Thanks for the compliment.
Instead of allowing ourselves to have our minds clouded by modern sensibilities, we need to reflect upon the transcendent attributes and values of the dance. We when watched a sword dance, let's remember that the daughters of Israel sang and danced in precisely the same manner as in the cites I posted above when Saul and David returned triumphantly from battle {1 Samuel 18:6}, that prophetees Miriam and the other women did the same after the Pharoah's forces were vanquished through Divine intervention {Exodus 15:20}, and other sisters did the same when David slew Goliath {1 Samuel 29:5}. The dances were done in praise of God for creating these triumphs and for preserving the lives of the believers. If people were to remain mindful of the metaphysical origin of Oriental dance, they would revere it as the Divine gift that it is. As to how to convey that message of the dance's origin and intent, well that's up to practioners like you and others who are a lot smarter than I am and who can convey that blessed message more readily.
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