"If I can't dance I don't want to be a part of your revolution." - Emma Goldman (1869-1940), feminist heroine, anarchist activist, editor, writer, teacher, jailbird and general trouble-maker.

There are a lot of different kinds of dance out there, and it happens that a lot of them include very specific gender roles and messages. Leading and following, hello? Or bellydancing: conjures up images of harems and slave dancers for a lot of people, but bellydancers are talking about goddess-worship and childbirth rituals. Why the heck is it like pulling teeth to get guys to go out dancing? And tell me you don't have an opinion on the recent trends of burlesque shows and strip-aerobics (not that I mean to lump the two together AT ALL.) Let's get together and talk about dancing and the ways that dudes and dudettes do it differently.

Stick around after! There's a lindy hop lesson in the park, $5 with general dancing to follow. And no, you don't need high heels for this kind of dance;)

And IF we're rained out, we'll go to Sweet Lulu. It's an Asian restaurant at 859 Queen Street West, on the south side just a tad east of the park.