sword dance 
noun
A dance in which the performers brandish swords or step around swords laid on the ground, originally as a tribal preparation for war or as a victory celebration.Competitors danced the Highland fling, the sword dance, the sean triubhais, the Highland reel, the sailors hornpipe, the Irish Jig and other dances, preferably to the music of the bagpipe....
- Jhumar, Sammi, Luddi, and the sword dance are all popular folk dances of the Punjab.
- The sword dance is done with blunt wooden-handled swords which are about 20 inches in length.