1.   As he spoke, dancers dressed in patterned capes and head-dresses whirled to tunes musicians played on hard-carved violins and guitars.

2.   After a delay, dancers dressed in skin-tight, sky-blue tights imprinted with clouds emerged to whirl around.

3.   Their beaded costumes and elaborate hats cost hundreds of dollars and many hours of labor, said Emily Morris, a dancer dressed as a pink butterfly.

4.   Two dancers dressed in stars and stripes gathered a crowd, break dancing to a pounding drum beat.

5.   Mormon pioneers have become one of the symbols of these Winter Olympics ever since dancers dressed as settlers do-si-doed their way through the opening ceremony.