Cirque du Soleil; Nuns Who Make Cheese; Music of Teens
October 04, 2012
A performer in Cirque de Soleil's 'Totem'
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
I'm June Simms.
On our show this week, we play some music suggested by a few iPod armed teenagers.
We also explore cheese making as a religious experience.
But first, we go to the circus.
Cirque du Soleil "Totem"
Cirque du Soleil has been entertaining people around the world for almost thirty years. Today, the Montreal-based company has 20 different shows, offering a mix of acrobatic tricks, clowns, music and dance. Some shows have permanent homes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Los Angeles. Others travel from city to city.
Mario Ritter takes us to the Circus of the Sun on its stop near Washington, DC.
The travelling show is called "Totem." It explores the development of human civilization.
Twenty-year-old Shandien Larance is a Native American hoops dancer and one of the show's performers.
"I am Hopi Tewa Assiniboine and Navajo. I come from Arizona and New Mexico. I've been hoop dancing for about ten years."
Shandien Larance uses the hoops to change her appearance during the dance.
"The hoop dance originally a healing ceremony. It was originated in Taos, New Mexico and it signifies nature, man and the circle of life."
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