Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 23, 2025

The second most common pitfall when acting on pure impulse.

Jazz musicians live by that last sentence.

Give us a challenge, Marigold!

If you don’t have a tail, the dance looks kind of lame which is why Phoebe is not doing that dance.

This is why I like pattern dances (folk, square etc) more than things like ballroom or even just bar-wiggle: It’s not up to ME to decide what move is next, so I get to relax and enjoy the endorphins without any mental effort.

Mmmm… let’s do the Time Warp again.

First you dance. Then you figure out a name for it.

Shouldn’t that last bit be “Hay!” ?

HEY!

Doesn’t that one folkdance, Russian maybe, that also ends with “Hey”?

After six hours of school I’ve had enough for one day.

I hit the radio dial and turn it up all the way!

“Dance Dance Dance”, The Beach Boys

Marigold, just google “Freestyle Dressage” and watch a few videos, then it will come to you.

You gotta have a 90s rap beat playing first to pull that off.

At least she didn’t steal the “Carlton” dance from Alfonso Ribeiro the way Fortnite did.

Hey MacaUni!

“My Pretty Little Filly With the Pony Tail " song from Mr. Ed.!

Sorry, Marigold. One does expect such things of unicorns, but I guess for everyone but Terpsichore it takes some effort to create a dance. Keep working on it; once you’ve got it down, I’m sure all of us will join in the new dance craze. Those of us who are bipedal may have to improvise, though.

I guess Marigold is an ambivert. She can spend any amount of time just staring at her reflection, but sometimes she craves attention from others.