The Dance

The dance, simple yet revealing, unveils the characters as they dip and sway in and out of their facades - their smiling anger, silent disapproval, glib jokes. There’s a little of everyone here at the dance—the insecure, the confident, the desperate, the seeking. And each character mirrors the actions of countless onlookers. There’s Brad and Janet, whose performance as a loving couple is motivated solely by Brad’s desire to see a jealous fire in Marcie’s eyes. There’s Howard, the bachelor MC; and Alison, newly divorced. And there’s Karen and Neil, who wonder if marriage and life are doomed and go on for time and all eternity like a broken record, never changing. The dancers argue and resolve, avoid and confront, talk and listen, love and are loved. Now a major motion picture, The Dance is a spotlight on life, a dialogue and a soliloquy, fiction yet truth. As the reader gains insight into the dancers’ world, they will come to understand that even after the band leaves, the dance goes on.