复兴中的苏格兰踢踏舞

Scottish step-dancing is a traditional Scottish form of hard-shoe dancing which can be danced solo, or in a small \'set\' where steps in slow and quick time are combined with simple dance patterns.

Up until the 19th century, hard-shoe step-dancing was enjoyed all over Scotland. With the introduction of country dances, placing a GREater emphasis on the figures of the dance rather than on the stepping, and the changing style of the old solo step-dancing into the more open and balletic style we now see in modern Highland dancing, the popularity of step-dancing declined. Scottish step-dancing survived thanks to Highland emigrants to Cape Breton, Canada, who maintained the tradition, and now step-dancing is becoming increasingly popular again in Scotland.

苏格兰踢踏舞是一种苏格兰的传统舞蹈。人们会穿着硬皮鞋来跳这种舞蹈。苏格兰踢踏舞既可以单独进行，也可以在一个小的“set”中群体进行。在群体舞蹈中，较慢和较快的舞步会通过简单的舞蹈排列结合起来。

直到１９世纪以前，硬鞋踢踏舞在整个苏格兰广受欢迎。随着乡村舞蹈的引入，舞蹈中的形态而非踏地的动作得到更大程度的重视，以及就有踢踏舞的独舞风格转变为更为开放和芭蕾舞式的风格（我们今天可以在现代高地舞蹈中看到这种风格），踢踏舞的热度随之消退。幸亏从高地移民到加拿大Cape Breton的人们保留了这种传统，踢踏舞得以幸存。目前，踢踏舞逐渐在苏格兰复兴起来。