fire dancing
Spinning burning props
Fire dancing is performance art involving manipulation of flames—spinning poi with burning wicks, twirling staffs with lit ends, or breathing fire.
Performers move in choreographed patterns, creating trails of light in darkness.
The practice draws from Polynesian, Indian, and other cultural traditions, now common at festivals and circus performances: We watched fire dancers on the beach at sunset.
- poiMashed taro root
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- twirlingRapid circular motion
- performerOne who entertains audiences
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