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Dance And Praise Dance
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Praise dance is a means of worshipping the Lord by expressing
the devotion and reverence through movements. This form of
worship is used by some Christian churches to articulate the
spirit of God through bodily movements. Although dancing was
used to express joy and thankfulness to the Lord in ancient
times, it was forced out by the Christian churches by the
Reformation. However, in the 20th century, praise
dance re-entered praise and worship services. Praise dance includes
various diverse forms of dance like jazz, traditional or modern
ballet, |
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lyrical and hip hop dancing. Today, praise dance can be seen
performed by Christians of all ages and in every denomination of
Christian faith. Moreover, competitions are held on festivals
both inside and outside the churches to acknowledge praise
dancers. You can even find dance schools and professional praise
dance companies offering praise dancing classes for young and
old alike across the world. Read on to know the different types
of praise dance. |
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Different Types Of
Praise Dance
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Creative Praise:
Creative praise
dance blends motion and rhythmic movements. A song is chosen
and acted out using various dance forms to convey the
meaning of the verses of the song. Though creative praise
dance has basic signs for some words, these can vary
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Mime
Praise:
Mime praise is a
form of praise dance that is only acted out, without using
words. The entire song is developed into a storytelling
form, using gestures and specific movements to keep the
audience engaged in the story. Traditionally, mime praise is
enacted by painting the faces white, but these days, you can
find dancers creating their own special faces. |
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Hip Hop Praise:
A common dance form, hip hop is
combined with street dance to display stories and songs for praising God. This
dance form has become one of the most popular types of praise dance across the
globe.
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Rhythmic Praise:
This
form of praise dance makes use of various accessories for performing different
dances. Such accessories include tambourines, tabrets, flags, mantles and
streamers. |
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Prophetic Praise:
The prophetic
praise dance requires a person to abandon everything that he
has learned about the dance. It simply involves a person
offering a vessel to the Holy Spirit and allowing the
anointing to freely flow through him/her.
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Liturgical Praise:
A kind of
lyrical dance, liturgical praise combines ballet, jazz
and modern dance elements. This dance form is so
choreographed that includes movements, such as conveying
specific acts of worship, like kneeling and specific
symbols of worship like a cross.
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Worship Praise:
A
worship praise dance is performed to evoke an
adoration of God in the hearts of the audience. This
style of praise dance is considered to be solemn and
introspective.
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