Sword dance

For the racehorse, see Sword Dancer (horse).
Georgian mock-battle ensemble with short swords and bucklers, Paris 1965
The Sword Dance by Paja Jovanović

Weapon dances incorporating swords or similar weapons are recorded throughout world history.[1] There are various traditions of solo and mock-battle (Pyrrhic) sword dances in Africa,[2] Asia[3] and Europe.[4] Some traditions use sticks or clubs in place of bladed weapons, while most modern performers employ dulled replications to avoid injury.

  1. ^ "Dance History - The Sword Dance (Ghillie Callum)". www.toeandheel.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  2. ^ Taylor, Bayard (1862). A Journey to Central Africa: Or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile. G.P. Putnam and Son. p. 199. sword dances, africa.
  3. ^ "Dances of Asia". KET Education. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  4. ^ "Sword dance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2019-10-07.