4 Basic tips for Praise Dancing with the Praise and Worship Team or Choir

Praise dancing with the Praise and Worship Team or Choir can be difficult and intimidating. For most of us, we find that a best practice for this kind of dance is to refrain from choreographing it. The reason for this is because the praise and worship team may not sing it exactly the same as the original choir or worship composer. Also, as they are led, they may change the words a little or a lot. They may also skip parts, focus on only one part and etc. The important thing I want to teach you is for you to know your choir and praise team. Get and understanding of how to flow with them. Know their quirks, their mannerisms vocally and as a worship leader. Know their signature style! This will help you predict what may come next and how to prepare for it as you minister along with them.

How to deal when leadership changes in Dance Ministry?

Dance ministry is composed of many different spiritual gifts, natural talents and know-hows. Serving in dance ministry for many years afforded me the privilege to sit under, train, and glean from some pretty incredible people. One thing I have noticed is that each and every one of them taught me with the ability God gave them. Noticing this taught me how to respect the teaching styles of others. I understood, at that season of my life that I needed that particular teaching in the style that it was taught. I bless God for that.

What Certifies You As A Liturgical Dance | Praise Dance Minister?

Someone asked me, "What certifies a person as a liturgical dance minister or leader?" They wanted to know if they needed to take a class, become apart of a network, get a certificate from someone who is well known in the liturgical dance community and the like. The answer to the question is really none of the above. However, the above are helpful and they are set in place to increase our learning. We should all go through some type of discipleship pertaining to the Ministry of Dance. These schools and ministries, I believe, exists because they are founded upon a biblical principle. That is to train up in order to send forth. Jesus did it. He chose 12 who would be able to evangelize, disciple and train others in the same task. He then turned them loose to disciple the nations! I am taking a couple right now!  But to answer to the question, as servants of God, in order to be certified as a Liturgical Dance Minister all one really needs is simply a relationship with God coupled with a persons experience received from blooming where God has planted them.

The Over-Spiritualizing of Praise Dance Ministry

Serving in Dance Ministry and being a student of God's Word has bibically put Praise Dance Ministry in proper perspective. For years I over spiritualized Praise Dance Ministry. I did this out of sincere ignorance.

In this post, and in posts to follow, I want to share with you the error of over-spiritualizing Dance Ministry. Over-spiritualizing something simply means to take that thing (concept, action, knowledge) and understand it or treat it beyond what Scripture teaches. Sometimes we value our experiences, convincing coincidences or personal convictions over the Word of God. Our experiences or personal beliefs are relative, certainly not authoritative, subjective, and ever changing. It is important, especially in this ministry, to understand that God's Word is the final authority and our beliefs and experiences must fall in line with it.

Welcome to PDCM's New Home!

Peace and blessings! Welcome to our new Home. We have decided to redirect Praise Dance Central Ministries to Blogger for better content control over advertisement. Random advertisements have been placed under posts which we have no control over. We are finding that these advertisements are contradictory to our content. Thank you for your support and for visiting us at our new location.

Sonia Kong, PDCM

SAP Your Technique!

Praise dancing for many years taught me…well, more like forced me to be creative. I mean, how many times can one recycle an expressive movement in their dance? Since I did not have the opportunity or time to learn different forms of secular dance (not implying that this is necessary, but it can be helpful), I was forced to adopt what I call SAP into my discipline.