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My Sequin Journey
I danced when I was a wee little girl - sequins, feathers, bobby pins, everything shimmery…but quit because my best friend moved far away. After quitting, I tried playing many different kinds of sport activities. As I grew older, I started figure skating. To improve my skills, I needed more flexibility and fluidity, so I joined dance again. And I fell in love with it.
I danced in a small town with an impressive dance studio. We were beyond blessed to have talented teachers speak into our lives. I remember starting as a shy little girl who was accidentally an hour late, ending up in a jazz class. The years I invested in dance shaped me in so many fearless ways.
I had the privilege to attend a summer series intensive with Zion Dance Project in Dallas, TX. It was a summer that completely changed my life. Dance was so much more than movement or fighting for attention, it was sacred. Dance turned into worship, intercession, and complete surrender unto the Lord.
Ministering to The Heart of The Lord
After having the life changing summer intensive with ZDP, I had a feeling my journey with them wasn’t over. After several years, I finally took a trip to Dallas and learned a senior solo with the ZDP director in 2020. Yes, I was a 2020 graduate, during the pandemic. I was never able to perform the piece, which wrecked me. About a year later, Zion Dance Project released news that they were starting a program called The Residency. At that time, I had no idea what an impact that would be on my life. I ended up auditioning, and I made it! It was a nine month training program, specializing in discipleship, dance, and ministry. I took classes through Upperroom School of Ministry and ZDP. I served in the prayer room, ministered to the heart of the Lord, and was completely transformed by Holy Spirit.
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Here I sit in my small town thanking God where He has taken me. I have been ministering to the Lord through dance since my time in Dallas. A dance lead in the prayer room, teaching the significance of dance, and now I am in a period of rest. How beautiful life is, a never ending dance.
