Tag Archives: Fire Dance

Fire-Dancing Video

Posted on November 19, 2008 | 3 comments

Here’s a video of the fire dancing from the other day in Montezuma.

And (of course) the direct YouTube link.

Posted in Costa Rica 2008

Tagged Costa Rica, Dance, Fire, Fire Dance, fire dancing, Montezuma, Montezuma Film Festival, street performing, videos

So I’d really been looking forward to the fire dancing in Montezuma. I haven’t seen it done as much the last few trips and I knew it was on the schedule as entertainment for the Film Festival. It wasn’t the local group that I’ve seen do street shows before but they were excellent. Most had some kind of costumes or makeup on which added to the whole effect.

It’s hard to capture but I think these turned out pretty good. A few of the ones in the woman in costume I pulled from video I took so the quality might not be so great but I wanted you to see…

I only show a few photos here, the other dozen are here (including larger versions of them all) or click for the fire dancing slideshow (same photos).

1 Comment

Posted in Costa Rica 2008

Tagged Costa Rica, Dance, Fire, Fire Dance, fire dancing, Montezuma, Montezuma Film Festival, photos, street performing

They Danced with Fire in the Streets!!!

Posted on January 3, 2007 | 2 comments

So we’re in Montezuma (Costa Rica) now. A great little town on the peninsula (more on that later). We had just kinda given up on the night and were heading back. And there was a group dancing in the street so we started to watch. Then they started using some sticks and some chains with weights and then they lit them on fire. And then they danced around some more. It was very very cool, eventually the crowd was huge. I did run up and get the video camera but I’ll have to put that up later (if it came out).