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michaelanderson — Fire Dancers of Aitutaki
Published: 2009-06-16 07:06:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 3715; Favourites: 173; Downloads: 0
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It is a cultural tradition to dance with fire on the beach around the full moon on Aitutaki Atoll in the Cook Islands. One of the coolest nights I had on this remote beach!Related content
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Fire's glow in the darkness of night sure is beautiful... Why, if it didn't have the isk of burning, I'm sure fire shows like these would be everywhere!
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Hey, hey! Cook Islands! 
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Any chance this is the group with the twin guys? If so, I know the guy who's not the twin.
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Wow! Fantastic capture of movement here! This is great!
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I've seen fire dancers once but they didn't stand on each other and stuff.. I mean, that could go terribly wrong!
Great capture!
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Gorgeous shot. It took me a couple seconds to realize that the one who's standing is standing on the other man's legs.
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how does a cultural tradition differ from a tradition?
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Traditions can be anything from personal to familial to cultural. A cultural tradition, as is implied, is a tradition shared by a culture. One could just say 'tradition', but he was probably just being specific.
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What a great capture and mixture of steady and moving elements.
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Beautiful image, the expression on the dancers is just plain great 
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Not any time soon, but I'll be hitting you up for some photo tips when I do get the chance. I was there for a week in 2000 and loved it! Thanks for the comments!
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Would be great to head out with ya. Where are you stationed these days anyhow? Keep the new stuff comin'
aF
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