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	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Sword and Sabre Dance Page - Main1
		The sword dance was done in Nuremberg in 1350 as well as theCourt ballets which also used the sword dance in mock battles that were staged.
		The Sword dance was one of the first dances to be performed by all nations.
		In these dances, a circle of 4 to 20 or more dancers-linked by holding the hilt of one sword, the point of the next-leap over the swords, twist the circle, and weave the swords into a knot.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3sword1.htm (751 words)

	Sword Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As with so many traditional dances in England and Europe, these characters are integral to the tradition, and their role was documented in all of the earliest published descriptions of the Northumbrian dance - descriptions which pre-date the introduction of the flexible rapper sword which so fundamentally changed the dance.
		The dance is now almost always performed to jigs (6/8 time), and indeed the normal form of rapper "stepping" - a form of shuffle imported in the 1920s from the local clog dance tradition - would not be possible if a jig were not used.
		At the end of the dance and at intermediate points the 'rappers' are tied into the Lock, which is displayed held-high by the captain or sometimes by one of the other dancers, as dictated by the interests of symmetry.
	www.kuleuven.ac.be /iccp/iccp14/rapper.htm (946 words)

	Thailander.com - Arts > Thai Classical Dance - English Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The dance in its modern version shown here is also an archaeological reconstruction inspired by stone reliefs and images found among the remains of ancient temples in the area.
		It is a slow dance and the long skirts emphasize the formality of the occasion it celebrates.
		The dance is animistic in inspiration, a dance for a shaman and a way of paying respect to the performed at a Ceremony of Apology when the spirits were thanked for providing the people with the wealth of the land.
	www.thailander.com /arts/thaidance (1310 words)

	morris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is the well-known Abbots Bromley Horn Dance.
		The dancers begin by clashing their swords together, after which they line up in a ring or in pairs, and perform intricate figures during which they pass over or under the swords; finally they plait the swords into a star-shaped Lock which is held aloft at the climax of the dance.
		The English Sword dances muct be clearly distinguied from the Scottish Sword dance, in which the sowrds are not held in the hands but two swords are laid crosswise on the ground, and the dancer performs his steps over and between the swords.
	www.umilta.net /morris.html (2706 words)

	ACDC's Most Recent Performance
		The choreographer of this dance was inspired by Buddhist engravings in the Dun Huang grotto during the Tang dynasty.
		DANCE OF THE YI he population of the Yi is one of the larger ethnic groups among other minorities in China.
		This is a Wei Wu Er dance from the Xin Jiang province.
	www.atlantachinesedance.org /Rialto99.html (941 words)

	Long Sword dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is related to the rapper sword dance of Northumbria, but the character is fundamentally different as it uses rigid metal or wooden swords, rather than the flexible spring steel rappers used by its northern relation.
		Although Long Sword dances are found scattered all over Yorkshire, there are particular concentrations of dances in East Cleveland, the northern part of the North York Moors and around Sheffield.
		Long Sword dances vary in the way they are performed, with some being slow and militaristic, such as the Grenoside or performed with pace and speed like Handsworth dances from near Sheffield, others have different features including variations of numbers of dancers and distinctive movements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Long_Sword_dance (298 words)

	Sword Dancing in Britain - Bibliography
		This is the standard manual on English long sword and rapper dances, but Sharp's introductions include his interpretations of the history and ritual significance of the dance in all of Europe.
		On the revival of dancing in Loftus and elsewhere in the Cleveland district.
		Sword Dancing in Austria: The Sword Dance of the Durrnberg Miners-190
	www.efdss.org /sword.htm (9918 words)

	Rapper sword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rapper sword is a kind of sword dance.
		The dance is related to the Long Sword dance of Yorkshire, as well as other sword dances in Europe.
		The dance is now almost always performed to jigs (6/8 time), and indeed the normal form of rapper "stepping" – a form of shuffle imported in the 1920s from the local clog dance tradition – would not be possible if a jig were not used.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rapper_sword (1013 words)

	There Is No Best Sword
		Swords and technique in many parts of the world evolved very slowly; in some places they never arrived; and in some places they took directions that were strange to say the least.
		The estoc was a long sword, with a stiff blade of square or triangular section and no functioning edges.
		That is the sword in general use in Europe at the beginning of the Viking Age.
	www.thearma.org /essays/nobest.htm (4156 words)

	EZlearn Chinese Academy- Chinese Traditional Dance
		The dance with the flowing silk ribbons and accompanied by Chinese instruments- Erhu and Pipa is characterized by its refreshing and poetic mood.
		Dances were performed at the Double Ten parade at China town on 10/5/03, teacher's day banquet on 9/22/03 in Westmont, Illinois and the International adoption festival in Wisconsin, choreographed by H.F. Lee.
		The sword dance was combined the movement of Tai-Chi sword and traditional Chinese music.
	www.ezlearnchinese.com /dance/tdance.htm (424 words)

	index
		The Goathland Plough Stots is one of Yorkshires traditional long sword teams, if not the oldest still dancing their own dance as performed as far back as the early 19th century.
		These 5 dances require a team of 6 sword dancers, however there is a 6th dance which uses a further 2 dancers (No Mans Jig).
		The tunic colours of pink and blue were chosen to placate the political parties of the 19th century, (the Whigs and Tories), whilst the red stripe on the trousers is a remanent of the Crimean war.
	geocities.com /goathlandlongsword (515 words)

	Maxam Sword
		This sword was a direct descendant of the arming sword.
		Long Sword dance - [Long Sword dance is a hilt-and-point sword dance] recorded mainly in [[Yorkshire in England.
		It is related to the rapper sword dance of Northumbria, but the character is fundamentally different as it uses rigid metal or wooden swords, rather than the flexible spring steel rappers used by its...
	accuratepliers.globalcorrosiontech.com /maxamsword.html (701 words)

	sword - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sword, weapon consisting of a long, sharp-edged or pointed blade fixed in a hilt (a handle that usually has a protective guard at the place where...
		Combat dances with swords (for example, the ancient Greek Pyrrhic...
		Sword in the Stone, The, animated motion picture about a young boy who will grow up to be a king, based on Arthurian legend as told in a book by...
	encarta.msn.com /sword.html (145 words)

	Bacchu-Ber Dance page. Streetswings Dance History archives
		This dance, which is called the Bacchu-Ber, is danced once a year in the village of Pont-de-Cervières, to celebrate the day of Saint Roch (1295-1327), patron of the parish.
		This noble dance, the greatest legacy of the pleasures of the old Celts, is not accompanied by the sound of instruments.
		Nine, eleven or thirteen young men, with sword in hand, old Gallic swords which are entrusted to the care of a resident, form in a circle.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3baccbr.htm (524 words)

	Ryburn Long Sword
		The first dance the senior team chose to learn was that from the village of Bellerby which has a reputation for being a difficult dance and they have performed it well on almost every occasion.
		The junior team amazed us all after the International Sword Dance Spectacular at Scarborough in May 1996, by copying a move from the mainland European teams where a member of the team stands on the completed sword lock and is hoisted into the air to shoulder height.
		Both teams have worked to devise their own new dances, borrowing from the traditions of the North of England and we are looking forward to another season of appearances at a range of events, both in and out of the region.
	www.ryburn3step.org.uk /longsword.htm (272 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| Sword Dancers of Lingdale
		They were trying to make a bit of pocket money by going round dancing and collecting as they were invited to dance in Germany the year of the olympics 1936.
		Dances have come and gone, but the tradition of the Yorkshire Long Sword Dance is maintained by the Lingdale Primrose team, which travels to London on February 19th and will dance exhibitions at the international festival arranged by the English Folk Dance and song society.
		Trevor has traced the origins of this style of sword dancing back to as far as records go - which is a couple of hundred years ago - and shown how in recent years there has been a revival in the number of teams and popularity of Long Sword dancing.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/lingdaleitshistory/page62.phtml (982 words)

	Past news
		This folk dance, which depicts martial art training in rhythmic movement, represents patriotism of the ancestors determined to defend the country.
		There are various forms of the dance such as "long sword dance", "twin swords dance", "mask sword dance" and "sword dance".
		The form of the sword dance is peculiar to Korea, being widely known to the east and the west.
	www.kcna.co.jp /item/1998/9802/news02/03.htm (1583 words)

	Halla Huhm Repertoire [Folk Dance]
		This dance was choreographed by Halla Huhm and became her signature piece.
		There are variations of sword dances in both the court and folk tradition.
		The dancer manipulates the long sleeves in graceful movements and plays a drum which, according to one story, expresses the agony of the secular world and the overcoming of worldly passions.
	www.hawaii.edu /korea/halla_huhm/Repertoire/FolkDance.html (246 words)

	THE GOATHLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, SWORD DANCE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Goathland, North Yorkshire, Sword Dance Photograph Collection (formerly the Morris Dance Photograph Collection) consists of seven 6 1/2" X 4 1/2" photographs of the Plough Stotts Long Sword team from Goathland, North Yorkshire, England, circa 1912-1950.
		One photograph captures a moment of a long sword dance performance; several others focus on specific characters, such as the "Bessie" and "Old Man." The photographs offer a sense of costuming and physical culture associated with the dance, such as musical instruments and long swords.
		The notes on the backs of the photographs identify the subjects as a group by the name of the Goathland, North Yorkshire, Plough Stotts, give indications of the approximate dates of the photographs, and provide an additional note or two.
	www.loc.gov /folklife/guides/goathland.html (396 words)

	Sword Dance
		This was performed by certain young men, who, by long practice, had acquired the art of dancing amongst the sharp points of swords and spears, with such wonderful agility and gracefulness, that they gained great applause to themselves, and gave great delight to the spectators."
		Douce had a very old cut representing the Sword Dance, which was still "performed (sixty years ago) by the morris-dancers in the vicinage of Lincoln." T. Park’s note in a copy of Bourne and Brand’s "Popular Antiquities," p.
		Brand was a frequent spectator of this dance, which in his time was performed with few or no alterations in Northumberland and the adjoining counties: one difference however was observable in the Northern Sword Dancers, that when the swords were formed into a figure, they laid them down upon the ground and danced round them.
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Text/Brands/sword_dance.htm (804 words)

	The Grenoside Sword Team over 100 years ago(
		It has been danced in the village for many years: the earliest printed account was in the Pall Mall Gazette in January 1895, there is a photograph dated 1885 and a written record which probably dates from the mid 1700s.
		The dance continues to evolve: Cecil Sharp's account does not match our present dance precisely and before the last war the stepping was more elaborate and the dance was followed by Ring 0' Roses in which each man stepped a solo.
		The 'new' swords of Sheffield Steel date from 1933 and the scarlet paisley jackets with green and red braid and rosettes were made for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
	www.grenosword.f9.co.uk (725 words)

	Cyber Dantza - Lesaka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Although danced with long sticks, this dance is often categorized as an ezpata dantza or sword dance.
		The medieval flag of the municipality is "danced" over the river to a melody called Tantirumairu.
		According to local legend, this dance celebrates a fifteenth-century peace pact between the rival neighborhoods of Pikuzelaia and Legarrea in Lesaka.
	basque.unr.edu /dance/pages/lesaka.htm (163 words)

	Notation of The Coxhench Long Sword Dance
		Figures to be danced at the Captain's discretion either long or short (long each man leading or short No. 1 only leading) 3 0r 4 figures in the first part and 4 in the second but must include Figures 1,8,9,10and11
		2 and 3 face and raise their sword, 1 passes under the arch, raises right arm turns left, passess outside 3, facing the centre steps to place followed by 6 5 and 4.
		1and8 raise swords and move down and over to change places with 2and7, stoop down and change places with 3and6 at same time 2and7 raise arms and turn round on own axis 2 cl 7 ccl repeat to place do same at bottomof set.
	tradcap.com /notationcoxhench.htm (919 words)

	The Dance Niche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Tips on dancing with beginning contra dancer, compiled by Jonathan Sivier, are also worthy of the ECDer's attention.
		Their latest project, undertaken in cooperation with Boston Center, is a set of CDs being produced expressly for dancing, a valuable source for those who do not have the luxury of local musicians versed in ECD music.
		Lady of the Creek, Marguerite Plank, is organizing what she terms an "irregular day camp with workshops featuring traditional music and dance." Named after "Lady of the Lake," a traditional tune and a New England "chestnut" (a traditional, contra dance), Lady of the Creek is on Marsh Creek in Southern PA, near Gettysburg".
	www.just.net /~roger/dance_niche.html (1255 words)

	sword definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		long-bladed weapon: a handheld weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges and sometimes slightly curved
		cross swords (with somebody) to argue or come into conflict with somebody
		put somebody to the sword to kill somebody violently, especially in war (literary)
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_/sword.html (111 words)

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	www.ajantaenterprises.com /bellydancing/swords.htm (75 words)

	CD Baby: AMERICA'S LEADING CONTRA BANDS: Contra Roots and Branches
		A single fiddle around 1800 might be supplanted later in that century by an orchestra with several violins, cornet, clarinet, perhaps a flute or harp, with the rhythm being kept by a tuba or a string bass.
		Canterbury recorded the first LP of contra dance music in 1972 and Canterbury musicians formed the house band at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival in upstate New York, where folk music enthusiasts from around the country encountered Contra dancing.
		The Country Dance and Song Society is the organization that, through its resources, programs, and enthusiasm, celebrates and preserves traditional English and Anglo American dance, music, and song, promotes their new expression, connects people who enjoy them, and supports communities where they can continue to thrive.
	cdbaby.com /cd/alcb (2385 words)

	Chinese Learning Club - Chinese Folk Dance
		This class works on the traditional folk dancing movements, basic Chinese Opera and fundamental Chinese Kung Fu to build on the essential technique.
		In addition to learn the dances, our students also learn history and geography of the dances.
		The sword dance was combined the movement of Tai-Chi sword and traditional Chinese music.
	www.geocities.com /go2clc/dance.html (429 words)

	CD Baby: GILLYGALOO: Little Green Thing
		LITTLE GREEN THING is a rich musical gumbo of fun songs and dance tunes from a variety of ethnic and regional folk traditions -- old-time country music; African-American play-party songs; fiddle tunes from upstate New York, Ireland, Scandinavia, Arizona; klezmer; even Hawaiian music.
		Michael's a founding member of both Grand Picnic, NYC's foremost contra dance band, and the quirky Duffy's Insurance, a relative newcomer to the contra dance circuit.
		He is also the long-time musician for Half Moon Sword, the Big Apple's premier purveyor of Northern English rapper and long sword dance and host of the annual New York Sword Dance festival.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/gillygaloo (720 words)

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