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Hilt and Point Sword Dancing is a traditional dance form found throughout Europe. While many sword dances have common themes, it is an incredibly diverse genre of dancing. Different countries use unique swords, music, costumes, figures, stories, footwork, and traditions in their sword dancing. On sword-dance.com you will find a range of dances with photos, history, analysis and other resources. It takes its foundations from a year-long Watson Fellowship by Jeremy Carter-Gordon
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Adio, Euskadi! My Last Basque Sword Dance

November 12, 2011
by starofswords
Basque Country, Blog

There was one last sword dance in Basque Country that took place in the fall, and it felt like something of a homecoming for me….

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