Zoltán Pál Dienes (1916-2014), who spent the last years of his life living in Novia Scotia, the site of this year’s Bridges Conference, was a mathematics educator and theorist and a pioneer in the use of manipulatives and embodied mathematics instruction. Dienes incorporated music, arts, and dance into math instruction materials, but more broadly constantly involved whole body movement and playful explorations in mathematics learning. I will examine some of Dienes’ activities, see how Dienes included dances in them, suggest further possibilities, and attempt to focus renewed attention on his seminal work. I also document a 2009 dance performance that was inspired by a similar math class activity created by a noted follower of Dienes, Mary Laycock, and indicate how it also leads to Dienes-like class, studio, and performance activities.