DERT is one of the most prestigious traditional dance competitions, attracting rapper sword teams across the world is show their mettle. 

DERT (Dancing England Rapper Tournament) is the largest annual rapper dancing competition, hosted each year in a different city in the UK and featuring teams from across both the country, and the globe. Based on local competitions helming in the rapper heartland of North East England in the early twentieth century, DERT made its first appearance in the mid-1990s as an offshoot of the prestigious Dancing England showcase.