Kategori: Worship dance

For and against Worship dance

jan 06

Our Lord will dance with us

Because dance is an embodied art, it can act as a powerful illustration of the truth of Christ’s incarnation, offering us another language and vocabulary with which to communicate and experience God. Through Christ’s incarnation, even our earthly bodies – though not yet existing in the form they will have in heaven – are given a measure of glory. The art of dance gives us another way of celebrating this mysterious truth. In the same essay, Fujimura continues:  Christians should be the first in line to see and applaud this fusion of body and soul. Christ is not an ideology, a sentiment, or a mental image, but Läs mer

jan 06

The evolution of Jewish dance

https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/seeing-israeli-and-jewish-dance In Seeing Israeli and Jewish Dance, choreographer, dancer, and dance scholar Judith Brin Ingber collects wide-ranging essays and many remarkable photographs to explore the evolution of Jewish dance through two thousand years of Diaspora, in communities of amazing variety and amid changing traditions. Ingber and other eminent scholars consider dancers individually and in community, defining Jewish dance broadly to encompass religious ritual, community folk dance, and choreographed performance. Taken together, this wide range of expression illustrates the vitality, necessity, and continuity of dance in Judaism.

jan 06

Dance in Ancient Israel by Emily Rossini – Prezi

Dancing is not always presented in a positive way in the Bible. The Israelites were found dancing and worshiping a golden calf. “When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain” (Exodus 32:19). Dancing is a mode of expression that can be used for good or for evil. Bible verses on dancing There is two types of dancing in the Bible: prepared dances that were often traditional, and spontaneous worship to the Lord as David and others Läs mer

jan 06

Dancing and worshiping a golden calf

https://prezi.com/qjpaa5dsw2bo/dance-in-ancient-israel/ Dancing is not always presented in a positive way in the Bible. The Israelites were found dancing and worshiping a golden calf. “When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain” (Exodus 32:19). Dancing is a mode of expression that can be used for good or for evil.

jan 06

Part of culture

https://news.mercer.edu/danceifwewant/ Dancing is a longstanding part of culture. Through every decade, new styles of dancing emerge. Yet more often than not, the church watches from afar. We Christians reserve dancing for the privacy of our own homes, or for the occasional wedding. Mesmerized by Dancing With the Stars, we tap our foot to the radio or sing in the shower, but come time for church, we hide that away.

jan 06

There are no indications

https://www.adventistsaffirm.org/previous-issues/volume-14-number-2/shall-we-dance Conclusion There are no indications in the Bible or history that dance was ever a component of divine worship in the Temple, synagogue, or early church. Furthermore, the Bible offers no support for the kind of romantic or sensual dancing popular today. Nothing in the Bible indicates that men and women ever danced together as couples. Dancing was essentially a social celebration of special events, such as a military victory, a religious festival, or a family reunion. Most of the dancing was done by women who were excluded from the music ministry of God’s house, apparently because their entertainment type of Läs mer

jan 06

Dance is all over the Bible

https://www.amazon.com/Words-Bible-explained-Word-Dictionary-ebook/dp/B005LVHZUG?language=en_US Dance is all over the Bible. Dance has been around for a long period of time. We are to dance the dance of the spirit all the time. It is a way to rejoice in the spirit. Words of The Bible explained: Bible Word Dictionary – Pastor Garrick Bridgeforth Sr. ISBN: 9781465352439

jan 06

Dance and music go hand in hand

https://worshipdanceministries.com/tag/dance-in-the-bible/ Dance and music go hand in hand. Unlike baseball or running, or other gifts, which can be used to glorify God but don’t seem to have a place in the sanctuary, dance is a natural partner for music. We sing in the worship service. It’s natural to move to the music. So, it seems fitting to dance in a worship service.