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Kayla Walker
Graham Brown & Caroline Prohosky
Dance 461
Ancient Hebrew Culture s! "ormon Culture
Com#are $ance o% ancient Hebrew culture to $ance in our
"ormon
culture to$ay!
he ancient Hebrews ha$ such a 'reat interest in an$
res#ect %or
$ance! (or them) it was a way o% li%e an$ nobo$y coul$ lie
without it!
Althou'h $ance can be %oun$ in our "ormon culture to$ay) it is
not as
#o#ular or necessary within reli'ion as it was back then!
*nstea$) our culture
to$ay uses other %orms o% worshi# an$ celebration to honor
$i+erent as#ects
o% our reli'ion!
Althou'h we hae no ei$ence o% this #assion %or $ance in
#aintin's or
murals %oun$ amon' the ancient Hebrew culture) we are 'ien
many
re%erences within the bible o% this nee$ %or worshi# an$ honor
throu'h $ance!
(or e,am#le) a circular) or rin' $ance) is the $ance aroun$ the
Gol$en Cal%
#ortraye$ in -,o$us ./0 6) 1! he ancient Hebrews $ance$ on
eery
#ossible occasion) both in $aily li%e an$ %or s#ecial occasions
an$
ceremonies! hese $ances woul$ inclu$e rin' $ances) ho##in'
$ances an$
whirlin' $ances!
Within the ancient Hebrew culture) it is state$ that at a
reli'ious
%estial the #er%ormers $ance$ a rin'2$ance to musical
accom#animent
aroun$ the i$ol o% the 'o$ who was bein' worshi##e$! *n our
"ormon culture
to$ay) you #robably woul$n3t n$ #eo#le rin'2$ancin' aroun$ the
i$ol that
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we worshi#) howeer) you coul$ n$ us worshi##in' in other
artistic ways
such as sin'in'!
5omethin' that the "ormon culture to$ay has in common with that
o%
ancient Hebrew is the im#ortance o% the #riesthoo$ an$ the i$ea
o% it bein' a
ery #ower%ul tool an$ inuence in our lies! *n our culture) we
honor the
#riesthoo$ by su##ortin' them) askin' them %or blessin's an$
hel#in' them
to be worthy o% their 'reat 'i%t! (or those in the ancient
Hebrew culture)
7$ance was the chie% me$ium o% reli'ious e,#ression)8 there%ore)
they
honore$ the #riesthoo$ throu'h $ance!
Dance in our "ormon culture to$ay is use$ %or healin')
celebration)
entertainment) en9oyment an$ 'riein'! *t can be use$ to oercome
trials)
buil$ sel%2con$ence) stren'then ha##iness an$ stay motiate$!
Dance
teaches us res#onsibility) trust) how to work with a team an$
challen'e our
creatiity! *t also allows us to make new %rien$s) set an$ achiee
'oals as well
as learn the alue o% har$ work! *n com#arison with $ance in the
ancient
Hebrew culture) $ance in our culture to$ay is much less about
ritual)
tra$ition) ceremonies) worshi#) etc!
