By dancing in a socially approved way with their peers, individiuals proclaim their allegiance to society as a whole.
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 basic vehicle of the dance is the human body. When and how people dance is determined by their attitudes towards their body.
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 Jonas