Where I must be. Final edit. milo, trueenigma, billy

[Truerenigma]

Thanks both....but google Highland Fling. then still say dance is better!
I may be too peurile...dance may win.
Best,
tectak

maybe there is a third option . . .

If the Highland Fling was a magazine, it would be on the top shelf of the "Dated Cultural Stereotypes" section in WH Smiths next to the "Russ Abbott Gazette".

How about "Reel". It's about the only one of the non-joke Scottish dances that would fit (the others being "Strathspey" and "Jig"). "Ceilidh" even?

For the Northern Highlands Regional High School newspaper see The Highland Fling For the famous NZ trotter see Highland Fling (horse) The Highland Fling is one of the oldest [citation needed] of the Highland dances that originated in the Gaelic Highlands of Scotland. Returning from a victorious battle, male warriors would perform the dance in celebration of their success [citationneeded] . It was performed on a small round shield, called a targe [citation needed] . Most targes had a sharp spike of steel projecting from the centre, so the dancers learned to move with skill and dexterity to avoid injuring themselves [citation needed] .

This dance is now performed at dance competitions and events around the world. It is no longer danced on a shield, but it is still the goal of the dancer to stay in the same spot throughout the dance. The Highland Fling is danced at almost all competition levels, from Primary to Premier. It is also performed for most Highland and Theory examinations. Dancers wear the standard kilt outfit to perform this dance. It is in 4/4 time.

The Highland Fling is referenced in the lyrics of Harlem hot jazz musician Harry Gibson's 1947 hit, "Who put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?"
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More Ovaltine please!