AN eight-year-old girl is being hailed a prodigy in the world of Highland Dancing after winning a remarkable 17 championships this year alone.
Little Eilidh Gammons has been dancing since she was only two years old and started competing as soon as she was old enough to be allowed to.
The youngster trains four times a week in four different disciplines of dance including modern, tap and ballet before competing in Highland dancing at the weekend.
Eilidh has big ambitions of adding to her already impressive trophy haul and one day aims to become a world champion.
The crowning glory of her achievements came at the Cowall Highland Gathering where she beat international competition from girls four years older than her to retain her title at the world’s largest Highland games.
She said: “I’d like to become a world champion someday but know that I can’t enter for another four years. So, for now, I’m going to try and win more trophies.
“I really like showing off my talent for the judges and performing for them and it feels great when I win.”
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