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Brief Biblical History on Dance

Dancing has a bit of a history. It is most often related to the worship of false gods, spiritualism (which is VERY different from spirituality), and, more commonly,  sex  (and yes, I said it).  I do not believe that God had or has any issues with dancing, as there are several verses in HIS BOOK which point out that activity (Ecclesiastes 3:4; Psalm 30:11; Lamentations 5:15). By looking at these verses, and many more,  dancing is a form of expressing great joy . King David danced when the Ark of God was come back to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:14-16) Miriam danced when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea unharmed (Exodus 15:20) Jepthath's daughter danced when her father returned from war (Judges 11:34) the father of the prodigal son held a party with "music and dancing" (Luke 15:25) Joy. Inexpressible joy. Overflowing joy.  However, we also have dance in the Bible in relation to idol worship-- which God has commanded against in Exodus 20:2-6-- and sensua...