Messianic dance is praise and worship dance that combines Israeli folk and contemporary worship music to choreographed dance. G-d is restoring the established ways of worship in dance that have been a part of Israel since the earliest days of its faith expression. Historians have found that dance was a significant component of the Temple worship in the time of Yeshua (Jesus' Hebrew name). Dance has not only been a meaningful demonstration of corporate praise and worship, but dance has always been the Jewish depiction of celebration, Jewish life-cycles, religious holidays, and triumph in warfare within the Jewish faith community.

Is Messianic Dance Biblical?

People always ask if dance is a Scriptural form of worship. In Exodus 15:20, Miriam and the other women respond to G-d's triumph over the Egyptians in an expression of dance. We can note harvest dances in the book of Judges (21:21), as well as the demonstration of the joy of Jephthah's daughter at his return (11:34). 2 Samuel 6:14 describes how David led the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem when he "danced before the L-RD with all his might." 1 Samuel depicts the children of Israel praising David their king by dancing and singing songs of his exploits (21:11). Jeremiah 31:13 shows us that G-d's redemption causes His people to dance before Him. In verse four of this chapter, dance is seen as a response to G-d's love for His people. As was said earlier, historians have found that dance was an integral part of worship and celebration during the Second Temple period, in the time of Yeshua. All these illustrations of dance throughout Israel's history as recorded in Scripture, give us a very potent basis for dance as praise and worship in the faith-life of G-d's people.