 The dance depended on the dancer's skill in manipulating up to 12 metres of fabric in the skirt of her costume.Skirt dancing's advantage over ballet was that people could do it at home, and it became popular among all social classes.Lind was able to differentiate herself from other skirt dancers because she had the benefit of classical training that most of them did not, and she often added an acrobatic touch to the end of her dances.