In this article, we examine the experience of dance in prison by taking the French-based contemporary dance company Point Virgule as a case study in order to better understand the importance of this carnal art for the prisoners as well as for the dancers. In order to undertake this task, we ask : What is the place of dance programs in different countries ? What is contemporary dance ? What is the significance for women prisoners more specifically and for the artists ? How to translate choreographic propositions into criminological propositions ? And, finally, will dance in prison permit us to renew or transform our criminological perspective ?