101 Dalmations shows a very good example of using the human form to tell a story - not just by a reading a character's actions, but by the way their body moves and the direction it moves in.
As Roger starts singing about Cruella Deville, he hunches his body up to make a crude impression of the antagonist, building up the atmosphere as she starts to approach. All of Cruella's body and clothes are constantly moving to show her rushing, and that she likes to get straight to the point when trying to get what she wants.
Mitt Kahl animated the characters of Anita and Roger, and uses the couple's body language to show the direction of conversation, and to draw you in to the important part of the scene, as opposed to a lot of animation that focuses mainly on backgrounds to lead you to the action.
Above shows us Roger's whole body curved towards his hand, even his face tilted downwards so that his nose leads in a straight line down to it. Anita's body and face is curved up towards it, with her nose again mimicking her body and Roger's body language. Both character's body helps to put emphasis on Rogers hand, which is being used to show that he is making a point, and that the dialogue is a big part of the current scene.
nose turn up, his body bent down/round to also direct to the finger - all movement to make a point
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