To know something about trees-about even one tree-is to know something profound about the nature of the world and our place in it.

The circle, or ring, dance was seen as an earthly counterpart of the heavenly dance of the angels, which was itself a celebration of the resurrection.

A physician who treated mental cases says that he based his diagnosis on the way his patients moved: "The body never lies" was his maxim.

Dance, which displays the body in public, is one of the channels of communication used to pass along important social skills from one generation to the next.

To know something about trees-about even one tree-is to know something profound about the nature of the world and our place in it.

The basic vehicle of the dance is the human body. When and how people dance is determined by their attitudes towards their body.

By dancing in a socially approved way with their peers, individiuals proclaim their allegiance to society as a whole.