Dancer is a large printed silk banner, designed to hang from the ceiling or against a wall, either flat against it or protruding at an angle. The Dancer, an image of a 5th Century BC Greek temple dancer, is one of the most familiar characters from the cast of women that Spero has drawn upon to create her scrolls and friezes, and is presented here alone upon a bright red ground. The lush color and material reflect Spero's focus on the celebratory, and the singular ideas of pleasure and exuberance. Like its predecessor, A Cycle In Time, the use of the banner format reads both as a symbol of declaration and celebration. Flag-like patterns and imagery now become an actual flag, hanging brightly in mid-air and demanding attention, playfully imposing upon its space. The material is reminiscent of Spero's use of long scroll-like paper pinned directly onto the wall. The silk fabric "corresponds especially well to the artist's conception of baroque, as it lends itself to splendid, glowing color and flowing movement. The elegance and beauty of the material suit her idea of expressing the magnificent sensuousness of the baroque as well as providing an appropriate background fro the drama of her female figures." Barbara Wally It also has a medieval quality, typical of Spero's habit of bridging many historic eras to achieve her artistic goal. Her series of scroll works - the Codex Artaud, The First Language and the Torture of Women, and Notes in Time, established her position as a key feminist and post-modernist.