Tony Cargill
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Tony Cargill is a former multiple time World Champion in Highland Dancing. He was also a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player. He grew up in Arbroath, Scotland. He currently lives in Summerside
Summerside
-Geographic locations:Canada* Summerside, Newfoundland and Labrador* Summerside, Prince Edward Island* Summerside, AlbertaUnited States* Summerside, Ohio...

, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 where he used to teach highland dancing at the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts.http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2005/10/02/newsstory7596965t0.asp He now owns his own studio which is in Summerside and is called the Tony Cargill School of Dance.

Highland Dancing

Cargill began dancing at the age of 5. He lists the Sword Dance
Scottish sword dances
Performance of sword dances in the folklore of Scotland is recorded from as early as the 15th century.Related customs are found in the Welsh and English Morris dance, in Austria, Germany, Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Romania...

 as his favorite to perform, due the challenge of avoiding the blades of the sword while dancing.http://www.toeandheel.com/profile.php?id=16 He had the chance to dance in front of 60,000 people at the Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events...

.http://www.downunderthekilt.com/main/interview/2008/oct/23/34/ He has also performed in Beijing, China.http://www.toeandheel.com/profile.php?id=16
In July 2009, Cargill performed at an all-male Highland Dance show in Australia called "Down Under the Kilt
Down Under the Kilt
Down Under the Kilt is a Highland Dance concert series created by Australia Highland Dancer Douglas McFarland, an Australasian Highland Dancing Champion from the Central Coast of New South Whales....

: Reel Men Do Dance".
Tony's Scottish Tartan
Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...

 is the Dress Green Buchanan.http://www.cowalgathering.co.uk/champions-profiles/viewProfile.asp?id=4&year=2004

Football Clubs

  • 2001-2002:   Arbroath F.C.
    Arbroath F.C.
    Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

  • 2003-2003:   Arbroath Victoria F.C.
    Arbroath Victoria F.C.
    Arbroath Victoria are a Scottish Junior football club based in Arbroath. They are one of the oldest Junior clubs in Scotland, having been formed in 1882. The club gained their first honour in April of that year by beating a team called Sunrise 3–0 on Arbroath Common...

  • 2004-2004:   Coupar Angus F.C.
    Coupar Angus F.C.
    Coupar Angus F.C. are a Scottish Junior football club based in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross. Their home ground is Foxhall Park.Formed in 1935, they joined the Angus Junior League the same year and remained in that league until their move to the Perthshire Junior League in the 1960s...

  • 2004-2005:   Brechin Victoria F.C.
    Brechin Victoria F.C.
    Brechin Victoria F.C. are a Scottish Junior football club based in Brechin, Angus. Their home ground is Victoria Park.Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region.The SJFA restructured prior to the...

  • 2005-2005:   Dundee F.C.
    Dundee F.C.
    Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...

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°Joined, but never played a match.
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