The actions of each dancer were scrutinized with great care and any little mistake noted and remembered. The strain upon a dancer was consequently so great that when a fine dancer died soon after a feast it was said, "The peoples' looks have killed him."
... Merle Colby, A Guide to Alaska: Last American Frontier (1941). On Tlingit feasts.
Yes BunnyNation, tonight you can find me belatedly celebrating my birfday by supporting the local "dance community" HERE. If you would like to see a messy Blogger making a fool of himself, show up tonight after midnight and watch the magic happen.
