Sirin Tribe - Sword tribal fusion dance @Tribal Universe Festival 2015 

+Latuz Bellydancers I can only wholeheartedly agree: I can fully accept and understand you work with dull ‚theatre‘ swords. Nevertheless fumbling and fingering around on the sword like a 3 year old totally destroys the illusion and .. in the end .. renders your whole performance insignificant for no important reason, just because of an accidental slip. I won’t say you need to look scared or worried, but you need to handle the blade (dull or not) with respect. It is an absolutely deadly weapon and it needs to be handled as such. Never forget that, not even for the part of a second (or you’ll be screwed; believe me). After all - to me - fusion (bellydance) is all about respect (and discipline). Nevertheless: I dearly love your choreography and performance (and many of your other videos as well. BTW.) That said: this is a typical mistake. Most dancers handle the sword like a juggling club, patching and clasping on the - apparently not so - sharp blade all the time. One of the rare exceptions are Irina Arkulenko (a goddess for herself) and Raqs Fusion (maybe). Still.. a f* cool video. Michael.

Clearly you do not understand the magic of the sword dance. Touching the blade signifies having power over the blade. Controling the danger. In other words, controling our fear over what may seem dangerous, but what we in fact have the ability to control. The dance is about balance, precision, and above all, hello! ART!

Yup, I just wrote a comment about it, before seeing yours, saying the same thing I said. Sword implicates 'dangerous', until everyone touches the sharp edges and no one bleeds, defeating the purpose.