A friend told me of young girl in trouble at school. She wouldn’t sit still to do her work, and whenever a teacher’s back was turned she would move about the classroom, sliding, hopping, and turning about. Even when forced to stay at her desk, she would stand rather than sit, tapping or shuffling her feet and weaving her body.
Warnings were issued and complaints were made. Eventually the girl was sent to a child therapist for diagnosis and hopefully correction.
The girl and her distressed parents arrived at the therapist’s office, whereupon the therapist asked the girl to wait in his office while he talked with her parents out in the hallway.
Actually, outside in the hallway, the therapist observed the girl through a window in his door as she moved about in his office, noticing and occasionally touching books and items but mostly waving her arms while sliding her feet about and occasionally twirling her body around.
After a few minutes’ observation, the therapist turned to the parents and said:
“Your daughter doesn’t have a *problem*. She’s a *dancer*.”
I was reminded of that story when I saw this 3-minute video: