24 May 2011

sword dancing

i tried really hard to find things to do during the winter. when i saw information on sword dancing i was intrigued. i had no idea what it was, but i definitely didn't expect this.


does it still count as a sword if there are handles on both ends of the blades? and if it is a strip of flexible metal that may not actually be sharp on either side is it still a sword? it probably doesn't matter to a two year old boy that may not even know what a sword is. he seemed entertained enough.

can you tell i was a little disappointed? again, i didn't know what to expect. but i was kind of thinking the dancers would be better? i didn't realize these were after school and weekend clubs where regular people practiced their skips. and there were several different clubs, doing very similar dances. good thing there is a place where they can all come together to support each other. just so you get the full effect, i've included a short 7 second video. if you want a longer video just let me know.


(february 19, 2011)

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