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.

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.

In 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.

The one unbreakable rule of couples dancing is that the partners must move inter dependently, as a unit.

Writing, not dancing, is the chosen form of expression of the white man.

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.

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