In its origin and evolution, dance is fundamentally spiritual, and its primary innate function is to facilitate contact with the sacred and the divine.
Not only did our ancient ancestors dance to the sacred, a practice often dismissed by Christians as pagan worship; they also danced in order to articulate and celebrate . . . the wonder of existence. External action and inner experience were given symbolic, ritual expression, activating a process of wholeness and integration. Dance became the primary medium to explore and articulate the human search for meaning.
— Diarmuid O'Murchu, Quantum Theology