Lara Friedman-Shedlov
Rapper Sword Dancing (was: Triskele)
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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