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INFOCUS MULTIMEDIA SERIES
BY GREG LINDSTROM
Stacie Burkett, center, and Allyson Schwada, left, perform in front of a large audience during the White sh Christmas Stroll.
FLOW AND FIRE Stacie Burkett, White re
At the center of a large crowd at the White sh Christ- mas Stroll, Stacie Burkett found her space in the relight and went with the ow.
Burkett and the rest of the re-dancing troupe, White- re, mesmerized the audience by spinning, tossing and even “eating” re. There was a uidity and grace to the group’s movements, despite the ame burning on their instruments.
Flow art, as Burkett describes it, is a type of dance that involves continuous movement. Instead of stopping after a choreographed trick, artists move seamlessly and spon- taneously into the next series of tricks.
“You can get lost in it, which is a fun, beautiful feel- ing,” she said.
In many ways, Burkett feels it is a meditative exercise. There is a freedom to the movement, but a challenge to keep owing. Then there is the adrenalin rush with the added danger from the re.
But after just a few minutes of spinning, Burkett feels relaxed.
“You come back from it a little more grounded, a little more put together,” she said.
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