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Chorea (choreia, khoreia, χορεία) is a circle dance (χορεύω σε κύκλο) accompanied by singing (see chorus, khoros), known in ancient Greece. Homer's poem the Iliad refers to chorea, (χορεία) a Greek Circle dance accompanied by singing. Although circle dance did not originate in Greece derivatives of the name are used to describe circle dances in other countries: Khorovod ( Russia), Hora ( Romania, Moldova, Israel), Horo ( Bulgaria). Paracelsus used the term chorea to describe the rapid, jerking physical movements of medieval pilgrims traveling to the healing shrineA shrine is a holy or sacred place sometimes dedicated towards a certain god, goddess, saint, or similar religious figure. As distinguished from a temple, a shrine is usually located because it houses a particular relic or cult image which is the object o of St. Vitus.
DanceDance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals ( bee dance, mating dance
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