The basic vehicle of the dance is the human body. When and how people dance is determined by their attitudes towards their body.
Gerald JonasA physician who treated mental cases says that he based his diagnosis on the way his patients moved: "The body never lies" was his maxim.
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