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Muchissimo gracissimos to Sylvia “Chiquita” Alvariño, sister in club crime and DJ inspiration, for being so gorgeous (inside and out).
And, chronologically, to Jennifer Clarke Smith, for putting the cool into high school and ever after; Pamela “Verbatim” Tatum Montemayor, people genius, for all the worlds we made together; Amy Carden Suardi, for dreaming magic slippers and filling the darkness with glitter; and Rekha Malhotra, for blowing my dance world with Basement Bhangra and Mutiny (and waiting till we got there only to play Bally Sagoo and Malkit Singh’s “Gur Nalon Ishq Mitha”). Ji!
And last but never least—this is for you, New York, New York: Thank you, most beautiful, beloved,
irrepressible
city, for the inspiration, desperation, and invaluable experience. And to equally loved London, your reverse twin, for gifting me the peace of mind to behold you.
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