Death Dance or Drunk Dance?

This is a picture that was recently posted on the LA 151 class blog, which is written by our instructor, Carleigh Kude. She has assigned us to critique this picture.


I really love the organic feel of the piece, as well as the color and textures used. It really appeals to the eye and it flows well. It really does show the artist's expression and overall, I love the way it catches my attention.
The only bad thing I think of when I look at this picture is that it kind of seems like a drunk girl in different stages of a dance; especially since the figures do not have faces, though I am not sure if it just me or not. I also think it kind of lacks a central theme. I mean, we can all interpret this in a different way, but I'm not really sure what the artist is getting at, BUT like I said, I really do love the way this piece catches my eye. It really is beautifully organic and mysterious. If I were to ask the artist a few questions, I might ask one of the following:

What inspired you to design this piece, and what gave you the idea to use an actual texture on a 2 dimensional piece? Why did you choose to leave the figures faceless? What does this piece represent (personally) to you?
Some of the unanswered questions of this piece may be who the girl(s) is(are) and what exactly she(they) is(are) doing.