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DULUTH, Minn.

Minnesota in Photos: Dancing with the Spin Collective

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Denise Cooper
Spin Collective member Denise Hooper practices near Park Point along the shore of Lake Superior Tuesday evening, May 8, in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News

The sun is setting on Lake Superior as members of the Spin Collective dancers soak small kevlar orbs in fuel and set them afire. Then, wielding them at the end of chains or long metal arms, they begin twirling the orbs in what's called a poi dance.

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Flaming sword
Spin Collective member Bailey Woodruff practices with a flaming sword on her head near Park Point along the shore of Lake Superior Tuesday evening in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News
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Denise Cooper
Spin Collective member Denise Hooper practices near Park Point along the shore of Lake Superior Tuesday evening, May 8, in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News
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Preparing for practice
Spin Collective members prepare for practice Tuesday evening near Park Point along the shore of Lake Superior Tuesday evening in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News