Psalm 149:
1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Psalm 150:
1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Certainly there was dance for secular pleasure and other purposes in that day; in fact, that’s easily proven from Bible verses as well. If God has no problem with this, why does the Catholic Church?
>>If God has no problem with this, why does the Catholic Church?<<
Because we praise him 24/7 with song, dance and praise. We start the Slovak Dance class at my parish and my girl’s Polish Dance events with prayer.
So we give Him one hour a week to fall on our faces and show him that we are not worthy of his light.
We relive His crucifixion at our Holy Mass and there was no dancing while He hung on the cross.
It would be comparable to dancing at the base of the crucifix on Calvary.
There is nothing wrong with someone personally dancing before the Lord or organized liturgical dance as a form of celebration in the hall or before a Mass but - NEVER - during the Mass.