Country Cousins

It struck me Monday night that two-stepping, or any partner dance -- or more precisely, getting better at two-stepping or any partner dance -- requires a strange and paradoxical combination of (1) self-confidence and (2) not caring about making a fool of yourself.

Or are those two the same thing? They feel like opposites to me, but I suppose they could be viewed as cousins.

"But they're cousins, identical cousins . . ."