Highland Fling Scottish dance competition held during 2023 Ballater Highland Games in Scotland

Competitors in the Highland Fling, Scottish Highland dance heats, held during the 2023 Ballater Highland Games. This was at Ballater in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Thursday 10th August 2023. The Highland Fling is one of the most famous Scottish dances performed at competitions and championships throughout the world. It is said to have been inspired by the sight of a stag jumping around a hillside. The dancers movements; the arms held aloft like antlers, the feet dancing from side to side, the body turning around, all suggest the stag's playing.