Has any performer stood so long behind the curtain? Has anyone held onto the anticipation for years inside boxes in boxes in attic or basement? Has anyone ever been so ready for their audience? That at a glimmer of light the band starts up and her feet begin to move as if in their own? She has practiced her routine for daughters who have become grandmothers, the steps a part of her as much as her cracked hands or her paint-thin stage. She is ready to dance for anyone who finds her, all porcelain and full of butterflies.