Several weeks ago I took a hip-hop class in which we learned a fun and energetic combination. At the end of the class, the teacher split us into groups to perform the combo one group at a time. Normal dance class—yes. But what the teacher did next proved to me once again that no dance …
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Interview with an Artist: Elbert Lubas
I’m pleased to introduce you to yet another amazing artist whose heart and passion for dance extends far beyond technical training. Elbert is a dancer and choreographer who grew up training in many different forms of dance and is now teaching various classes as well as serving as the Artistic Director of the Syncopation Dance …
Interview with an Artist: Kat Hughes
I want to introduce you this week to Kat Hughes, who is not only an incredible dancer but also someone who brings joy to every person she touches. She inspires me with her strong character and her passion for Jesus, for the arts, and for life. I only got to meet Kat once in person, …
Dancing Atop Waves
His eyes dance to the beat of the wind that rushes through his hair in periodic gusts, which keep time to his footsteps coming toward me. He’s like a song wrapped up in a man, making every element and created thing in his wake become more beautiful. No—not more beautiful. Rather, his presence awakens them …
Resistance Versus Grace
My ballet teacher used to tell us that when we landed too hard on the floor after a jump we sounded like elephants. “You’re not an elephant. You’re a ballerina!” In dance we are taught to embrace the floor—to, in a sense, allow the floor to be a part of the dance itself. Don’t resist …
Death and Movement
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." John 12:24 NASB Unless we let go of our need for something to identify us, garner us attention, give us value, it will not bear the …
Denica McCall 