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Gates of Praise Messianic
Congregation, Crouse, NC |
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Kate |
Curtis leads dance at Gates of
Praise |
Dance is so much Fun! |
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| Circle within a circle |
Linda and Greg |
The group gets a tip from
Curtis |
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Hine Ma Tov |

Purim Party - give us a chance
and we'll find any corner to dance! |

Dance at Gates of Praise
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Gates of Praise Dancers at Sar
Shalom |
Entire families get involved |
Pausing for Oneg |
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Hope of Israel Dancers visit
Gates of Praise |
Tuesday night dance practice |
Dancing at a Messianic Wedding |
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Covenant Bible Church,
Lincolnton, NC |
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| Over the head |
Men step out for the first
time. |
Lifted High |
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| On the shoulder |
Kissing the tsit-tsits |
Into a Mayim |
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From Banners.... |
to tallits... |
to pennants... |
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From men... |
to women... |
to children... |
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Let everything that hath breath
Praise the Lord! |
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From Pose... |
To Practice... |
To Performance... |
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"Latter Day" by Barry & Batya Segal was a
colorful presentation. |
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Ministry Away from Home... |
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Zion Center For Worship & Arts (Resurrection
Lutheran Dance Camp), Charlotte, NC |
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Even mini-classes in the foyer |
Always bring a camcorder! |
From all over the world |
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Instructing an Advanced Class
2003 |
Timor videos to take back to
Kurgestan. |
1 2 3 4, All together now! |
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From Beginner... |
To Intermediate... |
To Advanced... |
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Large group of 50+ at Dance
Camp 2003 |
Foot work on Hora Agadatti |
Dance Camp 2004 |
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Learning basic steps and the name of the steps
is a requirement for a beginning dancer. |
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| Learning the basic Mayim Step. |
Skip-hop in and out. |
Tcherkessia with raised hands. |
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| The advanced group from 2004
practice "Barchu Et Adonai" by Paul Wilbur. |
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| The entire body involved in
worship |
3-point turn |
Walking, Balance & Sway |
Some people enjoy Hebrew Dance
so much
they came to Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced. |
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The Faces of Worship |
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A dancer's face tells most of
the story. |
The tallit is a wonderful
worship tool. |
Entire families get involved |
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| Resurrection Family Church, Hickory, NC |
Preparing for Rosh Hashanna presentation |
With all your might! |
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| Dancers from all over come
together |
Real Men "DO" dance! |
"Sing & Dance" by Jonathan
Settel |
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"Kol Dodi" by Chuck King |
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Creating a six-pointed star |
The ladies helped out |
16 men get involved. |
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Costuming |
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| Same style,
different colors allow new dancers to easily meet
costume requirements. |
Same color,
different style of blouses, tied together by tunic and head
scarf. |
White allows you to change
accessories, like this red tunic that is reversible (blue on the
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We're students, too! |
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TNT Club: Teens-In-Touch with
God |
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This was the first time we had worked with a
group of just high school students. |
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West Middle School |
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This was the first time I had been back in the
classroom since I retired as an 8th grade Math teacher for 30
years in May of 2005. It was also the first time I had
taught 3 groups of 7th grade students Israeli Folk Dance. |
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1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise
thy youth ... |
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