Competitors in the Irish Jig during the 2022 Lonach Highland Gathering & Games at Bellabeg in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This is one of Scotland’s most iconic traditional summer events and is held on the forth Saturday in August each year. The Irish Jig is one of the Scottish National Dances for competitions, an energetic dance featuring lots of fist shaking and skirt flouncing among female competitors. It is a parody of Irish dancing and one of the two Scottish National dances that has

One of the heats of the 'Irish Jig' Scottish Highland Dance competition during the 2023 Stonehaven Highland Games in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which included Rachael Walker, a Scottish champion highland dancer. The Scottish version of the Irish Jig is a parody of Irish dancing and the Irish temper. Stonehaven Highland Games are held in July each year and will take place this year on Sunday 21st July 2024 at Mackie Academy Playing Fields. #highlandgames #highlanddancing #irishjig #scottishdance #s