The new kind of dancing meant liberation not only from the rules of leading and following but from rules of any kind.
Gerald JonasDance, 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.
Gerald JonasThe 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.
Gerald Jonas