Word: dancerly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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These days, Kelly might very well consider herself one of those interesting people, because go-go dancing is not exactly a run-of-the-mill Harvard extracurricular activity. "I'm not a dancer by calling--it was just a total accident," she says. "I was hanging out in Man Ray one night about a month ago and, well, I was kinda drunk. So I got up and danced in the [ go-go booth ]. When I got down the manager said, `You're great, we love you.' That's how it all happened...
Bruce Jope, general manager of Man Ray, says, "Susan had the look we wanted--the current image that's hot. She fit the physical description of a '60s go-go dancer. After all, she doesn't talk or anything up there, so it's not her personality. It's her dancing and her blase, mod attitude...
...parttime go-go dancer, the work can become draining. "It gets kind of nightmarish when I realize that I'm in a cage and I have to dance to the next song when all I want to do is sit down," says Kelly...
...most common reaction among friends is 'That's just the coolest thing. You're fun to watch,"' says Kelly. "Some have said, 'Omigod, Sue, you cannot be a go-go dancer,' and one said 'Your social standing will crumble...
Another Man Ray dancer, MIT sophomore Joe Kohle, says, "Sue's great to work with because we see things the same way. Whenever I start feeling funny about go-go dancing she tells me, 'Don't worry. You go to MIT and these people don't. They're probably jealous...