Search "Dance of Cossack girl with sword" if ye like lassies dancing with swords. I'm half Scottish, half Cossack...so its win-win fer me! Just wish I got tha Cossack tallness nae tha Scottish gnomeness! LOL
It is exhausting I loved the Sword Dance the most out of all of the dances. I am in my 50's now I wish I could still do it, it was the best shape I was ever in when I was a dancer for all those years. Took a long time for my calf muscles and thigh muscles to finally get old, I still got pretty good legs to this day and that is from dancing. Keep up the good work ladies. Bring home those golds.
It was also my fave as a teen. Also loved the Seann Truibhas! Those were the days! 45 now and teaching my teen. If this doesn't get me back in shape, nothing will!!!
This is not part of Scottish culture - its largely an invention by one 'Jean Milligan' who choose to interpret Scottish step using ballet technique. There is a nice article on the cultural appropriation of Scottish step dance hear. www.siliconglen.scot/Scotland/10_3.html If want to see 'Real' Scottish dance type in 'Margie Beaton' into TH-cam
It's always good to laugh at something. Besides, I meant no disrespect, I find sword dancing quite fascinating. My mindset is that as long as the other guy knows it's just harmless fun, it's okay. Me and my friends for example constantly insult and belittle each other, but we all know we don't mean it. After all, if you can't laugh at yourself, life is a lot less fun.
That was the whole point of it!! The "Sword Dance" was exclusively a MALE dance, that Highlanders performed to show off their fitness, as mercenary soldiers to foreign kings/queens! It was all about fitness/strength!
Nigel Franklin Yeah cheers :) It does take a lot of will power especially when you are feeling ill and tired. I once kicked the sword across the stage when I was just a beginner lol. It takes some power to do it with precision! I was one the few girls in the class - I guess I made it popular in my dancing school!
Holy Hell she NAILED IT! She more than nailed it - FLAWLESS! The kicks, the straight back, the precision, the sheer BEAUTY!! Makes me wanna get a couple sabers and dance again ❤🤟🏴🇨🇦
Your daughter has excellent technique. I was trained years ago by James McKenzie, former world champion, and a founder of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. I enjoyed very much watching your daughter perform. Thank you for sharing this. It brought back many great memories of the years I competed.
There is however a need for more elevation over the swords. James McKenzie used English bone china teacups under the hilt and sword. If any of the dancers did not jump high enough over the swords and broke a teacup, they paid for the teacup. I trained with him when I was 13. I was also adjudicated by Adeline Duncan whose daughter, Heather Jolley, was world champion. I so much enjoy watching your daughter perform my favourite highland dance. It brings back wonderful memories of when I competed. All the very best in your future competitions and endeavours in the highland dancing field.
This was one of my best dances, when I was competing! Totally miss the atmosphere at a competition. Your dancer is really good, @Barbara Gibson, reminds me of my sister and I when we were young. There's been a lot of changes in Highland dancing since was forced to stop, thanks to my knees giving up!
Sorry for my bad english... This is the Dance to select the usefull warriors, if you could dance arund the swords you were able to fight in the war if not, you're not worth this! Ever tried to dance like this? I guess 90 % will be not worth it ;)
actually, I think this dance originated as a "good luck in hunting" dance... (see how the dancers' hold their hands in the shape of deer heads?)... I believe the military used to use these dances as a form of exercise, but I've never heard of soldiers being selected for battle according to their dancing skills... cute story though. :-)
Joseph LoGiurato - I've heard of dancing as a way to compete and show your skills. Russian Cossacks for example. Truth is stranger than fiction sometimes. Anything is possible.
She was awesome! I used to scottish country dance when I was younger and I always loved watching the highland dancers at different festivals and competitions.
I remember when I was little and learning the sword dance. I got to bring my swords in for a school talent show and got to parade them around for a little while. It was one of 2nd grade me's proudest moments. 😂😂
@highlandabi I love these dances, I am spanish and the combination of the celtic culture, in general very interesting and attractive, with your people is very open(??) and enjoyable. Cheers! At least that's what my nearly decade old high school spanish got me :) From a layman's opinion, she seems very good, very interesting to watch, looks intense to dance!
Hi Lassielurv...I'd say that you could probably pick it up rather quickly because one of the hardest things about highland is being in good shape and able to jump (which you would have from Irish). It might be a little difficult to learn our basic positions at first, but most dancers who start and have any dance background usually pick it up pretty fast. I don't think highland would harm your irish, probably the biggest issue would be making sure you have time for both. Hope this helps!
Any McPake s out there? Or on maternal side Burrows ? Mcpakes danced,Burrows played music. Lol hills and dales? Still got grandmas many prize silver cups and her swords.
Jacqueline I danced in competition for 16 years she used the same steps I used, the second step she used was a more difficult step gets you extra points when it comes down to medals. The harder the steps you use the higher your overall score. I didn't see any mistakes I watched her closely, she is an excellent dancer, her feet are arched her arms are placed correctly her fingers are where they should be, her posture is awesome and her high cuts are amazing. I would have given her the gold and no I don't know her. She is good.
Love the minimalistic footwork of the black'n white girl. Not as exaggerated kicking and jumping as seems so popular now. Yet, why does't come the piper fully tuned?
Yes this dance is difficult, but forget the dance for a moment... it's the tune "Ghillie Callum" that's the tough part! (very thickly ornamented Strathspey; not easy on the fingers!)
My sister was at a big Competition in inverness today and she has only been doing highland dancing for 4 months and she hit her sword and it got so messed up she had to stop but in the fling she got a 3rd and 2 other dances but she did well
It is. I was once told that fifteen minutes of Highland dancing was the equivalent of one hour of aerobics. I used to train for over six hours a day when I was competing at Premier level.
@highlanderlover Oh..ok I asked because from a far she looks alot like my teacher and she dose sword dance and she posted it on her website but thanks for repling (P.S. sorry if I am spelling anything wrong)
I hear somewhere that name of Scotland was before Alba. We in northern highlands of Albania have old sword dances; facebook.com/FMimagesAlbania/videos/577562119094581/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE Also, in southern Albania, Albanians wear kilts called fustanella. They are different then your famous kilts. ; Half of south Albania was seeded to Greece state unfortunately, so Greeks use it as a national costume, guards atc.. facebook.com/Fustanella-Paintings-204073476290466/
The origin of the dance is that they would loot their enemys' swords after defeating them in battle and put them on the floor and dance around them to celebrate their victory. And if they hit or touched one of the swords, it was bad luck for their next battle.
highlanderlover, your dancer was very good. Very strong dancing. Only bad thing is she misplaced her foot at the start of the second quick-time. I only noticed that after watching about 10 times. Good work! Very impressed. I love to do the sword dance. Especially the turning step. :D
I am 35% German - 15% Native American & 35% Scottish - 15% Dutch so I am very interested in learning primarily my Scottish and German ancestry. I think this dance is beautiful and it looks very difficult. Kudos to them! :)
i watched a two-person sword dance at a celtic festival yesterday, and right at the very end the girl kicked it and screamed. i thought for a second it hit the boy she was dancing with.
Takes me back to my childhood... lol! I remember! One kick and the sword goes flying across the stage/floor
I have to say, when the title said "Sword dancing" I thought that meant they'd dance around HOLDING the sword....although this is great too XD
That's just silly
I do this type of dance and whenever I mention sword dance they think we hold the swords lol
Same that's what I thought
Lol! I thought so too!
Search "Dance of Cossack girl with sword" if ye like lassies dancing with swords. I'm half Scottish, half Cossack...so its win-win fer me! Just wish I got tha Cossack tallness nae tha Scottish gnomeness! LOL
It is exhausting I loved the Sword Dance the most out of all of the dances. I am in my 50's now I wish I could still do it, it was the best shape I was ever in when I was a dancer for all those years. Took a long time for my calf muscles and thigh muscles to finally get old, I still got pretty good legs to this day and that is from dancing. Keep up the good work ladies. Bring home those golds.
I still have my sword!
It was also my fave as a teen. Also loved the Seann Truibhas! Those were the days! 45 now and teaching my teen. If this doesn't get me back in shape, nothing will!!!
Amazing! I hope the Scottish culture never dies! Long live Scotland!
SCOTLAND!!!! If you can't tell by now, I'm from Scotland. Im a Scottish lass and proud of it.
Yass lol
This is so weird to watch cuz I do highland dancing
Is the name shank scottish?
I just looked it up, and it looks like it may very well be. Thanks for watching!
This is not part of Scottish culture - its largely an invention by one 'Jean Milligan' who choose to interpret Scottish step using ballet technique. There is a nice article on the cultural appropriation of Scottish step dance hear.
www.siliconglen.scot/Scotland/10_3.html
If want to see 'Real' Scottish dance type in 'Margie Beaton' into TH-cam
When the floor is lava but there is no high ground.
LOL I have 3 grandchildren and the floor is lava at my house often ... and my sofa cushions and pillows are definitely worse for the wear!
It's always good to laugh at something. Besides, I meant no disrespect, I find sword dancing quite fascinating. My mindset is that as long as the other guy knows it's just harmless fun, it's okay. Me and my friends for example constantly insult and belittle each other, but we all know we don't mean it. After all, if you can't laugh at yourself, life is a lot less fun.
That’s why this dance is common in the highlands 😅
That looks like its stakes some serious calf strength.
I can't jump and prance around on tiptoes for 3 minutes straight.
That was the whole point of it!! The "Sword Dance" was exclusively a MALE dance, that Highlanders performed to show off their fitness, as mercenary soldiers to foreign kings/queens!
It was all about fitness/strength!
I do Highland
+Nigel Franklin It takes a lot of stamina to do it... I did it as a child.
Callista John Then I tip my hat to your cardio because I'd be lucky to do 30 seconds of this without gasping like a fish.
Nigel Franklin Yeah cheers :) It does take a lot of will power especially when you are feeling ill and tired. I once kicked the sword across the stage when I was just a beginner lol. It takes some power to do it with precision!
I was one the few girls in the class - I guess I made it popular in my dancing school!
You're right, it's not easy, it takes strength and agility. The sword dance was my favourite but it was the hardest. These girls are good :)
Holy Hell she NAILED IT! She more than nailed it - FLAWLESS! The kicks, the straight back, the precision, the sheer BEAUTY!! Makes me wanna get a couple sabers and dance again ❤🤟🏴🇨🇦
Your daughter has excellent technique. I was trained years ago by James McKenzie, former world champion, and a founder of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. I enjoyed very much watching your daughter perform. Thank you for sharing this. It brought back many great memories of the years I competed.
There is however a need for more elevation over the swords. James McKenzie used English bone china teacups under the hilt and sword. If any of the dancers did not jump high enough over the swords and broke a teacup, they paid for the teacup. I trained with him when I was 13. I was also adjudicated by Adeline Duncan whose daughter, Heather Jolley, was world champion. I so much enjoy watching your daughter perform my favourite highland dance. It brings back wonderful memories of when I competed. All the very best in your future competitions and endeavours in the highland dancing field.
American citizen here and new to all of this. But I find myself fascinated with all things Scotland now. I love this.
trained highland dancer here and just watching, your daughter is one of the best I've seen! well done!
Amazizing fabtastic bravo mY it never deseprar.Long live Scotland👋👋👋
as a Scotsman im proud of the girls.
This was one of my best dances, when I was competing! Totally miss the atmosphere at a competition. Your dancer is really good, @Barbara Gibson, reminds me of my sister and I when we were young. There's been a lot of changes in Highland dancing since was forced to stop, thanks to my knees giving up!
I did Irish dancing for 8 years and I get exhausted watching this haha I feel like it would be hard to dance some of those moves!
Great dancing always remember being relieved when the sword dance was over 🎉
I love this dance
Sorry for my bad english...
This is the Dance to select the usefull warriors, if you could dance arund the swords you were able to fight in the war if not, you're not worth this!
Ever tried to dance like this?
I guess 90 % will be not worth it ;)
+Jörg Schwarzkopf -must have been a lot of women fighting, lol. Probably zero old, fat guys...
+S Harris,Sr. Made my Day
actually, I think this dance originated as a "good luck in hunting" dance... (see how the dancers' hold their hands in the shape of deer heads?)... I believe the military used to use these dances as a form of exercise, but I've never heard of soldiers being selected for battle according to their dancing skills... cute story though. :-)
Joseph LoGiurato - I've heard of dancing as a way to compete and show your skills. Russian Cossacks for example. Truth is stranger than fiction sometimes. Anything is possible.
+Jörg Schwarzkopf It is a victory dance.
My favorite dance, the sword dance. I marvel at it every time I see it! Beautiful dancers!
She was awesome! I used to scottish country dance when I was younger and I always loved watching the highland dancers at different festivals and competitions.
Wow, the sword dance is really hard, so I applaud these girls for doing it perfectly
+2 attack
Absol used Sword Dance!
Absol's attack sharply rose!
Absols speed sharply rose!
XD
Watching the dancers confirms my view that the "quick time" movement is a strathspey reel not even the purported pipe reel. I love this.
Three Amazing Dancers. Great to see the piper taking care to tune up properly!
I remember when I was little and learning the sword dance. I got to bring my swords in for a school talent show and got to parade them around for a little while. It was one of 2nd grade me's proudest moments. 😂😂
Incredible strength and grace in your dancer!! @barbaragibson
@highlandabi
I love these dances, I am spanish and the combination of the celtic culture, in general very interesting and attractive, with your people is very open(??) and enjoyable.
Cheers!
At least that's what my nearly decade old high school spanish got me :)
From a layman's opinion, she seems very good, very interesting to watch, looks intense to dance!
Hi Lassielurv...I'd say that you could probably pick it up rather quickly because one of the hardest things about highland is being in good shape and able to jump (which you would have from Irish). It might be a little difficult to learn our basic positions at first, but most dancers who start and have any dance background usually pick it up pretty fast.
I don't think highland would harm your irish, probably the biggest issue would be making sure you have time for both. Hope this helps!
It took me so long to learn these steps. They're a lot of fun.
I have to say,
I like diffrent dances around the world specially irish&scottish dance.
Im filipino and canadian.🏴🇮🇪🇨🇦
My Great Uncle who fell in the first battle of Ypre 1915 , William George Wallis Brother of my Nan Daisy Ellen Wallis ,I dedicate this to both of you.
I did Irish when I was younger and now I'm doing Scottish Highland. It hasn't been hard to pick up! :)
Awesome. Greetings from Venezuela. Love the Highland people.
Very nice extension highcuts.
You performed this on my bday Feb. 2009
Lovely job! Love to watch my fellow dancers
Wonderful dancers .
Any McPake s out there?
Or on maternal side
Burrows ? Mcpakes danced,Burrows played music.
Lol hills and dales?
Still got grandmas many prize silver cups and her swords.
I absolutely love this instrument !!
Fantastic - I love to see this and listen to the music.
Great culture !
Jacqueline I danced in competition for 16 years she used the same steps I used, the second step she used was a more difficult step gets you extra points when it comes down to medals. The harder the steps you use the higher your overall score. I didn't see any mistakes I watched her closely, she is an excellent dancer, her feet are arched her arms are placed correctly her fingers are where they should be, her posture is awesome and her high cuts are amazing. I would have given her the gold and no I don't know her. She is good.
Loved the music, and Awesome:)
Oh she's beautiful! What elegant, high, strong leaps she does, very early on...
wonderful High cuts dancer!! cheers from Chile!
Love the minimalistic footwork of the black'n white girl. Not as exaggerated kicking and jumping as seems so popular now.
Yet, why does't come the piper fully tuned?
watch the movie Waterloo (1970) for an AWESOME sword dance....amazing.
"I'm to old to dance like them ..... so I better watch .... "
very well done!! especially the arms....having them up for that long is brutal but she kept them very strong! :)
I miss highland dancing so so so much! I am asking my mum if I can join again ;(
Asian parent: "Now do it blindfolded while playing a theremin."
Robin Gow in the middle is a really amazing dancer!
I do highland dancing and its so great.
The girl in the red rocked it!
Very good i like her highcuts !!! :)
This really stirs my ancestral blood.
AUTHENTIC, THANK YOU
Wow! Amazing! :) I enjoyed watching ! :)
Absolutely awesome!!!! :D
Yes this dance is difficult, but forget the dance for a moment... it's the tune "Ghillie Callum" that's the tough part! (very thickly ornamented Strathspey; not easy on the fingers!)
Beautiful job!
My sister was at a big Competition in inverness today and she has only been doing highland dancing for 4 months and she hit her sword and it got so messed up she had to stop but in the fling she got a 3rd and 2 other dances but she did well
Great song!
I do Scottish dancing I have to competitions one in clough and one in Newcastle I am doing the swords Shawn trues and Highland fling ❤️
really nice, and highly technical indeed!
looks like some serious cardio.
It is. I was once told that fifteen minutes of Highland dancing was the equivalent of one hour of aerobics. I used to train for over six hours a day when I was competing at Premier level.
Does anybody who is a Highlander do the open beat step? Is it just me?
i do scottish country dancing but i would love to learn the highland dancing :)
Aye once a Scott always a Scott LONG LIVE SCOTLAND
there foot work remembers me on ballet.
I use to do the sword dance my group got shorter over the years more people left each year.
She did wonderful!
@highlanderlover Oh..ok I asked because from a far she looks alot like my teacher and she dose sword dance and she posted it on her website but thanks for repling (P.S. sorry if I am spelling anything wrong)
I support the Dancer in Black & White plaid. I cant see any red in it.
Red kilt far (to me) right... gorgeous split kicks 👏🏼👏🏼
BeakerInShortShorts that is who she is filming that is he daughter
Outstanding :3
samurai jack brings me here. it wouldb be an honour
ik viint het de mooiste soorte muziek
Great video
that as fantastic your pdb are beautiful
so intricate..
proud to be scottish..saor alba bu grath
I hear somewhere that name of Scotland was before Alba. We in northern highlands of Albania have old sword dances;
facebook.com/FMimagesAlbania/videos/577562119094581/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
Also, in southern Albania, Albanians wear kilts called fustanella. They are different then your famous kilts. ; Half of south Albania was seeded to Greece state unfortunately, so Greeks use it as a national costume, guards atc..
facebook.com/Fustanella-Paintings-204073476290466/
Also I think the hardest part in this dance is playing the bag pipes I can't even get the chanter going
Jamais marre des gens du nord
The one in the middle is av.good dancer, The other just bounce and got tiered in the end u can see the way she was breathing !
to all the people in the audience SHUT IT and watch.
I was waiting for them to pick up the swords Haha
me too
The origin of the dance is that they would loot their enemys' swords after defeating them in battle and put them on the floor and dance around them to celebrate their victory. And if they hit or touched one of the swords, it was bad luck for their next battle.
+AmonAmarthFan609 That's very interesting! Thanks ^^
highlanderlover, your dancer was very good. Very strong dancing. Only bad thing is she misplaced her foot at the start of the second quick-time. I only noticed that after watching about 10 times. Good work! Very impressed. I love to do the sword dance. Especially the turning step. :D
I am 35% German - 15% Native American & 35% Scottish - 15% Dutch so I am very interested in learning primarily my Scottish and German ancestry. I think this dance is beautiful and it looks very difficult. Kudos to them! :)
White people be like
No, I'm not American I'm 16% Celtic, 64% Italian, 15% American, 1% Mexican and 2% milk,
Nicole Woods Woods It is heritage.... Black people can have it as well. American isnt a heritage, everyone knows that. Well, besides you.
cierra janay Chill I was joking!
Nicole Woods Woods Ah, missed the punchline :)
***** Wow, must be nice lol
Dance kilts are lighter than band and formal kilts. That's supposed to happen.
Very nice dance
Ah yes, first 2&2 Sword video of the year!
I'm a highland dancer and trust me it's not easy
I want to learn it
playing the bagpipes is hard work lol
especially trying to keep the tempo
i watched a two-person sword dance at a celtic festival yesterday, and right at the very end the girl kicked it and screamed. i thought for a second it hit the boy she was dancing with.
its fun dancing it too
they are so much better than me
i do it differently boy am i a beginner
umm...they're dancing on around the swords (they are in a cross on the ground)
Just how many times their skirts go up 😬
It's on the floor they are dancing over it.