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Relationships with a Dance

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Relationships with a Dance What if instead of a handshake you reached out your hand to invite someone to dance? That is, as a greeting you lead someone in a step, or follow their lead? I've always liked to imagine the world breaking out into dance...while waiting for a bus, explaining something in the office or at school, or  jumping on the table like in the movie/musical "Hair" to grab someone's attention. I know a lot of people don't like musicals because they feel they're unrealistic, but what if they  were realistic–that you could express yourself through a song or a dance? Maybe it would be easier to get your point across in many cases... How different would relationships be if we had to move together? To smooth over that awkward start when you don't know what to say? What if you didn't have to say anything? I was thinking about this recently while norms were being swept away at swing night. Many people just put their hand out waiting for me to ac...