conforming to them can be difficult for dancers who prefer individual accolades over being part of a team. Other university students often state that the extensive list of rules takes away the identity and expression of the individual. The team defends itself by reminding others that the being part of the organization is elective, not mandatory, and that the rules are in place to insure a level playing field for everyone, and designed to bring out an individual's qualities within the constructs of a team. As ambassadors of Texas State University, the state of Texas, and the US, team members gladly adhere to the rules set forth by the organization.

In December 2016, the organization drew criticism for agreeing to perform at the inauguration of Donald Trump. The criticismwill be regarded as an irrelevance at a time when the entire Middle East is facing massive upheaval and turbulence. The motion in the House of Commons will come to resemble a game of gesture politics and little more.

Britain would probably do better by taking its cue from the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who has a stronger grasp of the realities in the region, and has called for a revival of the Arab peace initiative of 2002. Netanyahu has acknowledged that the recent Gaza war demonstrated the new possibilities of cooperation with potential partners in the Arab world. The current turbulence sweeping the Middle East should refocus attention on the need to revitalise the initiative and breathe new life into the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations process.