"The insider's guide to Whirling Dervishes
POSTED: 7:26 a.m. EST, December 13, 2006
By Sunaina Gulati for CNN
(CNN) -- A million people are expected to descend on Konya, a city in central Turkey, from December 10-17 for a mystical dance festival. And we're not talking about ballet, salsa, hip hop, tap or hip-swinging Bollywood boogying. The Whirling Dervishes Festival is in a class all of its own, highlighting a spiritual dance form that is believed to help dancers attain a union with God."
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