15 Metaphors for dancings

Are we literally to infer, then, that dancing must be the primary prescription?

Dancing was a piece of his religion.

The Quakers consider dancing below the dignity of the Christian character; and an enthusiast, of another creed, thinks all lovers of the stage belong to the schools of Voltaire and Hume, and that dancing is a link in the chain of seduction.

Mr. B. told them that dancing was a bad practiceand a very childish, barbarous amusement, and he thought it was wholly unbecoming freemen.

Their music was a wild shout or croon by all the tribe, and the dancing is a movement in any irregular way, or a swaying motion given to the time given by the voices, and they only advanced a few inches in an hour's time.

Dancing may be the very thing for her anyhow.

Dancing was usually their chief amusement; but on the present occasion they were spectators of a scene which possessed more immediate interest.

It was replied that wickedness, like everything else, must have a beginning; that dancing was an art that could be acquired in secret, and came natural to some people.

But we should remember that in many countries dancing has been a religious ceremony.

Dancing was the all-important study, since this was the surest route to their Promised Land, matrimony.

Promiscuous dancing was the fiery dragon which the church went out to slay.

There is a mean in all things: this is my censure in brief; dancing is a pleasant recreation of body and mind, if sober and modest (such as our Christian dances are); if tempestively used, a furious motive to burning lust; if as by Pagans heretofore, unchastely abused.

Dancing and playing came the light, now here, now there, skipping along the seat, and settling nowherecheerful visitant, and to the idiot something more, for he gazed upon it, and followed its fairy motion, lost in wonder and delight.

Dancing was Madame's strong point, but she had been very successful as an actress too, first in Paris and Petersburg, and then in London at the St. James's and Drury Lane.

CHAPTER VII DANCING IN THE AUSTRIAN TYROL Jimmie is such a curious mixture that it is really very much worth while to study his emotions.

15 Metaphors for  dancings