Lord, thank you for DA:NCE (Dance Awareness: No Child Exploited). I’ve never experienced your leading quite so clearly and quickly as this project came into focus.
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Immanuel, God with Me: A Christmas & New Year’s Reflection By Mary Margaret Bawden of Soul to Sole Choreography
Tagged with: Christianity, Dance, Health, Love, Prayer, Spirituality
Posted in Christian dance, Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Christian dance, Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
“Revel in the Light” and “Dance in the Shadow” By: Susan Beayni
Rebecca Beayni, a differently abled dancer, painter and an inspirational presenter in the education field. Her life’s work is aimed at inviting people to dream of a more compassionate society where everyone’s gifts are recognized and welcomed.
Tagged with: Alternative, Art, Arts, Catholic, Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Divine, Fr. Robert Vereecke, God, Health, Performing Arts, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Sacred dance
Posted in Art, authentic Movem, Dance, Drama, Handicapped, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Art, authentic Movem, Dance, Drama, Handicapped, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Glory Brighter Than Burning Napalm: Dance in the Face of Violence By Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D
Glory Brighter Than Burning Napalm: Dance in the Face of Violence By Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D. As the world mourns the death of Father Daniel Berrigan, SJ, priest, poet, and prophet of peace, let us remember that Carla De…
Tagged with: Art, Carla Desola, Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Divine, Dorothy Day, God, Jeannette Rankin, Performing Arts, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Sacred dance, SDG, United States
Posted in Choreography, Dance, Drama, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Choreography, Dance, Drama, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Dancing and praying in the nuclear age by Sister Martha Ann Kirk
We danced, “I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.”
I was born in the year that the U.S. dropped the first nuclear bombs. Now the United Nations is reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. What does Christ call me to do in the face of all the suffering that has come in the nuclear age?
Tagged with: Alternative, Art, Carla Desola, Catholic, Catholic Church, Chant, Choreography, Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Religion and Spirituality, Sacred dance
Posted in Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Liturgical Dance Lifts the Spirit
Read the Las Vegas Review article on Liturgical Dance featuring the Agape Dancers with SDG Board Member Ann Pomeroy.http://www.reviewjournal.com/…/liturgical-dance-lifts-spirit
Tagged with: Catholic, Christian Worship, Christianity, Circle dance, Religion and Spirituality
Posted in Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Come Holy Spirit by JoyBeth Lufty
Body Prayers, throughout the centuries and from many varied traditions, have been both simple and complex. They just have to combine physical movement, meditation, rhythm and repetition as a way of integrating Divine energy into our lives. Body Prayers include…
Tagged with: Catholic Church, Christian Worship, Christianity, Prayer, Sacred dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Choreography, Dance, Religious dance, retreat, Sacred Dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Choreography, Dance, Religious dance, retreat, Sacred Dance
And the Angels Sigh by Christine Vozella
From the 2010 Fall edition “And the Angels Sigh” was presented by the Encore Dance Ensemble of Massachusetts at the Sacred Dance Guild Festival Concert, July 27, 2010. Christine, who also performed in the piece, reflects on finding the sacred…
Tagged with: Christian Worship, Christianity, God, Holy Spirit, Performing Arts, Prayer, Sacred dance
Posted in Art, Choreography, Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Art, Choreography, Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Embodying the Journey: A Lenten Worship by Katharine Harts
we’re called to action in ritual. We’re called to be movers and shakers, cultural transformers—and that’s an embodied thing. We have a creative and wonderful God, and worshiping through movement helps us possess the good news of gospel through the whole body.
Tagged with: Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Divine, God, Lent
Posted in Body Prayer, Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance
DID YOU KNOW? by Pamela White
The first time the term “dance” appears in the Bible is in Judges 21:21 And see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come you out of the vineyards, and catch you every…
Tagged with: bible, Christian Worship, Christianity, Circle dance, Dance, Divine, God, Prayer, Sacred dance
Posted in Dance, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, World Dance
Posted in Dance, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, World Dance
Dance Vespers of All Franciscan Saints by Betsy O’Neill
On November 21, 2009 members of the SDG NY/SW CT Chapter participated in a dance vespers service to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan Order. This “Dance Vespers of All Franciscan Saints” took place at All…
Tagged with: Catholic Church, Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Divine, Sacred dance, St. Francis
Posted in Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Dance, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
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