Frigate Blades

Frigate Blades We are a sword dance team from Hampton Roads in Virginia. We are a program of Norfolk Academic Guild.

Look who’s home for winter break! Three college freshmen are back from beyond. Time for a Blades reunion! ⚔️
12/19/2025

Look who’s home for winter break! Three college freshmen are back from beyond. Time for a Blades reunion! ⚔️

Fantastic experience with Kappy Laning at our sword dance workshop. Beginners and veterans all learned many new things! ...
05/20/2025

Fantastic experience with Kappy Laning at our sword dance workshop. Beginners and veterans all learned many new things! A wonderful afternoon of music and dance.

Love jigs and reels? Have you ever thought about trying out traditional dance? Want to come jump, step, and spin with us...
05/14/2025

Love jigs and reels? Have you ever thought about trying out traditional dance? Want to come jump, step, and spin with us? We're so excited that Kappy Laning, legendary instructor from the Country Song and Dance Society and Terpsicore dance camps, is coming next week to teach us, and help us get better at rapper sword dance -- and you can join in the fun!

*Beginners welcome!
*Rapper and longsword dances!
*Live music!

1:00pm Beginner Longsword Dance
2:00pm Veteran Rapper Sword Dance
3:00pm Beginner Rapper Sword Dance

Tuition: $10

Leave a comment here, or message for more information on a sword dance workshop we're hosting with this awesome instructor, next Tuesday and the Tuesday following, in Norfolk, at Miles Memorial United Methodist Church.

Junior Blades presenting to the parents and families at the end of the semester after much hard work! Spin, step, laugh,...
05/01/2025

Junior Blades presenting to the parents and families at the end of the semester after much hard work! Spin, step, laugh, we are loving it!

Postcards home. ❤ We got the upside down postcards on sale. Only the best for our sponsors.
04/06/2025

Postcards home. ❤ We got the upside down postcards on sale. Only the best for our sponsors.

We’re so grateful for our generous sponsors — we have been dancing around Peterborough with their names burned into our ...
04/06/2025

We’re so grateful for our generous sponsors — we have been dancing around Peterborough with their names burned into our sword handles. Thank you so much for supporting our trip and sending us to England!

Sock check! Thank you Rockingham Chris for the photo at Charters!
04/06/2025

Sock check! Thank you Rockingham Chris for the photo at Charters!

Wonderful sponsors, if you donated $25 or more, we are sending you a postcard from Peterborough! Please let us know the ...
04/05/2025

Wonderful sponsors, if you donated $25 or more, we are sending you a postcard from Peterborough! Please let us know the address you’d like to receive it via message to this page, or to Lydia Netzer. Thank you!!

Frigates found a statue! It is not on a rooftop!
04/04/2025

Frigates found a statue! It is not on a rooftop!

Here's our schedule for Saturday! Including our warm-up dance and the showcase at The Fleet, we'll be dancing seven time...
03/31/2025

Here's our schedule for Saturday! Including our warm-up dance and the showcase at The Fleet, we'll be dancing seven times in Peterborough. Travel light, Frigates!

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