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Celebration of Spirits

May 1, 1996 by: Tina Girouard

A head flings back as if jerked by the hair, eyes widen to a glare, the body gets rigid and arches backward, trembling as it appears to attempt to fly away in reverse. Crack! The body snaps forward in a standing fetal crouch, then hips rise, rocking as the legs straighten, the head shakes thrashing from side to side - saying no, no, no. Slowly the torso makes a serpentine rise, writhing with the drum beat - hands grab at the hem of the ruffled white dress gathering it up to reveal the legs as...

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