4 year old Bella, doing the sword for the first time in public at local library. What a pleasure to watch! Such talent so young❤️❤️ By: Holden's Trains/YT | Magical Scotland

The 42nd Royal Highlanders performed a sword dance at the 2014 Mississinewa 1812 Festival - accompanied by bagpipes. | Magical Scotland

Competitors in the Sword dance, Highland dancing heats, filmed during the 2024 Dufftown Highland Games. These were held at Dufftown in Moray Speyside, on Saturday 27th July 2024. 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 &

"Hip-hop came along and it educated me." The origins of Scottish hip-hop started with breakdancing in the early 1980s. | BBC Scotland

Young competitors 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). #Drumtochty #highlandgames #aberdeenshire #highlanddance #highlanddancing #sworddance #Scottishdance #scottishtradit