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sword dance

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sword dance
n.
A dance performed with swords, especially one performed around swords laid on the ground.
sword dance
n
(Performing Arts / 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
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Noun1.sword dance - any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the airsword dance - any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
sword dancing
folk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
Translations
sword dance n → danza delle spade
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