Al hurried out and walked recklessly toward the platform, his eye peeled for girls. Near the dance floor he saw a pretty blond girl sitting in front of a tent. He sidled near and threw open his coat to show his shirt…"How ’bout you an’ me dancin’?"
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 24. A roguish Al Joad is in flirtatious mood as he asks a girl to dance at the Saturday night entertainment at Weedpatch. This is in contrast to his sister Rose of Sharon, who initially is afraid to go to the dance because of a Jesus-lover’s warning about sin.