Thank you? Really?

Recently, we were given a homework assignment to write a thank you letter to the dancers and drummers from PVPA that came in to dance for us. Clearly, our teachers expect something along the lines of:

February 4, 2009
Dear Isobel and Company,

Thank you very much for your wonderful performance today. I find it amazing
that you can memorize all those moves and rhythms and coordinate them so perfectly.
How long have you been practicing? I suppose a while…

I really enjoyed the part where you all started playing with drumsticks and dancing at the same time. That was amazing! It must have been hard to play all the rhythms on the drum so fast and still keep the same exact pace as your group.

It was fun to dance and play along with you all. Plus, it was an interesting change to hear Fanga played differently. With a little practice, I might even be able to play it all.

Again, thank you, and thank you for taking the time to read my letter.
Sincerely, *************

However, let's face it, sometimes our school makes us lie about things to people.

So here's my real letter:

February 4, 2009
Dear Isabel and Company,

Your performance today was entertaining. While I'm not extremely interested in African dancing or drumming, it was amazing that you could move your hands that fast while playing drums.

It was nice of you to spend some time at our school while you could've been doing something different. I thank you for this.

I found it hard to follow what I was supposed to be doing during the drums part because the drummer showing us just played the part and expected us to learn it. Understandable, of course, since he's a drummer and could probably learn just by looking at someone playing drums.

Personally, the dancing was not to my taste. Frankly, I thought we all looked ridiculous, and was reminded of this by Fiona McNeal, who laughed at our performance, and "the look on [my] face while [I] danced."
Anyway, thanks.

Sincerely,
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