Listen to Woman’s Exuberant Tale of How She Went From Being a Wallflower to Wowing James Brown

Today is MOTH Monday on Good News Network: In partnership with The Moth, a nonprofit dedicated to the art of storytelling, we bring you the most uplifting speakers from live stages across the world. When Audrey Pleasant was just a 13-year-old girl growing up in Harlem, she wasn’t a very good dancer. She regularly attended community dances where there was a boy who would humiliate her for her poor dancing skills. The day finally came when Audrey got sick and tired of letting the boy dance in circles around her—so she resolved to learn how to properly shake a tail feather. Every night for a month, Audrey practiced her dance moves in front of her mirror until she finally became confident enough to bust a move in public. Not...