1st
Saturday in June
12noon
- Chieftain's Parade
1pm
- Official Opening
Pipe
Band Championship
Around
forty pipe bands play for the West of Scotland Championship and the
Open Contest.
Athletics
Athletics programme for youngsters include the four by 100 metres relay
races for boys and girls
Highland
Dancing Championships
(Starts at 10 a.m.)
Over 100 dancers take part
in the Highland Dancing competitions for five age groups.
To
the skirl of the pipes each dancer performs four traditional dances.
| The Highland
Fling The oldest of the dances, said to be based on the movements of the stag. Arms are held aloft like antlers, the feet dance and the body turns around suggesting the stag's love play. |
The Sword Dance Credited to Malcolm Canmore, King of Scots, who, after slaying an opponent placed his sword and that of his enemy on the ground in the form of a cross and danced in triumph over them. |
| Shean Trubhis Came about when wearing the kilt was banned following the Battle of Culloden. The dancers perform this in tartan trews and depict the discarding of the hated trousers. |
The Strathspey Reel This is performed by four dancers and requires skill and ingenuity from each dancer to weave the intricate figure "8". |