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   ocr: 27 African Spirit Dancera DISGUISED AS. ANIMALS, SPIRITS, ANCESTORS, or just as ordinary human beings, African masquerade performers delight and amaze audiences of all ages. Masquerades enact well-known legends and stories that sometimes recount a group's history and at the same time express its social values. Sometimes these performances are part of serious religious ceremonies: masqueraders can represent spirits who may possess the dancers, giving them special knowledge which they express in their pertormance. Most African masqueraders are men, even though they 16 2XX93X332399900BMAAUNIAENUR ...