In Europe we have the "loss of self" motif clearly illustrated in the whirl dances of the Russians sects of the Molokani in Armenia....All the countries that bordered the Meditteranean in ancient times, and the less remote sections of Asia as well, appear to have had whirl dances.

The dance is the mother of the arts, The dance breaks down the distinction of body & soul.

The oldest form of the Choral Dance is the circle. Even the chimpanzees dance in a circle, and people of every continent still do it.

A choral dance: an attempt to impose upon a chance gathering of a few dozen guests a communal feeling.

In dance, even the weakest can do wonders.

In the earliest cultures any tie between the dancers is slight. In a higher level the choral dancers almost always touch one another and thus force themselves into the same stride and the same movement. The closer the contact, the stronger is the social character of the choral.

The English dance unites the guests of an evening by the spell of rhythmical movement into a chance casual community.