Free Dancing on Her Grave by Diana Montané Page A

of their faces, Debbie looking down at Matthew. And apparently, “down the drain” is where Debora thought her relationship was going with Jason Griffith.
    It is chilling to hear the song and the lyrics, and to see Debbie, so passionate about dancing, a woman with an amazing silhouette, so full of life on the screen. The video now, as of this writing, has over 31,000 views on YouTube.
    I remembered what Debbie’s friend Mia had told me about Debbie talking so incessantly about her boyfriend. “She always said, ‘I was with my boyfriend,’ or talking about them being always together.” She always talked about how much she loved him, and my boyfriend this, and my boyfriend that.”
    The ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, KTNV, had published a statement online by Merriliz Monzon, another friend of Debbie’s, on December 21, 2010. Merriliz said that she’d overheard Debbie on the phone with Jason Griffith on December 12, crying and pleading: “Just wait for me, wait for me, respect me, respect me, don’t leave, don’t leave!”
    Merriliz explained, “It was obvious that it was her ex. It was obvious he wanted to resolve something via phone.”
    Merriliz, who had been expecting Debbie over at her house for Christmas that year, described her friend as “inspiring” and “powerful” but also told the station thatshe had witnessed “an emotional pull” that Debbie’s ex-boyfriend had had over her.
    “She’s a strong woman and so dynamic and so lively. I felt like this was something she needed to vent from because she was keeping a lot in.”
    What was the fine line between reality and fantasy for Debbie? Did her exhibitionism border on obsession?
    I was still curious to know what sort of relationship Debbie and Jason Griffith had really had. The
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dancer was known to date many women at the same time. Some of his friends called him a “womanizer,” or a “player,” a label that many guys do not mind. Griffith seemed to enjoy the attention, especially from the ladies.
    One of those women was Agnes Roux, who was also involved in the assault incidents in October, when Jason Griffith had taken Debbie Flores-Narvaez’s cell phone and then had allegedly assaulted Debbie.
    Agnes Roux is a beautiful dancer for
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, a resident cabaret show at the New York–New York Hotel. According to Wikipedia and the show’s official website, it is the first “adult-themed” Cirque du Soleil show, billed as “the sensual side of Cirque du Soleil” or “another side of Cirque du Soleil.” It is a show that explores human sexuality and describes itself as “a seductive twist on reality, making the provocative playful and the forbidden electrifying.” The performers are truly risqué; some of the acts seem as explicit as the act of sex itself. Thecostumes are also in keeping with the show’s sexuality. Most of them are minimal, colorful, and feature an extreme use of fur, feathers, lace, fishnet stockings, and cone bras to create a provocative appeal.
    Jason Griffith was believed to have been carrying on sexual relationships with both Debora Flores-Narvaez and Agnes Roux at the same time, which is presumably why Debbie followed him to Agnes’s home in October.
    Both women had amazing figures, but they were very different in looks. Agnes has red hair and a very delicate face. She has a French background. Her name is pronounced with the “gn” the same way as “cognac,” and the emphasis is on the “e” in Agnes, so that it sounds like Ahn-nyess. As a dancer, she has an amazing talent. Her demo reel is on YouTube, and one can only admire her moves as she delights her audience with her body. She has many different dance styles on the video, and her body is flexible and supple. She shakes her head, whipping around her long mane of hair.
    Agnes was always competition for Debbie, who knew that Griffith had deep feelings for the
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dancer. Agnes was also a highly trained dancer, while Debbie, who had no formal