Dancing together is key, I think: in learning reels and quadrilles, one is also learning how to be a young lady or a young man, and how one ought to treat others with respect and grace – and with a good sense of humor. And everyone dances together (including some with toddlers in arms) in a microcosm of the Great Dance, among neighbors and among all God’s creatures; between men and women, and between God and the soul.

Saying no to certain kinds of tech makes more room for living.