As fear and terror became everyday truths for many Europeans during the Holocaust, standards of daily reality shifted dramatically. The very act of survival became an act of defiance.
Every dance is a protest against our oppressors.
Resistance against the Third Reich took many forms. More on the Night and Fog order from the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. In the period between WWI and WWII there were many political parties competing for power in Germany. By 1933, Nazis had established themselves in government. It had become dangerous to be a member of any opposition party.