As the dancer looked out with signs of genuine pleasure, I wondered if she ever ponders how much of such enthusiasm springs from notions of what she was rather than what she is nowadays.
And while we feel a certain sadness that Senator Kennedy is not with us to honor her, let us also take pleasure tonight in knowing just how much he would have loved and admired Magodonga Mahlangu and the organization that she helps lead -- WOZA, which stands for Women of Zimbabwe Arise, and is represented tonight by one of its founders, Jenni Williams.