dancing just the same

Standing in one place without moving for a long time is also dancing.

two or more equals ethics

There is no need for ethics until two people (or more) inhabit the same place.

neither here nor there

locus-pocus

to go that far

To die in a place so wild or unnavigable your body will never be recovered.

sense of pace

In these times we substitute a sense of pace for a sense of place.