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1			Did you identify with any of the characters in And the Soul Shall Dance? What would you say are some of the central themes of the play? Click on this link to read some of the themes others have noticed in her play, The Music Lessons.
2			In what way do you think "And the Soul Shall Dance" is a story about the immigrant experience? Read the first paragraph of "Voices from the Gaps" to learn what Wakako Yamauchi says about immigrants.