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‘Ring Play’ injects life into Crofts Hill ‘dead yards’
Jul 8th, 2022 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 5:31#JamaicaGleaner JULY 8, 2022: Death doesn’t only bring tears in the northeast Clarendon community of Crofts Hill. Its finality also sparks oxymoronic laughter, vibrancy, and relief in a popular traditional dance called Ring Play. Led by Robert 'Speaker' Walters, Ring Play comprises 100 participants or more who form a ring, with the main dancer in the circle, chanting songs as swivelling hips and nimble feet move in harmony. Citing that the ritual has been practised in Crofts Hill for more than 200 years and transmitted throughout generations, Walters said he was trained in the art form by a now-deceased cultural curator named Granville.
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