K. Ameerman 1964 Main Island, Gilbert Islands All the while the music was increasing in intensity and the singer's working harder and louder. Finally girls danced out again singly and moved in front of the one of us selected as a partner, motioning him to join her. The previous night there had been an auction. In order to stop the auction and begin dancing someone had to bid one pound for a lei. In order to stop the dance and start the auction the men had to clap. This night there was only dancing, most of the girls choosing the partners of the previous evening. The dance was the twist! Of all the incongruous things to find here, emanating from scratchy records in a Micronesian calendar hall! I suppose the rhythm lends itself to these people's natural dancing inclination and ability. At any rate, from the duration and energy of the dancing I could see the reason for the provision to stop the dancing last night. At one point the entertainers wished that we entertain them in turn by singing. This was to happen several more times at each island stop, always with the same result. We