lˈɛsli sˈiː. dˈʌn ænd nˈænsi ˈeɪ. dʒˈoʊnz ɪn ðɛɹ bˈʊk ɛmbˈɑːdid vˈɔɪsᵻz: ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ fˈiːmeɪl voʊkˈælᵻɾi ɪn wˈɛstɚn kˈʌltʃɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ˈɑːɹɡjuː ðæt stˈiː ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː dˈænsɚz vjˈuːd mɐdˈɑːnə æz ɐ mˈʌðɚli fˈɪɡjɚ, ˈeɪ "mˈɑːmi dˈɪɹɪst".
Leslie C. Dunn and Nancy A. Jones in their book Embodied Voices: Representing Female Vocality in Western Culture (1997) argue that Stea and the other two dancers viewed Madonna as a motherly figure, a "mommy dearest".