Ath。Enoughofwrestling；wewillnowproceedtospeakofothermovementsofthebody。Suchmotionmaybeingeneralcalleddancing，andisoftwokinds：oneofnoblerfigures，imitatingthehonourable，theotherofthemoreignoblefigures，imitatingthemean；
andofboththesetherearetwofurthersubdivisions。Oftheserious，onekindisofthoseengagedinwarandvehementaction，andistheexerciseofanoblepersonandamanlyheart；theotherexhibitsatemperatesoulintheenjoymentofprosperityandmodestpleasures，andmaybetrulycalledandisthedanceofpeace。Thewarriordanceisdifferentfromthepeacefulone，andmayberightlytermedPyrrhic；thisimitatesthemodesofavoidingblowsandmissilesbydroppingorgivingway，orspringingaside，orrisinguporfallingdown；alsotheoppositepostureswhicharethoseofaction，as，forexample，theimitationofarcheryandthehurlingofjavelins，andofallsortsofblows。Andwhentheimitationisofbravebodiesandsouls，andtheactionisdirectandmuscular，givingforthemostpartastraightmovementtothelimbsofthebody-that，Isay，isthetruesort；buttheoppositeisnotright。Inthedanceofpeacewhatwehavetoconsideriswhetheramanbearshimselfnaturallyandgracefully，andafterthemannerofmenwhodulyconformtothelaw。
ButbeforeproceedingImustdistinguishthedancingaboutwhichthereisanydoubt，fromthataboutwhichthereisnodoubt。Whichisthedoubtfulkind，andhowarethetwotobedistinguished？TherearedancesoftheBacchicsort，boththoseinwhich，astheysay，theyimitatedrunkenmen，andwhicharenamedaftertheNymphs，andPan，andSilenuses，andSatyrs；andalsothoseinwhichpurificationsaremadeormysteriescelebrated-allthissortofdancingcannotberightlydefinedashavingeitherapeacefulorawarlikecharacter，orindeedashavinganymeaningwhateverandmay，Ithink，bemosttrulydescribedasdistinctfromthewarlikedance，anddistinctfromthepeaceful，andnotsuitedforacityatall。Thereletitlie；
andsoleavingittolie，wewillproceedtothedancesofwarandpeace，forwiththeseweareundoubtedlyconcerned。Nowtheunwarlikemuse，whichhonoursindancetheGodsandthesonsoftheGods，isentirelyassociatedwiththeconsciousnessofprosperity；
thisclassmaybesubdividedintotwolesserclasses，ofwhichoneisexpressiveofanescapefromsomelabourordangerintogood，andhasgreaterpleasures，theotherexpressiveofpreservationandincreaseofformergood，inwhichthepleasureislessexciting；-inallthesecases，everymanwhenthepleasureisgreater，moveshisbodymore，andlesswhenthepleasureisless；and，again，ifhebemoreorderlyandhaslearnedcouragefromdisciplinehewavesless，butifhebeacoward，andhasnotrainingorself-control，hemakesgreaterandmoreviolentmovements，andingeneralwhenheisspeakingorsingingheisnotaltogetherabletokeephisbodystill；andsooutoftheimitationofwordsingesturesthewholeartofdancinghasarisen。Andinthesevariouskindsofimitationonemanmovesinanorderly，anotherinadisorderlymanner；andastheancientsmaybeobservedtohavegivenmanynameswhichareaccordingtonatureanddeservingofpraise，sothereisanexcellentonewhichtheyhavegiventothedancesofmenwhointheirtimesofprosperityaremoderateintheirpleasures-thegiverofnames，whoeverhewas，assignedtothemaverytrue，andpoetical，andrationalname，whenhecalledthemEmmeleiai，ordancesoforder，thusestablishingtwokindsofdancesofthenoblersort，thedanceofwarwhichhecalledthePyrrhic，andthedanceofpeacewhichhecalledEmmeleia，orthedanceoforder；givingtoeachtheirappropriateandbecomingname。Thesethingsthelegislatorshouldindicateingeneraloutline，andtheguardianofthelawshouldenquireintothemandsearchthemout，combiningdancingwithmusic，andassigningtotheseveralsacrificialfeaststhatwhichissuitabletothem；andwhenhehasconsecratedallofthemindueorder，heshallforthefuturechangenothing，whetherofdanceorsong。Thenceforwardthecityandthecitizensshallcontinuetohavethesamepleasures，themselvesbeingasfaraspossiblealike，andshalllivewellandhappily。