Scottish Highland dancing is one of the oldest forms of folk dance, dating back to the 11th or 12th century. The Highland dances of Scotland were highly athletic male celebratory dances of triumph, or ...

In Vernon, Highland dancing likely arrived with Scottish immigrants and their descendants, much as it did across Canada and ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 11 (UPI) -- Officials in Scotland appear uncertain how a new law restricting the sale of knives or swords might affect sword-dancing competitions. The sword dance or Ghillie ...

You don't have to be Scottish to be familiar with bagpipes, harps, kilts the caber toss or the hammer throw. But there is one ancient Scottish tradition which is only just recently gaining some notice ...

A young highland dancer has inspired thousands with her determination after she continued with a difficult sword dance despite falling mid-performance. Lucy Clark, 4, started dancing a year and a half ...

Twin 15-year-old sisters from Henderson are heading to Scotland in late August to compete at the World Highland Dance Championships. Erica and Jamie Stewart, sophomores at Coronado High School, ...

A 17-year-old from British Columbia has won a world championship Highland dancing event in Scotland, the birthplace of the dance form. Annalise Lam, from the Brigadoon Dance Academy in Nanaimo, B.C., ...

Scots dancer,4, goes viral after video of her determined dancing inspires public A young highland dancer has inspired thousands with her determination after she continued with a difficult sword dance ...

Annalise Lam, centre, smiles with her trophy at the Cowal Highland Gathering on Aug. 27 in Dunoon, Scotland. The Nanaimo teenager won the world championship for highland dancing. She is flanked by ...