{"id":391,"date":"2022-06-16T13:50:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:18:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T00:18:30","slug":"dancers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/index.php\/dancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"391\" class=\"elementor elementor-391\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fa14b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fa14b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2e5d82\" data-id=\"c2e5d82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b187ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b187ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highland Dancers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4e9e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4e9e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c0ff8\" data-id=\"68c0ff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c98ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c98ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Scottish Highland Dancing is one of the oldest forms of dancing that still exists dating back to the 11th and 12h century. It was said that the Highland dances were performed by men to test their strength, agility, and stamina before going off to fight. They were dances performed by warriors who were chosen by the highland chieftains. The dances were restricted to men at the time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Women started to perform the dances over a hundred years ago as the dances were performed in a formal manner.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Today highland dancing is primarily done to music of the bagpipes as solo dances. Both men and women compete in dancing to test their strength, precision, and movement to the music. More women compete today in highland dancing than men. It is one of the few sports where both men and women compete equally according to their skill of performing the dances. The dances are set to traditional Scottish music of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, and Jigs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Highland dancing is very demanding physically as dancers must constantly stay with the music and perform steps which include both arm and feet movements. There is also an added element to the Sword Dance as dancers must dance around a set of swords avoiding touching them. The dancers often compete in a several dances in a competition. They compete against other dancers their age and skill level.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\">There are two styles of Highland dances: the traditional Highland dances and the graceful National dances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-829de49\" data-id=\"829de49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d32f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d32f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1612-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1612-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1612-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1612-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1612-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1612-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e79f689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e79f689\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-383f2a0\" data-id=\"383f2a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15a2eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15a2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Highland Dances<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>Highland Fling<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">One of the oldest highland dances. It was said to have been inspired by early warriors who would celebrate victory by dancing upon their upturn shields. It could have also been inspired by the hunting of a stag with the dancer representing the stag leaping on a hillside and the raised arms and fingers representing the stag\u2019s antlers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p5\"><b>Sword Dance (Ghillie Callum)<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">The Sword dance would have been started in celebration of victory by crossing the swords and dancing over them as well as a dance before battle to determine the fate of the battle. If a dancer touched the swords it was bad luck, if the dancer did not touch the swords it was good luck for the battle that was about to take place.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>Seann Triubhas (Old Trousers)<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">The kilt was outlawed in Scotland and someone who wore a kilt was considered a traitor. This dance represents the removal of the trousers and the return to wearing the kilt. It was created as both a defiance for not being allowed to wear a kilt and a celebration to being able to wear a kilt again.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>The Strathspey &amp; Highland Reel<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">Legend has it that people would start dancing outside the church in order to keep warm. The dance also go with the pipe music that was written.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p6\"><b>National Dances<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">In national dances the women change into a dress with a Tartan sash while the men still wear the kilt. The national dances are more ballet in movement. The national dances include the Scottish Lilt, the Highland Laddie, and Scotch Measure.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>Irish Jig<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">This represents an Irish jig where the dancers where a different dress and shoes. The dancer stomps around like an angry Irish woman shaking her fists possibly angry at her husband for drinking too much at the pub.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>Sailor&#8217;s Hornpipe<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p5\">The Sailor\u2019s Hornpipe represents a sailor who is on a ship. The dancer makes motions as if climbing, pulling a rope, or doing other sailor duties. The dancers dress up in a sailors uniform for the dance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b313f4\" data-id=\"7b313f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efc632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3efc632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1614-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1614-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1614-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1614-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1614-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1614-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6966a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6966a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc39903\" data-id=\"bc39903\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db970c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db970c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Websites<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotdanceusa.com\/\">Scottish Dance USA<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mwhighlanddance.com\/?fbclid=IwAR17vbZNkfDVEV4Tai94s9DKvzmQGRnR3BBZ6mDLE9sg97Z3cF7-4Kd8HS0\">Mountain West Highland Dance Association<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Highland Dance Schools<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highlandpeaksdance.com\/\">Highland Peaks Dance<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/craneschoolofhighlanddance.com\/\">Crane School of Highland Dance<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highland-dance.com\/\">Forsyth Academy of Highland Dance<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherglendance\">Heather Glen School of Highland Dance<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Archibald-Academy-Of-Highland-Dance-1672795012940923\/?_rdr\">Archibald Academy of Highland Dance<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e92d23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e92d23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b4e7b8\" data-id=\"3b4e7b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4231a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4231a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/og4b94si-oA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It was said that the Highland dances were performed by men to test their strength, agility, and stamina before going off to fight. 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