|
Teaching worship through dance at Cliff College
|
Contact us. |
Click on picture |
Peter's story
Hebraic dancing, along with vibrant Israeli music and worship. The atmosphere was light and inviting
and so I got up to join in and try the dance.My heart was strangely warmed, so I decided to let myself go and enjoy what was happening. I found myself climbing to new spiritual heights. I began to shout and praise. This was something I had not done for a long time, but it did not stop there, I found a place of total abandonment. I felt peace like I had never known before. Something very special was happening: there was healing taking place deep within me.
The dance has opened many wonderful doors in my life. It was in these meetings where I first met Virginia White, who invited me along to her dance workshops in Sheffield and to places in the North East of England, and it was here that my spiritual life began to grow and mature through dancing.
Through working with Ginnie and the Northern Messianic Dancers, (now called 'The Sh'ma Kingdom Dancers) many other lives are being touched through the dance. Since then, I have had many opportunities to lead and teach dance in worship. Each occasion has been uniquely blessed and anointed. I am so thankful to Yahweh for such an unspeakable privilege, to lead His people into worship and praise through the avenue of dance.
'Beth's story
My first introduction to Hebraic dancing was when I attended a Messianic Conference in Wales
in 1997. After I was married, I began accompanying Peter to more Messianic meetings around
the country. At this time I was unaware of how involved I would become. When I first
attempted to join the dancing, I must admit, I couldn't really 'enter in' to the joy of it,
as I was
too concerned about learning the steps; but gradually, as I began to relax I realised how much Yahweh was
enjoying it. He was
obviously anointing the dancers and bringing about healing and unity
among us, which is wonderful.
My heart was thrilled as I met many Jewish
members and saw His jew and gentile One
New Man being formed among us Eph2:15. The holy Spirit spoke to me many years ago about
the Jewish people and how precious and special they are to my Father, and I
have always had
a desire to be with and to be a part of them.
There is a gentleness and grace in some
of the dances which requires a yielding of the spirit in a way quite foreign to one
born a gentile. (However, I say 'born' as we are no longer gentiles when we embrace the promises of
our inheritance in Israel. Eph2:19) In the dance there is sometimes a
more aggressive, warfare-like element when prayer is prevalent
and much heart searching takes place.
We are
discovering that there are many types of dance, taking us to new
places of discovery. Also, we are learning from each other
each time we meet for prayer, spiritual warfare, fellowship and praise, however the holy Spirit is
leading us. It is exciting, vibrant and wonderful.
At the monthly practises people appear from all over the country,
from London and the south, Blackpool and the west, as far apart as Anglesea, the
Midlands, Yorkshire and other areas of
the country. They share a bond only possible in the Spirit of our Father. It is a privilege
to be a part of such a wonderful group where hearts are united in His love, where one is edified,
encouraged and blessed
as lives and experiences and blessings are shared.
May our Father be praised for this special
work of the holy Spririt through dance.
To get in touch Email us!