Dancing in the center of the crowd. Anywhere from 5 to 20 fire-runners are shooting fireworks off their bodies at all times during the 40-minute performance.
The drumming starts before the fire. It beats and beats and beats and will last at least 40 minutes. Here the costumed fire-runners (dancers) arrive in front of a wall of fireworks.
The fire-runners put on their headresses loaded with fireworks that will shoot from their heads as they dance. There is enough firepower to make it at least twice around the circle before they have to reload.
The dragon will be the centre of a dance and will circle and be circled by all of the fire-runners to the beat of the drums.
The fire-runners will pick up these windmills and circle the arena as they shoot the fireworks in a 20 foot radius. At least ten will be twirling to the beat of the drums. One macho man, wore only his fire pants leaving his chest exposed. Most have fireproof protection and wear scarves on their heads. When the final firework is extinguished the crowd joins the performers to dance to the beat of the drums.
Some of the Correfoc equipment. Dancers as they circle the group
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