24K views · 1.3K reactions | Junior competitors in the Scottish Sword dance, Highland dancing heats, held during the 2023 Dufftown Highland Games. This is an ancient Scottish dance, known as the 'Ghillie Callum', and is said to date back to King Malcolm Canmore (Shakespear’s MacBeth). Competitors pay careful attention to their feet and placement throughout this dance. #dufftown #dufftownhighlandgames #highlanddance #scottishdance #sworddance | Scottish Highlands & Inverness | Facebook

27K views · 1.2K reactions | You watch your feet in the Scottish Sword dance, as you can see from these young competitors, filmed during the 2024 Dufftown Highland Games. These were local competitors early in the day as people were arriving for the Games in beautiful Speyside, the malt Whisky capital of Scotland, on Saturday 27th July 2024. #dufftown #dufftownhighlandgames #highlanddance #scottishdance #sworddance | Scottish Highlands & Inverness | Facebook

A young competitor in the Sword Dance, Scottish Highland dance heats during the 2023 Drumtochty Highland Games. These were held in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle at Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Saturday 24th June 2023. The Sword Dance or 'Ghillie Callum' is an ancient dance of war of the Scottish Gael, said to date back to King Malcolm Canmore (Shakespear’s MacBeth) and also danced by warriors prior to battle. It requires a great deel of concentration on foot placement and you can

1M views · 10K reactions | Girl and boy performing the 'Gille Chaluim' Scottish sword dance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Magical Scotland | Facebook

78K views · 116 reactions | Competitors in the Sword Dance (or Ghillie Callum) Highland dancing competitions during the 2019 Stonehaven Highland Games in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. VisitAberdeenshire | Aberdeenshire Scotland | Facebook