Announcing DART 2025
DART (Dancing America Rapper Tournament) is the premier rapper sword dance competition in North America. Rapper sword dancing is an exciting, fast-paced, and highly unique form of traditional English dance involving metal blades, percussive stepping, and intricate figures.

DART 2025 will run from Friday, October 31–Sunday, November 2 in Boston, Massachusetts. The tournament itself will happen during the day on Saturday, November 1.

Any and all rapper teams are invited to participate!

Even if your rapper team can't come this year, please fill this out so we can keep our mailing list up-to-date.

Please try to let us know your team’s interest by filling this out by July 1!
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.