This is all great stuff, guys, thanks. What seems to be (somewhat strangely) missing is the formal kind of ballroom dancing you would expect (on Earth) at a fancy party thrown by nobility. We've seen a number of parties (well, technically just one very long one) at Castle Black, yet no mention is made of this sort of dancing. Since, in human (well, in this context, I guess you'd have to say Easterner) cultures, this sort of dancing is an important preamble to more significant forms of intimacy, perhaps this is just one sign that Dragaerans do not grow close (fall in love, bear children, etc.) as easily as we do. But, of course, a theory built on a lack of evidence doesn't really stand up very well. Majikjon "Davdi Silverrock" <davdisil at gmail.com> Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info 05/22/06 10:37 PM To "Dragaera List" <dragaera at dragaera.info> cc Subject Re: Do Dragaerans dance? On 5/22/06, Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> wrote: > On 5/22/06, Jon_Lincicum wrote: > > > Do Dragaerans dance? > > > > Do we have textev for the forms that this might take? > > " [...] desire to take this person to Jawbone Mountain, and there > introduce him Jggo!f'tha the bone-dancer, and then ask him again. > Should we encounter an Eastern witch who asserts the superiority > of his [...] " TPG -122 > Yes, but, you perceive, "Jggo!f'tha the bone-dancer" is not actually, in purest point of fact, actually a /Dragaeran/. A better textev is: /Phoenix/, pg 155: "[...] Aibynn began to move, the drum cradled against his left side. He spun in place for a while, then began to dance out and back as the singing died and they just played." The snarky might feel compelled to point out that Aibynn isn't a Dragaeran either, but I stoutly maintain that the fact that he is at least the same species makes of him a far more appropriate example.