Research topic:Highlands

Pictures from Google Image Search

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Find more facts and information on our topic page about Highlands

Highland fling

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Highland fling national dance of Highland Scotland. Composed in the duple rhythm of the strathspey, a variety of reel, it is characterized by the Scotch snap (a succession of sixteenth notes alternating with dotted eighths). The "fling" emphasizes a kicking gesture.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Highland fling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 16 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Highland fling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HighlandFl.html

"Highland fling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HighlandFl.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Highland
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 12/13/2005; 700+ words ; ...Upright Conference Room, 27215 Base Line, Highland. Information: 864-6861. Public Works...Conference Room A, 27215 Base Line, Highland. Information: 864-6861. City Council...Council Chambers, 27167 Base Line, Highland. Information: 864-6861. Wednesday...
Highland Calendar 3-14-2006
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 3/14/2006; ; 626 words ; ...Donahue Council Chambers, 27167 Base Line, Highland. Information: 864- 6861. WEDNESDAY Ceramics class, 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Ave., Highland. Cost is $1. Information...
HIGHLAND CALENDAR
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 8/29/2006; 700+ words ; Wednesday Ceramics class, 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Ave., Highland. Cost is $1. Information: 862-8104 Yoga class, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays...
Highland calendar
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 4/11/2006; 620 words ; ...Donahue Council Chambers, 27167 Base Line, Highland. Information: 864-6861. Wednesday Ceramics class, 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Ave., Highland. Cost is $1. Information...
Highland Calendar - 12/12/2006
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 12/12/2006; 555 words ; ...month, in Donahue Council Chambers, 27167 Base Line, Highland. Information: 864-6861 Wednesday Ceramics class, 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Ave., Highland. Cost is $1. Information: (909) 862...
Highland Park boys roll over Emporia, 73-55
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 1/10/2007; ; 700+ words ; By Daniel Berk THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Highland Park coach Ken Darting had an interesting...If he gets it, he'll make it. " Highland Park went into halftime with a 13-point...straight points from Richardson to give Highland Park a healthy lead to finish the third...
IN HIGHLAND PARK AND HIGHWOOD
Newspaper article from: Highland Park News (IL); 2/5/1998; 700+ words ; ...Jewish Council for Youth Services in Highland Park is now in progress. Sunflower...located at 800 Central Ave. in Highland Park, will have their grand opening...ceremony at 9 a.m., Feb. 16 with Highland Park's Mayor Ray Geraci present...
Highland reaches for retailers
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 6/1/2005; ; 699 words ; HIGHLAND Although the city of Highland's population is booming, numbering some 50,000, officials...statistics to show retailers the kind of money that could be made in Highland. An indication of a lag in retailers is shown in a report compiled...
Dufftown Highland dancing festival
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 10/9/2006; 700+ words ; The 2006 Dufftown Highland Dancing Festival was held in the town...Sauchen. Beginners - 7 and under: Highland winner - Jessica Morrison, Fraserburgh...Morrison and Emma Fraser, Mintlaw; Highland runner-up and national runner-up...
Yea! Highland Park hands out $332,000
Newspaper article from: Highland Park News (IL); 11/2/2006; ; 700+ words ; Highland Park residents donated more than $332,000 to 28 organizations in Highwood and Highland Park Oct. 24 at an annual ceremony hosted by the Highland Park Community Foundation with Yea! Highland Park...

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Highlands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...was the core of Highland culture. The distinctive marks of the Highlands, the dress (including...scenery made the Highlands popular in literature...G. Pine, The Highland Clans (1972...MacKenzie, The Highlands and Isles of Scotland...
Guiana Highlands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Guiana Highlands mountainous tableland, c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) long...Guyana-Brazil border, form the highest section of the highlands. Geologically, the Guiana Highlands is a shield—a stable mass of Precambrian rock...
Highland Scots
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Highland Scots ETHNONYMS: Celts...Identification and Location. The Highlands of Scotland include the...two cultural areas, the Highlands and the Lowlands, can be...communities. The history of the Highlands has been characterized by...
HIGHLAND ENGLISH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language HIGHLAND ENGLISH The English...areas of the Scottish Highlands where GAELIC was...distinguished as Highland English and Hebridean...inhabitants of the Highlands and Islands have...Gaelic-speaking Highland or Hebridean teachers...
Highland clearances
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Highland clearances were evictions...speaking population from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland...sheep-farming came to the Highlands, based on the replacement...xBD; million acres in the Highlands. By 1886 a residual crofting...

Related research topics

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: