Twenty one nations

The waltz originated with peasants in Germany and Austria. The English and the Americans developed their own style, slower, while the Viennese waltz became faster, closer, more scandalous and to a different beat. In Vienna, the music and the dance are one, elegant and forever linked to Austria. The foxtrot has African-American roots, changing as […]

Holding Hands Forever

As we approached to cross the street at the square in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, I reached for my son’s hand. He took it, and we stepped down the curb. Halfway across, my son sighted one of his first grade friends on the opposite sidewalk and ripped his hand away. Big boys don’t hold hands. […]