Long Sword dance

Long Sword dance

The Long Sword dance is a hilt-and-point sword dance recorded mainly in Yorkshire, 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 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.

Unlike many traditional dances in England, which are mainly performed by revival teams, Long Sword dances are often still performed by their own village teams, such as Grenoside Sword Dancers, the Goathland Plough Stots and Flamborough Sword Dancers. These teams generally maintain the traditions of their dances, such as traditional performances on Boxing Day or Plough Monday.

The International Sword Spectacular took place in Whitby, England in May 2004 and was held again in York in May 2008.

External links

* [http://www.swordspectacular.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ International Sword Spectacular 2004]
* [http://www.swordspectacular.org/swordspec2000/ World Millennium Sword Spectacular]
* [http://www.grenosword.co.uk/ Grenoside Sword Dancers]
* [http://www.kingsmen.co.uk/ Newcastle Kingsmen]
* [http://www.kirkburtonrapier.co.uk Kirkburton Rapier]
* [http://www.spenvalleylongsword.org.uk Spen Valley Longsword]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Long Sword Dance — Der Long Sword Dance (engl. für Langschwerttanz) ist ein Kettenschwerttanz aus der Grafschaft Yorkshire in England. Er ist mit dem Rapper Sword Kettenschwerttanz aus Northumbria in Nordostengland verwandt, aber sein Charakter ist ganz anders, da… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Long Sword dance — Der Long Sword Dance (engl. für Langschwerttanz) ist ein Kettenschwerttanz aus der Grafschaft Yorkshire in England. Er ist mit dem Rapper Sword Kettenschwerttanz aus Northumbria in Nordostengland verwandt, aber sein Charakter ist ganz anders, da… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sword dance — Schwerttänze sind eine Gruppe von Volkstänzen.Sie schließen Schützentänze, Scheinschlachttänze und Duotänze oder Solotänze, wie beispielsweise traditionelle schottische Schwerttänze, ein. Auch der Messertanz, ein mittelalterlicher Zunfttanz,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Long Sword — Der Long Sword Dance (engl. für Langschwerttanz) ist ein Kettenschwerttanz aus der Grafschaft Yorkshire in England. Er ist mit dem Rapper Sword Kettenschwerttanz aus Northumbria in Nordostengland verwandt, aber sein Charakter ist ganz anders, da… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sword dance — Sword dances are recorded from throughout world history. There are various traditions of solo and mock battle (Pyrrhic) sword dances from Greece, the Middle East, India, China, Korea, and Japan, while all known linked ( hilt and point ) sword… …   Wikipedia

  • sword dance — sword dancer. any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around. [1595 1605] * * * Folk dance by men, with swords or two handled blades, expressing themes such …   Universalium

  • Sword dance — Sword Sword (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sword — (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp pointed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sword arm — Sword Sword (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sword bayonet — Sword Sword (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”