Category Archives: Sword Dance

International Sword Spectacular In Germany

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

After a brief jaunt through Croatia and Bosnia I returned back to Germany to the town of Balingen, just south of Stuttgart, for an International Sword Dance Festival. Unfortunately, due to a dearth of information, I had not much of an … Continue reading →

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In the News: Georgrit 2012 in Traunstein

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

This is a video made by the TV station from the town of Traunstein with some footage of the dance and even a brief interview with the resident American (yours truly!) If you don’t speak German you might want to … Continue reading →

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Sword Dance in Traunstein: 16 Dancers and 397 Horses

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

I rehearsed with the Traunstein Schwerttanz group every Friday evening for the month of March. We would meet and run through the dance once or twice before talking it over and then going out to the local pub to get pretzels, beer … Continue reading →

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In the News: A Cowboy in the Sword Dance

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

My first front page article! Moving up in the world! This has never occurred before in the long history of Traunstein sword dance: The appearance of the 16th Sword Dancer of the Gymnastics Club in the Georgirit festival of Traunstein on … Continue reading →

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In the News: Sword Dance: A Yank Swings His Sword

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

U.S. Researcher as a Guest Dancer Sword Dance: A Yank Swings his Sword The sword dance is a unique spectacle in Traunstein, whose origins date back to the 16th century. This year is the first time a guest dancer (from the … Continue reading →

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In The News: US Researcher Doing the Sword Dance in Traunstein

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

For the first time in the history of the dance we have a guest dancer in our midst. Jeremy Carter-Gordon studied Ethnochoreology at Bard Collage, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. As part of a one-year fellowship he is one of the first people to explore the … Continue reading →

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Lastovo Poklad: Costumes, Sword Dancing, and Explosions!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

On the boat from Split to Lastovo I encountered the least D.A.R.E-friendly emergency instructions card that I have ever come across. In other news, the boat ride was lovely! The seas are beautiful, and we cruise by Korcula (a destination for … Continue reading →

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Basques in Rocca Grimalda: Cards, Blending Cultures, and a Sword Dance Museum!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

At 6:30 Kezka all piled into a big bus with supplies of snacks, games and pillows, ready for the 17 hour journey to Rocca Grimalda, Italy. I ended up towards the back of the bus where there was a little table … Continue reading →

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Talking about the Watson Fellowship and Teaching Rapper Dancing

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I had a few days of relative calm after the carnival in Eibar in which I got to go to a few more practices with Kezka and teach some more rapper dancing. In addition to teaching at Kezka,  had been … Continue reading →

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Guns, Garrotes, Swords, and Firewater: Sword Dancing at the Fiesta de San Sebastian

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

I awoke in a panic to hear music playing in the street outside, “Damn, the sword dancing must have started already!” I grabbed my gear and ran out into the street, just barely remembering to put on pants and shoes … Continue reading →

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