Thank you!

DART 2025 was a huge success! See the list of awards below, and start planning for DART 2026: October 23–25 in Berea, Kentucky.
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 Winners
Best Stepping: Pocket Flyers
Best Music: Harbour Steel
Best Character: Harbour Steel
Best Use of Theme: Harbour Steel & Half Moon Sword 1
Best Intro & Finish: Velocirapper
Longest Braids & Distance Traveled, and Best High Leg-kick Can-can: Rapa Bora
Best Calling-on Song: Candyrapper VSOP
Best Buzz: No Apologies Rapper
Best Bribe: Sligo Creek Sword
3rd Place Overall:
Half Moon Sword A
2nd Place Overall: 
Candyrapper VSOP
1st Place Overall: 
Pocket Flyers

Announcing DART 2026!

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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.

What is rapper sword dancing?

Check out this YouTube playlist put together by the Sword Dancing Archive!
Artwork by Fiona Rogers 2025.