tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67711150419259953712024-03-05T02:42:10.569-08:00Ad Deum Dance CompanyAd Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-13438772682137519432016-12-24T02:05:00.001-08:002016-12-24T02:06:06.916-08:00Chains Shall He Break<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">
We've been busy this month, celebrating Christmas by sharing the gift of dance! Company member Katie Dearman recounts some of her favorite moments and the special gifts she received during our recent performances across Houston.</div>
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When I started with Ad Deum
a few months ago, I knew that outreach was an important component of the
company’s regular season. As a faith-based organization, of course “serving
others” would be part of what I signed up for. Perhaps I assumed that “outreach”
would look like it does for many other organizations: a hospital visit squeezed
in here or a homeless shelter visit added on there. It would be another thing
on the checklist: we toured to these places, we performed in these festivals,
and oh yeah, we did that outreach thing, too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But oh, how wrong I was and how
much the Lord had to teach me! In the past few weeks alone, God has shown me
that I can dance beautifully and serve others at the same time. I can sweat at
the barre and intercede for cancer patients all in one day. My roles as
professional dancer and missionary do not—and should not—fit into separate
compartments. It is who I am, who God has called me to be… and Ad Deum is the
place where He has brought me to live out that beautiful calling.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During the few weeks between
Thanksgiving and Christmas, Ad Deum performed at <a href="https://www.mdanderson.org/">M.D. Anderson Cancer Center</a>, <a href="http://www.ubc.org/">University Baptist Church</a>, <a href="http://www.sohmission.org/">Star of Hope</a> Transitional Living Center, <a href="http://www.belmontvillage.com/">Belmont Village Senior Living</a>, and
M.D. Anderson <a href="https://www.mdanderson.org/patients-family/becoming-our-patient/getting-to-md-anderson/traveling-to-houston/rotary-house-international.html">Rotary
House International</a> (a hotel for out-of-town patients and families). I
adored dancing pieces like “Oh Holy Night” and “What Child is This?” in each of
these unique locations. The first and the last, however, were particularly
meaningful to me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nine years ago, I lost my
dad to melanoma cancer. He was treated at M.D. Anderson, the very best place he
could have been, but cancer took over his body and stole his life. This
devastating loss led me to the Lord at age 14 and I committed my life to
following and serving Him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In college, I dove head
first into the fight against cancer by participating in <a href="https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=relay">Relay for
Life</a> and raising money for the <a href="http://www.cancer.org/" target="_blank">American Cancer Society</a>. In fact, I raised
over $100,000 during my four years in college. This huge accomplishment brought
deep healing in my grieving process and a great sense of purpose as I worked in
a very practical way to fight against cancer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since graduating in May of
2015, however, I haven’t participated in Relay for Life or done any
fundraising. I’ve felt an emptiness, a weight of guilt… How am I honoring my
dad’s life? What am I doing to fight back against this disease that took him
from me? Am I wasting my talents and energy? In these moments of guilt and lack
of direction, I felt like cancer was winning all over again. But the Lord, in
His mercy, invaded those lies and redirected my heart, and He did so through Ad
Deum.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am so thankful for the
financial generosity of others who joined alongside me in the battle against
cancer, and I will continue raising money for research for a cure. But God is
showing me another way that I can fight, a way to pray and comfort, a way to
usher in physical and spiritual healing… through my art.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I moved and swayed and
swirled and worshiped in the lobby of M.D. Anderson Rotary House in front of
cancer patients and their families—people walking through exactly what I walked
through nine years ago—the Lord was at work. As I danced to the words, “Chains
shall He break for the slave is our brother, and in His name all oppression
shall cease,” I felt the Holy Spirit fiercely battling against the chains of
cancer and the oppression of fear and grief. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When we do these outreach
performances, our mission is so much more than delivering a little Christmas
cheer through our pretty dresses and bright smiles. Yes, that is so important.
But we are partnering with God in His ministry of reconciliation, of binding up
the broken hearted and setting the captives free. Dance has the power to do
these things because art ignited by the Holy Spirit is transformative. It
changes hearts and lives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So as I reflect upon our
marathon of outreach performances, I am thanking God that intercession and
healing are an integral part of His purposes for Ad Deum. We don’t perform as
dancers sometimes and as missionaries other times. Whether at the Wortham
Center in the heart of Houston’s Theater District or in a hospital, God will
work in mighty ways through our dancing when we submit it to Him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dancing
to “Oh Holy Night” can truly break the chains of cancer when God wills it, for
He is God, and all things are possible through Him. Amen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Merry Christmas! Be sure to keep following us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/addeumdance/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/addeumdanceco/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> as we dance our way into the New Year!</span>Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-35669062929943172182016-11-21T16:40:00.001-08:002016-11-21T16:40:37.264-08:00First Lessons from My First Season: For His Glory<i>In his first season with Ad Deum and holding down the fort as the only male dancer in the main company, we asked Seth to share about his experiences so far this season. This is what he had to say:</i><br />
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Ad Deum is first and foremost a community. Joining the company this year, I was aware of this reality, but experiencing it is a whole different matter. It really is an honor to be a part of a people who have no agenda, but to unify in the Father's presence and connect to His heart for the sole purpose of giving ourselves as vessels for His glory. I'm so grateful for these brothers and sisters in Christ who passionately seek the kingdom of heaven and simply the effect they hold in my life.<br />
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Being the only man, as well as the youngest member in the first company, has its challenges as I am still trying to grasp my role in the community. But three months into the season, I already have a testimony of God's faithfulness and kindness in my life.<br />
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Through the company repertoire, the Lord, in His kindness, has taken me deeper into His thoughts and feelings. First Corinthians 2:16 says, "For who has known or understood the mind of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ and do hold the thoughts, feelings, and purposes of His heart." I sense Jesus' feelings as I intercede through the movement. I sense His zealous love for us as he fervently desires to be with us, His inheritance. I sense His passionate anger at the darkness upon this world and how He longs to break through with His truth and light. I truly am beginning to understand how He sustains us through every word and expression of His heart.<br />
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Another thing that the Father has been teaching me through this semester is that as artists for the Lord, we don't need to apologize for the platforms we are given. Not that we are given any right to boast, for it's by grace alone we are even given the strength to stand. But we should step into these opportunities with confidence in the Lord's love and proclaim His truth in kindness. I think of the parable about the servant who took the talent given to him and buried it. Who are we to hoard the gifts the Lord has given us? I've decided to step into the purpose the Lord has given me and that is to live for the praise of His glory.<br />
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"In Him we also were made God's heritage and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained, chosen, and appointed beforehand in accordance to His purpose, Who works everything out in agreement with the counsel and design of His own will, so that we who first hoped in Christ and put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of His glory."<br />
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<i>Catch Seth and the rest of the company in new works and old favorites by following us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/addeumdance/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/addeumdanceco/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Next stop for us: Christmas! </i></div>
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-5350140898774893252016-10-09T19:38:00.000-07:002016-10-09T19:38:09.362-07:00Meet Our Newest Members!<i>Our new season is off to a great start! Before we go much further in our 17th season, we wanted to introduce you to our newest members of the Ad Deum family. Each one is beautiful inside and out, and they each add so much to our community. We are incredibly blessed to have them!!</i><br />
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<b>ANNA HANDELSMAN</b><br />
Main Co. Apprentice<br />
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Anna began her dance training in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 11 to improve her grace as a figure skater. Soon she became fully devoted to dance (being warm) and began studying at various studios in Ohio including Patty Pille’s School of Dance, Dance Kids Studio, Cincinnati Youth Ballet, and the School for Creative and Performing Arts. While majoring in dance at Wright State University, she also trained as a member of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s second company for two years. During this time she had the honor of working with artists from Koresh, DCDC, Jon Lehrer, and Broadway’s Greg Graham. Anna was also blessed to have the opportunity to train for two summers with the late River North Dance Chicago; first as a summer intensive student and then as an apprentice. Since graduating cum laude with her BFA in dance in 2015, she has enjoyed teaching for programs such as Revolution Dance Theatre and performing for Crossroad Community Church’s production of <i>Awaited</i>. Anna is so grateful to have found a new home with Ad Deum Dance Company and is so excited for her first season.<br />
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<b>KATIE DEARMAN</b><br />
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Katie grew up dancing at Boni’s Dance and Performing Arts Studio in The Woodlands, Texas. She attended Southern Methodist University on a full-ride academic scholarship and graduated with a BFA in dance, BA in international studies, and minor in French. Katie and her husband are thrilled to be back in Houston near their families, Katie’s Boni’s family, and her new Ad Deum family! <br />
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Seth began his training at 8 years old at Dramatic Truth School of the Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Since graduating from the school in 2014, he has trained at the American Dance Center, Kansas School of Classical Ballet, and Ballet Austin's summer intensive on multiple occasions and has performed with companies such as Storling Dance Theatre, Lawrence Ballet Theatre, and the American Youth Ballet, and Open Sky Arts Collaborative. Seth is excited to be starting his first season with Ad Deum as an apprentice.<br />
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Tenley Dorrill is from Dallas, TX and graduated <i>Magna Cum Laude</i> from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Religious Studies. After studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tenley joined Thodos Dance Chicago as a company member, performing works by Lucas Crandall, Bob Fosse, and Robyn Mineko Williams. Tenley’s notable choreographic works include “Night Windows” commissioned by Thodos Dance Chicago, “Still Life” commissioned by Chicago Repertory Ballet, and Visceral Dance Chicago's SOLUS performance in 2016. This is Tenley’s first season with Ad Deum Dance Company.<br />
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Hannah Anderson began her training in Kansas City, Missouri at Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre. She enjoyed four seasons with Störling Dance Theatre, and in her final season, choreographed two works on the company. In 2016, she danced in the premiere of Dianne McIntyre’s “When We Come To It,” and is currently the associate director of Open Sky Arts Collective. Hannah is excited to be guesting with Ad Deum this season.<br />
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<b>ALENA HIRZEL</b><br />
Ad Deum 2<br />
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Alena Hirzel is from Biel, Switzerland, where she is very involved with Jahu Church. She is excited to be working with Ad Deum 2 this season.<br />
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Ad Deum 2<br />
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Cassidy was born and raised in Edmond, Oklahoma, where she began training under Jeff and Natalie Lewis of Arrows International at age thirteen. She trained and traveled with their company for four years ministering all over the world and worked as their Junior Company Assistant Director her last year. She is thrilled to be joining AD2 this season.<br />
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<b>GRACE SUTHERLAND</b><br />
Ad Deum 2<br />
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Grace Sutherland was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri where she began her dance training at Dramatic Truth School of the Arts. She trained there from the age of 4 to 17 and graduated from the school, as well as apprenticed with the company for one year. Grace has also trained at Kansas City Ballet and performed with Open Sky Arts Collective. Currently, Grace is dancing with Ad Deum 2 and teaching dance in various schools in Houston. She is excited and expectant to see what God will do in this next season!<br />
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Ad Deum 2<br />
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Katarina is from Crawfordsville, Indiana where she began dancing at Crawfordsville Academy of Dance. She continued her training at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan where she received a BA in dance. While there, she had the opportunity to work with many renowned choreographers and dancers such as Amy O'Neal, Take Ueyama, Samm Shelton, and Jesse Zaritt. Her final year at Grand Valley, Katarina directed a student performance that included original works created by herself and other students. This year Katarina is excited to be joining Ad Deum II as an apprentice.<br />
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From Huntsville, Alabama, Mary Beth studied ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and contemporary at North Alabama Dance Center. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Troy University, as Student Dance Coordinator and in many honor societies. Mary Beth performed and studied under choreographers such as Nicki Loud, Dominque Angel, Tracy Gilland-Shillabeer, Ellie Lazar, and Wes Chapman. Mary Beth is currently an apprentice with Ad Deum II.<br />
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From Monterrey, México, Ricardo began studying a degree in contemporary dance at Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, during his preparation participated in various choreographies of great Mexican choreographers. He was invited to participate in the V Contest Ernestina Quintana in Havanna Cuba and Festivals Contemporary Dance; and he was invited to participate in and graduated from the Compañia Representativa de la Universidad Autonoma de Monterrey directed by Jaime Blanc (Dancer of the National Company of Mexico). This year, he feels excited to join Ad Deum II as an apprentice.<br />
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Sara Ying was born in Taiwan. She was training in Taiwanese dance school. In 2015, she graduated from Nanjing Normal University. She participated in OM ARTS International “Incarnate 2016” and started her missionary journey. She is thankful for joining ADII, this big family. She is excited to worship God and use her life to share God’s love to people.<br />
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Stephanie Parks grew up in Traverse City, MI, training at Ballet Etc under Thomas Morrell. In 2013, she was accepted into Ballet Magnificat’s Trainee Program, where she trained for two years; performing a variety of Ballet Magnificat repertoire, including works by Jiri Voborsky. For the 2015-2016 season, she joined Soli Deo Gloria Contemporary Ballet as an apprentice dancer.<br />
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William Loufik is from Woodstown, New Jersey. He got his training as a BFA major at the University of Utah and in the summer programs of Ballet West and Boston Ballet. He has danced in Nevada Ballet Theatre, cruise lines, musicals, music videos and movies in LA. He has a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. William’s heart is to see God use the arts to advance his kingdom in the world and within the church. He joins AD II as an intern.<br />
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Xinyi Zhang is from China. She graduated from Beijing Dance Academy. She joined ADⅡ in 2016.<br />
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<i>Come meet our talented new members sometime this season. We hope to see you soon!</i>Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-89903956872515520522016-08-28T19:44:00.003-07:002016-08-28T19:45:11.497-07:00Share Dance, Share Jesus<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 12.6667px; line-height: 17.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Have talent, will travel.” It seems like the biblical version of the saying would go like this: “Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. (Proverbs 22:29)” That verse came alive this summer as we traveled to Switzerland and Bulgaria and simply did what we are skilled to do.
We are trained dancers. For most of us, it is a skill we have been practicing and honing for most of our lives, certainly most of our recent lives. Using those skills in which we’ve been training, all we had to do was choose to go and dance; the Lord took care of the rest.
In Switzerland, we taught a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/817927521663395/" target="_blank">summer dance and mime intensive</a> similar to the one we hold here in Houston every summer. This was the fourth year in a row we were able to staff the intensive organized by the amazing team at YWAM Wiler [Special thanks to Sara, Rebecca, and Sue - We love you guys!]. With around 25 participants, we enjoyed eight days of dance classes, performances, worship, and life-giving devotionals. </span></span></div>
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Every year, it is a blessing to see new faces and to recognize familiar ones (especially, Ad Deum alum, Daniel Cosette and his wife!) as we stumble from the hard-to-miss red YWAM van into our new home for the week, faces overcome with a look that can only be described as jet lag. It is hard to say how the Lord manages to bring us together as family; build such strong relationships; challenge, grow and move in individuals’ hearts and minds in just those few days, but He does. And we are so thankful for the opportunity to use dance as a vehicle to travel and share Who we love while we share what we love to do.
While Switzerland was new to some of our team, for others of us we had an idea of what to expect during the week (especially Randall who used to call Switzerland home!). Heading to Bulgaria, however, we were all in the same boat: What are we going to do? All we knew was that we were part of a team of artists helping to teach a creative arts camp run by dear friends of Randall’s. By the end of the camp, they were dear friends of all of ours and we were glad we trusted the Lord to go, even without all of the details.
For the first time ever, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SOFIA-LIFE-CAMP-2016-309360069404174/" target="_blank">Sofia Life Camp</a> was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Once again, we simply came as “the dancers”; and we relished in the privilege of connecting with the beautiful people in Bulgaria, working alongside the ridiculously talented arts staff and watching the Holy Spirit move like only He can. We had deep conversations, prayed with the staff and some of the campers, and watched the atmosphere of a prison change from chains and bondage to freedom in Christ. We were inspired by the warmth and love shown to us and were able to encourage our brothers and sisters living in Bulgaria and all over Europe as we did life together throughout the week. Dance was the vehicle; God took the skills He gave us; and the outcome was inexplicable. </span></span></div>
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Needless to say, we are so excited about what the Lord allowed us to be a part of this summer during our time in both Switzerland and Bulgaria. </span></span><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; line-height: 17.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the midst of lots of teaching and performing, we were still able to tour more of beautiful Switzerland's mountains in Gstaad and learn some traditional Bulgarian dances that kept us on our toes, quite literally. </span><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; line-height: 17.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We can’t wait to go back and to have some of our new friends visit us in Houston as our new season begins TOMORROW!!!</span></div>
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The arts, dance in particular, is a universal language that crosses cultures, nations, tongues and backgrounds. It brings people together who might not otherwise have a reason to associate. It is a bond that is powerful and strong. As dancers, we have a platform that provided us entry into unique places to which we might not otherwise be invited or even think to go. That was so evident to us. As we went in faith, we were able to simply share dance and share Jesus.
The truth is, we’re all given a platform. What is yours? We encourage you to share it; and share Jesus.
<i>Fun fact: We were asked to teach hip-hop in both Switzerland and Bulgaria. When asked who teaches hip-hop, none of us would volunteer. In Bulgaria especially, we were scheduled to teach hip-hop for for hours each day….! Let’s just say we got to see a whole different side of Randall Flinn, and we have <a href="https://www.facebook.com/randall.flinn/videos/10154117762989191/" target="_blank">video evidence</a> of the result. ;) </i></span></span></div>
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-19051058239910375782016-05-01T20:53:00.000-07:002016-05-01T21:35:34.251-07:00Lessons from Season 16: I Look Up<i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As Ad Deum’s 16<sup>th</sup> season swiftly comes
to a close, here are a few lessons company members have learned during the
season. Think of it as a page from their personal journals. It is our hope and
prayer that the lessons they’ve learned will encourage, affirm, challenge, and inspire you
as you continue to walk and grow in your own journey. This entry is from
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This season, I’ve been asking the Lord to teach me how to
prepare for performances. Because let’s face it: according to my title, I am a
professional dancer, which means I have arrived and I am far too old or
advanced or both to be so stinking nervous before every show. Right?? My answer
came during Ad Deum’s <a href="http://addeumdance.com/">Spring Dance Intensive</a>
this past March. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Spring intensive has always been a special time for me. It
was my first introduction to the company when God provided the opportunity for
me to audition two years ago; it was also a great time of growth and
breakthrough last season as an apprentice. This year was no different. That one
week was a life-changing experience, and not just as a dancer. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Long, on-going journey short, we were rehearsing the piece “With
Incense, We Rise,” choreographed by Vincent Hardy. During rehearsal time,
Vincent gave us time and space to marinate in God’s presence and to just
listen. Little did I know this time would be so important, not only to that
rehearsal (and our in-studio performance later that evening), but also to dance
and my life in general. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are like me, worship is usually a time spent with
eyes closed. During this rehearsal time, however, I felt the Lord clearly
leading me to keep my eyes open. Lying with my back on the floor, I found myself
looking up. Through those precious moments, God spoke to my heart that looking
to Him is the best, most important action I can take to prepare for a show. If
I feel anxious, I should look up. If I’m worried about that one step that I
always seem to mess up, I should look up. If I’m nervous about the stamina
required for the show, I should look up. If I feel intimidated and lacking, I
should look up. If I’m excited with energy pumping and adrenaline rushing, I
should look up. In all things, I should look up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please don’t get me wrong. God teaching me how to prepare
for a show is far less about a formula and the literal action of looking
heavenward and far more about my heart posture. Because ultimately, at the
heart of my nervousness is often a lack of trust in God and His willingness or ability
to deliver on His promise to carry me through what He has called me to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Since beginning to learn this lesson, it’s not that I don’t get
nervous anymore. Instead, it’s that I better know how to handle those nerves. I
can take the pressure off of myself from demanding a safely perfect performance
and focus on honest communication of the piece’s message. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I look up, I am reminded to leave everything in God’s
hands. When I look up, I am strengthened in the freedom of the knowledge that I
<i>am not</i> good enough, but the God I
serve is able and He is faithful. When I look up, I am calmed as I remember
that I can trust God. When I look up, my surroundings fade; I can give all my
concerns to the Lord in exchange for a clear focus on the message of the piece I’m
getting ready to perform, and I can trust God to take care of the rest. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m not saying I go around dancing with my eyes to the sky
when my focus is choreographed to be elsewhere. Rather, as a result of
reminding myself that God is the only one who can make the
performance a success, I am able to be present and engaged while dancing. I
know that God is the only one who can make the performance have any significant
impact (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+15%3A5&version=ESV">John
15:5</a>); and because I am convinced that He has called me to that time and
place, He will. Admittedly, it may look a bit different than my definition of a
successful show, but it will be marked by the life-changing impact that only
God can bring, not my perfect timing, expert spacing, or pointed feet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As I began applying this lesson to preparing for
performances, I soon found that it can also be applied to life in general. And
it really should be! God knew that while He was answering my desire to learn
how to prepare to perform (which is a journey on which I am still walking with Him), He
was also teaching me how to approach life, both when things get tough and when
life is bliss. I look up when I feel overwhelmed with my schedule. I look up
when I’m concerned about finances and summer jobs. I look up when I wrestle
with life’s various emotions, injuries, unexpected events. I look to the Rock
that is higher than I (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+61&version=ESV">Psalm
61</a>). <o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t have to have all the right answers. I don’t even
have to know all the right questions. All I have to do is look up: Be still and
know that He is God (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+46%3A10&version=ESV">Psalm
46:10</a>) and, praise God, I am not.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">An
Uncommon Liturgy Through Dance</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Coming to Midtown Arts & Theatre
Center Houston, May 21 @8pm and May 22@ 2pm. In celebration
of their 16th season of international performances and outreach, Ad Deum Dance
Company presents Acts of Redemption – An Uncommon Liturgy Through Dance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Artistic Director, Randall Flinn
states, “The work and the offerings of true and compassionate artists are
indeed sacramental. The signature of their artistry opens a portal to the
sacred where grace is encounter that washes over the soul. It is with this
belief and pursuit that we embark on this mission and present this liturgy of
hope.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Acts of Redemption serves as a
contemporary and quite uncommon mix of professional dance fashioned with
spiritual reverence and devotional presentation. More than mere performance, An
Uncommon Liturgy is an intimate encounter with the virtues of faith transported
through the fragrance of artistry. Here you will find a refuge from the storm
and drink of a peace that surpasses understanding. For Ad Deum, the stage is
transformed to holy place and a table of nourishing dance is served so that all
might feast upon its beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">For more information contact: 713
626-5050; <a href="mailto:Addeumdance@gmail.com" target="_blank">Addeumdance@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tickets: $20 general admission (They will be available for purchase soon at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.matchouston.org/" style="font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">www.matchouston.org</a>!</span>)</span></div>
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God is on the move. We saw it in New York. We saw it in Corpus Christi. We see it in rehearsals and in our own lives. God is in the business of drawing people to himself through dance, and we are so humbled and excited to be a part of His plan. </div>
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So far, it's been a busy season for us here at Ad Deum and our schedule is filling up quickly. We spent the past two weekends on the road for <a href="http://www.dancegalleryfestival.com/">The Dance Gallery Festival</a> in NYC and <a href="http://www.ccbailando.com/">Bailando Dance Festival</a> in Corpus Christi. </div>
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If only we had time to get together with all of you and sit down with a cup of tea and a slice of pumpkin bread to share stories of how the Holy Spirit moved during those festivals and even as we prepared for them. We'll suffice to say that we clearly felt the presence of the Lord when we danced and, based on what we heard from others watching performances or dancing with us in master classes, the Holy Spirit's presence was evident to them also, even if they didn't recognize that "something" as Him. It was truly an honor to know that God had moved in a way that only He can and that He chose to use us to do it! After all, that is exactly why we do what we do: to glorify our Abba Father and point others to Him in His redeeming love and overwhelming grace. </div>
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While in New York, we were blessed by a gathering of Christian dancers on Sunday afternoon. Not only did these dancers pray boldly on our behalf in the middle of the city in an area known as Hell's Kitchen, but they are also unapologetic in their faith, honoring the Lord in their prominent positions in which He has placed them in well-known companies throughout the city. We were blown away by the work God is doing there. He has not given up on New York City and He has clearly not given up on using the arts to reach the people He loves so much. </div>
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As we continue to prepare for a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/addeumdance?ref=hl">busy month of performing</a>, we work with a renewed awareness that what we do matters because God is in it. We may not always see the big picture; every plié may not seem like it has a lasting effect on eternity; every bleeding toe may not feel directly connected to showing the love of God; and every forsaken load of laundry after a busy weekend may not boast of the hope we have in Christ; but it all matters. Oh, friend, it does matter. </div>
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You see, God is on the move and He's using all those who are willing. You may wonder if it really makes a difference to get up and drag your sore muscles into the studio every day, and you may wonder how anyone will learn more about Christ through your faithful training in and dedication to your craft. However, God knows how all the hard work and sacrifices are working together as He <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A32&version=ESV">draws all people unto himself</a>. </div>
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These past couple of weekends, we have been greatly encouraged by the opportunity to see how God is moving in the arts world, the dance world in particular. If there's one thing we would want to share with you during an afternoon tea it is to be encouraged. Be "steadfast" and "<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A58&version=ESV">immovable</a>". Continue to do whatever it is God is calling you to do in whatever place He is calling you to do it. You may not see it right now, but God knows all the details; He knows just how many people, dancers, are going through the same daily grind as you are; and He knows the great impact we all make when we unite for the same purpose: to honor and glorify Him.</div>
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As we all continue to take class, rehearse, perform, and love what we do, we hope to see you soon to <a href="https://instagram.com/addeumdanceco/" target="_blank">share stories</a> and encourage one another with a reminder that what we do every day really does matter for eternity.</div>
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-60245886320548442602015-07-20T19:59:00.001-07:002015-07-20T20:37:26.185-07:00Ad Deum Goes to Switzerland<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It was just a week ago that we boarded the plane, waving our goodbyes to the beautiful country of Switzerland and the wonderful people we had met there. Though we were still groggy from our 4:30 am wake up call, all seven of us were very conscious of the fact that we were leaving Switzerland changed from when we had first come. God used this trip to encourage us, inspire us, challenge us, refresh us, and remind us what an awesome God we serve.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Our group -- Randy, Lysion, Emily, Whitney, Leah, Victoria and Shannon -- had the opportunity to travel to Switzerland, serving as staff for the </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/410324879145083/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">2015 Switzerland Summer Dance and Mime Intensive</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">. We spent the week teaching classes, fellowshipping with the participants, and watching God work in our lives and the lives of those who attended. It was a truly blessed time and a great way to kick off the summer while preparing us for our next adventures.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Just arrived and reunited with Sara, <br />who spent the second half of Ad Deum's season with us in Houston!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Guätä Morgä -- “Good morning”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Each morning brought a round of moans and groans and the popular question, “How do you feel?”. We were all, us teachers included, taking care to roll out and stretch our aching muscles. However, mornings weren’t only filled with the sounds of nursing sore bodies. They were also filled with eager greetings for the new day and the intensive participants’ clear hunger to learn -- to learn more about God, to learn more about dance and to learn more about how well God and dance go together. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">After Randy’s challenging devotions each morning, we all made our way through the streets of Biel, Switzerland to start the day. From the first class on Saturday to the last class the following Friday, we at Ad Deum were inspired by the talents and work ethics of our students. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">This year’s intensive held three levels of dancers plus the mime track, and the growth from the first day to the last day was incredible to witness. Talk about your “proud mama” moment. We were all inspired by how well the participants’ soaked up the wealth of information they learned in ballet, modern, hip hop, jazz, floor work, conditioning and other classes throughout the intensive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Dankeschön -- “Thank you”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">While we were teaching dance throughout the week, we were also able to add to our Swiss German vocabulary, which was fairly limited for most of us. It’s too bad we don’t have recordings of those lessons. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But that’s not all we learned from our students. They encouraged and inspired us throughout the week, teaching us how to communicate through the language barrier and reminding us what it looks like to get back to our roots and simply worship the Lord through dance. The talent show on Thursday night was a testament to how the Lord uses willing people, whether they have years of dance experience or just a few days. We at Ad Deum would like to sincerely thank those who participated for inspiring us and reminding us why it is that we dance just before our</span> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhicNyw6se4&list=PLOanfVT6aDZ0ovJ7CT5x-PB3q9qGXGQ8W&index=1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">performance on Friday night</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Tschüss -- “Goodbye”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All in all, the 2015 Summer Dance and Mime Intensive was a week of dancing, sweating, worshipping, laughing and enjoying life together. It was an invaluable experience. And though it seemed we were saying goodbye all too soon, we were already making plans to come again and see one another again in the near future. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When God sent the seven of us to Switzerland, only He knew what was in store for us and for all those involved in the intensive. Before the participants performed the dances they had learned throughout the week on Saturday afternoon in a closing Show and Tell, we learned some of what the Lord had done throughout the week in their lives. One girl even came to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!</span></span></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Though there were a few obstacles that threatened to thwart this trip, the experience was truly a blessing every step of the way. Hearing those stories made the week more than worth it. Needless to say, we are all excited to go again.</span></span></span></b><br />
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<br />Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-72165483414837928582015-05-18T05:53:00.001-07:002015-05-18T05:53:36.459-07:00What to Expect from Ad Deum’s Summer Dance Intensive<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-c910c7f3-6709-126a-02df-5283b824ee84" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is hard to believe today is May 18. We’ve had the dates for our spring concert,</span> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mourning Has Broken</span></span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">, circled on our calendars for months; </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">so the fact that May 15 and 16 have come and gone and Summer Dance Intensive 2015 is just two weeks away is hard to believe.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">God truly blessed our performances this past weekend, and it was an honor to share the stage with Logan Kruger and Durell Comedy of The José Limón Dance Company. We are also incredibly grateful for everyone of you who attended!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">As we now shift our attentions to preparing for the summer dance intensive, we thought we would share some thoughts with you from past participants. If you have already decided to come, get excited! We can’t wait for you to get here! If you’re still on the fence and weighing your options, these testimonials may help in the decision-making process:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">"As a citizen of Zion, it is our responsibility to uphold the greatest standard of excellence in every area of our life... including dance and creativity. I was both encouraged and challenged to pursue excellence and gained such a peace in my heart to continue dancing in Grace and purity, no matter the stage or audience! So thankful to find my home away from home in this way with Ad Deum at the summer program!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">“Summer intensive is</span> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><em>literally</em></span> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">my favorite part of Ad Deum!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lezlie C.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2010-2015</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">“My first year at Ad Deum's Summer Intensive I did not know what to expect or what to prepare for. I knew there would be dance classes, but that's about it. What I found when I got there were dance classes taught by master teachers, dancers who hungered for something more than good dance training, a beautiful morning worship time with the other dance participants, and a place that felt safe to be who you are. My perspective of faith and the arts was forever changed for the better! If you are considering attending Ad Deum's summer intensive, by all means do not let anything stop you! “</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sarah Y.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2009-2015 (seven years, whoa!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">“The Ad Deum summer intensive is a unique and anointed time for the Lord to affirm his calling to artists as servants of God. It is a wonderful time of reflection, revelation, and refueling as you dance unto him with passion and abandon. I was so ministered to by the teaching, the worship, and the dance!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="color: #cccccc;">Tehillah H.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">"At my first Ad Deum Summer Intensive, on the last morning after worship, I went down to the altar and truly surrendered my life and my dancing to the Lord. I wept at the feet of Jesus. He had begun to change my heart from a Martha to a Mary heart, and I realized how worthy He was of all of my worship, all of my heart, all of my life. It is His."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="color: #cccccc;">Ann Sterling D.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2013, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">“Ad Deum's Summer Dance Intensive is where I first felt affirmed in my passion for Jesus and dance as a life calling and pursuit. Dance Artists are a vital part of the body of Christ, and that week of July 2014 is when I first truly felt that value in the kingdom of God.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">"My first summer intensive with Ad Deum marked the beginning of a beautiful journey in discovering my identity as a believer artist. My eyes were opened to a whole new worldview in which dancing with artistic excellence is a powerful instrument for engaging in warfare on behalf of the kingdom of God and for serving others. The seeds that were planted in my life during this time by the tremendous faculty and beautiful community of believers have continued to blossom to this day. I dare say that the Lord used Ad Deum to change my life."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">For more information on Ad Deum’s 2015 Summer Dance Intensive, check out our </span></span><a href="http://www.danceaddeum.com/th_event/ad-deum-summer-intensive-2015/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">website</span></span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> or contact us at </span></span><a href="mailto:addeumdance@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">addeumdance@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></span></b><br />Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-64044339687599211672015-05-08T19:07:00.000-07:002015-05-08T19:09:34.650-07:00Catching Up and Moving Forward<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-557fede5-3660-3027-08cc-0d75eb3027a5" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Well, hello there! Don’t know about you, but it’s been so busy around here that it’s been hard to find time to write. It feels similar to catching up with an old friend, except so much has happened you don’t know where to begin. Perhaps, we’ll start by a quick recap of Ad Deum’s adventures since Spring Intensive(s) and then give you the down low on what’s coming up next:</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Both weeks of Spring Dance Intensives (along with Project Dance Houston sandwiched in between) went really well! We love having guests and were so blessed by how the Lord showed up during this special time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Right after Spring Intensives, we jumped into a week of 80’s-inspired jazz and tap master classes taught by </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422509/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Kenny Jezek</span></span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. <span style="color: #cccccc;">Mr. Jezek is a triple threat and then some with an extensive performance background including </span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">CATS</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #cccccc;">and television series </span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Fame</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #cccccc;">and</span> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Days of Our Lives</span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">. We are so grateful for the wealth of knowledge he graciously shared.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Easter Sunday found groups of us scattered throughout the Houston area as we performed in various church services. What better way to celebrate Resurrection Sunday than to dance before our Risen Savior?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Next, we were able to sit back and enjoy watching Ad Deum 2 perform in their spring concert. If you missed it, stay tuned for news of more performances next season because they were amazing!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Following</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">AD2’s concert,</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">it was our turn to take the stage as we enjoyed an annual tradition of performing with area dance schools and companies in </span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">East Meets West</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #cccccc;">at Houston’s Miller Outdoor Theatre.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><img alt="Ad Deum at Miller Outdoor Theatre.jpg" height="302" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/rLwqb-343KebGPO2ZrOKjYOKaTK3Z2V8Gk8N1UNc7mi-y0UrKHjPCqj-TqFHi-IsQ4c2Sp5jYdkIVeC7vjUHEWKIYtrIL3IbXUDNrzPW1qvj52LwYU2Q7EfI0Tq7nntlGM9Xf30" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border-image: none; border: currentColor; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="302" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">Ad Deum performs at Miller Outdoor Theatre</span></span></h3>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Last week, we took to the skies and headed on tour to Kansas. It was a special time as we were able to join with Störling Dance Theater for a weekend of collaborative performances. We felt so loved by the warm welcome from the folks at Störling and The Culture House and hope to work with them again soon!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Moving Forward:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We weren’t kidding about being busy! Now, we set our sights on our spring concert, a first-time collaboration with dancers of The José Limón Dance Company. This week features a workshop of master classes taught by our favorite Limón teachers, Logan Kruger and Durell Comedy, and ends with a bang as we together present a premiere performance, </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/709005732543510/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mourning Has Broken</span></span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If you are in or near the Houston area, you’ll definitely want to make it out to one of the two performances. Check out the details below, and we’ll see you there!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When: </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">May 15 - 16;</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">8:00pm</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Where:</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> The Barn</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Tickets:</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> $20; available</span> </span></span><a href="http://www.danceaddeum.com/th_event/ad-deum-spring-concert-with-guest-artists-from-jose-limon-dance-company/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">online</span></span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #cccccc;">or cash/check at the door</span></span></span></b><br />Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-10697138949101244362015-03-01T18:23:00.000-08:002015-03-01T18:29:22.384-08:00Springing Forward into Spring Dance Intensives<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It’s March. Can you believe it? In exactly one week, we will all bemoan the fact that we lost an hour of sleep on Saturday night when we weren’t going to get enough to begin with; but then we’ll remember that the next day is March 9 and all will be right with the world.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We are so very excited to meet new friends and hug older ones, to welcome our incredible guest faculty, and, most importantly, to wait expectantly for what God has in store. God created the universe, so He cares about His creation and the art they create. He cares about Ad Deum’s Spring Dance Intensives. And, yes! He cares about you being here.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Both weeks of intensives will take place Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm. During the first week, March 9 - 13, we’ll have guest teachers Vincent Hardy (formerly with Complexions Contemporary Ballet) and Caleb Mitchell (formerly with Houston Ballet) along with Ad Deum faculty members Fara Sciulli Bowen and Steve Brule (both formerly with Houston Ballet) and Artistic Director Randall Flinn.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The cost for each week is just $175 or $300 for both weeks. You can also choose our $40/day option. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We are located at West University Dance Centre, 4007 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX 77025. Our</span> </span><a href="http://www.danceaddeum.com/calendar-events/spring-dance-intensive/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">website</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> provides additional information about hotel recommendations and other details, but please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions at </span></span><a href="mailto:addeumdance@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">addeumdance@gmail.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span></span></div>
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</b><br />Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-43008978316341314832015-02-14T19:03:00.002-08:002015-02-14T19:09:03.674-08:00Valentine’s Day Special: Relationships, Marriage and Dance (Part 2)<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though many bemoan their single relationship status, being single as a dancer definitely has its advantages as well. Senior company member Emily moved to Houston specifically to dance with Ad Deum, and she is one of many company members who has done so. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said, “I love the freedom I have as a single person to make my own decisions. Dance presents so many opportunities to work with different dance companies or travel the world and being single gives me the freedom to take advantage of each opportunity that comes my way without having the complication of factoring another person into decisions.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Shannon, who also moved to Houston to dance with the company, being single gives her a “sense of boldness” to pursue different opportunities like moving cross-country, explaining that “the challenge of coordinating another person’s life and goals could become a deterrent to exploring various opportunities.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While being single as a dancer may seem easier and more natural -- since most start dancing as young kids who are, well, single -- the balance between the comfort found in being single and the desire to be in a relationship headed toward marriage can be a hard one. How do you find time to pursue a relationship with someone while maintaining a busy schedule? Does that relationship have to signify the beginning of the end of a dance career?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neither Emily nor Shannon have definitive answers for this challenge. Shannon even admits that her busy schedule can actually become her comfort zone, saying: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It has been great to watch other dancers prove that it’s actually possible to be married and continue dancing. Personally, however, I have not figured out how to prevent my schedule from getting in the way. Instead, I think I fall back on being busy as an excuse to keep myself off the “playing field” in dating and relationships because I am afraid that it will mess with my carefully laid schedule and my emotions. And my schedule doesn’t allow time for my emotions to go haywire. Haha”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While enjoying the freedom that often comes with dancing as a single person, there are also times when disappointment may try to creep in and spoil that phase of life. Emily has been encouraged by married friends who remind her how special that time of singleness is.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“When you are single, your journey is just with you and the Lord as your first love, but when you are married your relationship with God changes because you are now one with another person,” she stated. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through this time of being single Emily has learned valuable lessons, saying, “The Lord has taught me how important it is for me to really know my identity in Him before I unite with someone else. When you are secure in who the Lord says you are, you don’t have to rely on someone else to give you worth.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She added, “The Lord has also taught me so much about love, and through growing in knowledge of His love for me, I am better able to love others.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shannon echoed those sentiments as she reflected on lessons God has taught her during this time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“His timing is perfect,” she acknowledged. “Though I may have my own ideas and proposed timeline, God has definitely shown me that He is teaching me lessons now that are preparing me to become a wife. Lessons like learning my identity in Christ, which is often hard to remember in the dance world… I’ve also learned to be honest before the Lord in both my frustrations and my fears, which has actually led me to become more vulnerable and open in other relationships as well as in my dancing.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Don’t get too far ahead of yourself and take for granted the time you have as a single person, free to fully invest in whatever the Lord has placed on your heart whether it be your friendships, your family or a people group on the other side of the world,” Emily recommended.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shannon offered advice of which she often reminds herself: “Seek the Lord first. He promises that when we do, He will add “all these things” (Matthew 6:33). To me, that includes relationships and finding a future spouse as well as career, finances, etc. In those times when I am able to keep my focus on the Lord (which is a constant decision), it is then that I feel I am better able to take advantage of the single life the Lord has blessed me with without falling into bitterness or watching life on the sidelines through the eyes of Hallmark Channel heroines.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Remember our chocolate scenario from “</span><a href="http://addeumdancecompany.blogspot.dk/2015/02/valentines-day-special-relationships.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Part 1</span></a><span style="color: #eeeeee;">”? Romantic relationships bring about different phases of life for different people. For some, a relationship that leads to marriage is the beginning of a new phase in which dance is no longer a career goal. For others, it begins the tango of fusing together two lives in which dance is a major part. For still others, relationships play a valuable role, but do not lead to marriage.</span> </span></span></div>
</b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing is clear: God loves relationships, marriage and dance; and they can, in fact, go well together. Indeed, it seems like when it comes to the three, the saying “where there’s a will, there’s a way” is quite applicable. The key is to be careful that it is God’s will for which we are making a way rather than a battle of the wills. Then He takes care of the timing, the contentment, the scheduling, the traveling, the dancing.</span><br />Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-86120425332242214032015-02-14T16:18:00.001-08:002015-02-14T23:58:09.392-08:00Valentine’s Day Special: Relationships, Marriage and Dance (Part 1)<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many of you have already sent emails and Facebook posts in honor of our 15</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> anniversary. Thank you! We have enjoyed reading your stories and encouragement. Please don’t feel obligated to re-send information unless you feel led to do so.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are like us, your list of New Year’s resolutions may
look something like the following: go to the gym more often, eat healthier,
spend more time doing this, take less time doing that. If you are really
detailed, you might have even divided your resolutions into categories –
physical, financial, relational, spiritual, etc. While it’s great to set these
goals and resolutions, how much room are we leaving for God to have His say in
the matter? And are we trusting Him to help us reach our goals?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we embark on the second half of our journey for the
2014-2015 season here at Ad Deum, we’ve made plans; there are </span><a href="http://addeumdance.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">events</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> to look forward to and goals to
stretch toward both as individuals and as a community. Welcome guests and new
members with open hearts and homes, grow as a unified community, explore new
territory as artists and just dance! are a few of the items on our list of resolutions
for the New Year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While those are all well and good, we want to be available
to see what other lessons, events and plans interrupted the Lord may have in
store for us this year. More than anything, we want to be flexible in yielding
to the ways in which He chooses to help us achieve our resolutions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maybe the same is with you. Maybe this is the year to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s to 2015. May it be filled to overflowing with all that God
has in store. Happy New Year from your Ad Deum family! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Will you do us the
honor of praying with us for the remainder of this season? We would greatly
appreciate the support as we resolve to continue following God’s heart as
displayed in the arts. If there is any way we can be praying for you as well,
please let us know in the comments below.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-10132762929884973982014-10-28T06:12:00.003-07:002014-10-28T06:12:48.757-07:00Welcome Back! Ad Deum Celebrates 15 Seasons<div class="MsoNormal">
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gift of dance down at God’s throne of grace.</div>
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We’ve already had the opportunity to perform at several
unique venues – Bailando Dance Festival, Project Dance Atlanta, Houston Kidney
Action Day – and are busy preparing for a couple more before Thanksgiving. </div>
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This weekend is the Ad Deum & Ad Deum II Dance Company
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At the same time we are preparing for the Fall Concert, the
main company is four weeks deep in a collaboration with Dr. Paulo Gomes of the
Houston Camerata and Durell Comedy of The
Limón Dance Company for <a href="http://www.artshound.com/event/detail/441874611">Mozart’s Waisenhaus Mass</a>. Both the conductor and choreographer
have long waited for an opportunity to work with this masterful piece of music,
and we couldn’t be happier getting caught in the middle of the creativity
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<i>Fun Fact:</i> <i>We are learning all the choreography from
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Well, it’s time for us to head back to studio. As you can probably imagine, we're in the middle of a
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<b>Ad Deum & Ad Deum
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Houston Community College – Spring Branch Campus</div>
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1010 Sam Houston Pkwy</div>
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Houston, TX 77043</div>
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<b>Mozart’s Waisenhaus
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<i>Friday, November
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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church</div>
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18220 Upper Bay Road</div>
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Houston, TX 77058</div>
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Grace Presbyterian Church</div>
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Houston, TX 77042</div>
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Advance sales at <a href="http://www.houstoncamerata.com/">www.houstoncamerata.com</a></div>
Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-61853469024553767932013-11-11T10:59:00.000-08:002013-11-11T10:59:06.251-08:00Dancer Profile: Whitney Dufrene"Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness combined with our faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have access by faith into this grace in which we stand through him, and we boast in the hope of God's glory. But not only that! We even take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces hope. This hope does not put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. While we were still weak, at the right moment, Christ died for ungodly people." (Rom. 5: 1-6)<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Whitney Dufrene, from Louisiana, received her B.F.A. in Dance from Belhaven University. She trained with Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre and Point Park University, and attended intensives with Doug Varone and Dancers, Juilliard, Nashville Ballet, Houston Ballet, and CPYB. Whitney began working with Ad Deum Dance Company in January of 2013, and is honored to be here. Soli Deo Gloria</span><span style="color: #ffe599;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #ffd966;">Fun Facts:</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">1. Do you have a nick name?</span> Whit, Whittle<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">2. Where are you from? </span>Baton Rouge, Louisiana<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">3. How many years have you been dancing? </span>I have been dancing for twenty one years! For as long as I can remember, I have passionately loved to dance:)<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">4. Favorite style or styles of dance?</span><br />
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There is something to appreciate from all styles, but I am most deeply moved by contemporary/modern movement. I really love musical theater jazz as well--particularly work by Bob Fosse, Gene Kelly, and Jerome Robbins. I am also a big Donald O'Connor fan! Make 'em laugh!<br />
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For as long as I can remember, movement has always been my deepest joy! I didn't know it at the age of three--but God called me to worship Him through dance! Let my lifesong sing to you, Jesus! I feel the most who-I-was-created-to-be when I am moving. I feel closest to the Lord when I am communing with Him through the beautiful gift of dance. What an amazing way to express the human heart--crying out to God and praising Him through movement!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">6. What dance companies or dancers inspire you?</span><br />
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DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS! Doug Varone, Eddie Taketa, Julia Burrer, Xan Burley, Alex Springer, Erin Owen, Hsiao Jou Tang, Hollis Bartlett, Colin Stilwell, Ryan Corriston, Natalie Desch, Netta Yerushalmy, and Daniel Charon. I am also completely inspired by the Ririe-Woodbury company, the Limon Company, Lar Lubovitch, Hubbard Street, Batsheva Dance Company, Spencer and Andrea from iMEE, Stephen Wynne, Steve Rooks, Karen Castleman, Vincent Hardy, Pina Bausch, Jason Mcdole, all of my amazing faculty and peers at Belhaven University, and so many more!<br />
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I can't choose one! haha! I can narrow it down to four: Rwanda Cry, Joyful Noise, Exodus, and Corpus Instrumental. Whoah man...so much that I could say here. Rwanda Cry--oh dear goodness! This piece captivates and ruins my heart completely! What a powerful work created by God through Steve Rooks! Joyful Noise--a brilliant work choreographed by God through Durrell Comedy. I have never experienced a piece that pierced directly through the heart of my personal testimony. Every time on stage is a beautiful moment with the Lord, reflecting back on His faithfulness and sovereignty! Exodus...I am slightly partial to this work:). A beautiful piece choreographed by God through Ryan Corriston--in my favorite style of moving. So powerful, so rich, so full--so HOPEFUL! It dives into the promise God has made to set the captives free--He WILL do this! Amen! And finally, Corpus Instrumental: a breathtaking offering choreographed by God through Randall Flinn surrounding the beautiful verses in Romans 12 that state: "Because of God's mercies, I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. This is your appropriate priestly service. Don't be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can discern what God's will is--his good and perfect will."<br />
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Ahhhhh! So hard to choose just one! I have been blessed by them all! I would have to say Project Dance Houston, our visits to Amazing Place, and also the Veteran's Hospital--as well as the children's school for the hearing impaired. Oh my heart!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">9. Favorite Ad Deum memory?</span><br />
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Morning devotional/worship gathering time! To sit in the circle each morning with this amazing group of people is an honor and a privilege. I learn so much about Christ from each and every one of the Ad Deum members every single day. I am very blessed!<br />
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Also--Project Dance Houston weekend this year. It was my first Project Dance--whoah baby yeah! A-MAZING!.<br />
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Mango! Partially because it's awesome! But mostly because it reminds me of Haiti! Mwen sonje ti moun yo anpil--Le Bondye di mwen, map retourne la!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">11. What would you do if you were not a dancer?</span><br />
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So many desires! Wahhhhhhh!!!! I would either be a Child Life Specialist, or work in orphan care somehow. Perhaps a Fair Trade advocate, human trafficking victim defender, social worker, working full-time with Joni and Friends, listener.....not sure! These are all on my heart! We shall see how the Lord weaves this life together perfectly for His glory!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">12. What type of music do you listen to?</span><br />
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Worship! (Bethel, IHOP, Jesus Culture, Hillsong, etc), Classical (I LOVE strings!), and Musicals! (particularly Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Parade, Singin in the Rain, Top Hat, etc.)<br />
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I love babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Like.....severely.<br />
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"Dance through me O Holy Breath, move my being to bring you honor. Guard and guide my steps, as my soul delights to follow you. Let my ears be in tune with your music and the rhythm of my heart beat with your desires. Grant the grace that I ...so need to keep me dancing freely through this life. Deliver me from the weight of darkness that longs to shackle my feet. Precious Holy Breath, if and when I might stumble, be quick to raise me again, revive and restore me to the dance that brings you honor. Liberate the true dancer in me, formed by the wind of your Image. Sacred Breath, bid me to dance with you, everlasting, eternal, dance with you." --Randall FlinnAd Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-41739445396837437142013-10-14T19:35:00.000-07:002013-10-14T19:35:24.168-07:00Dancer Profile: Ann Sterling Dale<h4>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"> "The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."</span></h4>
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Ann Sterling Dale received a B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from Elon University. She trained at the Ailey School, Steps on Broadway, Parsons Dance, the Jennifer Muller The Works scholarship program, and Arrows International. She has performed in NYC with Bala Sole Dance Company, The Next Stage Project, and Flexicurve. She has a passion for choreography and has shown work in the NYC Young Choreographer’s Festival. She is currently teaching dance in the Houston area, and she desires to use dance as worship. Ann Sterling is excited to return for her second season with Ad Deum.<br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">1. Where are you from? Statesville, NC</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">3. Favorite style or styles of dance? JAZZ is my favorite style because I love athletic, strong, fast movement, jumps and turns! I also absolutely love Hip-Hop and African because they have so much rhythm and soul at the core of the styles!! : ) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">4. What made you want to start dancing? Jesus..: ) But really! My mom was a dancer, so she most likely signed me up for dance classes because I was dancing around the house to music. Or why did you start dancing?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">5. What dancers or dance companies inspire you? Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, and Parsons Dance</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">6. Favorite work of Ad Deum? Innocence Not Lost because it is such a powerful and relevant work to the culture today in American and all over the world, and it is a form of intercession for the girls who are being trafficked. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Favorite Performance or Outreach? It was Project Dance Houston last year because I love dancing outside, and my parents were there, and the GLORY of the LORD fell upon that place as we danced and worshipped!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">8.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Favorite Ad Deum Memory? The day we all dressed up as random characters and did an epic improv dance for Stella's birthday at 8:30 am, and Dan dressed up as Spider Man (full costume), and Andreas was dancing around with a vacuum and a broom, and I was jumping, leaping and bouncing non-stop without warming up and wearing sunglasses of course! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">9.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Favorite Food? Raspberries!! They are the perfect mixture of tartness and sweetness!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">10.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What would you do if you were not a dancer? I would be a fitness instructor and a writer</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">12.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Random Fact? I play the harp and I like to mimic people : ) AND smiling's my favorite!</span><br />
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-85806210380719437842013-10-01T20:57:00.000-07:002013-10-01T20:57:58.734-07:00Dancer Profile: Tiffany SchrepfermanTrust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.<br />
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Tiffany is currently serving as the Technical Director of Ad Deum Dance Company in addition to performing with the company. After graduating from Belhaven University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, she worked for three summers as the Production Stage Manager of the Reynolds Theater at the American Dance Festival held at Duke University. Tiffany is excited to be a part of the Ad Deum community for her fourth season.</div>
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1. Nick name? T. Schrep or Schrep<br />
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2. Where are you from? Columbus, MS<br />
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3. How many years have you been dancing? I've been dancing for as long as I can remember! There are home videos of me at 2-3 years old twirling around in the living room to praise music, but I have officially been training since I was 7.<br />
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4. Favorite style or styles of dance? Ballet was my first love because that is what I started with and how I first found my passion for dance, but I love contemporary and modern dance because I feel like it is so real and expressive; very much based in emotion and story that is relevant to the viewer, as well as experiemential for the performer. I also love flamenco and Irish dancing and enjoy performing both.<br />
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5. What made you want to start dancing? I have been dancing for as long as I can remember. I feel like that is a very natural part of who I am - I was born for this, and I feel closest to God when I dance. When I saw my first ballet performance by Ballet Magnificat when I was 8 years old, that is when I decided 'I really want to do this, that is who I want to be.' They performed the work "Savior" and even at that young age I remember being struck by the power of the story through movement, and wanting to be a part of it.<br />
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6. What dancers or dance companies inspire you? Spencer and Andrea of iMee Dance Company, Dawn Dipple of Revolve Dance Company, NobleMotion Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ceder Lake Contemporary Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, RUBBERBANDance Group, Eiko & Koma, Vertigo Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, Batsheva Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre... I have a long list. = )<br />
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7. Favorite work of Ad Deum? Topping the list would be "Propphets" the first piece that I ever saw Ad Deum perform. The Lord used this piece to speak to me very personally and deeply. Then "Innocence Not Lost"- even though it is extremely hard on the body to perform, this piece is a cry and a prayer on behalf of those who have no voice, and I am honored to dance it for them.<br />
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8. Favorite Performance or Outreach of the year? Anytime we get to do a Human trafficking benefit concert, or perform in an awareness event. I also really enjoy our Spring Break Intensive/Project Dance Performances.<br />
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9. Favorite Ad Deum Memory? Performing "Innocence Not Lost" at a human trafficking benefit concert on my birthday 2 years ago. We were sitting backstage getting ready to go on and we could hear the speaker telling her story before us. She had been a victim of human trafficking and had been rescued. Her story was so moving and I'm pretty sure that all of us were crying backstage, then we went out to dance and I felt like we all connected so much with what we were dancing about, and really interceded on behalf of those girls. After that day, I feel like we really bonded as a group and in mutual purpose, and it shifted the way we connected to each other and danced together from then on in a good way.<br />
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10. Favorite Food? AVOCADOS!!! They are just so good! But I also have a weakness for Whole Foods pizza.<br />
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11. What would you do if you were not a dancer? I would be a Lighting Designer/Stage Manager, and possibly a Dance Festival Director... things I already do/hope to be someday.<br />
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12. What type of music do you listen to? Soundtracks! I just love epic orchestral music... anything from IHOP (International House of Prayer)<br />
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13. Random Interesting Fact? I am actually quite good at archery and used to teach it. I can also do a mean turkey call and have been known to hold my own in a conversation with said birds.<br />
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-54557676308536754162013-09-18T20:37:00.000-07:002013-09-18T20:37:04.547-07:00Dancer's Summer Activities:Have you ever wondered what Ad Deum dancers do on their summer breaks? Wonder no longer. This blog post will give you a glimpse of some of your favorite dancers' activities during their breaks.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I had the privilege of going on an Arrows International mission trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua this summer. Arrows International is an organization that takes a group of dancers to other countries to spread the gospel through dance! We trained for 10 days, learned 8 dances, and then flew to Costa Rica and Nicaragua to perform in schools, churches, markets, and even on a Nicaraguan TV station. We also taught numerous dance workshops to the community. I believe many lives were touched and changed (including my own!), and 63 students gave their lives to Christ! I highly recommend taking an Arrows International mission trip to any dancer out there! I can definitely view this trip as a pivotal point in my life!</span><br />
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This summer I was a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding, and had lots of fun reconnecting with many friends from college at the wedding. Then I was off to the American Dance Festival for my 5th summer where I work as the Production Stage Manager of the Reynolds Theater at Duke University. Every summer at ADF is incredibly diverse, and this summer, in addition to working with many amazing companies from around the world and seeing the hand of God move in this secular arena, I also got to discover and invent many different ways to clean almost any substance off of Marley, including but not limited to: baby powder, colored hairspray, orange juice, squashed grapes and figs, paint, feathers, sequins, massive amounts of hot glue, fresh flowers, coffee, raw meat, blood, and of course sweat and tears. All for the love of dance. :)</div>
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This August I spent a week in Wisconsin at Christian Disciple Farm, a bible school day camp for children and young adults with special needs. The theme for the week was Everywhere Funfare/Carnival and my group was called the Amazing Animal Trainers. I was paired up with a buddy, an awesome ten year old who taught me a lot about friendship and playtime. We got to know each other throughout the week as we climbed the giant rock wall, tried our hand at arts and crafts, rocked out in the music garden, acted out bible stories, and ate lunch together. In the evening there were activities for the volunteers; hiking, kayaking, trap shooting, bible study, worship, and ice breaker activities. My time on the farm with my buddy and the other volunteers was an incredible, full, life-giving experience that I am still learning from and am grateful for.<br />
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This summer I was a pastoral intern at Deer Park United Methodist Church. If you had asked me last year if I wanted to go to seminary, I might of looked at you like you were crazy. Last year, I woke up one day and thought, "You should go to seminary!" Strange, I thought. That thought had never crossed my mind before so I prayed about what that mean't and eventually it led me to this internship. It gave me the full pastor experience from hospital visits, daily church management, leading Bible studies, to even preaching. Preaching was the part I was most nervous about but after I said my opening line, I didn't want it to end. I loved every minute of it.<br />
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This summer I was able to travel to visit friends and family from my home in Florida and Georgia. I was also able assist at a few dance intensives and participate in a performance honoring our country called "We the People." However, my number one job this summer was being a supportive wife. My husband Bob graduated from University of Houston's Law School (magna cum laude!!!) in May and spent June and July studying for the bar exam. While I was teaching/rehearsing/dancing at our Ad Deum summer dance intensive Bob was spending three days taking the hardest test of his life. The next day he flew to Uganda to spend a week with International Justice Mission. Their goal was to organize and file in court rooms so that their projects may run more smoothly. After that we took a well needed vacation. We went a cruise to Isla Rotan, Belize, and Mexico which was incredible. We were able to relax and enjoy God's beautiful creation. It was a wonderful, restful time to have before I started my fourth season at Ad Deum and before he started his job as an attorney at Hogan Lovells. Praise be to God for all He has blessed us with this year.</div>
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-20519057055593176762013-09-02T13:21:00.000-07:002013-09-02T13:21:33.833-07:00Dancer Profile: Emily RunyeonMy beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away."<br />
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Emily, from Dayton, Ohio, received her B.A. in Psychology from Wright State University. She began her dance training with South Dayton Dance Theatre and continued her studies at Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, Dayton Contemporary Dance Second Company, New ARTiculations, and Arrows International. Currently she teaches dance for West University Dance Centre, and is excited to continue her third season with Ad Deum.<br />
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1. Nick Name? Erin Joe the Lumberjack<br />
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2. Where are you from? Dayton Ohio<br />
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3. How many years have you been dancing? I started dancing when I was 2.5 years old.<br />
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4. Favorite style of dance? Contemporary because it combines both ballet and modern into one.<br />
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5. What made you want to start dancing? Apparently I was dancing around the house, so my mom signed me up for dancing and I never quit.<br />
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6. What dance companies inspire you? I am inspired by Dayton Contemporary Company because it is the company I grew up watching. I love their repertoire, their talent is incredible, and they are just a great, fun group of people.<br />
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7. Favorite work of Ad Deum? My favorite piece is a Joyful Noise choreographed by Durell Comedy. This piece is such a gift from the Lord for me to dance because I feel Durell choreographed part of my testimony that I hadn't been able to put into words.<br />
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8. Favorite Performance or Outreach with Ad Deum? My favorite Outreach we have done was at Sheltering Arms. Sheltering Arms is a center for people who are suffering from some sort of dementia. This outreach was really close to my heart because my grandma suffered from Alzheimer's disease and I could see aspects of my Nana in each of the people that were there. It was such a blessing to perform for them and bring joy to their hearts because the joy they feel while watching our dancing lasts longer than the actual memory of our dances.<br />
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9. Favorite Ad Deum Memory? My favorite Ad Deum memory is when we washed the feet of our participants at our Switzerland intensive. It was really special for me to serve each participant in that way and get to pray over and bless each one of them.<br />
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10. Favorite Food? Chocolate chip cookies because they are delicious!<br />
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11. What would you do it you were not a dancer? It's hard to say what I would be doing if I wasn't a dancer because ever since I can remember that is what I wanted to be! But after I am done dancing I would love to do some missions work overseas!<br />
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12. What type of music do you listen to? I love all types of music, but I mostly listen to worship music. Jesus Culture, Will Reagan, Jonathan David Helser, Chris Tomlin, Cory Asbury, Tenth Avenue North... and the list goes on and on!<br />
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13. Random Fact? I have a black belt in To-Shin-Do.<br />
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-1149448647019178122013-08-26T19:10:00.000-07:002013-08-26T19:10:30.663-07:00Dancer Profile: Sarah Yarbrough<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the laws my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep the Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sarah began her dance training in Katy, TX, at Adamson Ballet School. She continued formal training at Houston Ballet Academy and received her BFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University. Sarah has completed her Pilates certification and is teaching Pilates as well as dance in Houston area. This will be fifth season with Ad Deum</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Favorite style or styles of dance? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ballet—it is the foundation of all! And Argentine
tango---because of the music and the interesting people I get to know along the
way--and maybe someday if I make it to 80 years old I can continue going to
tango classes!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Or why did you start dancing? My best friends were in ballet
class and they were older than me…which is why I was in class at such a young
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5. What dancers or dance companies inspire you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Batsheva Dance Company, based in Israel. I love the choreography
of Ohad Naharin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s hard to pick. Rwanda Cry---it is a powerful piece that
bring awareness to an historical event. As a dancer, there is a story playing
in my mind as I dance and I have the unique opportunity to connect with a
character and use the choreography to communicate an idea, emotion, thought. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">MD Anderson. It was a joy and honor to be able to perform there
for the staff and patients. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">8. Favorite Ad Deum Memory with description<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Spending six days in a row with my roommate Tiffany on the New
England tour. The journey ended in smiles and lots of laughs and good memories!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Good food. Homemade bread is at the top of the list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">10. What would you do if you were not a dancer?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All different kinds…I also love discovering new artists. My
taste varies from the classic rock genre, to classical and instrumental, to the
Avett Brothers, to world music.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I wear contacts. And I don’t like them. But they help me see…so
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost!”–Pina Bausch</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.” –Albert Einstein<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-24212454732839230662013-08-12T14:01:00.003-07:002013-08-12T14:01:49.822-07:00Summer Dance Intensive: RECAP<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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Dancers from all over the world came together for six days to train under amazing teachers such as Bill Wade-Inlet Dance Company, Steve Rooks- Former Principal dancer of Martha Graham Dance Company, Durell Comedy- The Limon Dance Company, Vincent Hardy- Complexions, Stephen Wynne- Belhaven University & Talk Dance, Caleb Mitchell- Houston Ballet & Belhaven University, Laura Morton- Belhaven, Fara Sciulli Bowen- Houston Ballet & Point Park University, and the Ad Deum Dance Company. Just to name a few. </div>
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The dancers had an intense schedule of classes everyday trying to fit all of these amazing teachers into their schedules: Ballet and Modern classes daily with two electives ranging from Hip Hop to nontraditional partnering to pointe and variations. What makes this intensive different from other dance intensives is that the dancers attend chapel every morning and attend faith in the arts talks with the faculty members. The focus was to move beyond the dancers technique to becoming a true worshiper in dance.</div>
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Here is what a few of our SDI students had to say about there experience this summer:</div>
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"It's so good to be back on that dance grind. I may retract that statement tomorrow morning when I can't move my body. But today was glorious. So glad we have a God who delights in the creative spirit and puts his very glory in our physical being to experience and share. It's crazy and so wonderful. I am so refreshed" - Whitney Hancock SDI Student</div>
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"The more I think about it, the more I fall in love with God. He is so great and Dance Ad Deum has helped me to really understand that. I am so grateful to have attended such an amazing summer intensive where I learned to give everything I have to him. He truly is the King of Kings, the one who shakes his mane and roars his sovereign roar. Thank you so much for everything Ad Deum! I will never ever forget the experience and I am in awe of everyone's faith and heart. I was so touched and inspired by all of the staff."</div>
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- Nicole Chin SDI Student</div>
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"Can't believe it's over. Not enough words can describe how much the week meant to me and changed me. So blessed I was surrounded by such amazing people and teachers throughout the whole week"</div>
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- Jenny Keim SDI Student</div>
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"The Faculty Concert at the Dance Ad Deum Summer Intensive this evening was simply astounding! I felt like I was witnessing history in the making. Choreographers included, Randall Flinn, Steve Rooks, Bill Wade and Inlet Dance Theatre, Durell Comedy, and Vincent Hardy. If you know any teen and twenty-something dancers who love Jesus, please tell them that the Ad Deum Summer Dance Intensive is the place to be!"</div>
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- Michelle Presley SDI Parent & Former Ad Deum Dancer</div>
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The theme of the week was Sovereign God: "Until we know without a shadow of a doubt God is good we cannot proclaim that he is Sovereign. Sometimes He comes as the Lion of Judah and sometimes He comes as the Lamb of God. It is all a part of the same. He is the Lion and the Lamb. He is loving and wrath." </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">*All photos in this post are credited to Matthew Palfenier. Thank you Matthew for sharing your gifts with us.</span></div>
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Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-81482197169419314012013-05-07T16:16:00.000-07:002013-05-07T16:16:10.595-07:00The End is the Beginning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">So why create a show title with a metaphorical word play? This presentation comes at the right season; spring, a time for new life and new beginnings, a time to flourish, even a time to dance. Ad Deum will also celebrate their closing performance for their company season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">“We know our lives and our work are not coming to an end, never to rise and produce again”, says Artistic Director; Randall Flinn. “We are just coming to the finish line of this season’s work and experiences, and though they have been great with outstanding performances and touring both nationally and internationally, we know transition is on the way and there will be other distances to run.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The art of dance, like life, is in constant transition. The performances focuses on the hopeful reality that there truly is no end, there is only perpetual transition. The end of one stage of life is new <span> </span>beginning and also the time of preparation for what is to come. The mission of this performance is to help people connect with that truth and receive it as a great encouragement and affirmation, helping them to discover the new dance which is right around the bend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The audience will discover this red thread sewn into the fabric of each illustrious work presented. There are eight dance works being presents by a dynamic array of choreographers including Steve Rooks, former principal dancer of Martha Graham, Durell Comedy of the Jose Limon Dance Company, Ryan Corriston of Doug Varrone and Dancers, Cheryl Cutip, Radio City Rockette veteran, and works by director Randall Flinn.</span></div>
Ad Deum Dance Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980213866409180592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771115041925995371.post-8086160329578160182013-04-04T22:08:00.001-07:002013-04-04T22:08:08.578-07:00Dancer Profile: Lara Lanphier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lara, from Southern California, received her BFA from University of California, Irvine. She joined the local Hartfel Ballet, and later invested her passion for dance as a teacher and minister, especially working with special needs children. This is Lara's fourth Season with the company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Fun Facts:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">1. What is your nickname? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lorenzo was my nickname my first year here at Ad Deum while we were learning Beast. It comes back now and again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">2. Where are you from?</span> Irvine, California</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">3. How many years have you been dancing?</span> Over 20 years! I started dancing when I was 3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">4. Favorite style or styles of dance?</span> Hmm. I used to prefer ballet since it was what I trained in the most. Now I enjoy the creative liberties in modern dance. Swing dancing is a side favorite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">5. What made you want to start dancing?</span> I started dancing because it's what every little girl does! I kept it up because I loved it. Dance became a creative outlet for me as well as an escape from the outside world. Dance wasn't like any sport my dad stuck me in, I loved the discipline, the challenge, the beauty, the expression, and the limitless possibilities that dance offered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">6. What dancers or dance companies inspire you? </span>Sooo many, it is too hard to say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">7. Favorite work of Ad Deum?</span> Innocence Not Lost, the piercing truth. Amazing Grace, it is such beauty and grace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">8. Favorite Performance or Outreach?</span> Memorial Herman Children's Hospital, was one of my favorite places to visit this year. Within minutes downcast faces lit up with excitement as AD II danced. We loved being with able to dance with children IV poles and all!!! One volunteer told me in astonishment that she was filled with joy. (she hadn't experienced such emotion watching dance before.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">9. Favorite Ad Deum Memory? </span>Aside from many amazing God Moments: prayer backstage, healing in our community, daily testimonies of God answering prayer, ministering in Switzerland... One of my favorite memories is seeing Randy dance, I will never forget when he performed a solo at the CS Lewis conference in 2009. Wow. We all cried. My director has been given an incredible gift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">10. Favorite Food?</span> Anything with avocados!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">11. What would you do if you were not a dancer?</span> I would be a child life specialist or music therapist part time. I'd volunteer everywhere- holding babies in the hospital, visiting sick people to pray for them, working in shelters, taking wheelchairs to poverty stricken countries through Joni and Friends. I'd play a few instruments and travel with a team as a minster of the gospel through creative arts. I'd learn how to sew. I'd learn how to sail. I'd learn Hebrew. I'd probably spend a lot more time in the kitchen and teach others how to make fun healthy meals. I've always wanted to do a triathlon. I'd visit every national park in the US. I'd spend a lot more time in depth study of the Word. I'd be an astronaut too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">12. What type of music do you listen to?</span> Worship- United Pursuit is my favorite right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"> 13. Random Interesting Fact? </span>I'm a proud Aunt!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">"You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">-- William W. Purkey</span></div>
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