A man in a suit strides to the center of a dark stage holding an open book.
He reads into a microphone.
He frowns.
He smiles.
He sweeps his right arm gracefully to the side.
Steps sideways.
He turns and paces offstage into the dark shadow.
In the blackness, the small figure of a dancing woman appears, wearing a flowing white gown with a cloth draped down her right arm and ballet shoes on her feet. She circles both arms forward at chest height then takes some racing steps forward.
Extends her right leg.
Steps back and twirls, lunging low then rising and spinning.
Leaps with arms swooping.
Pushes forward.
Bends back with arms rising and crossing over her face, one toe pointed.
Bends and twirls.
Reaches forward with one arm.
Spins backward and raises both arms wide.
Arches back with arms crossed over face, then lowers arms.
Steps slowly forward then spins.
Dashes and pauses, waving arms.
Spins on pointe hugging chest.
Arabesques a leg behind.
Spins with arms outstretched.
A teetering spin.
She embraces herself then spins with legs extended.
She faces back, raising right arm.
Pulls hands over heart then extends arm and leg.
Spins with arm up.
Dashes in a circle.
Expands arms upward.
Spins on toes raising arms.
Crouches covering head with arms.
She bends forward to a kneel, then raises her arms up and out and exits the stage in a running step. The lights go out.