both the dancers and observers. We praise him for who he is, not for his actions on our behalf. In all forms of sacred dance, the declaration of great joy and thanksgiving to God is the statement made by the dancers. There is a definite style of dance that I call praise dance. The steps in praise dance are lively, with many hops, skips, jumps, and claps. There are many quick Israeli steps like the mayim, hora and tcherkessia, which lend themselves to fast dances. Arms are often raised in a gesture