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    The Ardah : by Me

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    The ardah is a traditional sword dance from Saudi Arabia performed by men using swords to represent sacrifice, fertility, and defense against evil spirits. Dancers wield swords skillfully to depict heroic battle scenes and pay tribute to fallen warriors, celebrating strength and courage as originally performed to encourage soldiers facing life-threatening combat.

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    The ardah is a traditional sword dance from Saudi Arabia performed by men using swords to represent sacrifice, fertility, and defense against evil spirits. Dancers wield swords skillfully to depict heroic battle scenes and pay tribute to fallen warriors, celebrating strength and courage as originally performed to encourage soldiers facing life-threatening combat.

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    The ardah is a traditional sword dance from Saudi Arabia performed by men using swords to represent sacrifice, fertility, and defense against evil spirits. Dancers wield swords skillfully to depict heroic battle scenes and pay tribute to fallen warriors, celebrating strength and courage as originally performed to encourage soldiers facing life-threatening combat.

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    The ardah is a traditional sword dance from Saudi Arabia performed by men using swords to represent sacrifice, fertility, and defense against evil spirits. Dancers wield swords skillfully to depict heroic battle scenes and pay tribute to fallen warriors, celebrating strength and courage as originally performed to encourage soldiers facing life-threatening combat.

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    The ardah ( also known as the sword dance )

    By me
    When was the dance invented and by who?
    • The ardah was created in 1985 by a man named Gilddh Callum
    What is the meaning behind the dance? And
    what does it represent?
    • The meaning of the ardah is sacrifice for fertility, battle mime, and
    defence against evil spirits.
    • They dance with sword for the men to display their weaponry and show their
    heroic spirit
    The story behind the ardah
    • when King Malcolm (Canmore) of Scotland killed a fellow chieftain in battle, he celebrated by dancing over
    his own bloody claymore crossed with the sword of his enemy.
    Why was the ardah created
    • The ardah was created to encourage brave soldiers as they were
    ready to risk their lives in battles the ardah gave them energy to
    proceed .
    Fun fact
    • Only men used to perform the ardah
    The link for the video of the dance
    • https://youtu.be/1VN0vCPFXRA

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