Competitors in the Hullachan Scottish Highland Dance during the 2019 Braemar Gathering in Scotland

Competitors taking part in the Hullachan (Reel of Tulloch) Scottish Highland Dance during the 2019 Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This was part of the open competition for dancers from across the world, as there are also local categories.

The Reel of Tulloch usually follows a Strathspey, which is one of the few dances in which competitors dance with each other, but they are still being marked individually. The dance call also be performed as a dance on its own in which case it is then called the Hullachan. It is said to have originated in the churchyard of Tulloch Church near Ballater in Deeside where on a cold winter's Sunday morning, the minister was late for his service and parishioners tried to keep warm by dancing. Hullachan is a Scottish Gaelic name also used in ancient Irish Gaelic culture, meaning "party".