Highland dancing- Hornpipe

My hornpipe at OHDA competition Feb. 14, 2009 :) (I'm on the far right)...Attempt #2 at extension highcuts that day....still working those!

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Sports

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• Highland
• dancing
• OHDA
• Scottish
• Hornpipe
• Ottawa

[HighlandBum]

aww thanks! good luck- keep practicing! :) 

[randomflyingchickens]

i've got a question...what separates an average highland dancer from a reallly good one?

[HighlandBum]

@randomflyingchickens hey there- to compare dancers, the judge looks at things like turnout, elevation, technique, and timing to determine who is the better dancer. Judging is subjective though- some judges put more emphasis on one thing than the other, and some find one dancer had more of said attribute than another dancer. Hope this helps :) 

[HighlandBum]

haha aww thanks- I'm not the greatest but I appreciate the compliment :) Keep practicing!

[MbridgeHighlandDance]

you are a brilliant dancer !!!

check out my video and c what u think !

well done

[HighlandBum]

@MbridgeHighlandDance Thank you!! I love the hornpipe as you can probably tell lol. I will for sure check out your videos :)

[squijet1]

Hi! I am soo glad that there are alot more highland dancers than i thought!:) ur a really good dancer!!!:) i am learning hornpipe at the moment and was looking at this for help on the second half of the last step! I just cant get the timing right!!! D: thhanks, this has really helped!!:)

[randomflyingchickens]

@HighlandBum oh thanks that makes sense!! 

[highlandabi]

i do highland dancing but im not as good as you

[kkallebb]

Did women dance the hornpipe in the 19th century? I can't find any videos on Youtube of men dancing the hornpipe, and I thought that in its hayday the hornpipe was danced principally by men.

[HighlandBum]

@coolbeanscde awww thanks!! So much effort to keep practicing those extension highcuts lol. Hope your dancing is going well! :)