Types of Praise Dance

         Praise Dance is one of the standards in the order of many church services today. Nowadays all praise dance incorporates different forms of dance such as jazz, modern, ballet, and hip hop. We should dance     according to our calling.

 MIME PRAISE – We are expressing an idea in our action without saying any word. The movement is very specific to use in order to engage the audience in the story. Mime praise is done with the traditional white face paint and every dancer can create their own special facial expression.

HIP HOP PRAISE – Using hip hop and street dance moves to praise God.

RHYTHMIC PRAISE- Uses various accessories such as tambourines, ribbon, laurel, tabrets, flags, mantles, and streamers to perform various dances. 

PROPHETIC PRAISE / WORSHIP -   Now you are ready to give your vessel to the Holy Spirit and allow the anointing to flow freely through you.

When we are in dancing for the Lord, we are dancing in a whole new world. The dancer, carrier of the “sights of God”; the musicians, the carrier of the “sounds of God”; and the preacher, the carrier of the Word of God. Every one of us have different talents, have different calling from God.

Should Christian Dance?

         Many Christian nowadays love to dance and they have different reasons why they are dancing. But we need to keep in our minds that we, as Christians, are purpose why we dance is to thank Him and to glorify Him alone. Expressing our love to God by singing praise to Him or dancing for joy. Loving God with all our heart, all our soul, and all our strength is not an easy path. 
       Let’s point out some example of good and bad dancing and then let’s mention some biblical principles to build standards in dancing:

       Exodus 32:6, 19-25—This is a disappointing part of Israel's history. While Moses was up on the mountain talking to God, the Israelites built an idol. In the process of the idol worship, they began to dance. This ended up in "revelry" (v. 6) and being "out of control" (v.25 says "naked" in some translations). In this case, dancing led to very sinful activity.

      Exodus 15:20 (mentioned above), Miriam was dancing to celebrate the victory God's power had brought at the Red Sea.

     2nd Samuel 6:12-16—David "danced before the Lord" to celebrate the Ark of the Covenant being brought back to Jerusalem.
     
 Here are some more principles to keep in mind in considering dancing:

     Ecclesiastes 3:4—There is an appropriate time to dance (and by implication an inappropriate time to dance). 

    Psalm 149:3; 150:4—Both passages mention that we can praise or worship God through dance. 

    1 Corinthians 6:19-20—Our bodies belong to God, and they are the temple of the Holy Spirit. So everything we do must be honoring to Him.

In the end, there’s a lot of dancing that is inappropriate for believers who should be seeking to glorify God in their lives and especially with their body. Yet the Bible say that we can dance in a way that does not tempt others, does not tempt ourselves, and brings glory to God.