About 15 years ago, I took my kids to a traditional Afro-Caribbean dance demonstration. The dancers were beautiful, and the dance was amazing. Then the dancers invited everyone there (of all ages, ethnicities, etc.) to come up front and dance this traditional island dance with them. I politely declined but talked one of my kids into trying it. Back then, no one talked about “cultural appropriation.” They talked about “cultural appreciation.” How I miss those days.
Exactly.