BewilderedKat 
#CW Negligible spoilers for The Tyrant Baru Cormorant
Barhu is anxious about a dance, and a very apt volunteer excellently teaches the principles involved.
> “In combat, as in dance, I am trained to interpret the body. You will lead. I will follow.”
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> “I don’t think I know how to lead.…”
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> “Pretend that you are leading the way across rough terrain, and that I am the terrain. I will present the choices, and you will simply choose the way.”
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> That exquisite shiver touched Barhu again, at the suggestion, in the metaphor, of trespass on sacred Imperial ground. “Follow on, then.”
It's a rather excellent analogy in my opinion. For any kind of dance, or dynamic interaction between people. I just liked it.