DART 2023
November 3–5, 2023 — Harvard Square — Cambridge, MA
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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.
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feat. Tom Besford, Alex Cumming, Donal Sheets, and Laurel Swift
Nov 3, 7:30pm
Old John Harvard's
33 Dunster Street Cambridge, MA 02138 
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DART competition in Harvard Square pubs
Nov 4, 2pm–5pm
Felipe's Taqueria
Third Floor Roof Deck 21 Brattle Street Grendel's Den
89 Winthrop Street The Sea Hag Restaurant & Bar
49 Mt. Auburn Street SOURCE
27 Church Street
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Master Classes and rapper sword dancing workshops
Nov 5, 10am–3pm
Old John Harvard's
33 Dunster Street Cambridge, MA 02138 | ||||
DART 2023 COVID-19 Policy
All in-person participants (dancers, musicians, volunteers, members of the public):
We rely on you to exercise good judgment. This is your dance community; do your best to protect it.
- COVID vaccination requirement: All participants 6 months and older must be fully vaccinated against COVID.
- Masks: Optional but encouraged, and we will have disposable masks at the door. You won’t be alone in wearing one!
- If You Have symptoms: Participants must not attend if they recently tested positive for COVID or are experiencing any symptoms that might be related to COVID (e.g., congestion or runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat, cough, hoarse voice, fever or chills.
We rely on you to exercise good judgment. This is your dance community; do your best to protect it.
For DART Participants
If you are registered with a rapper sword team that is participating in the event, then you will receive lots of information about the schedule for the weekend for participants. This will include:
- Friday's meet-and-greet and the public ceilidh
- Saturday morning's warmup space
- Saturday afternoon's competition schedule
- Saturday evening's feast and showcase
- Sunday morning's master classes and rapper workshops
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
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We are supported in part by the Outreach Fund of the Country Dance & Song Society.
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