Across coveted lands : or, A journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta, overland . The ankledid most of the work. Somewhat more wild and primitive wasthe chap which I witnessed at a camp in north-west Beluchistan. It consisted in swinging thebody from right to left, lifting up now one leg andthen the other, and waving the head to and froin a most violent manner. The Beluch get muchexcited over this dance, which requires somedegree of stubborn tenacity, and the spectatorsurge the dancer to continue when he showssigns of getting tired. All superfluous clothingis discarded in a most alarming ma
Across coveted lands : or, A journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta, overland . The ankledid most of the work. Somewhat more wild and primitive wasthe chap which I witnessed at a camp in north-west Beluchistan. It consisted in swinging thebody from right to left, lifting up now one leg andthen the other, and waving the head to and froin a most violent manner. The Beluch get muchexcited over this dance, which requires somedegree of stubborn tenacity, and the spectatorsurge the dancer to continue when he showssigns of getting tired. All superfluous clothingis discarded in a most alarming manner at variousstages of this performance, and the arms areflapped vigorously against the naked body whichis made to sound like a drum. The performanceis not allowed to stop until the dancer is quiteexhausted, when he simply collapses in the armsof one of his friends. The musical accompani-ment to this dance verges on the diabolical, therhythm of what melody there is being inter-spersed with abundant howls, yells and snap-ping of fingers from the enthusiastic crowdall round. i-. ^ V ^ :^^
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