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In the western suburbs of Melbourne, about 15 minutes from the CBD, is a suburb called Footscray. In times gone by the suburb was described as a working-class suburb. In 2026 is better described as rapidly evolving multi-cultural area known for its authentic global dining scene, the iconic Footscray Market, and strong creative arts culture. The suburb is experiencing a major wave of urban renewal and gentrification alongside ongoing infrastructure upgrades.  

I worked at the nearby Victoria University and used to walk into Footscray central to have lunch at one of the numerous cafes and restaurants with food from Africa, Malaysia, China, Arabic countries, Italia, Vietnam, America, Ethiopia, Japan, England, Australia and one French.

The walk took me by many of the restaurants and cafes identified above including The Dancing Dog, the Footscray Market–although not as far as the famous Franco Cozzo Italian Furniture Emporium–and Little Saigon Market with its large dragon motif, numerous fruit shops with all manner of fruits and vegetables threatening to block the footpath. All of these are somewhere in the picture above.

One day as walked back to Victoria University I saw a woman, perhaps in her thirties, dancing with her arms in the air, across a pedestrian crossing. She twisted and twirled upon on her toes across the bitumen. Despite the weather being quite chilly she wore a voluminous pink taffeta skirt and strapless fitted top and with bare feet. She sang as she danced seemingly oblivious to all around her. Hence her centrality in the this picture. Several weeks later I saw her dancing, wearing the same attire, along The Esplanade in Williamstown, where I live. I noticed that when people saw her dancing and singing they stopped and smiled. It seemed as though the dancing woman brought joy, not only to herself, but everyone in her vicinity.