"Well, there's a lot of years of my dance experience. The kind I learned as a boy, the sensual dances I learned in ports over the years. Then there's the hideous crap that most do these days that I can't stand," he said with a snort but a bit of a smile making the corner of his eyes crinkle.

"Why wouldn't we call it that?" But then he paused, considering it. "You mean because of the changes in languages?"

Glancing around, he considered his options. Most of them meant Bagoas in his arms and he liked that. "Do you mean here?"