Further Information
Further information is provided by the Rapper Online Web site, including the origins and history of the dance, teams listing, notations of traditional dances and more. Current and historical information is also available at "The NUT on the Net" – the Web edition of The NUT, the journal of the rapper sword dance.
Leading exponents of the tradition in its traditional area include the "High Spen Blue Diamonds", the "Newcastle Kingsmen", "Monkseaton Morris Men", the "Sallyport Sword Dancers" and "Short Circuit" . The Rapper Online website provides a list of rapper sword teams.
The DERT (Dancing England Rapper Tournament) competition, which is open to all rapper sword teams, is held annually. DERT 2012 was held in London on 30 March - 1 April 2012.
Rapper dancing has gained international popularity. Jack The Rapper, based in Norway, attended DERT in 1996, 1999 and 2003. The DERT 2005 and 2006 competitions were attended by three teams from the United States: Beside the Point, Candyrapper (2005) and Scrambled Six (2007). There are also teams dancing rapper in Australia, Germany and Basque Country.
Read more about this topic: Rapper Sword
Famous quotes containing the word information:
“The family circle has widened. The worldpool of information fathered by the electric media—movies, Telstar, flight—far surpasses any possible influence mom and dad can now bring to bear. Character no longer is shaped by only two earnest, fumbling experts. Now all the world’s a sage.”
—Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)
“English literature is a kind of training in social ethics.... English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action.”
—Marilyn Butler (b. 1937)