Rapper Sword Dancing (was: Triskele)

Lara Friedman-Shedlov

Aug. 7, 2008, 6:10 p.m. (Message 53340)

FYI, several of us from the Twin Cities Branch of the RSCDS started a Rapper
Sword Team (often called a "side") here in Minneapolis.  We're called "Duck
or Grouse" (get it?).  You can see a video of us performing a simple dance
here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfzLjv27Cc

As you may notice, we couldn't resist throwing in a few nods to our origins
as Scottish dancers.

Incidentally, the origin of the rapper "swords" was explained to me a bit
differently.  I was told that this type of dancing originated with miners in
Northumbria, and the "swords" are based on the tool used to scrape the
soot/dirt off the pit ponies.

For anyone interested, there's a load of information here:
http://www.rapper.org.uk/

Lara Friedman-Shedlov
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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