Did you know you can use a dance side's hashtag to find out more about the side, find videos, how to join, etc. Here's an example for some #RapperSwordDance sides

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Sheffield Steel Rapper's catchphrase is "Making lots of noise in pubs at Sheffield!"

Side hashtag: #SheffieldSteelRapper
Dance tradition: #RapperSwordDance

Northgate Rapper are a rapper sword dance team based in Bath who also practice in Bristol

At the DERT (Dancing England Rapper Tournament) 2025 rapper competition Northgate Rapper's was the first dance ever to receive 100% in the DERT Spotlight Competition

#NorthgateRapper #rappersworddance

Haymarket Rapper was founded by former Newcastle Kingsmen in 2014 to have weekends away 2-3 times a year in places with good pubs with wooden floors

In 2024 we celebrated our 10th anniversary - and we're still going strong!

Dance tradition: #RapperSwordDance
Side hashtag: #HaymarketRapper

Collection 02 Black Swan Rapper to Clerical Error [SQ] Collection 02 Black Swan Rapper to Clerical ErrorAbridged versions of short videos which feature 4 of the 50 sides who form part of the "50 videos; 50 sides;...

Abridged short videos which feature Black Swan Rapper (#BlackSwanRapper), Bow Brook Border Morris (#BowBrookBorder), Chelmsford Morris (#ChelmsfordMorris) and Clerical Error (#ClericalErrorMorris)

Featured dance styles #RapperSwordDance #CotswoldMorrisDance #BorderMorrisDance

Blackdown Morris aim to explore different aspects of folk traditions through border, rapper and mummers

We're a new mixed side based in Chard, Somerset and welcome new dancers, no experience needed
Side hashtag: #BlackdownMorris

#BorderMorrisDance #RapperSwordDance #Mumming
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Black Swan Rapper were winners of DERT 2024, the annual rapper sword dance competition. But how will they do at this year's DERT to be held in Peterborough on 4-6 April?

Here's a brief reminder of what to expect

#BlackSwanRapper #RapperSwordDance
#MorrisFed50

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Dancers are holding a range of objects in their hands in today's video: sticks, hankies, hoops and swords.

During 2025 sides will be featured here - we want more people to see a variety of dance styles.

#CotswoldMorris, #BorderMorris, #NorthwestMorris,
#RapperSwordDance
#MorrisFed #MorrisDance

Merry Christmas from the Morris Federation - and feel free to share with those who don't (yet) know about the fun of morris dancing!

#MorrisDancing #CotswoldMorris #BorderMorris #GarlandMorris #NorthwestMorris #RapperSwordDance #ClogStepDance

Haymarket Rapper's 11th year of dancing, 2024, featured trips to Chesterfield (trip 18, 16-18 Feb) & Chelmsford (trip 19, 24-26 Nov 2024).

We dances at 8 pubs in Chesterfield and 10 dances at 9 pubs in Chelmsford

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance

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Haymarket Rapper's tenth year, 2023, saw a welcome return of trips away and dancing!

We had trips to York (trip no. 16 on 27-29 Jan 2023 - 9 dances at 8 pubs) and Sheffield (trip no. 17 on 24-26 Nov 2023 - 10 pubs).

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance

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During Haymarket Rapper's ninth year, 2022, there were no trips away and no dancing due to COVID - instead we had regular Zoom chats about old times and started planning - but a weekend to Leicester didn't take place.

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDancing #rappersworddance
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During Haymarket Rapper's eighth year, 2021, there were no trips away and no dancing due to COVID - instead we had regular Zoom chats.

Do you remember Zoom chats? Did you have plans on ways of getting everyone engaged?

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance
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During Haymarket Rapper's eighth year, 2021, there were no trips away and no dancing due to COVID - instead we had regular Zoom chats.

Do you remember Zoom chats? Did you have plans on ways of getting everyone engaged?

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance
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Haymarket Rapper's seventh year of dancing (2020) featured just one trip: Shrewsbury (trip no. 15 on 21-23 Feb 2020).

Due to the arrival of COVID shortly after the trip there was no more dancing throughout the year.

#haymarketrapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance

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Haymarket Rapper's sixth dancing weekend took the team to Derby (our second visit to Derby was trip no. 12, 18-20 Jan 2019) followed by Newcastle (trip no. 13, 28-30 Jun 2019) and Hull (trip no. 14, 8-10 Nov 2019).

#haymarketrapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance

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Haymarket Rapper's fifth year [2018] featured trips to the northwest: Manchester [trip 10, 16-18 Feb 2018] and Liverpool [trip 11, 14-16 Sep 2018].

Dancing: 12 pubs in Manchester / 12 pubs & 1 coffee shop in Liverpool.

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDancing #RapperSwordDance

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Haymarket Rapper's fourth year of dancing, 2017, featured trips to:

o Nottingham (trip no. 7 on 27 Feb-1 Mar 2017)
o Leeds-Skipton (trip no. 8 on 19-21 May 2017)
o Bath (trip no. 9 on 13-15 Nov 2017)

On this trip we managed to take video

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDance

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After a minimalist launch (5 dancers, 1 musician) in 2014 by 2015 Haymarket Rapper numbers had grown and we had 3 trips in the year: Derby, York & Bristol

Can we summarise 3 trips & 37 dances in a minute? We gave it a go: 59 seconds

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDance
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Haymarket Rapper made their debut in 2014 & celebrated 10 years during 2024. This clip features our first trip when we made our debut dancing in 8 Birmingham pubs.

Notice a hardly-moving person in foreground while we dance very fast!

#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDance
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Haymarket Rapper made their debut in 2014 and celebrated 10 years during 2024 - although we started dancing in the 1970s and 80s. We've made a series of short videos for each year of dancing (or Zoom chats during COVID!) Here's how we started. #HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDance

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Recently Haymarket Rapper celebrated its 10th anniversary. We thought we'd make a documentary featuring clips showing 10 years of #rappersworddancing - but we had a technical glitch and the tape got chewed up.
#HaymarketRapper #RapperSwordDance

Added some hashtags to my profile. Hmm, wonder if dance sides would benefit from adding their side's hashtag, hashtag for their dance style and hashtag for the Morris organisation they belong to. #RapperSwordDance #MorrisFed #HaymarketRapper