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 rapper 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.

Update (Nov 1, 2011): Congratulations to all the teams - your talent, innovation, new ideas, and traditional roots were all in evidence! Thank you to our sponsors, the pubs, and all the volunteers who worked to make the weekend a success.  Some pictures from competition dances at the Asgard and videos of the show dances are up: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwMipWw and http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBEE2FAED1C8D6DD. More listed here. Let us know if you have pictures or video you'd like to share. See you in Baltimore next year!

Best Use of Skeleton: A Sworded Affair
Most Consistent Age & Height:  Oakville Ale & Sword
Longest & Most Interesting Explanation of Team Name:  SnickerSnack
Best Finish:  New Moon Sword
Best Bribe:  Iron Mountain Sword
Best-Executed Non-Traditional Rhythm:  Charles River Rapper
Most Broken Swords & Most Unusual Flip:  Pocketflyers
Special Mention for best effort to get to DART: Rapa Bora

Third Place: Half Moon Sword!
Second Place: Candyrapper!!
First Place: Candyrapper VSOP!!!

Thanks:
DART 2011 was sponsored by: Great Meadows Morris and Sword
With support from The MIT Folk Dance Club
and the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre

Photo credit for the header photos: Jeffrey Bary