Dance Options

A Professional Display of your Choice

Highland Dancing provides a wide choice of dances and styles which can be put together to form an entertaining programme. Dances have been grouped below along with information on Additional Dancers.

Traditional Highland Dances

Originally danced by men only in the kilt with either a Jacobean shirt or full evening wear (Prince Charlie jacket and bowtie) depending on formality of event.

Highland Fling (the old classic)

Sword Dance (always a crowd pleaser)

Seann Triubhas (pronounced Shawn Trews)

National Dances

Danced in the triubhas (tartan trousers) or kilt and Jacobean shirt, these are a mixture of mens and ladies dances although they can be danced equally by both.

Hielan' Laddie (intricate and excellent to watch)

Barracks Johnnie (high energy)

Blue Bonnets (great for a large room)

Scottish Lilt (a graceful unisex dance)

Flora MacDonald's Fancy (not as in Ronald!)

Scotch Measure (best danced as a twosome)

Earl of Errol (like a highland tap dance)

Village Maid (one for the ladies to dance)

Non-Scottish Dances

Not all highland dances are danced in tartan. If you want something a little different then include one of these in your programme.

Sailor's Hornpipe (naval dance in sailor's uniform)

Irish Jig (a ribbing of the Irish with a spectacular last step)

Modern Highland Dances

Not all highland dances have their history in the misty past. New dances are now being developed and released...and still being learned by us dancers!

Tribute to J.L. McKenzie

Additional Dancers

I have connections and contacts with other high quality dancers who can compliment my solo work - please enquire to check availability. A group of dancers can add further dancing options to the programme.

Broadswords (a reel over 4 swords - 4 dancers)

Jacobite Swords (duet over swords - 2 dancers)

Strathspey & Tulloch - (slow reel - 4 dancers)

Highland Reel - (fast reel - 4 dancers)

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