Scissors Dance

Young “scissors” dancers pose after performing in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A “scissors” dancer performs in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A “scissors” dancer performs in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A “scissors” dancer performs while carrying a musician with a harp in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A “scissors” dancer performs while carrying a musician with a harp in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A scissors dancer performs during a dance competition in Lima, Peru, Sunday, May 18, 2014. The scissors dance is performed by inhabitants of Quechua villages and communities in the south-central Andes of Peru, and now in urban settings. This competitive ritual dance is performed during dry months coinciding with the main phases of the agricultural calendar. (Photo by Martin Mejia/AP Photo)

A “scissors” dancer performs in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A young “scissors” dancer performs in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A young “scissors” dancer performs in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A little scissors dancer Alexis Cule of 7 years old performs during a dance competition in Lima, Peru, Sunday, May 18, 2014. The scissors dance is performed by inhabitants of Quechua villages and communities in the south-central Andes of Peru, and now in urban settings. This competitive ritual dance is performed during dry months coinciding with the main phases of the agricultural calendar. (Photo by Martin Mejia/AP Photo)

A little scissors dancer Alexis Cule of 7 years old performs during a dance competition in Lima, Peru, Sunday, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Martin Mejia/AP Photo)

“Scissors” dancers watch a dancer's performance backstage in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

“Scissors” dancers watch a dancer's performance backstage in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

Musicians play their instruments during a “scissors” dancer's performance in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A “scissors” dancer performs in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

“Scissors” dancers and musicians take a break before performing in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

“Scissors” dancers and musicians take a break before performing in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A young “scissors” dancer holds his scissors after performing in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. The Danza de las tijeras, or scissors dance, is a traditional dance from the Peruvian southern region of the Andes, in which two or more performers take turns dancing while accompanied with music from a harp and a violin. Dancers would display various skills and moves, which include cutting the air with the use of a scissors. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

A young “scissors” dancer holds his scissors after performing in a national scissors dance competition at Lima's Exposition Park, May 18, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

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