"My grandmother had a Miss Margaret's School of Dance to teach tap and ballet to kids, but I never studied it. I was raised a Mormon and they're dancing fools. It's the only vice they have - dancing"
- Michelle Shocked
About this Quote
This quote by Michelle Shocked talks to the cultural distinctions between her upbringing which of her grandmother. Her granny had a dance school, which recommends that she was enthusiastic about dance and likely encouraged her trainees to pursue it. Nevertheless, Michelle was raised a Mormon, and dancing was viewed as a vice. This recommends that dancing was not encouraged in her household, which it was seen as something to be avoided. The quote likewise speaks to the paradox of the circumstance, as Mormons are understood for their interest for dancing. Regardless of the cultural distinctions between Michelle and her grandma, it is clear that they both shared an enthusiasm for dance.
This quote is written / told by Michelle Shocked somewhere between February 24, 1962 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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