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  1. You can tell a dancer’s posture, even if she hasn’t acquired the waddle. What would happen if she worked, too, against the waddle?
    Saw a female singer recently in a long gown. It was cut somewhat off the floor in front, to allow walking without stepping on the hem, I suppose.
    Her step involved putting, for example, the left foot ahead of and four to six inches to the right of the right foot, but pointing slightly left.
    It was a perfect stride for a slow version of “Scarborough Fair” In addition to singing, she had to learn to walk funny–so to speak–in a fashion that made it both graceful and natural. There’s a lot to showbiz.
    Now, suppose a ballerina could take some modified version of that for walking down the street….

    BTW. That was on Youtube. Look for “Celtic Woman” videos.

  2. A very dear friend of mine was (still is, in her heart and soul) a ballet dancer, before tendonitis of the hip forced her early retirement (at the ripe “old” age of 19). Your description of the woman you saw, fits my friend to a “T”. She is lovely, and I wish that I had been fortunate enough to have been in her circle of friends back then, who were able to see her dance.

  3. Next time you come to NYC, drop me a line – I’d love to invite you to lunch or dinner to discuss all thing neo-neoconservative.

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