Welcome to Scripture Choreography!
One of the easiest and most effective ways to combine movement & dance ministry with trained and untrained dancers is scripture choreography; it high-lights favorite scripture verses and then uses them as the foundation for choreography accompanied by words. Not only do we hear specific verses as they are read, but we SEE them come […]
An Open Letter to Abby Lee Miller from Mary Bawden
Hi friends- Below is the letter I am sending to Abby Lee Miller in Victorville. Please continue to pray for her and for me. As you know, she is in prison. And things are not going well for her. Have you ever been in prison? I have. Maybe I haven’t been behind physical bars in […]
Prayers for Abby Lee
I’m sure that many of you have heard about ‘Dance Moms’ and all of the drama surrounding this reality TV show. You probably also know that I cannot endorse Ms. Miller, her teaching methods, or her financial impropriety. The latter issue is what caused her court conviction in 2017. On July 12, Ms. Miller checked […]
Choices: Age-Appropriate Children’s Dance Produces Positive Results with DA:NCE
Hi all- Dance is a wonderful art form. Let’s cheer-lead the positives in dance with 3 articles that can show how all of us can enjoy the positive benefits of children’s dance: Learn about how movement helps children deal with stress: http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/children-s-traditional-dance-performance-was-perfect-cure-for-exam-stress-1-8556239. Then read a second article: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/patients-at-st-josephs-childrens-hospital-in-tampa-get-a-prom-of-their-very-own-300461131.html to hear about the healing components of dance from a hospital […]
Movieguide Article: A Bipartisan Issue
Hi all- Good stuff going on! I told you that I would let you know when movieguide published my article re: DA:NCE. Take a peek! And yes, readers presented me with some thoughtful responses to my article. Look below to read a few of them: Jadon · My mom watches Dance Moms and Bring It and those shows and the […]
Washington(and Cuba and Birmingham) Update
Hola! I’m back from a wonderful trip that I took to Washington DC concerning DA:NCE (and then on to Cuba and Birmingham Alabama-look at the pictures below where I went to see the Cuban Ballet and later observed a ballet class that my grand daughter was in). On March 20, 2017, I attended a meeting at the Capitol […]
‘La La Land’ to Genesis?
‘La La Land’ is a great reason to understand why dance ministry can be successful in the church as well as the way that it has been welcomed in film.” ‘La La Land’ shows that you actually don’t have to have professional dancers with brilliant technique for a dance pairing to work. What is dancing […]
‘La La Land’ Lights Up the Heart
There’s lots of positive buzz about the use of dance in ‘La La Land’. Choreographer Mandy Moore got it right. The joy of movement pulls us into the story. That’s a happy dance for lots of reasons. So let me ask you some questions. Why did that happen? Was it because of a high level […]
Immanuel, God with me: A Christmas & New Year’s Reflection
Matt 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”-which means, “God with us.” I am thankful that God has been with me this past year. He’s there, with his finger on my heart. Working on the Christmas dance at our church has renewed […]
DA:NCE to Y.P.A.D. Membership
In October I wrote you about joining the DA:NCE team, a team of people who love the art of dance and who love children. This winning team spreads movement education and awareness to protect young children from hyper-sexualization in dance through a grass-roots effort. The cultural reality of the sexual objectification of our youngest citizens […]