Reel of Tulloch Scottish Highland Dance competition during Dufftown Highland Games in Scotland 2019

Competitors in the Reel of Tulloch competitions during Dufftown Highland Games in beautiful Speyside, the malt whisky capital of Scotland. The Reel of Tulloch usually follows a Strathspey, which is one of the few dances in which competitors dance with each other (although they are still being marked individually). These Games are normally held on the last Saturday in July each year. The reel of Tulloch is said to have originated in the churchyard of Tulloch Church by Ballater in Deeside, where on a cold winter's Sunday morning, when the minister was late for his service, parishioners tried to keep warm by stamping their feet, clapping their hands and chafing their arms until a rhythm was created.