Preparing to parade after the one year wait
Young black beauty in white feather headdress
Anxious and happy almost ready to perform
The moment of ecstasy for the dancers
A new body free and a spirit flying high
But the future looks gloomy for Carnival
The occasion is too good for the gentry
To change it into a money-making festival
Somewhere far away in the back country
Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2012 Carnival Gallery