Artwork spotlight: Paula Rego's The Dance

A deep dive into one of Rego's paintings from 1988

Under a deep blue moonlit sky, with dramatic seas and imposing rocks, four groups are dancing in Paula Rego’s The Dance, 1988.

At the back, a mother and grandmother are partnered with a young girl, who they gaze at adoringly. On the right, a smiling pregnant woman is with her husband. They look at each other with an expression that tells me that they ar…