Dr Tuby uses a dance-floor metaphor to describe how communities form and evolve: a small core of active members occupy the "middle of the dance floor," while others watch and wait for their turn. As songs (opportunities) change, more people join the center, and the active community gradually grows. The tone is observational and informal, framing participation as cyclical and opportunity-driven.
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You know, when you're at a party and then there's that. The dancing party, and there's middle people that. People that go in the middle of the dance floor and everybody kind of watches. Yeah. And then one other person comes in the middle of the dance floor and another person. So right now I just have these core people in the middle of the dance floor just getting their groove on, and all the other people are just kind of watching be like, okay. Waiting for their song to come on. And then maybe when their song comes on, they'll get on the middle of the dance floor. So I think that's what's happening right now. They're just like, it's a dance party. Right. And I have my core people in the middle of the dance floor while the other people are just kind of watching and cheering them on or just looking. And then it's going to be their turn to come in the middle, and then eventually that middle dance floor will start getting more people in there.