We're limbering up for International Dance Day with this archive footage of traditional Scottish sword dancing at a Highland Games event. The clip comes from the Scottish Television Film & Video Archive Project available on Scran.ac.uk - https://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-196-497-C | SCRAN

Young competitors in the Scottish Sword Dance during the 2023 Oldmeldrum Sports and Highland Games. These were held at Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Saturday 17th June 2023. #scotland #highlanddancing #sworddance #highlanddance #oldmeldrum #highlandgames #aberdeenshire | Aberdeenshire Scotland

2.7K reactions · 446 shares | Sword dance, a traditional #Chinese dance from the Tang and Song dynasties, is mesmerizing with performers wielding swords and elegant moves. Check out the video to see this true traditional art, steeped in time, reveals its unique charm on the modern stage. #China #chineseculture | Embassy of The People's Republic of China in the United States | Facebook