[ There's something to the twist of Hei's mouth, not wry but definitely indulgent as he says, ]

When you don't lose the theme of the dance. It speaks to your audience -- or your mark. [ He sounds a little amused as he says it, like there are things he actively doesn't track anymore. Like the locomotor and nonlocomotor movements before he lashes out in a battle, some things just end up ingrained in your muscle-memory. ] Most people say it's done right when you follow a rubric. But it's really about how well you sell the illusion.

[ True for dancing -- and for everything else. ]