DANCING FOR THE LORD JESUS!

The creative arts ministry from Church of Praise, Bukit Indah JB would like to invite you to our 2 ½ days intensive workshop on tambourine, flags, scripture meditation through movements and dance worship techniques:

Dates: 6 June (Beginners afternoon workshops), 7- 8 June 2010 (Main workshops)
Time: (refer to schedule provided)

Some information on our Creative Arts ministry:

Church of Praise Creative Arts Ministry has been established with the purpose of equipping Christians of every generation to worship Jesus through movements & creative arts. We seek to encourage believers to a higher level of freedom in their expressions of worship unto God and to be equipped for spiritual warfare with the biblical instruments of praise. Through the creative arts, we also seek to minister to unbelievers the gospel of Christ.

Currently, we are teaching regular Tambourine and Flags classes (using Shachah Ministry syllabus and ours) on Sunday afternoons. And also a ladies worship dance class on Tuesdays. Our ministry main highlight for each year would be our Christmas dance musicals which will be held in the malls in JB.

Courses offered:

Worship Dance techniques
Scripture Meditation through movements
Tambourine (Children, Adults: Beginner, Intermediate & Advance 1*)
Flag Twirling (Children, Adults: Beginner & Intermediate*)
Non shachah Tambourine
Christmas choreography for flags & tambourine

Age group: 7 years old and above
Cost: $50 (Intermediate-Advance), $30 (Beginners/ Children)
(Additional money will be collected on the day of the workshops if you would want the lunch to be provided, <$5)

About the instructors

Alicia Cheang (Tambourine workshops)
Creative Arts Director of Church of Praise, Johor Bahru
• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (Melbourne, Australia)
• Currently enrolling for Associate Diploma in Dance Ministry by International Christian Dance Fellowship (ICDF) & Unity College (Australia)
• >20 years of involvement in tambourine & Christian dance ministry
• Trained under Aunty Magrate Yap (Shachah Ministries International)
• Choreographer for several dance projects for Easter, Christmas and Intercessory Prayer dances
• Trainer for Tambourine class & Ladies worship dance class (Church of Praise)
• Her vision is to raise up worshipers across this southern region of Malaysia to welcome God's revival into our land

Kao Tze Yang (Flag workshops)
• Currently studying media communication & telecommunication at Temasek Polytechnique
• 14 years of flagging experience
• Regular Trainer for Sunday Flags classes(Church of Praise)




Carene Kerishnan
(Scripture Meditation through movements workshops)
Creative Arts Director of Calvary Life Assembly, Melaka
• Event Management & Performing Arts at Institute for the Nations (Perth, Australia)

• Contemporary Dance graduate of C3 College, Sydney
• Produced several dance works in Australia using the Word of God making the Scriptures come alive in a visual embodiment
• Her passion is to raise people from all generations to become dance ministers who will be empowered to serve God through the arts to impact the church & the community

Crystal Neo (Worship Dance Techniques)
Ballet Teacher at JB Ballet Academy
• Pursuing her Certificate of Ballet Teaching Studies under
Royal Academy of Dance (London)
• Taught tambourine& dancing in church for > 8 years
• Believes that dance involves not only the body but soul &
spirit & is an expression and worship to our God
• She desires to see people with the talent and passion in dance, sharing it aloud and influencing people around them to worship God in dance

Please click on the time schedule image for a larger view

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Register before May 29th 2010. Part attendance is allowed for the workshop if you can't make it for all the workshop days.

Please call Alicia (+6012-3187303) or email Alicia at alcheang@gmail.com for more details.

See you all! God bless!

JAZZ, HIP HOP, BREAK DANCE... A CELEBRATION DANCE! BY ONLY JESUS MISSION DANCE ACADEMY IN KOREA. THEIR WEBSITE IS AT

www.onlyjesus.co.kr

Powerful body dance worship to the song we are the reason by dmt, korean group



the slowed down, mirrored version

This is a powerful music/dance piece by
Sugar Creek worship & creative arts, representing the struggle between followers of Christ and the "establishment" at the time of his crucifixion.

A great dance concept for Easter!

Azuza 2006,cheoreography by Yvonne Peters

an all nations dance.
To You Belong All The Nations

Paradosi Christian Ballet Company performing Agnus Dei at Christ Center in Cashmere, WA May 4th, 2008.

Such a worshipful and heavenly piece. Imagine us worshipping and dancing to Jesus in Heaven! WORTHY IS THE LAMB... WORTHY IS THE LAMB...HALLELUYAH!



Agnus Dei by Michael W. Smith

- - alleluia, alleluia
For the lord God almighty reigns
Alleluia, alleluia
For the lord God almighty reigns
Alleluia

Holy, holy are you lord God almighty
Worthy is the lamb
Worthy is the lamb
You are holy, holy are you lord God almighty
Worthy is the lamb
Worthy is the lamb
Amen

Paradosi Christian Ballet Company performing Take My Life at Christ Center Church in Cashmere Washington.

Another of my favourite...



Take my life and let it be (Chris Tomlin)

Take my life and let it be
Consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee

Take my voice and let me sing
Always, only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee
Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Every power as You choose

Here am I all of me
Take my life it's all for Thee

Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart it is Thine own
It shall be Thy royal throne
Take my love, my Lord I pour
At Your feet its treasure store
Take myself and I will be
Ever only all for Thee
Take myself and I will be
Ever only all for Thee

Here am I all of me
Take my life it's all for Thee

(Take my life, Lord take my life. Take all of me)

Here am I all of me
Take my life it's all for Thee

Paradosi Christian Ballet Company performing How Great is Our God at Life Center Church in Tacoma Washington.

Very worshipful...



HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD

VERSE(1):
The splendor of a King,
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice,
All the earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light,
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at his voice,
And trembles at his voice

CHORUS:
How great is our God,
sing with me
How great is our God,
and all will see
How great, How great
Is our God

VERSE(2):
Age to age he stands
And time is in His Hands
Beginning and the End,
Beginning and the End
The Godhead, Three in one
Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb,
The Lion and the Lamb

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE:
Name above all names
You are Worthy of all praise
and My heart will sing how great
Is our God
(x2)

A dance worship by the girls



It is great to see young hearts (as young as 13yrs old) dancing and worshipping the Lord Jesus.

Lyrics:
When I Speak Your Name
Verse:
Jesus, the most beautiful name of all names
Jesus, the only name that brings healing and strength
Bridge:
When I speak Your Name, mountains move, chains are loosed
When I speak Your Name, darkness flees, it has no hold on me

CHORUS
Jesus, the most beautiful name that I know
You're the exalted One
Jesus, You have the power alone
You lift the lonely one, Jesus

VERSE 2
Jesus, the most wonderful name of all names
Jesus, the only name that brings freedom and hope

Bridge:
When I speak Your Name, mountains move, chains are loosed
When I speak Your Name, darkness flees, it has no hold on me

** Be exalted, be exalted, be exalted higher and higher
Be exalted, be exalted, be exalted higher and higher
Be exalted, be exalted, be exalted higher and higher
Be exalted, be exalted, be exalted higher and higher

Download the song at http://www.darentiff.com/worship/2008/04/song-when-i-speak-your-name-gateway-worship-wake-up-the-world/

What is the mercy seat of God? To me it is the throne of God, where Christ sits and reign but because of the work of the cross, the judgement seat has turned into the Mercy seat of god.... where grace & love abounds.

For now there is no condemnation for those who are in christ Jesus!
So let us approach Our heavenly Father boldly with confidence that we are forever forgiven through Christ who has set us free from the law of sin & death!

The following dance piece is by an anointed praise dance worshiper named Jocelyn Richards. (http://jocelynrichard.typepad.com/the_praise_dance_life/2008/06/praise-liturg-1.html)


Artist: VICKI YOHE Song: MERCY SEAT Album: I JUST WANT YOU
In the darkness
Where everything is unknown
I face the power of sin on my own
I did not know of a place I could go
Where I could find a way to
Heal my wounded soul.

He said that I could come into
His presence without fear
Into the holy place where
His mercy hovers near

I'm runnin' I'm runnin'
I'm runnin' to the mercy seat
Where Jesus is callin' he said
His grace would cover me
His blood will flow freely
It will provide the healin'
Come runnin' to the mercy seat
I'm runnin; to the mercy seat.

Are you livin' where hope has not been?
You're lost in the curse of a
Lifetime of sin
Lovely illusions they never
Come true I know where there's a place
Of mercy for you
He said that you could come into his
Presence without fear
Into this holy place
Where his presence hovers near.

Come runnin' come runnin'
Come runnin' to the mercy seat
Where Jesus is callin' he said his
Grace would cover you. His blood
Will flow freely it will provide the healin'
Come runnin' to the mercy seat
I'm runnin' to the mercy seat
He said that you could come into his presence
Without fear into the holy place
Where his mercy hovers near

This multigenerational worship dance includes everyone from grandmothers to infants. It was performed for Mother's Day 2008 at Acts 2 Church. Jennifer Gammil is the singer as well as a member of their dance team. Excellent choreography by Dina Sleiman. It's a touching dance piece seeing all ages, ladies and men dancing unto the Lord. And the most amazing thing is that infants are also included in this dance piece.

From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies to silence the foe and the avenger. (Psalm 8:2)

Let the infants praise and dance unto Jesus!



(source:http://jocelynrichard.typepad.com/the_praise_dance_life/2008/07/psalm-82-says-f.html)

Umoja Praise Dance Ensemble-"Days Of Elijah"


Umoja is a Swahili word meaning "Solidarity." Solidarity denotes unity, harmony, team spirit and commonality. Although a diverse group, they unite to offer up praises in a most inspirational way.

Umoja is the conception of Eleanor Elcock and with this ensemble she has fused her enthusiasm for dance with her fervor for God and has given birth to an ensemble that encapsulates the spirit with each liturgical movement; sending it upward in high praise and outward to touch the hearts and spirits of all those looking on.

I LOVE THEIR CHOREOGRAPHY!! The Dance is not just a performance but it managed to involve the audience and makes the congregation feel like dancing and singing out to the Lord Jesus too! I am dancing now too...

An inspirational dance piece by the Korean brothers and sisters
from Father's love (F.L) dance ministry



Hide me now
Under your wings
Cover me
within your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are king over the flood
I will be still and know you are God

Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know his power
In quietness and trust

wonderful worship by korean sisters in christ. very creative and in tempo! so touching!! a must watch..

Hi,

It's been a while since we've been blogging. Anyway, Alicia and Lynnette now are relocated back to Johor, Malaysia (border of malaysia and singapore). So, farewell my dear dance team members.... we will always miss you all!!! But keep on dancing passionately for the lord Jesus ya?

Here is a clip of the dance we danced at church of the good shepherd (johor)on christmas day. (it was truly God who opened the door and gave us the opportunity to bless the church on christmas day!)Glory to Jesus!

Here I am to worship