A Season of Dance

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under Heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1

This years is turning out to be the season for dance in my life. God has blessed us with the opportunity to continue the priase dance ministry at church and many of the dancers are continuing with the program. God has lit a fire in the worship dancers at church and the church leadership has embraced the ministry! We began practice for the Easter program a couple of weeks ago and are putting together a new dance with the inspiration of our "miracle-working God." It is also a blessing to be working with Sister Shirley on chroeographing "Hosanna", and will be interesting how the dance will actually owrk when we get the streamers to practice with. Watching the Lord use her to fulfill his purpose for this ministry is inspiring.

This is also the year for our dance studio to do its performance, so we have been rehearsing every Saturday for the last several weeks (in addition to our regular classes to work on integrating the class dances together. All of the dancers are working really hard to make the dances just right. It is going to be a very good show. Our teachers are very talented and always create fun and interesting routines. After April, things will slow down, but until then, its go... go... go!

Yes, I'm Still Dancing

The dance studio I attend had our bi-annual show in June and it was great fun! I "tap danced my heart out". Months of practice brought us to the point where we were ready to perform and everyone did a great job. The story line was really good ("And the Winner is...") touching on different awards ceremonies. Sherrie, the most creative tap choreographer I have ever danced under, writes the story line and it was a "Winner"!

My dances were Big Time Woman from Way Out West, Low Rider, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Gettin' Ready Rag, Ritz, and Boogie Tap, and the performances went well for all. Gina's jazz numbers were beautiful, Regina's hip hop numbers were "buck", and Nicky's classes were tight. Classes will start again soon and I can hardly wait!

On With the Show

It was so much fun performing in a dance show again. It has been about 8 years since the last time, and we had a great time. My dance teacher is so creative; I think she's the most talented choreographer around. Our tap dances are so unique. Really fun to do too. My favorite is "Save My Soul", even if we did have to dress as bums - drunk bums at that! There are so many talented dancers at the school too. It was really fun watching all of the performers. It will also be fun putting the scrapbook together! After months of rehearsals, theatre week, and two weekend performances, it was time for a rest, but it's be back to work next week, learning new dances for the next time!

Tap Shoes and Blogging

Wow, it's been a long time since I last updated my blog. Things are getting back to normal around here. I started going back to the gym and I'm taking tap dancing again. We'll be having a show in April. I can't wait! It's so fun to dance on stage.

I have found myself having trouble relaxing - just sitting back and enjoying everything God has given me. I find I always want to be "doing" something. Now if I can just focus my "doing" into something productive...

It's fun to look at other people's blogs and find all of the fun stuff they have added to their pages. My latest addition (besides my profile picture) is a music video link. I found it on our friend Becki's blog. They have lots of songs to choose from too.