DART 2024
November 1–3, 2024 — Inman Square — Cambridge, MA
Hosted by Harbour Steel Rapper
Hosted by Harbour Steel Rapper
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.
Friday Evening Pub Sing Open to participants and their guests Nov 1, 7pm-11pm
Donohue's Bar and Grill
87 Bigelow Ave, Watertown |
Saturday Competition
DART competition in Inman Square pubs
Free music and performances all afternoon! Nov 2, 1pm–4pm
New Republik
1172 Cambridge St Remnant Brewing - Satellite
877 Cambridge St The Turing Tavern
1281 Cambridge St The Lilypad
1353 Cambridge St |
Sunday Workshops
Rapper Sword Dancing Workshop ($25)
with Tower Ravens and Kraken' Rapper Open to all! Nov 3, 2pm–5pm
Cambridge Masonic Hall
1950 Massachusetts Ave Stick around for BIDA with River Road! 7:30pm |
DART 2024 COVID-19 Policy
All in-person participants (dancers, musicians, volunteers, members of the public):
- COVID vaccination requirement: All participants 6 months and older must be fully vaccinated against COVID (a complete initial series or the most recent booster).
- If you have any respiratory or other COVID-related symptoms (fever, congestion, achiness), take a COVID rapid test and do not attend if the test is positive.
- Masks: Optional but encouraged, and we will have disposable masks at the door. Please wear a mask if you have respiratory symptoms.
We rely on you to exercise good judgment. This is your dance community; do your best to protect it.
For DART Participants
| DART Info Packet |
If you are registered with a rapper sword team that is participating in the event, please see this packet for lots of information about the schedule for the weekend for participants. This includes:
- Friday's pub sing
- Saturday morning's warmup space
- Saturday afternoon's competition schedule
- Saturday evening's feast and showcase
- Sunday afternoon's rapper workshops
- And more!
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.
Sponsors
We are supported in part by the Outreach Fund of the Country Dance & Song Society.
