Stock photography, photos: Voodoo Dancer - Benin Stock photos of Ouidah, Benin is the Cradle of Voodoo. It is from here that voodoo in all its later forms originated, and today it is still practiced as the local religion. Ritual scarification is considered a badge of honor among Voodoo adepts. West Africa. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: benin, dahomey, west africa, ouidah, dance, dancer, trance, voodoo, cradle, scarification, scar, scars, ritual, mutilation, body modification, africa