The assumption by an employer that I should be so grateful to have a place to dance that I wouldn't expect to be paid, followed closely by the employer who thought my tips should cover the fee she had agreed to pay me.
And let's balance the negative with some positive, shall we? What's the best thing anyone ever said to you about dancing?
One of the best complements I ever had was when a friend who'd never seen me dance ran up after a performance and gasped, "My god, Shanazel, you are really
good!" She and I worked on a fencing crew together and she'd never seen me out of blue jeans and leather gloves before.
