Jubilate Worship Dance Workshops and Conferences
2013 Jubilate Worship Dance Conference
"Dancing the Kingdom...on earth as it is in Heaven"
"And they sang a new song, saying:'
'You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign on the earth.' " Rev. 5:9-10
"Dancing the Kingdom...on earth as it is in Heaven"
"And they sang a new song, saying:'
'You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign on the earth.' " Rev. 5:9-10
2013 Faculty (Alphabetical Order)
Ronya-Lee Anderson holds a Master’s of Divinity from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. She also holds a B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park. A former member of the Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble and Carla Perlo’s Carla and Company, Ronya-Lee has traveled extensively teaching, dancing, and choreographing. Her work has been commissioned by Duke University, PG Community College, Dance For All Youth Company in South Africa, churches throughout the United States and most recently Joy of Motion’s Youth Dance Ensemble. She has taught master classes and workshops for Project Dance DC, Youth 2011 at Purdue University and for the past 6 years at Duke Youth Academy in Durham, NC and Jubilate Worship Conference in Raleigh, NC. Ronya-Lee currently serves as Artistic Director for her company and school, Dancing by the Power: Movement Matters, a non-profit sacred dance organization. She also directs the Dance Education program at Center City Public Charter Schools and teaches at Dance Place. She is currently an Adjunct Minister at Plymouth Congregational UCC and will begin coursework in pursuit of a Doctorate in Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary in 2015. Ronya-Lee counts it all joy that her life is brilliantly colored with her threefold passion for God, youth and dance.
Lori Burrell is a sign language interpreter whose gift helps the deaf and the hearing to experience worship through Christian music.
A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lori has been singing since she was 6 years old and interpreting worship (signing) music for over 10 years. She is privileged to have interpreted music for Christian Recording Artists such as Michael W. Smith, Carmen, Nicole Nordeman, Chris Rice, FFH, Point of Grace, Sandy Patty and many others. She also helps establish and teach Creative Arts Ministries in local churches. Lori interprets worship music to groups in settings large and small, from the NC Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh and small bible study meetings to audiences of thousands. It is her heart's desire to use sign language to show others the love of Christ.
Ellen Cureton has been part of the worship dance community for approximately fifteen years, starting out with Windsong Dance Ministry under Virginia Hill at Crossroads Fellowship in Raleigh. She wrote two papers (pertaining to her home church at the time) as the Lord began teaching her about movement in worship, and the Lord released her to worship with flags and banners during a mission trip to Ecuador with Cary Church of God in 2003. Since then, the Lord has developed her ministry of spontaneous, Spirit-led movement with dancing and flags as she has visited within the Body of Christ across the state and abroad. She has assisted or led a variety of movement and flag classes for Peace Presbyterian Church in Cary, Hope Chapel in Apex, and Jubilate School of the Arts in Cary, as well as partnering to assist Wheresoever Ministries for a youth conference in Cuba, and women’s conferences in Bosnia and Trinidad & Tobago. She has also participated in several intercessory mission trips with Church in the Woods/Raleigh. Currently, Ellen remains heavily involved with Wheresoever Ministries and her home church, New Bethel, in Cary as she continues working with youth and intercessory ministry using flags and dance.
Janet Daughtry MDIV, CBC,LBC is a Life and Leadership Breakthrough Coach, motivational speaker and author. She holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a trained and certified Biblical Life Coach and certified Life Breakthrough Coach. Her heart beat and passion is to help people overcome limiting thinking and to discover their God sized destiny and purpose in life. In addition to coaching clients internationally, Janet is the co-director of Life Breakthrough Coach Training Academy and the co-founder of the Biblical Coaching Alliance. She is a frequent motivational speaker for women’s events as well as the Job Start Program through the Raleigh Correctional Center. She recently produced a coaching program entitled “Life Makeover Toolkit” to help people achieve significant breakthroughs in their life purpose and destiny. Her past experiences includes mission work as well as serving as the pastor of her hometown church in Richmond, Virginia. For more information about her coaching and speaking you may visit her website at http://www.coachjanet.com or http://www.lifebreakthroughcoaching.com
Carmen Del Castillo feels dance is her passion and views worshipping God through dance not only as her calling but her "reason for being." The following is her testimony. "Three and a half years ago my human mind could not have fit the most remote idea of what God planned to do in my life. I had already spent three years serving God through worship and I thought that is what I would do forever, but God knew my passion for dance, and therefore began to burden my heart about a dance ministry. I began to pray that He would open the doors. Months later, on the occasion of an anniversary of our church, my pastor asked me to choreograph a dance, which that was the first time I led worship through dance. Since then, God has been equipping me for His work... The Holy Spirit has provided all that I have needed to continue this ministry, and I know that He will continue to do so for the glory of His name." Carmen now heads up a dance ministry of 8 dancers over 12 years old and 10 dancers ages 6-11 at Iglesia Nueva Esperanza (New Hope Church) in Raleigh, NC. They use tambourines, flags, ribbons, hoops and improvisation in worship. She remarks, "We seek to be worshippers in spirit and in truth."
Judy Gardo studied ballet in London at the Kathleen Crofton School of Classical Ballet, in New York at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo. She has 27 years of teaching and choreography experience and helped start the worship dance classes with Mrs. Domini which became the Jubilate School of the Arts. She also has a BA degree in Dance from Meredith College. She presently teaches ballet to all ages in local dance studios. During the Jubilate Worship Dance Conference, when she is not teaching some of the ballet sessions, she is working behind the scenes in technical preparations for the concert and the worship event.udy Gardo studied ballet in London at the Kathleen Crofton School of Classical Ballet, in New York at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo. She has 27 years of teaching and choreography experience and helped start the worship dance classes with Mrs. Domini which became the Jubilate School of the Arts. She also has a BA degree in Dance from Meredith College. She presently teaches ballet to all ages in local dance studios. During the Jubilate Worship Dance Conference, when she is not teaching some of the ballet sessions, she is working behind the scenes in technical preparations for the concert and the worship event.
Dr. Pamela Hardy is an ordained minister, a preacher / teacher of the Word of God. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and a Doctor of Religious Dance degree from FICU in Merced, California. Pamela has danced on Broadway in New York City and performed in national and regional touring productions. Because she has given her life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, she now ministers in dance under the leading and anointing of the Holy Sprit. Dr. Hardy travels as an Apostle, ministering throughout the United States and abroad. God has sent her as an Ambassador to over 14 countries, including Australia, South Africa, Israel, Malaysia, England, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Holland, Fiji and throughout the Caribbean. She is a frequent guest minister at churches, seminars and conferences. Pamela is called to minister a Rhema word to worship teams as well as in the area of women's concerns. The Lord has enabled her to help start, strengthen and edify dance companies in local churches. Pamela also serves as the National Network Coordinator for Christian Dance Fellowship USA. and the Dance Ministry Coordinator for the National Baptist Congress. She is Founder of Eagles International Training Institute, a one year mentoring program for those in dance ministry. She is also the Founder of CROSSPOINTE DANCE & ARTS CENTER in Columbus, OH. and Founder/ Director of Set Free Evangelistic Ministries in Plano Texas.
Linda Liegel is the former leader of Yeladim Shel Yeshua, (Children for Salvation) at Beth Hallel in Roswell, Ga. She teaches Israeli Messianic dance classes and heads up her own group, Simcha Hallel. Simcha Hallel ministers at numerous outreaches with Jubilate Ministries and at other local events. Her creativity and knowledge of Messianic Dance render her a dynamic instructor and an authority in this dance style.inda Liegel (Israeli/Messianic) is the former leader of Yeladim Shel Yeshua, (Children for Salvation) at Beth Hallel in Roswell, Ga. She teaches Israeli Messianic dance classes and heads up her own group, Simcha Hallel. Simcha Hallel ministers at numerous outreaches with Jubilate Ministries and at other local events. Her creativity and knowledge of Messianic Dance render her a dynamic instructor and an authority in this dance style.
Jean Mabry has been teaching praise dance for the past 25 years to adults and children. Her love for international folk dancing and worship dance has resulted in several worship dance teams in Tennessee and surrounding states as well as an Israeli and international praise dance team called Benote Tzion (Daughters of Zion). In 2004 the Bezalel School of International dance was formed. In 1991, God began a new work through Benote Tzion using silk banners. The silk techniques passed along to many Jubilate Conference attendees came from Benote Tzion! Jean has written a small booklet on "Dancing Silks," their beginning history, instructions for completing the moves and photos of the movements. The booklet will soon be available at the Bezalel School website, www.bezalelschool.org. Jean also taught herself to dye silks and teaches this art around the world. She says, "When you make your own flag or dancing silk of the vision in your heart, it speaks powerfully in the heavenlies!" Jean splits up the year between two residences, one in Tennessee and the other in Israel. She views worship dance as "a wonderful expression of our heart toward our Creator! When words can't express our heart, then movement can take over and lift our praise higher on wings of the Spirit." Note, Jean will teach two levels for silks. The intermediate-advance level will only be offered to participants who have had a basic level class of working with the silks.
Belinda McFerren has been dancing all of her life, but her favorite types of dance are praise/liturgical dance and clogging. When she was a student at Appalachian State University, she danced on the ASU Clogging Team and was a Tweetsie Railroad clogger/dancer during the summers. She has taught clogging for over 15 years and is a Nationally Certified Clogging Instructor. She currently teaches praise dance at her church, Horne Memorial UMC in Clayton, NC. Mrs. McFerren enjoys working with the Head Start program as a mental health consultant.
Natarsha P. Sanders is a choreographer, educator and missionary and was first introduced to dance in elementary school by Mrs. Domini. She received her dance studies certification from Meredith College in 2009, where she was honored for her contributions in dance choreography. She has been a student of the American Dance Festival, where she studied modern dance and African dance. Natarsha also has a BA degree in Philosophy and History from Hollins University. She has worked with numerous not-for profit organizations, taught at several dance studios and schools and conducted Hip Hop workshops for the Dancing by the Power Dance Conference in Washington, DC. Natarsha is passionate about choreographing the “mind of God” and sharing the love of God. She currently resides in Raleigh, NC with her husband Lorenzo and their German Shepard, Dunbar.
Regina Stevenson is from North Carolina and has been walking with the Lord for the past 39 years. She is a graduate from Pamela Hardy’s Eagles International Training Institute and has been licensed in dance ministry by Set Free Ministries. Though “dancing in worship of the one true and living God for 6 years,” Regina’s recent dance ministry activities include choreographing for the “Black Nativity, a musical play by Langston Hughes, which was performed in Raleigh, NC during the 2011 Advent season. She also is the founding leader of Titus II Community Dance Ministry and the owner of Anointed Garments RAFS in Raleigh, NC. Through her praise garment business, Regina consults with individual dance ministers to create “the garments of your dream.” She will share her knowledge of the importance of design, color and spiritual message invoked by praise garments in her teaching session. She will also offer her services to the 2012 conference attendees for those who want their own praise garment designed for them! Regina is a deaconess at Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh, NC where she and her husband serve as a team.
Ronya-Lee Anderson holds a Master’s of Divinity from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. She also holds a B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park. A former member of the Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble and Carla Perlo’s Carla and Company, Ronya-Lee has traveled extensively teaching, dancing, and choreographing. Her work has been commissioned by Duke University, PG Community College, Dance For All Youth Company in South Africa, churches throughout the United States and most recently Joy of Motion’s Youth Dance Ensemble. She has taught master classes and workshops for Project Dance DC, Youth 2011 at Purdue University and for the past 6 years at Duke Youth Academy in Durham, NC and Jubilate Worship Conference in Raleigh, NC. Ronya-Lee currently serves as Artistic Director for her company and school, Dancing by the Power: Movement Matters, a non-profit sacred dance organization. She also directs the Dance Education program at Center City Public Charter Schools and teaches at Dance Place. She is currently an Adjunct Minister at Plymouth Congregational UCC and will begin coursework in pursuit of a Doctorate in Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary in 2015. Ronya-Lee counts it all joy that her life is brilliantly colored with her threefold passion for God, youth and dance.
Lori Burrell is a sign language interpreter whose gift helps the deaf and the hearing to experience worship through Christian music.
A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lori has been singing since she was 6 years old and interpreting worship (signing) music for over 10 years. She is privileged to have interpreted music for Christian Recording Artists such as Michael W. Smith, Carmen, Nicole Nordeman, Chris Rice, FFH, Point of Grace, Sandy Patty and many others. She also helps establish and teach Creative Arts Ministries in local churches. Lori interprets worship music to groups in settings large and small, from the NC Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh and small bible study meetings to audiences of thousands. It is her heart's desire to use sign language to show others the love of Christ.
Ellen Cureton has been part of the worship dance community for approximately fifteen years, starting out with Windsong Dance Ministry under Virginia Hill at Crossroads Fellowship in Raleigh. She wrote two papers (pertaining to her home church at the time) as the Lord began teaching her about movement in worship, and the Lord released her to worship with flags and banners during a mission trip to Ecuador with Cary Church of God in 2003. Since then, the Lord has developed her ministry of spontaneous, Spirit-led movement with dancing and flags as she has visited within the Body of Christ across the state and abroad. She has assisted or led a variety of movement and flag classes for Peace Presbyterian Church in Cary, Hope Chapel in Apex, and Jubilate School of the Arts in Cary, as well as partnering to assist Wheresoever Ministries for a youth conference in Cuba, and women’s conferences in Bosnia and Trinidad & Tobago. She has also participated in several intercessory mission trips with Church in the Woods/Raleigh. Currently, Ellen remains heavily involved with Wheresoever Ministries and her home church, New Bethel, in Cary as she continues working with youth and intercessory ministry using flags and dance.
Janet Daughtry MDIV, CBC,LBC is a Life and Leadership Breakthrough Coach, motivational speaker and author. She holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a trained and certified Biblical Life Coach and certified Life Breakthrough Coach. Her heart beat and passion is to help people overcome limiting thinking and to discover their God sized destiny and purpose in life. In addition to coaching clients internationally, Janet is the co-director of Life Breakthrough Coach Training Academy and the co-founder of the Biblical Coaching Alliance. She is a frequent motivational speaker for women’s events as well as the Job Start Program through the Raleigh Correctional Center. She recently produced a coaching program entitled “Life Makeover Toolkit” to help people achieve significant breakthroughs in their life purpose and destiny. Her past experiences includes mission work as well as serving as the pastor of her hometown church in Richmond, Virginia. For more information about her coaching and speaking you may visit her website at http://www.coachjanet.com or http://www.lifebreakthroughcoaching.com
Carmen Del Castillo feels dance is her passion and views worshipping God through dance not only as her calling but her "reason for being." The following is her testimony. "Three and a half years ago my human mind could not have fit the most remote idea of what God planned to do in my life. I had already spent three years serving God through worship and I thought that is what I would do forever, but God knew my passion for dance, and therefore began to burden my heart about a dance ministry. I began to pray that He would open the doors. Months later, on the occasion of an anniversary of our church, my pastor asked me to choreograph a dance, which that was the first time I led worship through dance. Since then, God has been equipping me for His work... The Holy Spirit has provided all that I have needed to continue this ministry, and I know that He will continue to do so for the glory of His name." Carmen now heads up a dance ministry of 8 dancers over 12 years old and 10 dancers ages 6-11 at Iglesia Nueva Esperanza (New Hope Church) in Raleigh, NC. They use tambourines, flags, ribbons, hoops and improvisation in worship. She remarks, "We seek to be worshippers in spirit and in truth."
Judy Gardo studied ballet in London at the Kathleen Crofton School of Classical Ballet, in New York at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo. She has 27 years of teaching and choreography experience and helped start the worship dance classes with Mrs. Domini which became the Jubilate School of the Arts. She also has a BA degree in Dance from Meredith College. She presently teaches ballet to all ages in local dance studios. During the Jubilate Worship Dance Conference, when she is not teaching some of the ballet sessions, she is working behind the scenes in technical preparations for the concert and the worship event.udy Gardo studied ballet in London at the Kathleen Crofton School of Classical Ballet, in New York at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo. She has 27 years of teaching and choreography experience and helped start the worship dance classes with Mrs. Domini which became the Jubilate School of the Arts. She also has a BA degree in Dance from Meredith College. She presently teaches ballet to all ages in local dance studios. During the Jubilate Worship Dance Conference, when she is not teaching some of the ballet sessions, she is working behind the scenes in technical preparations for the concert and the worship event.
Dr. Pamela Hardy is an ordained minister, a preacher / teacher of the Word of God. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and a Doctor of Religious Dance degree from FICU in Merced, California. Pamela has danced on Broadway in New York City and performed in national and regional touring productions. Because she has given her life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, she now ministers in dance under the leading and anointing of the Holy Sprit. Dr. Hardy travels as an Apostle, ministering throughout the United States and abroad. God has sent her as an Ambassador to over 14 countries, including Australia, South Africa, Israel, Malaysia, England, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Holland, Fiji and throughout the Caribbean. She is a frequent guest minister at churches, seminars and conferences. Pamela is called to minister a Rhema word to worship teams as well as in the area of women's concerns. The Lord has enabled her to help start, strengthen and edify dance companies in local churches. Pamela also serves as the National Network Coordinator for Christian Dance Fellowship USA. and the Dance Ministry Coordinator for the National Baptist Congress. She is Founder of Eagles International Training Institute, a one year mentoring program for those in dance ministry. She is also the Founder of CROSSPOINTE DANCE & ARTS CENTER in Columbus, OH. and Founder/ Director of Set Free Evangelistic Ministries in Plano Texas.
Linda Liegel is the former leader of Yeladim Shel Yeshua, (Children for Salvation) at Beth Hallel in Roswell, Ga. She teaches Israeli Messianic dance classes and heads up her own group, Simcha Hallel. Simcha Hallel ministers at numerous outreaches with Jubilate Ministries and at other local events. Her creativity and knowledge of Messianic Dance render her a dynamic instructor and an authority in this dance style.inda Liegel (Israeli/Messianic) is the former leader of Yeladim Shel Yeshua, (Children for Salvation) at Beth Hallel in Roswell, Ga. She teaches Israeli Messianic dance classes and heads up her own group, Simcha Hallel. Simcha Hallel ministers at numerous outreaches with Jubilate Ministries and at other local events. Her creativity and knowledge of Messianic Dance render her a dynamic instructor and an authority in this dance style.
Jean Mabry has been teaching praise dance for the past 25 years to adults and children. Her love for international folk dancing and worship dance has resulted in several worship dance teams in Tennessee and surrounding states as well as an Israeli and international praise dance team called Benote Tzion (Daughters of Zion). In 2004 the Bezalel School of International dance was formed. In 1991, God began a new work through Benote Tzion using silk banners. The silk techniques passed along to many Jubilate Conference attendees came from Benote Tzion! Jean has written a small booklet on "Dancing Silks," their beginning history, instructions for completing the moves and photos of the movements. The booklet will soon be available at the Bezalel School website, www.bezalelschool.org. Jean also taught herself to dye silks and teaches this art around the world. She says, "When you make your own flag or dancing silk of the vision in your heart, it speaks powerfully in the heavenlies!" Jean splits up the year between two residences, one in Tennessee and the other in Israel. She views worship dance as "a wonderful expression of our heart toward our Creator! When words can't express our heart, then movement can take over and lift our praise higher on wings of the Spirit." Note, Jean will teach two levels for silks. The intermediate-advance level will only be offered to participants who have had a basic level class of working with the silks.
Belinda McFerren has been dancing all of her life, but her favorite types of dance are praise/liturgical dance and clogging. When she was a student at Appalachian State University, she danced on the ASU Clogging Team and was a Tweetsie Railroad clogger/dancer during the summers. She has taught clogging for over 15 years and is a Nationally Certified Clogging Instructor. She currently teaches praise dance at her church, Horne Memorial UMC in Clayton, NC. Mrs. McFerren enjoys working with the Head Start program as a mental health consultant.
Natarsha P. Sanders is a choreographer, educator and missionary and was first introduced to dance in elementary school by Mrs. Domini. She received her dance studies certification from Meredith College in 2009, where she was honored for her contributions in dance choreography. She has been a student of the American Dance Festival, where she studied modern dance and African dance. Natarsha also has a BA degree in Philosophy and History from Hollins University. She has worked with numerous not-for profit organizations, taught at several dance studios and schools and conducted Hip Hop workshops for the Dancing by the Power Dance Conference in Washington, DC. Natarsha is passionate about choreographing the “mind of God” and sharing the love of God. She currently resides in Raleigh, NC with her husband Lorenzo and their German Shepard, Dunbar.
Regina Stevenson is from North Carolina and has been walking with the Lord for the past 39 years. She is a graduate from Pamela Hardy’s Eagles International Training Institute and has been licensed in dance ministry by Set Free Ministries. Though “dancing in worship of the one true and living God for 6 years,” Regina’s recent dance ministry activities include choreographing for the “Black Nativity, a musical play by Langston Hughes, which was performed in Raleigh, NC during the 2011 Advent season. She also is the founding leader of Titus II Community Dance Ministry and the owner of Anointed Garments RAFS in Raleigh, NC. Through her praise garment business, Regina consults with individual dance ministers to create “the garments of your dream.” She will share her knowledge of the importance of design, color and spiritual message invoked by praise garments in her teaching session. She will also offer her services to the 2012 conference attendees for those who want their own praise garment designed for them! Regina is a deaconess at Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh, NC where she and her husband serve as a team.
Session Descriptions
"Technique
"Basic Dance" (Pamela Hardy)
Basic dance elements in a worshipful presentation using the natural movement technique and beginner dance technique which gently warms up the very beginner worship dancers and offers an opportunity to worship at the same time.
"Ballet" (Judy Gardo) Beginner, Beginning Intermedeate, Intermediate-Advance
"Modern Dance" (Ronya-Lee Anderson-Thompson)- Beginner. Intermediate-Advance
Worship Sessions -
"Worship Dances" of "Worship Repertoire" - Beginner, Intermediate, Advance (Various Faculty)
Repertoire refers to a dance piece. For the upcoming conference, various faculty present choreography in specific sessions which can be adapted for your own use in dance ministry.
"Silks and Flags" (Will offer a beginner level and advance level)
Jean Mabry teaches the many ways to billow silks plus many different choreographic ideas for the use of silks and flags in worship pieces plus the significance of the colors. Jean also designs silks and we hope to have a session with her learning the dyeing techniques she uses. Dancing silks are so gentle and graceful that they have been a bridge into many churches that have been closed to dance and movement. They are very easy to use and can easily be danced with by children and grandmothers alike. The wind of the Spirit is felt as they silks dance in various rhythms and movements. As they slip into a canopy, many people feel led to lay down under them and allow the billows to wash over them. There is a sense of entering into the Bridal Chuppah (canopy). His banner over me is love. (Song of Songs)
"Moving in the Word and Holy Spirit" (Ronya-Lee Anderson, M-Div)
Ronya-Lee Anderson leads students into discovery of their worship dance potential through the power of the Holy Spirit in their own dance.
"Worship as it is in Heaven" (Pamela Hardy, Apostle)
Dr. Hardy takes our theme of the conference and leads us deeper into worship, by the power of the Holy Spirit, into what the Word claims to be our worship inheritance in the Kingdom on earth!
“In Him we Live and Have our Being” (Pamela Hardy, Apostle)
All we have, all we are, all we give in worship, everything belongs to Him! Dr. Hardy offers a worship experience drawing you to the throne to live and be in Him.
American Dance in Worship
"Hip Hop" (Natarsha Saunders)
Two levels will be offered to contemporary Christian music. Beginner, Intermediate-Advance
Natarsha brings an energy that students love as she teaches modest moves to popular Christian wrap.
"Clogging-Begining" (Belinda McFerren) This is your chance to learn some fancy footwork while praising God! This class will be fun for everyone. You do not need to have any clogging experience; but you do need to have joy in your heart! Clogging shoes or tap shoes, or hard sole shoes are recommended for this class.
"Clogging-Int/Adv" (Belinda McFerren)Participants in this class need to be familiar with basic clogging and/or tap steps. If you like music by TobyMac and Newsboys, and you like to dance; you don’t want to miss this class! Clogging shoes or tap shoesor hard sole shoes are recommended for this class.
International Cultural Worship Dance
"West African" (Ronya-Lee Anderson, M-Div)
Ronya-Lee brings her professional experience from Chuck Davis' "African Dance Ensemble" infused with a spirit of worship into this energetic West African dance class! This class will be offered in two different dance levels. People with little dance traning are encouraged to take beginning level.
"Israeli - Messianic" (Linda Liegel)
This class will be offered in two levels. The beginners will learn dances which include different Israeli folk dances from different places in the world, with African, Morrocan, Latin, and Greek influences. "Jewish people live around the earth and according to where they live the sounds and styles of dance will vary." The advance dance taught in the Intermediate- advance session is Atah Belibe, known as the generations dance, done in Arabic, Spanish and Hebrew, three cultures, three singers and one dance. Linda's knowledge and history of the Jewish people, the first Christians, makes these sessions important for all praise dancers! Great movement to learn for incorporating into worship dances!
"Hispanic" (Carmen Del Castillo) This is a Hispanic worship dance piece. We plan to incorporate this dance into the Saturday worship celebration.
"European Folk Dances" (Jean Mabry) This is a fun class of folk dance from a variety of countries, including Scandanavia countries and Russian ones. It was a favorite by many last year because all ages can enjoy learning the steps. It is a helpful session for picking up new ideas for choreography that is about relationships.
Teachings
"Praise Garments" (Eagle Regina Stevenson)
There is much more to using garments during worship than putting on something that feels good or looks beautiful. Besides the modesty issue, learn how to best use the worship and praise garments, the meaning of different aspects of the garments, how color texture and much more is relevant to what you are conveying in your dance.
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"Finding your Dance" NEW! (Janet Daughtry, M-Div)
(Biblical Lifecoach) Janet's workshop could change your life ("It has mine"- Mrs Domini)! What is your unique life message – How did God wire you? What motivates you? What is your passion? How can you translate your passion and your life purpose into ministry?
"Leadership" (Dr. Pamela Hardy)
Dr. Hardy offers an overview of the mandate given to those called to be a leader in ministry, plus some important spiritual and practical information for dance leaders.
Biblical Foundations of Dance(Eagle Regina Stevenson)
Will we Dance when Christ Returns? Yes we can and will dance! Dance in the Old and New Testament.
Calling Artistry (Ronya-Lee Anderson)
Rooted in Exodus, through the teaching of the scripture, Ronya draws us into a reflection of the spiritual in relationship to the artistic.
"Technique
"Basic Dance" (Pamela Hardy)
Basic dance elements in a worshipful presentation using the natural movement technique and beginner dance technique which gently warms up the very beginner worship dancers and offers an opportunity to worship at the same time.
"Ballet" (Judy Gardo) Beginner, Beginning Intermedeate, Intermediate-Advance
"Modern Dance" (Ronya-Lee Anderson-Thompson)- Beginner. Intermediate-Advance
Worship Sessions -
"Worship Dances" of "Worship Repertoire" - Beginner, Intermediate, Advance (Various Faculty)
Repertoire refers to a dance piece. For the upcoming conference, various faculty present choreography in specific sessions which can be adapted for your own use in dance ministry.
"Silks and Flags" (Will offer a beginner level and advance level)
Jean Mabry teaches the many ways to billow silks plus many different choreographic ideas for the use of silks and flags in worship pieces plus the significance of the colors. Jean also designs silks and we hope to have a session with her learning the dyeing techniques she uses. Dancing silks are so gentle and graceful that they have been a bridge into many churches that have been closed to dance and movement. They are very easy to use and can easily be danced with by children and grandmothers alike. The wind of the Spirit is felt as they silks dance in various rhythms and movements. As they slip into a canopy, many people feel led to lay down under them and allow the billows to wash over them. There is a sense of entering into the Bridal Chuppah (canopy). His banner over me is love. (Song of Songs)
"Moving in the Word and Holy Spirit" (Ronya-Lee Anderson, M-Div)
Ronya-Lee Anderson leads students into discovery of their worship dance potential through the power of the Holy Spirit in their own dance.
"Worship as it is in Heaven" (Pamela Hardy, Apostle)
Dr. Hardy takes our theme of the conference and leads us deeper into worship, by the power of the Holy Spirit, into what the Word claims to be our worship inheritance in the Kingdom on earth!
“In Him we Live and Have our Being” (Pamela Hardy, Apostle)
All we have, all we are, all we give in worship, everything belongs to Him! Dr. Hardy offers a worship experience drawing you to the throne to live and be in Him.
American Dance in Worship
"Hip Hop" (Natarsha Saunders)
Two levels will be offered to contemporary Christian music. Beginner, Intermediate-Advance
Natarsha brings an energy that students love as she teaches modest moves to popular Christian wrap.
"Clogging-Begining" (Belinda McFerren) This is your chance to learn some fancy footwork while praising God! This class will be fun for everyone. You do not need to have any clogging experience; but you do need to have joy in your heart! Clogging shoes or tap shoes, or hard sole shoes are recommended for this class.
"Clogging-Int/Adv" (Belinda McFerren)Participants in this class need to be familiar with basic clogging and/or tap steps. If you like music by TobyMac and Newsboys, and you like to dance; you don’t want to miss this class! Clogging shoes or tap shoesor hard sole shoes are recommended for this class.
International Cultural Worship Dance
"West African" (Ronya-Lee Anderson, M-Div)
Ronya-Lee brings her professional experience from Chuck Davis' "African Dance Ensemble" infused with a spirit of worship into this energetic West African dance class! This class will be offered in two different dance levels. People with little dance traning are encouraged to take beginning level.
"Israeli - Messianic" (Linda Liegel)
This class will be offered in two levels. The beginners will learn dances which include different Israeli folk dances from different places in the world, with African, Morrocan, Latin, and Greek influences. "Jewish people live around the earth and according to where they live the sounds and styles of dance will vary." The advance dance taught in the Intermediate- advance session is Atah Belibe, known as the generations dance, done in Arabic, Spanish and Hebrew, three cultures, three singers and one dance. Linda's knowledge and history of the Jewish people, the first Christians, makes these sessions important for all praise dancers! Great movement to learn for incorporating into worship dances!
"Hispanic" (Carmen Del Castillo) This is a Hispanic worship dance piece. We plan to incorporate this dance into the Saturday worship celebration.
"European Folk Dances" (Jean Mabry) This is a fun class of folk dance from a variety of countries, including Scandanavia countries and Russian ones. It was a favorite by many last year because all ages can enjoy learning the steps. It is a helpful session for picking up new ideas for choreography that is about relationships.
Teachings
"Praise Garments" (Eagle Regina Stevenson)
There is much more to using garments during worship than putting on something that feels good or looks beautiful. Besides the modesty issue, learn how to best use the worship and praise garments, the meaning of different aspects of the garments, how color texture and much more is relevant to what you are conveying in your dance.
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"Finding your Dance" NEW! (Janet Daughtry, M-Div)
(Biblical Lifecoach) Janet's workshop could change your life ("It has mine"- Mrs Domini)! What is your unique life message – How did God wire you? What motivates you? What is your passion? How can you translate your passion and your life purpose into ministry?
"Leadership" (Dr. Pamela Hardy)
Dr. Hardy offers an overview of the mandate given to those called to be a leader in ministry, plus some important spiritual and practical information for dance leaders.
Biblical Foundations of Dance(Eagle Regina Stevenson)
Will we Dance when Christ Returns? Yes we can and will dance! Dance in the Old and New Testament.
Calling Artistry (Ronya-Lee Anderson)
Rooted in Exodus, through the teaching of the scripture, Ronya draws us into a reflection of the spiritual in relationship to the artistic.
2010 Information
'"Creative Worship Dance for 4-5 year olds", "Creative Worship Dance for 6-8 year olds"
Children experience basic dance elements, both locomotive and non-locomotive, in the context of worship. Along with the emphasis on worship the children are encouraged to develop skills within the framework of their own individual creative possibilities through the guidance of the teacher.
6-8 year olds - in addition to the approach above, pre-ballet elements are introduced.
Friday: 3:30-4:30 p.m.(4-5 yr olds & 6-8 yr olds) (Judy Gardo, Domini Boling, Barb Messina)
Saturday:10:20-11:30 a.m.Creative Worship Dance (4-5 yr olds & 6-8 yrs old)
(Judy Gardo, Yvonne Peters
"Learn a Dance for 4-5 year olds" & "Learn a Dance for 6-8 year olds"
Children experience specific dances to Contemporary Christian Worship Songs. (Domini Boling)
Saturday: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. (4-5 yr olds)
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 (6-8 yr olds)
"Visual Worship"
Children create with visual medium their expressions of God's attributes. (Heather Frazier)
Saturday: 12:45- 2:00 (4-5 & 6-8 yr olds)
"Biblical Drama" for 6-8 year olds
Children act out a Biblical story through drama. Children get to dress up with Biblical fabrics and costumes.
Saturday: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. (TBA)
"Technique Classes
(designated with a "T" in class sign up, levels as Beg 1, Beg 2, Int, Adv)
"Basic Dance"
Pamela Hardy teaches basic dance elements in a worshipful presentation gently warms up the very beginner worship dancers.
"Ballet" - Beginner 1& 2 Intermediate, Advance [Judy Gardo, Barbara Messina)
"Modern Dance" - Beginner I & II, Intermediate, Advance [Barbara Messina]
"Jazz" - Beginner II, Intermediate, Advance [Salvatore Messina]
Worship Sessions
"Intimacy as the Basis of Petition" (Description explained above)
"Dancing into the Tabernacles" (Description explained above)
"Worshippers as the Gatekeepers" (Description explained above)
"Mime" (Description explained above)
"Prophetic Dance"
The prophetic refers to the voice of God. Pamela Hardy teaches what prophetic dance is and isn't and provides a comfortable environments for participants to try it.
"Moving Scripture, Heart, Spirit"
Ronya Lee Anderson uses scripture to provide a catalyst for students to discover their worship dance potential and the power of God in their own dance.
"Messianic", Beginner, Intermediate, and Advance
Linda Liegel shares her rich knowledge of her own heritage with authentic Hebrew dance of worship.
"Dancing in the Psalms"
Explore the practice of movement as prayer using the Psalms with Ronya-Lee Anderson. Ripe with words of hope and despair, joy and pain, the Psalms offer us a gateway to effective prayer. In this class students will engage in brief theological study of a particular Psalm and then translate the Psalm into movement individually and corporately.
"Where is the God of Elijah"
This is a spiritual teaching with Yvonne Peters (no movement) based on the mentorship between Elijah and Elisha and their travels together looking for the increase and the fire of God.
"Choreography Based on Creation"
This is a class on choreography (creating dances) based on the principles of creation that God used in Genesis It is taught by the choreographer of the Feast of Tabernacle in Israel,Yvonne Peters.
"Worship Repertoire" - (Beginner, Intermediate, Advance)
Repertoire refers to a dance piece. For the upcoming conference, various faculty present choreography in specific sessions which can be adapted for your own use as worship repertoire.
"Silks and Flags"
Pam Yarborough teaches the many ways to billow silks plus many different choreographic ideas for the use of silks and flags in worship pieces plus the significance of the colors.
Electives
"Hip Hop" (To contemporary Christian music) Beginner, Intermediate, Advance
Alli Rogosich teaches modest moves to popular Christian wrap.
"Lyrical Repertoire and Ballet Repertoire"(Dances) - Intermediate, Advance
Barbara Messina offers challenging movement to Contemporary Christian music.
"African" - Beginner, Intermediate/Advance
Ronya-Lee Anderson, former member of the world-famous Chuck Dance African Dance Ensemble, presents this class in two levels of authentic African movement.
"Teaching Young Children Worship Dance"
A new class this year taught by Domini Boling in response to several requests. There will be teaching and some demonstration. Monitoring techniques will be discussed and there will be a question and answering period.
"Principles of Choreography"
Pamela Hardy offers diverse ways to use basic elements of choreography in worship dance
"Dancing with a Purpose"
Ronya-Lee Anderson invites advance students and worship dance leaders to join her in exploring the significance of sacred dance in a dying world, this class challenges students to redefine their reasons for dancing. Students will engage in the process of making dances that respond to and interact with the world.
"Choreography Clinic"
Yvonne Peters offers constructive loving critique to your choreography. Students are required to sign up in advance for this session since the limitation of the alloted class time will determine how many dances can be presented by the participants. Dance Teams and solo dancers should bring their music and be prepared to present their dance.
"Leadership Forum"
This is a class for leaders. Everything from helpful hints for starting a worship dance team to the challenge of dealing with church leadership is addressed. This year we will receive input from Salvatore Messina, Pamela Hardy and Pamela Yarborough.
'"Creative Worship Dance for 4-5 year olds", "Creative Worship Dance for 6-8 year olds"
Children experience basic dance elements, both locomotive and non-locomotive, in the context of worship. Along with the emphasis on worship the children are encouraged to develop skills within the framework of their own individual creative possibilities through the guidance of the teacher.
6-8 year olds - in addition to the approach above, pre-ballet elements are introduced.
Friday: 3:30-4:30 p.m.(4-5 yr olds & 6-8 yr olds) (Judy Gardo, Domini Boling, Barb Messina)
Saturday:10:20-11:30 a.m.Creative Worship Dance (4-5 yr olds & 6-8 yrs old)
(Judy Gardo, Yvonne Peters
"Learn a Dance for 4-5 year olds" & "Learn a Dance for 6-8 year olds"
Children experience specific dances to Contemporary Christian Worship Songs. (Domini Boling)
Saturday: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. (4-5 yr olds)
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 (6-8 yr olds)
"Visual Worship"
Children create with visual medium their expressions of God's attributes. (Heather Frazier)
Saturday: 12:45- 2:00 (4-5 & 6-8 yr olds)
"Biblical Drama" for 6-8 year olds
Children act out a Biblical story through drama. Children get to dress up with Biblical fabrics and costumes.
Saturday: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. (TBA)
"Technique Classes
(designated with a "T" in class sign up, levels as Beg 1, Beg 2, Int, Adv)
"Basic Dance"
Pamela Hardy teaches basic dance elements in a worshipful presentation gently warms up the very beginner worship dancers.
"Ballet" - Beginner 1& 2 Intermediate, Advance [Judy Gardo, Barbara Messina)
"Modern Dance" - Beginner I & II, Intermediate, Advance [Barbara Messina]
"Jazz" - Beginner II, Intermediate, Advance [Salvatore Messina]
Worship Sessions
"Intimacy as the Basis of Petition" (Description explained above)
"Dancing into the Tabernacles" (Description explained above)
"Worshippers as the Gatekeepers" (Description explained above)
"Mime" (Description explained above)
"Prophetic Dance"
The prophetic refers to the voice of God. Pamela Hardy teaches what prophetic dance is and isn't and provides a comfortable environments for participants to try it.
"Moving Scripture, Heart, Spirit"
Ronya Lee Anderson uses scripture to provide a catalyst for students to discover their worship dance potential and the power of God in their own dance.
"Messianic", Beginner, Intermediate, and Advance
Linda Liegel shares her rich knowledge of her own heritage with authentic Hebrew dance of worship.
"Dancing in the Psalms"
Explore the practice of movement as prayer using the Psalms with Ronya-Lee Anderson. Ripe with words of hope and despair, joy and pain, the Psalms offer us a gateway to effective prayer. In this class students will engage in brief theological study of a particular Psalm and then translate the Psalm into movement individually and corporately.
"Where is the God of Elijah"
This is a spiritual teaching with Yvonne Peters (no movement) based on the mentorship between Elijah and Elisha and their travels together looking for the increase and the fire of God.
"Choreography Based on Creation"
This is a class on choreography (creating dances) based on the principles of creation that God used in Genesis It is taught by the choreographer of the Feast of Tabernacle in Israel,Yvonne Peters.
"Worship Repertoire" - (Beginner, Intermediate, Advance)
Repertoire refers to a dance piece. For the upcoming conference, various faculty present choreography in specific sessions which can be adapted for your own use as worship repertoire.
"Silks and Flags"
Pam Yarborough teaches the many ways to billow silks plus many different choreographic ideas for the use of silks and flags in worship pieces plus the significance of the colors.
Electives
"Hip Hop" (To contemporary Christian music) Beginner, Intermediate, Advance
Alli Rogosich teaches modest moves to popular Christian wrap.
"Lyrical Repertoire and Ballet Repertoire"(Dances) - Intermediate, Advance
Barbara Messina offers challenging movement to Contemporary Christian music.
"African" - Beginner, Intermediate/Advance
Ronya-Lee Anderson, former member of the world-famous Chuck Dance African Dance Ensemble, presents this class in two levels of authentic African movement.
"Teaching Young Children Worship Dance"
A new class this year taught by Domini Boling in response to several requests. There will be teaching and some demonstration. Monitoring techniques will be discussed and there will be a question and answering period.
"Principles of Choreography"
Pamela Hardy offers diverse ways to use basic elements of choreography in worship dance
"Dancing with a Purpose"
Ronya-Lee Anderson invites advance students and worship dance leaders to join her in exploring the significance of sacred dance in a dying world, this class challenges students to redefine their reasons for dancing. Students will engage in the process of making dances that respond to and interact with the world.
"Choreography Clinic"
Yvonne Peters offers constructive loving critique to your choreography. Students are required to sign up in advance for this session since the limitation of the alloted class time will determine how many dances can be presented by the participants. Dance Teams and solo dancers should bring their music and be prepared to present their dance.
"Leadership Forum"
This is a class for leaders. Everything from helpful hints for starting a worship dance team to the challenge of dealing with church leadership is addressed. This year we will receive input from Salvatore Messina, Pamela Hardy and Pamela Yarborough.