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.

蘇格蘭踢踏舞是一種蘇格蘭的傳統舞蹈。人們會穿著硬皮鞋來跳這種舞蹈。蘇格蘭踢踏舞既可以單獨進行，也可以在一個小的“set”中群體進行。在群體舞蹈中，較慢和較快的舞步會通過簡單的舞蹈排列結合起來。

直到１９世紀以前，硬鞋踢踏舞在整個蘇格蘭廣受歡迎。隨著鄉村舞蹈的引入，舞蹈中的形態而非踏地的動作得到更大程度的重視，以及就有踢踏舞的獨舞風格轉變為更為開放和芭蕾舞式的風格（我們今天可以在現代高地舞蹈中看到這種風格），踢踏舞的熱度隨之消退。幸虧從高地移民到加拿大Cape Breton的人們保留了這種傳統，踢踏舞得以幸存。目前，踢踏舞逐漸在蘇格蘭復興起來。

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