Sword Partner Dance is a choreopgraphy by Schadia and She'nez that shows a playful interpretation of a male sword fight. The two dancers perform many moves "mirrored", i.e. if one dancer goes left, the other goes right. A great challenge are the fast drips to the floor and the fast forward/backward movements. Applause is yours if you can pull it off.
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.
