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Caravan Sword Dance

Caravan Sword Dance is a choreography by Samora. Sword dances are a great crowd pleaser, as they look and indeed are a little dangerous. Great skill is required to balance a sword on the head while performing bends, shimmies and turns. American Tribal dancers usually "cheat" and perform these kind of dances with turbans, which not only protect the head, but also act as a stable platform preventing the sword from sliding or falling off. Cabaret dancers, on the other hand, have to use skill to maintain balance.

While the swords used for sword dances are blunt (else they are illegal in most states and count as weapons), they still can seriously injure toes once they fall.

Props Required: Sword

  
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