A time to dance:
Ecclesiastes 3:4

Social dance in celebration of what God has done:
Exodus 15:20
Judges 21:21 - 23
Caution: the behavior of the men as portrayed in this last reference is illegal in civilized countries today

In celebration before the Lord:
2 Samuel 6:14-16
1 Chronicles 15:29

Social dancing in celebration of a god:
Exodus 32:19
1 Kings 18:26
The act of celebrating a false god is condemned here

A child's dance:
Judges 11:34
Job 21:11

In Celebration of warriors:
1 Samuel 18:6-7
1 Samuel 21:11
1 Samuel 29:5;

As an expression of happiness:
Psalm 30:11
Lamentations 5:15

In Worship to the Lord:
Psalm 149:3
Psalm 150:4

Social Dance with Family and Friends:
Luke 15:25
Jeremiah 31:4
Jeremiah 31:13

A Lovers Dance:
Song of Solomon 6:13

For the king:
Matthew 14:6 and Mark 6:22
The reasons for this referenced dance (including greed and lust) is condemned throughout the bible;
however, the dance itself is not.

It's not favorable to be like those who do not dance:
Matthew 11:17


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