Lewis Carroll on Dance

“There comes a pause, for human strength Will not endure to dance without cessation; And everyone must reach the point at length Of absolute prostration.”

“As to dancing, my dear, I never dance, unless I am allowed to do it in my own peculiar way. There is no use trying to describe it: it has to be seen to be believed. [...] Did you ever see the Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus, at the Zoological Gardens, trying to dance a minuet together? It is a touching sight.”