Reply To: Mechitza at weddings

Also, the Chosam Sofer states that the reason why the women danced was to be m’chaper on all the bad thoughts throughout the year. According to the Ramam, hilchos t’shuva, the best way to do teshuva is purifying the averya. Hence, on Yom Kippur, since women dress is white, to symbolize purity, we read the parsha of all the illicit relationships, it is the perfect time to do the teshuva. That is why they dance.