The Broadaxe Dance...Below...
This dance was created by Gilles and Donnie Gilchrist in 1966 and was first performed in 1967 by Gilles and Donnie during a 3 month tour of Europe and Asia...
The tour was organized by our " Canadian External Affairs "
Dance ...A dance so unique...that actually takes you back to the times of the lumberjacks...
The broadaxe dance has the Stepping Ambassadors performing their intricate footwork while swinging sixteen pound broadaxes and canthooks and kicking crosscut saws in time to a rhythmic sound of the best Canadian Reels...
