tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632463161266737914.post4591468743704336788..comments2024-03-29T00:40:55.729+11:00Comments on Cardinal Pole's Blog on Church and State: How they ‘do liturgy’ in the Diocese of WollongongCardinal Polehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606972767215157799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632463161266737914.post-3282022410323343292009-10-09T08:44:02.822+11:002009-10-09T08:44:02.822+11:00I am very wary of liturgical dance as i believe it...I am very wary of liturgical dance as i believe it can go from being spiritual to sensuous. I have a friend who is a catholic who went to a Pentecostal service here in Melbourne just for a looksy. He made the point that the young women up on stage were very aware of their sexuality and their sexual appeal and exploited it,and he made these comments with a degree of disgust.matthiasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632463161266737914.post-71500933043001914502009-10-09T02:40:18.399+11:002009-10-09T02:40:18.399+11:00Thanks very much for that comment, Arabella. I was...Thanks very much for that comment, Arabella. I was fascinated to see via the link a form of liturgical dance with which I was previously unfamiliar--a male-female partner dance (or was it a judo demonstration?!). As though liturgical dance wasn't inappropriate enough already, the liturgists have found a new way to detract from the solemnity of the Mass.<br /><br />It's interesting also as evidence of changing fashions among liturgical dance troupes. During my time at a Wollongong C.E.O. high school (1997-2002), during the numerous Masses with liturgical dance I seem to recall only ever seeing the dancers clad in the aforementioned leotard/skirt combo. These days, the fashion seems to be for the dancers to be fully clad, and in white. I saw similar outfits worn by dancers at a Mass at my local Parish (which I no longer attend) several years ago (well after my high-school graduation).Cardinal Polehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606972767215157799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632463161266737914.post-83193617097623110292009-10-08T21:42:50.476+11:002009-10-08T21:42:50.476+11:00Liturgical dance in the presence of the local Ordi...Liturgical dance in the presence of the local Ordinary can be seen on page 14 of the April 2009 Ballarat Diocesan News:<br /><br />http://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au/_uploads/nwslt/00564.pdfArabella-mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882938927835413540noreply@blogger.com