, where my cousins live, beautiful place.

Who are these dancers? I would love to see more of them. They did wonderfully.

These kilts and stockings😎

343 как красиво! не ожидала.... Браво!

Much Respects for Scottish Dancing~ if that were me I would be a Hot Sacred Mess Whimsical Dancer w/o constraints or boundaries dancing lyrically w/ ancestral spirit. ;)

Really lovely.

I watch this to the end. I deserve to know who won. My bet is on the guy.

sia queste danze scozzesi e irlandesi sono molto belle, dalle mie parti le danze antiche si basano sul cerchio e in genere in gruppo

Wow...

I like it

Talk about being fit! 😳

Originally this form of dancing was to prove the fitness of the dancers. If you’ve ever tried jumping with your arms held up over your head, you’ll know how fit you have to be.

estan como lokytas!

Woow,beautiful culture beautiful people beautiful traditional every things is ❤️❤️ Love from arabia

@pokopon1236

4 жыл бұрын

Erum َ nice．

@chrisinnes2128

3 жыл бұрын

From a scotsman thank you

What's the name of the first tune

@pokopon1236

4 жыл бұрын

Donna Macdonald nice．

I got a commercial with bagpipe music in the background before watching this.

Put it in 2x 😂

@nueshot2022

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t stop laughing!!! 😂😂😂😂

@CC-zf4yv

3 жыл бұрын

That’s how fast it feels when you’re doing it!

Top ch...

Put the Angry Birds Balkan Blast over this and enjoy it even more. :) You're welcome.

“Scotland is the manliest nation on Earth”

@inaaranur1611

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that looks manly. Especially for brave heart Scots

@ps5user155

3 жыл бұрын

@@inaaranur1611 I know. I was being sarcastic.

@bronsonleach3573

Жыл бұрын

@@ps5user155 Was a man only sport. It was originally done on top of a shield. If you were a good dancer you were a good fighter. Cheiftians would dance over swords before battle.

Figueres skating on rocks and in skirts ,well done

This is sooo manly! seriously!

@davehart1027

3 жыл бұрын

Welp it started with dancing on a defeated enemies shield so guess manly

@jescruz5465

3 жыл бұрын

@@davehart1027 Not only that, imagine the toll it would take on one's manly foot by just dancing this, nevermind gutting the enemy first.

@davehart1027

3 жыл бұрын

I do feel like this would be most refreshing to do on a hot day if he is wearing it traditionly 🤣

@taylormorrison3825

3 жыл бұрын

They also dance on swords…

Браво!

Calves of steel

Wonderful...

Does anyone know what the name of the man's tartan is?

@BraemarMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Dries. It's not a Clan tartan. Dancers in these competitions choose from a range of bright coloured check pattern material, which looks like a tartan and can be used by anyone.

@marionpringle416

4 жыл бұрын

His tartan is the Strathclyde tartan.

They are so perfect it looks like its computer generated.

@marionpringle416

14 күн бұрын

I can assure you that it isn’t computer generated. All real!!!!!! 😊

👍excellent

what do scotsmen wear under their kilts? the future of bonny scotland :D

@taraelizabethdensley9475

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Wahayyy

I'd become asthmatic within the first 10 hops...