Old Woman, Scorned and Laughed At, Expressionist Dance by Avanha, 1 of 2

From my sidebar:

Avanha, one of Hampton Roads' finest dancers and instructors, portrays through her art the real story of all too many elderly women today, arthritic, pain-ridden, rejected and alone, laughed at, pitied with an undertone of contempt, or scorned by a world that abandons them when it is not abusing them.

Avanha dances to Seasons of Wither by Aerosmith

(This is Part One of a statement by the artist about women and old age in our society. To see Part Two, go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRxvT3W6_kU