Short Circuit Rapper Dance Team               

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Short Circuit at the Millenium Dome

Short Circuit are a rapper sword team based in the Newcastle upon Tyne area.  The team formed to dance their own version of the local rapper sword dance tradition. In the words of one of their calling on songs:

We looked very hard for hobby
We've tried rock and roll, drugs and sex
Then a very nice man gave us rappers
And this is just what happened next

They practise weekly and perform locally and at festivals further afield.

Rapper is a fast and furious form of dance and dances typically last between 5 and 8 minutes.  Luckily Short Circuit  includes several well known and highly regarded performers and teachers of clog and step dance. This enables the team to put on longer performances (up to half an hour) including, in addition to their rapper dances, clog steps in a variety of styles and rhythms. 

Several of team are also musicians, notably playing the Northumbrian Pipes, and these may feature in some shows.

 

 

This page was last updated on 03 October, 2006.