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| Name | Swearsdell |
| Style | Rapper |
| Tradition | (Xxx) unspecified |
| New dance ? | yes |
| Creator | Newcastle Kingsmen |
| Origin | Newcastle Kingsmen |
| Size of set | 5 |
| Hands | Rapper sword |
| Tunes | |
| References | https://youtu.be/cY5ObzvMj_g |
| Other Notes | This dance was first written for the To Slay a Bullock project which was created to commemorate Cecil Sharp’s first visit to Tyneside in 1910 and the subsequent publication of The Sword Dances of Northern England Volume 1 in January 1911. The dance is a fusion of Cecil Sharp’s notations of the Swalwell and Earsdon rapper sword dances as published in the 1911 book |
| Code | rXxxSDEL |
| Checked | 1 |
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| Team | Loc | Vars. |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Kingsmen | Tyne & Wear,UK | (none) |