PB2-A

Annie Rios

PB2-A

 Religion and Dance.                   

 Religion and Dance somewhat works hand and hand. Crazy, right?? Well what if I told you that not only me but many other people think that as well. I had done a little bit of reading on this website “refinedundignified.com” and they had so many supporting facts about what actual people go through when they are “Praising the Lord”. A lot of people feel like they connect better with God through their dancing because they say that it was God that gave them that amazing gift. A lot of people felt the Holy Spirit a “spiritual move” and that’s something religious people along with myself find to be a very beautiful thing. Now let me go back in history with dance. Dance had started in the 20^Th century when US dancer Isadora Duncan (1878-19276) broke away from ballet and then developed her own sense of style with dancing. Duncan began to dance jazz, hip-hop, and rock and roll says “Factmonster.com” Now I know most people would say they like to dance but why do they like to dance? Well According to  “factmonster.com” people not only dance because they think it’s fun but sometimes dancing can bring you inner peace and help you relax. Now commencing with the religion purpose to dance many people will say they dancing for their religious beliefs gives them a peace of mind knowing that throughout that whole piece that they have just performed was for the likings of God! People also dance because they see it as a way to show a happy and positive expression. Also in many cultures, they dance during the death and birth of a loved one, this is a normal way of them expressing their feelings through their moves! Not to mention human beings probably danced before there was a word for it. Then let’s go back to the religious part of dancing David who was one of God’s Disciples “Danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. (2 Samuel 6:14) this right here shows that dancing played a big part in not only religious folks but in people with no religious beliefs who just really love the art behind it.