Sword Dance Union Longsword Tournament 2024
The country's biggest longsword dance event comes to Northallerton in North Yorkshire. Longsword is a traditional form of dance peculiar to a number of villages throughout Yorkshire, from Redcar in the north to Sheffield in the south. Over the years each village developed its own style, music and costume. It is one of two types of sword dance native to the north of England, the other being rapper dancing from Northumberland. There will be indoor and (subject to weather) outdoor […]