"[They would] put some kind of canvas or other fabric over their feet, and they would walk on nets that were up above the water in the marshy area and walk on the dried shrimp," she said. The shrimp shells crumbled off, but the dried shrimp, made tough by the salt from the brine, didn"t break. The shells fell back into the marsh, while the shrimp stayed on the net. They called this the "shrimp dance".