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you know other boys who might

like to join?”

No one raised their hand. I

thought about my roommates. If

Sherry asked them, they might, but

I wasn’t going to ask them. That

would seem too weird.

“Well, then,” the teacher

continued, “that could make

preparation for competition much

harder. We’ll have the boys rotate

partners on each dance.”

Sherry leaned over and

whispered to me. “I’m not staying

in a dance class that’s mostly girls.

Let’s drop it at the end of the

hour.”

I nodded my agreement, but I

was still wondering what he meant

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