Dancers put shoes back on as fast as possible. Several children with ugly shoes on sneak in from side of stage. The chiropodist leaps in from the side. All other dancers freeze slowly. Chiropodist examines dancer's feet.
Dancing go back to posing in front of mirrors.
Chiropodist produces rolling bin full of masks of contemporary personages and distributes these to dancers. Dancers affix masks and imitate the activity appropriate to the personage whose mask they are wearing. Dancers indicate during the dance in some way how the personage's ugly shoes most affect his or her competence. Hold pose as lights dim and curtain falls. All dancers, in ugly shoes and evening clothes, conduct various social transactions.