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.
Gerald JonasIn many parts of the world-including Polynesia, north Africa & the Middle East-public dancing that focused on a physically linked couple would have been unthinkable, a violation of communal propriety.
Gerald JonasThe one unbreakable rule of couples dancing is that the partners must move inter dependently, as a unit.
Gerald Jonas