At the Cascades Civil War Muster ball, Jackson, Mich. August
1997.
I usually exhort shy new dancers
by telling them, "if you can walk, you can dance."
Well! Pictured above is a young man who uses a wheelchair, and he is participating in the
Ancestors' Gathering encampment dance at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival (August 2002).
Does it look like fun? These folks are doing a basket at the Kalamazoo Country Dance event, November 1997. It's like a group hug in motion.