Peter on Hebraic and Biblical dance.
1. Genesis (seed-bed) Gen.2:10-11.
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The land of "Havilah" = Heb.
a) "Circular"
b) From the primary root word to "twist, or whirl in a
circular or
spiral manner."
c) To dance.
2. Part of the Jewish/Israeli culture
Jews/Israelis from all over the world share this basic way of
dancing, and it is commonly known with its variations in theirs, and
most other cultures as folk dancing. But its origins were biblical and
very much connected with worship.
3. Psalm 149 "Let us praise Him in the dance"
Dance = "Mechol" is the Hebrew word at the root of dance in scripture
and it means, a "company of
dancers singing and dancing in a circle.
Formerly, social activities were connected to the belief system.
Dancing was always connected to worship. The Greeks later separated music
and dance into activities in their own right, and the dance,
music,
singing, psalms, processionals generally dejenerated into folk dancing,
which is much in evidence today in the Israeli culture and cultures
of the world.
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