Scotland’s Got Talent and a group of Angus Highland dancers have certainly proved it.
Strictly Alba were simply superb when the girls from Forfar and Kirriemuir put a modern twist to traditional dance in the latest Glasgow auditions of the ITV hit show Britain’s Got Talent.
Their performance left entertainment mogul Simon Cowell and his fellow celebrity judges reeling.
The eight-strong team from the Nicola Grant and Delma Wilson schools in Kirrie and Forfar delivered a contemporary choreography routine that earned them a standing ovation from the audience.
Most importantly, however, it also secured four big ‘yes’ votes from Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.
The Angus dancers now go to London for the next stage of their BGT journey.
The immaculate routine by Linzi Elms, Leanne Wood, Robyn Hart-Winks, Emma Stewart, Holly Milne, Kirstin Stewart, Airlie McIntyre and Sophie Brown was described by Amanda Holden as being like “Monarch of the Glen.in Ibiza”.
Even Simon Cowell’s notoriously hard shell was easily cracked by the girls’ fancy footwork. His comment to them was: “I normally don’t like this sort of stuff, but that was very, very good.”
The girls’ proud teachers said thereaction had left them breathless.
“Between them they have won dancing titles all over the world, so we know how good they are, but they really proved that to the people that mattered they were blown away by all the judges’ comments and the crowd,” Delma said.
Nicola said: “The whole day was an absolutely unforgettable experience hopefully we’ll have the chance to carry the flag for Highland dance on the London stage and have no doubts Strictly Alba will do themselves proud.”