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	§9. Sword-dance. II. Secular Influences on the Early English Drama. Vol. 5. The Drama to 1642, Part One. The ...
		This dance seems to have had its ritual origin in the primitive expulsion of Death or Winter, the death and resurrection of Summer, or in that conflict between Winter and Summer which, on the literary side, was also the origin of many débats and estrifs.
		Its chief personages are the fool, who wears the skin of a fox or some other animal, and the “Bessy,” a man dressed in woman’s clothes—figures in which folk-lore finds the survival of the ritual of agricultural worship.
		Amid a bewildering variety of nomenclature and detail, the invariable incident of the death and restoration to life of one of the characters is the point upon which has been based the descent of this play from pagan festivals celebrating the death and resurrection of the year.
	www.bartleby.com /215/0209.html (409 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 Handsworth dances from near Sheffield, while others are quicker.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Long_Sword_dance (244 words)

	Sword dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although sometimes treated as a form of morris dance, sword dancers are proud of their own tradition and often wish to be treated as a traditional dance category in its own right.
		Hilt-and-point sword dances traditional to England include rapper sword and long sword, although both of these are now also performed by revival teams outside their traditional areas, including teams in most of the English-speaking world.
		Linked sword dances were also found all over the Iberian Peninsula, and are still widely performed in the Basque Country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sword_dance (401 words)

	Sword dance -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Although sometimes treated as a form of (Any of various English folk dances performed by men in costume) morris dance, sword dancers are proud of their own tradition and often wish to be treated as a traditional dance category in its own right.
		Hilt-and-point sword dances traditional to England include (Click link for more info and facts about rapper sword) rapper sword and (Click link for more info and facts about long sword) long sword, although both of these are now also performed by revival teams outside their traditional areas, including teams in most of the English-speaking world.
		Linked sword dances were also found all over the (A peninsula in southwestern Europe) Iberian Peninsula, and are still widely performed in the (Click link for more info and facts about Basque Country) Basque Country.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sw/sword_dance.htm (455 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Sword and Sabre Dance Page - Main1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
		Of the characteristic national dances the "sword dance" of Scotland is still danced at times as an exhibition of skill, and is one of the most perfect and symmetrical in all its parts.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3sword1.htm (704 words)

	Half Moon Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Half Moon Sword is the oldest women’s long sword and rapper sword team in New York City; it is at least 20 years old.
		She is also a member of several other ritual dance teams in New York: Ring O’Bells, New World Sword, as well as a renowned contra and English country dance caller and teacher.
		The team dances around the city during the spring: at the vernal equinox and in the month of May, and in the fall and winter.
	www.cdny.org /halfmoonsword.html (141 words)

	Sword Dancing in Britain - Bibliography
		On the revival of dancing in Loftus and elsewhere in the Cleveland district.
		Has a thorough discussion of the history of sword dancing in the German-speaking lands, especially of urban guild dances in the 15th to 17th centuries; also chapters on rural dances and on British ones.
		Sword Dancing in Austria: The Sword Dance of the Durrnberg Miners-190
	www.efdss.org /sword.htm (9918 words)

	The Dream City: The Persian Sword-Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The reason was easily found in the monotony and ear-piercing nature of the music to which all dancing must be done.
		It may be admitted that there was a peculiar rhythm to the Turkish drums, and a certain minor roulade in the pipe-tunes; but the unceasing repetition of these sounds, with the attendant misery to the hearer of an increasing tempo as the dance progressed, drove away the "Christian," and kept him at a wise distance.
		In watching this saber-dance, the spectator had the feeling that the combatants were much more likely to put out his eye than to hurt each other; and, indeed, to study the faces and actions of the performers, was only to add force to this unhappy thought.
	columbus.gl.iit.edu /dreamcity/00024019.html (262 words)

	Ritual Teams» New World Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		New World Sword is a group of New York City area dancers, including Beverly Francis and Yonina Gordon, dedicated to translating and reconstructing sword dances from the Old World.
		The origin of sword dance can be traced to Western Europe during the late Middle Ages when trade guilds staged exciting displays of swordsmanship for public festivals and religious holidays.
		Moravia (Wooden Swords) - [pronounced: Pod SHAH-bleh] - Czech for "under the sword." It is derived from a dance seen in the town of Strani in southern Moravia.
	www.cdny.org /newworldsword.html (508 words)

	Types of dance (from dance) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Strictly speaking, it is a literary or pictorial representation of a procession or dance of both living and dead figures, the living arranged in order of their rank, from pope and emperor...
		It was called the square dance to distinguish it from comparable dances called the contra, or longways dance, for a double file of couples, and from the round dance for a circle of couples.
		In linked-sword, or hilt-and-point, dances, each performer holds the hilt of his own sword and the point of that of the dancer behind him, the group forming intricate, usually...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-25700 (888 words)

	The Rapper Sword Dance - Origins and History
		Later accounts in the same century describe the dance in greater detail, and although rigid swords continue to be used, some elements of the modern dance already exist, including the male and ‘female’ characters and the close association between the dance and coal mining.
		As the early dances were recorded in the Tyne Valley, whereas the rapper dances were recorded in Tyneside – some 20 miles (30 km) downstream – it is quite possible that the two co-existed for part of the 19th century, the rapper dance thriving in one location while its ancestor died out in another.
		The dance was already associated with coal mining communities, and the true essence of the dance cannot be appreciated without an understanding of the social context in which it developed.
	www.rapper.org.uk /history.html (2296 words)

	THE DANCE OF MANAHAIM: SWORD DANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		But one of the dance terms in the Old Testament is PAZAZ which means to "leap as gold is tried in the furnace." The very fact that you go to church and submit yourself to God's refining process, indicates to me that you love Him.
		Those used in a ministry of dance worship can say: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. The dance worshipper can preach through his or her worship of God and sanctified life-style.
		They have danced scarcely knowing where they were, they've danced dances of other nations prophetically, and preached for as much as an hour and a half in a language they never before learned.
	www.angelfire.com /wa/LARKOFTHEMORNING/page55.html (3957 words)

	That Long Tall Sword Dance and Mumming Team at the Stag King's Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		She looked fond of dancing, as birches are; her head lifted to the first notes of the music, swaying toward the antlered line as we filed past her into the hall.
		This sword dance also harks back to the Victorian era, in the mining towns of the North of England, but it too has echoes of rituals danced all over Europe in the last fires of the Dark Ages.
		Suddenly, Saint George’s sword sweeps down in the gate of single-over, and one by one the dancers leap between a double arch of swords and arms.
	homepage.mac.com /lynnoel/programs/TLTS/stagking.htm (2474 words)

	dance on Encyclopedia.com
		The Arabian Sword Dance a ceremonial dance in Kuwait.
		The Arabian Sword Damce a ceremonial dance in Kuwait.
		This dance is performed by troupes in public squares or other places where large numbers of people gather.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d1/dance.asp (717 words)

	Mr. Leslie's Banbury Rapper Sword Dance Team Welcome
		In Britain sword dancing was quite widespread in the sixteenth century but as with so many traditional customs it went into a decline in the post Civil War period and by the eighteenth century was only found in the North East of England.
		Most teams danced with long, rigid metal swords or wooden laths but during the nineteenth century a tradition of dancing with swords made of strips of flexible steel, called rappers, arose amongst the mining communities of the Northumberland and Durham coal fields.
		The team dance to a lively medley of jigs played on the fiddle and weave an increasingly complex series of figures whilst all the time remaining joined together by their short flexible metal swords called ‘rappers’ or longer rigid 'long swords'.
	www.kickback.btinternet.co.uk /Mr.Leslies/Banbury.Rapper.html (823 words)

	Island of Korcula - Korcula, Moreska
		We do know for certain that it is one of the oldest traditional European dances still performed, and that records exist of it being danced in Lerida in 1156 in a form portraying a Christian and National victory over the Moors and their expulsion from Aragon.
		During the second World war costumes, swords, even musical scores and instruments had all been lost in the bombing and fighting and for the first time in its history only very young lads of between twelve and seventeen were available to dance the Moreska, and they had to be taught from scratch.
		In this dance, which is performed in 6/8 rhythm, the Black King challenges the White King to a contest.
	www.korcula.net /naselja/korcula/moreska.htm (1493 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)

	StreetSwing's SWORD Dance History Archives - Bacchu-Ber (Sword dance) Main1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This dance has become a spectacle, which can be of great interest to the beholders as well as to the performers.
		With the right hand they hold the large hilt of their sword, with the left hand the point of their neighbor's sword.
		Since this is considered a War, Pyrric or Military Dance, it may be related to Bacchus, God of Wine?, The name certainly has the ring.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3baccbr.htm (494 words)

	Korcula - The Festival of Sword dance
		Moreška is a sword dance which was performed all over the Mediterranean, and now it has been maintained only in the town of Korčula.
		Moreška is characterized by simple dancing moves, swordmanship, and a folk drama involving the fighting of the fl army against the white army, Christians against nonchristians, Spanish against the Moors.
		Kumpanjija or Moštra, often called "dance of fighting" is a typical example of chain sword dances which have their origin in the old battles against pirates attacking Korčula in the past.
	www.korcula.net /grad/sdfest.htm (606 words)

	AllRefer.com - morris dance (Dance) - Encyclopedia
		morris dance or morrice dance, rustic dance of the north of England that had its origin in country festivals, such as those of May Day and Whitsunday.
		An ambulatory dance, it was often performed from one village to another by the main dancers and six other dancers, three in a row.
		The morris dance was a sword dance in many vicinities.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/morrisda.html (218 words)

	Yoga, Belly Dance, The Indigo - tribe.net
		There are many amazingly beautiful things you can do with a sword, and by learning some of them from an actual sword master you will make your entire dance more complete.
		There are 2 ways you can balance a sword on your head-- side to side and front to back.
		In some of my troupe's choreographies, we balance a sword one way, then take it off and re-balance it another way later on in the dance.
	www.tribe.net /template/pub,tribes,ViewThread.vm/threadid/1f3cd344-c106-4743-a5e0-391e85b5be21/tribeid/b42012e9-63db-4ad7-936f-54a07099e72e/id/e82c376b-3ade-4852-902d-2297866de171 (471 words)

	Rapper Online
		The Northumbrian rapper sword dance is traditional to Northumberland and County Durham in England.
		The dance was originally performed by miners in the pit villages of Tyneside and has gradually spread with revival groups worldwide.
		This site is also linked to The NUT on the Net, the internet edition of The NUT, the journal of the rapper sword dance; The NUT on the Net includes an archive of previous articles, including many of historical interest.
	www.rapper.org.uk (214 words)

	Alphabetic List of Morris Dance & Sword Dance Sides
		This is a purely alphabetical (to the extent that my computer can remember the alphabet...) list of morris dance and sword dance teams (sides).
		Dance type(s): Cotswold morris, border morris, longsword, mumming
		Dance type(s): Cotswold morris, border morris, rapper sword
	www.mit.edu:8001 /people/jcb/morris-teams.html (3563 words)

	The NUT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The NUT on the Net aims to provide visitors with an insight into the rapper sword dance and rapper sword dancers, as well as to act as an information source for rapper sword dancers.
		The NUT is the journal for rapper sword dancers, published three times a year on a non-profit basis, and it brings you the latest news of teams and events, complete with a whole host of other articles.
		It is the only periodical dedicated to the rapper sword dance, and its ongoing existence depends on members of the rapper community supporting it by subscribing and submitting contributions.
	www.the-nut.net (309 words)

	Mayfield Morris and Sword -- Welcome to your source for all things raspberry! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mayfield Morris and Sword is a women's Morris dancing team from Palo Alto, California.
		Founded in 1985 by Jody McGeen, formerly of New York's Ring o' Bells Morris, Mayfield is well known in the San Francisco Bay Area, and across the country, for its elegant, precision dancing, its raspberry vests, and its spirit of fun.
		We'll leave it to the reader to further speculate on the synergies between the team and the town.
	www.mayfieldmorris.org (272 words)

	Tribal Belly Dance - tribe.net
		Just practicing my sword and having problems finding songs that express the beauty and mystery of the sword...
		I love Quest, I do a sword dance to Mystery Blue (the last track) but several other tracks from that CD would also work well.
		I haven't had much experience with sword myself (much to my dismay) But the other day I was listening to a song and I thought "that would be cool for a sword dance." Its on the BDSS 2 CD, the one Aziza picked "Aahat" by Wael Kfouri.
	www.tribe.net /template/pub,tribes,ViewThread.vm/threadid/b6b9a5a5-07f6-4f16-a346-699a4d90bf7a/tribeid/d0b8838b-768f-4e0a-a234-99787761ac12/id/85f0d12e-c5d8-40a2-a1a9-fc7ff15f5497 (483 words)

	List of Morris & Sword Sides by Dance Style
		This is an alphabetical list (to the extent that my computer can remember the alphabet) of morris dance and sword dance teams (sides), arranged by dance style.
		Dance type(s): Cotswold morris, border morris, longsword, rapper sword
		Dance type(s): Cotswold morris, border morris, Northwest morris, Northwest clog morris, garland, longsword, rapper sword, mumming
	www.mit.edu /~jcb/morris/style.html (3957 words)

	Swords for Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A real martial arts sword should be durable, reliable, and built to last.
		Flashy samurai swords, all natural full tang, realistic traditionals and more awaits you.
		We have beautiful swords and sets that can be displayed on your wall, shelves, mantle places, and in custom stands.
	www.SwordSeller.com (354 words)

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