SWORD SPECTACULAR

Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers

The dancers have been performing their own unique sword dance for over 100 years. The origins of the local tradition are obscure but newspaper cuttings show it was 1887 when it was brought to Handsworth (Sheffield). The team dance with a set of 30-inch stainless steel swords and wear a distinctive “uniform” reminscent of latter-day light dragoons.

Handsworth Handsworth
Handsworth Handsworth

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