The Dance

I am the Lord of the Dance, said he
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he
                -Sydney Carter

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I honestly don't know how it happened.

Once upon a time, somewhere, somehow, I saw a dance move. If you want to call it that. Even if it is a legitimate move, when I do it, it looks ridiculous. It involves putting one hand behind your head, and the other hand grabs hold of your shin and pulls the leg up and back in a rhythmic motion... for someone who's graceful and coordinated it would probably look silly, but it usually makes me look like I'm possessed.

I rarely do it in front of anyone besides Mrs. Bart, and it usually causes her to laugh or immediately begin the mocking. Until recently, she swore that it was so terrible that I must have made it up.

That is, until we saw the second episode of Season 5 of 'Weeds'. To wit:



As soon as I saw this, I paused the recording, looked at Mrs. Bart, and yelled "YES! Oh my God, YES!" Because they were doing "the move". Here was definitive proof that I didn't make it up, unless I served as a choreographer for the show without anyone noticing. It's still odd, but it's there.

So, that's what I like to call my signature dance move. If anyone knows what it's actually called, or where it comes from, do me a favor and let me know.

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