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Kenshibu (剣詩舞, meaning 'sword and poetry dancing') is a category of Japanese interpretive dances performed to traditional music accompanied by poetry known as shigin (詩吟). Kenbu refers to dances performed with the aid of a sword, and shibu to dances performed with one or more fans. While fans may also be employed in some kenbu dances ...
A Bedouin woman performing a sword dance, c. 1910. Arab sword dances (raqs al-saïf) evolved out of sword fighting between men, in both Egypt and Turkey. There was even a time when sword dancing was banned by the sultan during Ottoman rule, as it was believed that dancers, who took swords from soldiers and pretended to "kill" them at the end of ...
Devil's Sword Dance of Kitakami, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Children also form their own groups to perform Devil's Sword Dance in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival. The Devil's Sword Dance (鬼剣舞, onikenbai) is a sword dance usually performed by a group of eight dancers ...
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A dream came true for Danny Amendola and Witney Carson while preparing for their latest Dancing With the Stars performance. After performing a Deadpool & Wolverine-inspired jazz routine on the ...
Danny Amendola went to the "Danger Zone" with a "Top Gun"-inspired dance on last night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars.". The former New England Patriots wide receiver danced in the show's ...
Seungjeonmu became a well-known dance when Admiral Yi Sun shin ordered his soldiers to dance the sword dance before engaging with the enemy in the Hansandaecheob naval battle, one of the greatest battles in world history. The dance was meant to uplift the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and the admiral went on to win the battle with his ...
The development of Japanese swordsmanship as a component system of classical bujutsu created by and for professional warriors , begins only with the invention and widespread use of the Japanese sword, the curved, single-cutting-edged long sword. In its curved form, the sword is known to the Japanese as tachi in the eighth century.