sword dance

sword dance

n. A dance performed with swords, especially one performed around swords laid on the ground.

sword dance

n (Dancing) a dance in which the performers dance nimbly over swords on the ground or brandish them in the air sword dancer n sword dancing n

sword dance

An ancient Mediterranean folk dance for men. Two groups, representing darkness and light make high leaps and move in rings and interweaving lines. The climactic figure is often a network of swords held aloft.

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sword dance - any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the airsword dancingfolk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)

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