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Mystery Photos of Fenestrelle Sword Dancers
Dear Readers, I write to you today with a mystery. Specifically I have two mystery photos that I would appreciate any help in identifying. I spent the beginning of July in London doing lots of social dancing (ahh, how I … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Sword Dance
Tagged archive, identification, italy, library, photos, research, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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From Papa Stor to Grenoside: A Gathering of Britain’s Traditional Sword Dance Groups
After spending a few extra days in Padstow after the May Day celebrations, I took the train to London (playing banjo and trading songs with a fellow on the train), where I stayed in a rather unfortunate hostel. Luckily, I … Continue reading
Posted in England, Sword Dance
Tagged adventure, basque, beauty, beer, children, dance, dancing, drink, england, festival, folk, friends, fun, incredible, music, photo, photography, rapper dance, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, trad, tradition, traditional, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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International Sword Spectacular In Germany
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
Posted in Basque Country, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Sword Dance
Tagged austria, banjo, basque, basque country, beauty, beer, children, croatia., dance, dancing, drink, festival, folk, food, friends, fun, germany, incredible, italy, music, photo, photography, rapper dance, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, teaching, trad, tradition, traditional, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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In the News: A Cowboy in the Sword Dance
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
Posted in Germany, In the News, Sword Dance
Tagged adventure, bavaria, dance, dancing, drink, easter, festival, folk, friends, fun, german, germany, music, photo, photography, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, tradition, traditional, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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In the News: Sword Dance: A Yank Swings His Sword
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
Posted in Germany, In the News, Sword Dance
Tagged adventure, bavaria, dance, dancing, easter, fun, germany, music, News, photo, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, tradition, traditional, travel, watson
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In The News: US Researcher Doing the Sword Dance in Traunstein
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
Posted in Germany, In the News, Sword Dance
Tagged dance, dancing, festival, folk, germany, music, photo, photography, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, tradition, traditional, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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Lastovo Poklad: Costumes, Sword Dancing, and Explosions!
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
Posted in Croatia, Sword Dance
Tagged adventure, beauty, carnival, children, costume, croatia., dance, dancing, drink, explore, festival, folk, food, friends, fun, incredible, island, lastovo, photography, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, trad, traditional, watson, watson fellowship
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In The News: Jeremy Carter-Gordon, American Dance Anthropologist
An article on my visit to teach rapper in a Basque School There are some other pictures on the site that you can check out! Jeremy Carter-Gordon is a young dancer and musician from Massachusetts. After completing his studies the anthropology of dance, he won a one-year Watson Fellowship … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, In the News
Tagged adventure, basque, basque country, children, friends, fun, In, photo, photography, rapper, rapper dance, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, teaching, watson fellowship
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Talking about the Watson Fellowship and Teaching Rapper Dancing
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
Posted in Basque Country, Sword Dance
Tagged basque, basque country, children, dance, dancing, friends, music, photo, photography, rapper dance, sword dance, sword dancing, teaching, Teaching Rapper, watson, watson fellowship
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A Basque Carnival: No Sword Dancing, But Perhaps Some Swords!
After a brief hitch-hiking experience I was able to get out of the town and back into less rural surroundings. By a few days later I was in Madrid pondering where I wanted to head next. One of the (very … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, Exploring
Tagged adventure, basque, basque country, colorful hats, dancing, drink, festival, folk, food, garlic soup, guggenheim museum in bilbao, photo, photography, sword dances, sword dancing, trad, traditional, travel, watson fellowship
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