Highland Dance Outfits

For competitions and performances, dancers must wear the appropriate costume for each dance. There are two main outfits most dances are performed in, Highland and National outfits. Some dancers wear kilties instead of kilts for their Highland outfit, which are a more affordable option for pre-premier dancers that have smaller pleats due to the smaller amount of material used in production of the kiltie. Male dancers wear a Highland outfit for all dances except the Jig and Hornpipe. All dances use the soft shoes known as ghillies except for the Jig. This character dance is performed in hard Jig shoes, which are a lot like tap shoes with a hard bottom and small heal. For competitions and performances, dancers must have their hair off their face, usually in a high bun, with no jewelry or nail polish.

Highland Kilt Outfit Checklist:

Basic Highland Outfit (Performances only)