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Quaker Service erupts into dance party! (video)

Posted on August 8, 2009 by

Here's a really cute music video that has been flying around the Quaker online community, directed by Ben Schiller featuring Quaker musician Jon Watts.  Who says Quakers don't dance?  I want to go to THAT Meeting for Worship.

That said, I wish the content were a bit more accessible to non-Quakers.  Rapping about our internal differences between Christ-centered and Light-centered Quakers is not a very useful entry point for someone who is new to Friends.  And the shout-outs to various Liberal Friends institutions and locales is totally lost on outsiders.

But I'm quibbling.  It's a really creative and fun video that definitely breaks some stereotypes about Quakers. And its got a good beat to dance to.

This Friend raps my mind.

5 thoughts on “Quaker Service erupts into dance party! (video)”

  1. Doreen Garrigus says:
    August 8, 2009 at 11:11 am

    As a non-Quaker, I want to tell you that this content was accessible and fun, and it raised my interest. The phrase, “I’m not a Christian—but I’m a Quaker!” sends me straight to Google to find out what he is talking about. Thanks for that.

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  2. rikomatic says:
    August 8, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Glad you liked it, and piqued your curiousity!

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  3. dans says:
    September 7, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Trust yourself. You can also walk you can dance.

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  4. Kelli Meland-Lewis says:
    December 13, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    I love it- and I am clapping my hands- but silently of course!

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  5. Lars says:
    January 30, 2010 at 6:52 am

    I’m a Quaker, and can barely sit in Meeting for worship anymore without thinking about this video and what it would be like if my Meeting erupted in to a dance party. Makes me laugh in the silence.
    Friend speaks my mind.
    Lars
    Kennett Meeting, Kennett Square PA

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