I've never been a fan of dancing or cheerleading, but circumstances conspired to have me at a dance show for a local high school. It happened like this: my daughter (now in her mid-forties) just got a job working at the high school as a restorative justice counselor, where she meets a whole lot of the students. The cheer squad was planning a big show on stage, and when some of them found out she had been a professional dancer in her youth they talked her into performing with them. In my totally unbiased opinion she did them proud, as a mature woman she still has the chops.

The interesting part was at the end, when they introduced the coaches and choreographer. Just like in many stories I have read, the choreographer was your typical pudgy, curly-haired, semi-nerdy boy. I rather doubt he will end up being feminized and performing with them, but I got a quiet chuckle at the situation.