1.   The Alley dancers went back out on the road in May to continue their national tour of mostly one-night stands.

2.   As the choreographer Donald Byrd watched intently from the sidelines, the dancers went from a pelvis-twisting jitterbug into elegant ballroom combinations.

3.   A dancer goes through a bag full of fierce masks, trying them on for effect.

4.   A dancer goes to Australia.

5.   But they had nowhere to go after the competition except to be a teacher, whereas the ballet dancers can go into shows.

6.   On a slow afternoon, one dancer went through the motions looking a little like a deer caught in the headlights, as the film makers talked shop.

7.   The dancers went from confused-looking slouches to wild scuttlings.

8.   Before spears pierced the water buffalo, the dancers went round the pole, jointly stating to their gods that a water buffalo would be slaughtered.

9.   Before the dancers could go into The Circle they had to be smudged with the smoke of burning sage to cleanse and rid them of any negative energy.

10.   Usually, ice dancers go right from the top of the medals podium to the pros.