Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Scottish highland dance, International Latin American Dance Champions, World Ballroom Dance Champions, Irish stepdance, British Sequence Championships, World Latin Dance Champions, Acro dance, Dancesport, Formation dance, Dance marathon, World 10 Dance Champions, World Dance Council, International DanceSport Federation, Jack and Jill, Swedish Dancesport Federation, Miguel Angueira, English Amateur Dancesport Association, BYU Cougarettes, British Dance Council, Ballroom Dancers' Federation, Bugg, Boogie-woogie, Dancesport World Champions, Piotr Iwanicki, Discofox, Doublebugg, BRR dances. Excerpt: The term Highland dance or Highland dancing is used today to refer to a style of athletic solo dancing which developed in the Gaelic Highlands of Scotland. Highland dance evolved into its current form during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the context of competitions at public events (namely Highland games), where it is often performed to the accompaniment of Highland bagpipe music. Highland dancers wear specialized shoes called ghillies. Highland dance has been subject to many influences from outside the Highlands. For example, it has been heavily influenced by the urban aesthetics of the patrons and judges of dance competitions since the nineteenth century. Highland dance should not be confused with Scottish country dance. Nowadays, Highland dancing, which can be seen at nearly every modern day Highland games event, is a highly competitive and technical dance form that requires many hours of practice and training over a period of several years to perfect. In terms of its technical requirements and the training required for its performance, Highland dancing has much in common with ballet. It takes a massive amount of stamina and arm/leg strength, no matter how old the dancer is....