Reasons to Attend DART in Minnesota
Great Teams / Folk Community:
We are excited to have Tower Ravens from England join us for DART this year!! The area is home to five Morris teams, three rapper teams, and a vibrant traditional dance and music community.
Travel:
Minneapolis/St. Paul are easy to access - MSP airport is a Delta hub and is served by several discount airlines.
The Minneapolis Folk Scene:
No guarantees, but mid-October is usually great weather and the peak of the autumn colors in the Twin Cities. There are a variety of excellent restaurants, museums, theaters, music venues, and the Mississippi River also make the Twin Cities a great place to visit. We are also adding a special award for teams who have been in existence for less than 18 months to the roster of awards. Enticement to get out your swords and form a team!
Great Teams / Folk Community:
We are excited to have Tower Ravens from England join us for DART this year!! The area is home to five Morris teams, three rapper teams, and a vibrant traditional dance and music community.
Travel:
Minneapolis/St. Paul are easy to access - MSP airport is a Delta hub and is served by several discount airlines.
The Minneapolis Folk Scene:
No guarantees, but mid-October is usually great weather and the peak of the autumn colors in the Twin Cities. There are a variety of excellent restaurants, museums, theaters, music venues, and the Mississippi River also make the Twin Cities a great place to visit. We are also adding a special award for teams who have been in existence for less than 18 months to the roster of awards. Enticement to get out your swords and form a team!
Inspired by the British competitions, Dancing England Rapper Tournament, we brought the idea of a rapper competition to the U.S. for the first Dancing AMERICA Rapper Tournament in October 2010. DART seeks to bring together sword teams from the U.S., Canada, England, and as far afield as possible to celebrate the talent, innovation, and new ideas of sword dancing and honor its deeply rooted traditions. The weekend aims to be a friendly gathering of sword teams with the added bonus of the rapper competition. The competition is open to all rapper sword teams - regardless of age or experience. There are prizes in many categories, workshops, good food, and plenty of time for socializing.
We are supported in part by the outreach fund of the Country dance and song society:
Find out more here: https://www.cdss.org
