Strangely enough Scottish step dancing and it's interplay with live music cropped up on a new TV show in the UK last night - I'l link to it below but it's on All4, the Channel 4 streaming service which is UK-only. The show follows the former ballet dancer Darcy Bussell as she tours the Highlands & Islands where her grandfather came from. The first show was on Skye and had a segment with local dancer Sophie Stephenson. It described how Scottish step dancing died out here but was preserved in Canada by the Diaspora and has now been brought back. Sophie described how the percussive steps act like an additional instrument, so I can see how it would influence the musicality of a performance. There was also a segment on weaving tartan with a handloom with a weaver called Maggie Williams. A bit lightweight but worth seeking out for the scenery if nothing else .

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/...mand/70743-001