The performing arts differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some art object. - Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_arts Amy Sample Ward

Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting. - Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance Amy Sample Ward