demonstrate

My friend Evan is a great dancer and really knows how to demonstrate or show his dance moves. Evans a great teacher because when he demonstrates or presents his dance routines for others to learn, he does the steps slowly for each movement. Yesterday I asked him to demonstrate a dance where you spin in a circle on your back. I couldn’t get the move at first, but Evan is also very encouraging—he said it took him a long time to learn, and I should demonstrate or show patience with myself!

Quiz: Try again! If you are demonstrating something, what are you doing?

• You are letting people see how you do it.
• You are hiding it so as not to let people see it.
• You are making sure that it is ready to be viewed.

• It’s unfortunate that in our culture, where the accent is so much upon youth, that people of middle age feel awkward and absurd if they demonstrate their love. — Up a Road Slowly
• Mercy demonstrated on two pieces of thin board to which were fastened strips of leather set with hooked wire teeth. — The Witch of Blackbird Pond