Sunday, January 23, 2011  "David danced before the Lord"
diddleymaz said...  Interesting, youve made some good points
there. I would say dance could be a form of using a talent given
by God as a way of exspressing the emotions of praise,as an
illustration of a hymn etc. But obviousley Father is'nt going to
be right tap dancing the Consecration prayers!  BONIFACE said...
Nobody denies that dance can be a form of worship - but but not
all worship is liturgical, and there is no precedent in either
Judaism or Christianity for dancing liturgically. So, yes,
dancing can be a form of worship, just as one can "worship" God
(in the sense of giving glory) through their art, writing,
architecture, etc. But these things are not liturgical, and it
is only when we attempt to place dancing in the realm of
liturgical worship that we run into serious problems. Polka
music can also give glory to God (I suppose), but that doesn't
mean it is fit for liturgy. Some things that are good of
themselves neverthe