Hymns in action / [Margaret Taylor].

Author/creator Taylor, Margaret Fisk
Format Book
Publication InfoAustin, TX : The Sharing Company, 1985.
Description90 pages : music ; 23 cm
Subjects
Religious dance.

Contents Section I: Who, why, what and how, when and where. Who ; Why ; What and how ; When and where ; Come as a child -- Section II: Standing and sitting. Shalom ; We are the church ; God of grace and God of glory ; Take off your shoes ; Humor rhythm -- Section III: Walking and processing. Praise the Lord and Jesus Christ is risen today and a Christian should be an alleluia ; Rejoice, ye pure in heart ; We three kings of orient are ; All glory, laud and honor ; Jesus walked this lonesome valley -- Section IV: Circling. Shalom ; We are the church ; Love song ; Twelve days of Christmas ; Ezekiel ; In Christ there is no east or west -- Section V: Moving in clusters. No one is an island ; Amen ; Were you there? ; Kum ba yah ; The banquet -- Section VI: Responding to creative groups. Angels we have heard on high ; The Lord's prayer ; Turn, turn, turn ; The dancing heart ; Dance -- Appendix I: Index to music and seasons ; Appendix II: Resources for more guidance and background ; Appendix III: Books by Margaret Taylor ; Appendix IV: The harmony of the body.
Abstract "A new book by Margaret Taylor is the publishing event of the Sacred Dance season. Here are many new dances to traditional hymns and to contemporary hymns. Here are dances to involve the congregation; and these dances also quicken the congregation's kinesthetic sensibilities so they appreciate and experience more meaning in dance solos and performing groups. As congregations find their own movements meaningful, they will be better able to appreciate movements by others. If a person in the congregation finds no meaning in his or her simple action of standing, then it is doubtful that he or she will find meaning in a dance soloist's verticle movements. If a person in the congregation finds no meaning in his or her own simple action of walking, then it is doubtful that he or she will find meaning in a dance soloist's horizontal movements. By helping the congregation experience meaning in their own simple movements, Margaret Taylor makes possible the discovery of meaning in the more elaborate dances done by soloists and groups in worship. Before any dance soloist or dance group offers a dance in worship, it would be wise to lead the congregation in some simple movements suggested in this volume so that the congregation will be ready to receive the communication through the kinesthetic. It has been my privilege to edit four of Margaret Taylor's books including this one. Each volume helps to advance the field of Sacred Dance. Her early work Look Up and Live introduced dance as a means of aiding the individual's spiritual life; Dramatic Dance with Children introduced dance as a means for children to experience and express worship and education more vividly. A Time to Dance revealed the rich historic and contemporary possibilities for dance groups in worship. And now Hymns in Action reveals the possibilities for all ages in the congregation to dance together in worship. Margaret Taylor continues to be the leader in sacred dance. She pioneers in each new development. In the 1960's, her work in congregational movement (evidenced in many workshops and in her publication Creative Movement: Steps Towards Understanding) encouraged my own focus within sacred dance. With many others, I owe to Margaret Taylor the direction of my involvement in sacred dance. [...] --Doug Adams, Professor of Christianity and the Arts Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California."--Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography and index.

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