The male dancer also changes his style of singing, address and dance for each partner. In addressing the partner, each one declares love and loyalty. The special character of the exchange is that they address each other not as lovers but as husband and wife. It is married love they talk about. The fact that there is talk and singing does not make the dancing less pure because there is no outside reference but remains internal and serves as stimulant or inspiration and occasion for the dance.
Pure dance is abstract.
The emphasis is on pure movement or design as opposed to dramatic content. It is characterised by pure movement, by qualities, timing, design, shapes and movement of the parts of the body, and the body itself. The dance is non-representational. The choreography is poetry and not story-telling. Abstract dance is not a dance of abstraction.