Try the Easy-Looking Thing

It's a chilly Canberra evening at the senior citizen's club. Everyone's arranged in a grid, ready for an evening of line-dancing. Our instructor walks us through a dance step by step, in portions, then all at once to a beat — before we do it for real, to music. The group is open to any skill level, with beginner dances early in the night. When broken down, the steps are simple enough, and the…