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LESSON 2 · Genre Deep Cuts

PAUSE TO THINK

Why did Thelonious Monk sometimes get up and dance during his own performances?

He felt the music physically.

**Monk was known** for standing up from the piano mid-performance and spinning or shuffling around the stage. Far from being eccentric behavior, it reflected his total immersion in the music.

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