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We lived only to dance. What was the true characteristic of a queen, I wondered later on; and you could argue that forever. __hat do we all have in common in this group?_ I once asked a friend seriously, when it occurred to me how slender, how immaterial, how ephemeral the bond was that joined us; and he responded, __e all have lips._ Perhaps that is what we all had in common: no one was allowed to be serious, except about the importance of music, the glory of faces seen in the crowd. We had our songs, we had our faces! We had our web belts and painter__ jeans, our dyed tank tops and haircuts, the plaid shirts, bomber jackets, jungle fatigues, the all-important shoes.
Andrew Holleran Dancer from the Dance
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We lived only to dance. What was the true characteristic of a queen, I wondered later on; and you could argue that forever. __hat do we all have in common in this group?_ I once asked a friend seriously, when it occurred to me how slender, how immaterial, how ephemeral the bond was that joined us; and he responded, __e all have lips._ Perhaps that is what we all had in common: no one was allowed to be serious, except about the importance of music, the glory of faces seen in the crowd. We had our songs, we had our faces! We had our web belts and painter__ jeans, our dyed tank tops and haircuts, the plaid shirts, bomber jackets, jungle fatigues, the all-important shoes.
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Andrew Holleran

Dancer from the Dance

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