10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWORD DANCE»
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sword dance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sword dance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Origins of Drama in Scandinavia
Nonetheless, Hibbert's and Scott's references to a nineteenth-century dramatic
sword dance tradition on Papa Stour in Shetland,191 and the fact that sword
dances in England tended to be found predominantly in those areas earlier
colonised ...
2
The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles
The few remaining Muckle Reels, together with the music of the Papa Stour
sword dance and 'The Guisers' Reel', are striking evidence of the persistence of
Scandinavian stylistic traits in the music of the Shetland Isles. But their music is
so ...
3
Brigadoon, Braveheart and the Scots: Distortions of Scotland ...
There is then a brief wedding dance before the major dance, the 'Sword Dance
and Reel', which was to elicit much admiration in reviews. The Sword Dance is
performed initially by Harry who is then joined by the other young men, the point
of ...
4
Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel
Cao asked the reason for the visit, and Lord Guan replied, "We heard Your
Excellency was carousing with our brother and have come to present a sword
dance for your amusement." "Not another Hongmen, I hope," Cao said, smiling.
5
Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizabethan Seasonal ...
Let us begin with the Sword dance, which is the most ancient and the least well
known since there are so few texts to which to refer. It is certainly the type that
remained closest to the original 'folk dance' and contained the least dialogue and
...
6
Rolf Gardiner: Folk, Nature and Culture in Interwar Britain
2 Turning to the origin of sword dance, Gardiner again reproduced a number of
Sharp's comments in Sword Dances of ... identical paraphrase: he noted that
Cornelius Tacitus' (c.55-117) account of the sword dance in Germania chapter 24
is ...
Matthew Jefferies, Mike Tyldesley, 2011
7
The Dances of the Processions of Seville in Spain's Golden Age
Felipa de San Francisco y Medina 2 dances: t sarao, l cascabeles Antonio
Gonzalez Sword Dance Pedro Jacinto Salado Giants and Tarasca 1673 Luis
Fernandez Marmolejo and Josef a de Cespedes 2 dances: I sarao, l cascabeles
Felipa de ...
Lynn Matluck Brooks, 1988
8
The Road to the Throne: How Liu Bang Founded China's Han Dynasty
You go in and propose a toast to the health of Liu Bang, and then you may offer
to perform a sword dance and seize the opportunity to strike Liu Bang in his seat
and kill him. If we do not kill him now, we'll all be his prisoners in the future.
9
The
Sword Or the Needle: The Female Knight-errant (xia) in ...
50 In the Tang, the expression wu jianqi (dance the sword dance) referred to a
type of mime dance of Turkestan origin.51 According to the description in Du Fu's
ballad poem, "it was danced by a female performer in military costume and ...
10
Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century
aesthetic pursuits as on one occasion when Li B0 was ordered by the emperor to
sing his own poetry while Pei Min, a renowned martial artist and general,
accompanied him with a long sword dance. Pei Min generally used a sword on
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWORD DANCE»
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Rapper sword dancers descend on Bristol to show off their sharp skills
Well Bristol pubs will be besieged by sword dancing teams after the city was chosen for the first time as host for The Dancing England Rapper Tournament ... «Bristol Post, Apr 15»
Saudi Religious Police Arrest Young Men for 'Shameful' Dancing at …
Some also shared pictures of sword dances, that UK's Prince Charles took part in, with the Saudi Royals, during his Middle East visit. However, the hardliners ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Feb 15»
Prince Charles strikes a pose in natty cream suit and sunglasses …
Charles gamely took part in a traditional sword dance with a group of local tribesmen. Charles swayed from side to side, keeping his sword aloft as he took part ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
A cut above! Sword dancers to swashbuckle in Brooklyn
14 and 15 to show off their mastery of traditional British rapper sword dancing. For those who have never seen a sword dance, you might have to see it to believe ... «Brooklyn Paper, Feb 15»
Ancient village sword dance Boxing Day tradition held in Greatham …
BLADE RUNNERS: Redcar Sword dancers take part in their annual Boxing day celebration at Greatham, near Hartlepool. Picture: STUART BOULTON. «The Northern Echo, Dec 14»
Prince Harry tries sword dancing in Oman – video report
Prince Harry visits Oman's Muttrah Souq on Wednesday and indulges in some traditional sword dancing. The prince encountered the sword dancers as he was ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
Prince Harry gets to grips with 'sword wobble dance' in Oman
The Prince encountered the sword dancers as he was taken on a tour of the Nizwa Fort, Oman's most visited national monument, on the second day of his tour of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Yorkshire sword dancers to march on Richmond
Around a dozen teams of dancers will perform around the centre when the Sword Dance Union holds its annual longsword dance competition in the town. «ITV News, Oct 14»
Highland dancers compete at annual Utah Scottish Festival
The Highland dance competition at the 40th Annual Utah Scottish Festival isn't ... One of the dance presentations is a traditional sword dance, where a dancer ... «Daily Herald, Jun 14»
Sword Dance returns to High Green after 80 years
ON Saturday May 31, the Grenoside Sword Dancers will perform their dance at the High Green Miners Welfare Hall, Greno View Road, High Green, to celebrate ... «Look Local, May 14»
