When we look at a picture of a beautiful sailing ship of old we can see the tall masts, the ropes, ladders and netting up which the sailors had to climb, ...

The Seann Truibhas is the classic and surely the most beautiful of all our Highland Dances. It is most difficult to perform it as it should be danced, and ta...

Dancing exams can be very scary. They are very different to dancing at competitions and require a different approach. They are also very important, as exa...

By Charlie Mill Being a Highland Dancer takes a lot of dedication. Highland Dancers have to practice in order to be fit and to improve the way they dance. So...

By Charlie Mill (Danced to the tune “Ghillie Callum”) All of our Highland Dances have a legend or story of how they came into being. A Scottish prince named ...

By Charlie Mill Turn out is very important in the art of Highland Dancing. It’s important because Highland Dancing should be performed with the feet and legs...

By Charlie Mill It was very early in the morning as the little boy followed his grandfather up the mountainside. It was cold too and little Donald had troubl...

By Charlie Mill Have you ever wondered where the idea of holding competitions in Highland Dance started? Where were the first competitions held and where? Hi...

By Charlie Mill 25/11/2003 From the inception of what we now recognise as Highland Games, the energy-sapping art of Highland Dancing has been carried out by ...

By Charlie Mill 16/07/2002 For pure vitality and pleasure in movement there is nothing to compare with Highland Dancing. Originating in rituals of various ki...

By The SOHDA Technical Committee, 29/05/2002 The Scottish Official Highland Dancing Association, being the oldest remaining “specialist” association of its k...