THE DANCE IS A SHOWING RATHER THAN A SHOWING OFF,
A SHOWING OF THE PHYSICAL SELF, IN THE BEST SETTING OF ALL,
AN ATMOSPHERE OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPRECIATION,
IT IS ASSUMED THAT ALL OF US RATHER THAN THE SPECIALLY GIFTED FEW, ARE DANCERS,
THAT EVERYONE CAN DO SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY TWO OR THREE MOVEMENTS,
AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR A GIRL TO FEEL EMBARRASSED OR INFERIOR, IF SHE IS NOT AS SKILLED AS HER FRIENDS,
Quotation from THE SERPENT OF THE NILE by WENDY BUONAVENTURA
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