Never trust spiritual leader who doesn't dance.John Piper in his book Desiring God tells a story about John Hyde.
John Hyde, better known as "Praying Hyde," led a life of incredibly intense prayer as a missionary to India at the turn of the century. Some thought him morose. But a story about him reveals the true spirit behind his life of sacrificial prayer. A worldy lady once thought she would have a little fun at Mr.Hyde's expense. So she asked, "Don't you think, Mr. Hyde, that a lady who dances can go to heaven?" He looked at her with a smile and said quietly, "I do not see how a lady can go to heaven unless she dances."
Psalm 149:3a commands Israel to "Let them praise his name with dancing." 2 Samuel 6:19 relates how David was dancing and leaping before the Ark of the Covenant as the Ark was brought into Jerusalem. Michal, his wife and Saul's daughter, thought this dancing was unkingly and despised David for his behavior. David rebuked her. Celebrating the Lord in dance is something not many churches do anymore, but it is to their disgrace that it doesn't happen. A spiritual leader who takes himself so seriously that he can not dance before the Lord, is one that should not be trusted.
