| DANCING FOR RAIN Totonac Indians perform rain dance around pole during fiesta. Papantla, Mexico. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 32054 | |
| Clip Number: | 32054-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 60/56 | |
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| Location: | Mexico | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Mexico WEATHER: Rain | |
| Description: | MISSING 1/23/2004 Dancing for rain. Mexico. Elevated Papantla village in Mexico. M/S men and boys on horses riding through streets. Various shots of Totonac Indians dancing through the streets in procession during their fiesta. M/S people watching. M/S camera pans up pole to dancers at top, C/U man with camera. M/S dancers suspended upside down with rope, M/S as framework at top begins to spin and they spiral downwards as rope unwinds, this is a rain dance. M/S as they swing further down. M/S people watching. M/S dancers as they near the ground. M/S dancers walking around afterwards. | |


