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2. Scottish sword dances - Wikipedia

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   A sword dance and Scottish highland dances were included at the reception for Anne of Denmark at Edinburgh in May 1590. [10] Seventeen sword dancers wore bells and newly made suites or "stands" of Highland clothes. [11] Scottish courtiers performed a sword dance for Anne of Denmark and Beaumont, the French ambassador, at Hampton Court on

3. Highland dance - Wikipedia

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   Highland dances (Highland Fling, Sword Dance, Seann Triubhas, and Reel) National dances (which include the Scottish Lilt and Flora McDonald's Fancy) Character dances (Specifically the Sailor's Hornpipe, and Irish Jig; although The Cakewalk used to be part of this category, it is no longer commonly danced)

4. Weapon dance - Wikipedia

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   The Highland Dirk Dance, resembles a combative dance similar to those of Indonesian pencak silat, which has the performer executing knife techniques combined with wrestling style kicks, trips, and sweeps. [4] Boxing Day 2016 – The Grenoside Sword Dance Captain holds aloft the sword lock before placing it around his neck

5. Sword dance - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Glengarry Highland Games - Wikipedia

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   The Highland Dance are performed as ceremonial dances mainly by young female dance competitors. Historically, however, Highland dances, such as the Sword dance were performed by men over the body of a slain opponent as celebrations of victorious battles. [3]

7. Highland games - Wikipedia

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   The dances performed can vary quite a lot depending on the size of the dancing boards, access to swords for dancing over, and just preference of which dances to perform. Among the most common dances are the Highland Fling, the Sword Dance or the Ghillie Callum, the Seann Triubhas, the Irish Jig and the Hornpipe.

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9. Highland dirk - Wikipedia

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   Scottish dirk, blade by Andrew Boog, Edinburgh, c. 1795, Royal Ontario Museum. A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. [1] Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic dearg) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail [2] as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders.