Now there are those who swear that dancing is a carnal, unspiritual activity unsuitable for worship. There are those that go farther, and say it is an offence - that the uncontrolled jigglings of human bodies were never intended to be displayed at all, even in private, let alone in a setting of invocation and praise. There are some concerned that the presentation of a gyrating human form may generate feelings of lust most unsuitable in a holy setting. And there are others that remember that David danced with all his might before the Lord. Yet others say the human body is a temple, and dancing is most appropriate in a worship setting as we remember that we are both physical and spiritual and rejoice in our corporeal nature. But I worry about those.
Any way, everyone's feeling quite shocked by this morning's Liturgical Dance. Very racy indeed. That was a very tight leotard which seemed designed rather to accentuate than to conceal. The pink taffeta trimmings seemed out of place. And I don't think that the fluorescent pop socks are necessarily appropriate to a solemn ceremony like Pouring out of Beakers. And that make-up! Garish is not the word. Gold lip-stick and eye shadow? All in all more suited to a discorama than to the solemnities at hand.
Anyway, I've had a word and Marston says he won't do it again. And we're confiscating the leotard. Ugh.
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I think he borrowed that gold eye shadow, I'll make sure not to lend it out again, even Hnaef wanted to wear it....
ReplyDeleteYou'll never get it back now. When I confiscated the leotard, Hnaef took the make-up "for safe keeping".
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