Editing Fire performance (section)

==Types==

Fire performance has become more popular through the availability of a wider variety of fire equipment and teaching methods.

* Traditional fire shows: Traditional shows often incorporate Polynesian costuming and other cultural elements.  Many conform to the guidelines or are inspired by the annual World Fireknife Competition and Samoa Festival.  
* Modern fire shows: These shows vary greatly from performances choreographed to music to street style shows with varying levels of audience interaction and participation. Modern fire shows can use a very wide range of fire skills and props.
* Fire theatre: Such shows are theatrical shows which include fire and fire performance as elements of staged dramatic presentations.  Often the fire performance is a small element of the larger show.  These shows tend to use more elaborate props and costuming and can focus less on technical skill.
* Fire fetish show: Such shows are recognizable by more overt sexuality in the performance and often extremely risqué costuming, nudity, and implied or actual sexual contact between performers, and are often seen as a fusion between [[exotic dancing]] or [[American burlesque|burlesque]] with fire dancing.  Thus, fire fetish refers to a particular style of performance, and not a [[sexual fetish]] on the part of the performer, as would [[pyrophilia]].
* Erotic fire show: Such shows may be seen as simply a normal improvised fire dance but with emphasis on sexually arousing body gyrations, seductive facial expressions, an eroticised musical selection (such as [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] or [[downtempo]] music), and the performer wearing minimal or no clothing, thus promoting sexual arousal or desire in addition to the expected visual entertainment for an audience. Unlike a fire fetish show, this performance is generally more low-key, slower in tempo, and may be performed by a solo dancer in front of a small and select audience, often a spouse or romantic partner. This performance can be an active and visually exciting form of ritual [[foreplay]], enticing to some audiences. In some cases this is a routine part of a [[Strip club|strip club's]] offerings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zielinski |first=Alex |title=Playing with Fire |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2012/05/24/6134435/playing-with-fire |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en}}</ref>
* Ritual fire show: Such shows are usually a fusion of [[pagan]] or [[occult]] ceremony with fire and fire performance.  They focus less on technical skill, and more on the use of the fire dancer to highlight the ritual or represent the specific element of fire.
* Fire and belly dance: Such shows are a fusion of Middle Eastern [[belly dancing]] (''raqs sharqi'') and combine elements of fire dancing and belly dancing.  Often the dancers use palm torches and fire swords made to resemble [[scimitar]]s.
* Fire jugglers may combine juggling, fire and comedy into a live performance. This may include lighting parts of their body on fire.
*Flow artists (see [[Object manipulation]]) who specialise in fire props may utilise equipment such as [[Fire staff]], [[Hula hoop]] and [[Devil sticks]].