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2016 Grenoside Boxing Day dance. The Long Sword dance (or Longsword dance [notes 1]) is a hilt-and-point sword dance recorded mainly in Yorkshire, England.The dances are usually performed around Christmas time and were believed to derive from a rite performed to enable a fruitful harvest.
Goathland Plough Stots in action. The Long Sword dance dates back to the time of the Viking invasions in England, with the dance and associated play acted out by the Goathland Plough Stots recognised as one of the oldest dances of its type in England, [1] dating back over a thousand years. [2]
Lady Gongsun of the Tang dynasty, who was known for her elegant sword dancing, as depicted in Gathering Gems of Beauty (畫麗珠萃秀). Sword dances in China and Vietnam, known as jian wu or múa kiếm, began as a military training exercise with swords and spears which evolved into an elaborate acrobatic dance. [8]
On April 25, 2017, Tenor introduced an app that makes GIFs available in MacBook Pro's Touch Bar. [10] [11] Users can scroll through GIFs and tap to copy it to the clipboard. [12] On September 7, 2017, Tenor announced an SDK for Unity and Apple's ARKit. It allows developers to integrate GIFs into augmented reality apps and games. [13] [14] [15] [7]
English: Men of the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (later amalgamated into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), and the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot ("Black Watch"), engaging in, playing music for, and watching a Highland sword dance (with a boy and a dog nearby). The dancer is in the 42nd's special band tartan.
A performance of the Papa Stour Sword Dance at the Shetland Museum Foyer in May 2009. The Papa Stour Sword Dance, or Shetland Sword Dance, is a British linked sword dance involving seven dancers, who represent the Seven Champions of Christendom: St. James of Spain, St Denis of France, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Anthony of Italy, St Andrew of Scotland, and St. George of ...
Rapper sword (also known as short sword dance) is a variation of sword dance unique to Northumberland and County Durham. It emerged from the pit villages of Tyneside and Wearside, where miners first performed the tradition. [1] [2] The dance requires five performers who co-ordinate themselves while using "rapper swords" made from flexible steel.
Scottish courtiers performed a sword dance for Anne of Denmark and Beaumont, the French ambassador, at Hampton Court on 6 January 1604. Their dance was compared to a Spanish matachin. [12] A mixture of sword dance and acrobatics were performed before James VI in 1617 and again for Charles I in 1633, by the Incorporation of Skinners and Glovers ...