Freedom To Dance Ministry

Summary: We will be ministering at Stonecrest Senior Living (12/5), Hosanna! (12/11 & 12/13), and Oasis de Amor (12/15).  We will dance 2-3 songs and wear WHITE/WHITE for females and WHITE/BLACK for the males.  Please note that the next class will be at Illumination Church on Thursday (12/6).

1. Stonecrest Senior Living

You are invited to join us for the chapel service at Stonecrest Senior Living on Wednesday, December 5, to help share the Joy of the Lord this Christmas season with the residents through dancing for Jesus, the Light who came into the World!!  We will be dancing “O Holy Night” at the beginning (3 pm) and “Silent Night” at the end (3:30 pm).  The songs are split up so that those in school can join us for the final number and interacting with the residents before they go to supper at 4 pm.

Date:  December 5, 2018

Location:  Stonecrest Senior Living, 8725 Promenade Ln, Woodbury, MN 55125

Practice:  Please arrive at 2:15 pm for dancing at the beginning or as soon as you can if you are coming for the end.

Songs: 

• O Holy Night: Kerrie Roberts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDUg88d9Hbw; teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
• Silent Night: Mercy Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckMZyKfRB4; teaching video will be sent via email or Messenger

What to wear:  Please wear WHITE/WHITE for the gals and WHITE/BLACK for the guys.  We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all.  Please start looking now for modest, all white tops (sparkles are fine but no colored designs please) and pants/capris/culottes for your female dancer(s) to wear, if you do not currently have them.  The males will wear white tops (can be white buttoned shirt) and black bottoms. We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone.  🙂  Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.

2.  Class Schedule:  The next week we will be at Illumination Church  on Thursday! (November had 5 Thursdays, hence we are in Burnsville two weeks in row.)

3.  Hosanna!   We will be dancing at several Christmas parties at Hosanna!  Church in Lakeville on Tuesday and Thursday, December 11 and 13.  Homeschoolers welcomed to join us for the Women of Wisdom in the morning!  

  Dates, Times, and Location: 

• Dec. 11 (Tuesday) – New Friends (5:15) at 4:30 pm
  • Hosanna! Door #1:  9600 163rd Street, Lakeville, (previous years we were in room 5, on left side of down hallway under the Noah’s Ark).
• Dec. 13 (Thursday) – Women of Wisdom (11:30) at 10:45 am
  • Hosanna! Door #3:  9600 163rd Street, Lakeville, (TBD)
• Dec. 13 (Thursday) – Women & Kids (5:45) and Uniquely Made (6:30) at 5 pm or 5:45 pm,
  • Hosanna! Door #1:  9600 163rd Street, Lakeville, (previous years we were in room 5, on left side of down hallway under the Noah’s Ark).

Practice:  Please arrive 45 minutes before each party.

Possible Songs: 

• Lights Shine Bright: Toby Mac – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmaQeXybres; teaching video will be sent via email or Messenger
• O Holy Night: Kerrie Roberts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDUg88d9Hbw; teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
• Hark the Herald Angels Sing/King of Heaven:  Paul Baloche –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3IghOn18VY or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKNnV5tAJT4 (F2D teaching video)
• Silent Night: Mercy Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckMZyKfRB4
• Little Drummer Boy: Mandisa – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-a7DD6DsY

What to wear:  Same as Stonecrest

4.  Oasis de Amor Grupo de Mujeres

Date:  Saturday, December 15, 2018 (10:30 am)

Practice:  Please arrive at 9:45 am

Location:  Majestic Cove Apartments Party Room, 7472 157th St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124

Songs: Two of the possible songs above, plus using choreography to Mandisa’s “Silent Night” for Noche de Paz: Art Aguilera- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXN2XzvWhn8

5.  Freedom to Dance Christmas Party – We are having our F2D Christmas Party on Thursday evening, December 20th, at Illumination Church from 6:30-8:30 pm!  Come when you can and leave when you must.  Please bring a dish to share!!

6.  Christmas Break – No class from 12/24/2018 through 1/4/2019!  We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family!!

Summary: We will be ministering at Stonecrest Senior Living on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 3 pm.  We will dance two songs and wear WHITE/WHITE for females and WHITE/BLACK for the males.  Please note that the next two classes will be at Illumination Church on Thursday (11/30 & 12/6)

1. Stonecrest Senior Living

You are invited to join us for the chapel service on Wednesday, December 5, to help share the Joy of the Lord this Christmas season with the residents through dancing for Jesus, the Light who came into the World!!  We will be dancing “O Holy Night” at the beginning (3 pm) and “Silent Night” at the end (3:30 pm).  The songs are split up so that those in school can join us for the final number and interacting with the residents before they go to supper at 4 pm.

Date:  December 5, 2018

Location:  Stonecrest Senior Living, 8725 Promenade Ln, Woodbury, MN 55125

Practice:  Please arrive at 2:15 pm for dancing at the beginning or as soon as you can if you are coming for the end.

Songs: 

• O Holy Night: Kerrie Roberts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDUg88d9Hbw; teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
• Silent Night: Mercy Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckMZyKfRB4; teaching video will be sent via email or Messenger

What to wear:  Please wear WHITE/WHITE for the gals and WHITE/BLACK for the guys.  We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all.  Please start looking now for modest, all white tops (sparkles are fine but no colored designs please) and pants/capris/culottes for your female dancer(s) to wear, if you do not currently have them.  The males will wear white tops (can be white buttoned shirt) and black bottoms. We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone.  🙂  Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.

2.  Class Schedule:  The next two weeks we will be at Illumination Church  on Thursday (November has 5 Thursdays, hence we are in Burnsville two weeks in row.)

3.  Freedom to Dance Christmas Party – We are currently looking at having our F2D Christmas Party on Thursday evening, December 20th, at Illumination Church!

6.  Christmas Break – No class from 12/24/2018 through 1/4/2019!  We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family!!

Happy Thanksgiving to our Freedom to Dance family!!

We thank the LORD for the honor of glorifying His name!  We are grateful for each one of you who join with us in praising the name of Jesus through dance wherever He calls us!  Each member of the F2D family is important, whether you dance, pray, or support us in some other way with the talents God has given you.  Each of you is a great blessing!

We pray you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with your family and friends!!

Psalm 95:2-3
Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Please let us know if you are coming Monday, Nov. 12, at 6:15 pm to minister dance to  Boot Camp for Jesus!

Also, here is the October-December class schedule that you can download and print out.  There are maps to Giving in Grace at Soul’s Harbor Church and Illumination Church as well.

Summary:  Join us to minister at Boot Camp For Jesus (1500 McAndrews Rd. W., Burnsville)  Monday, Nov. 12! Gather for practice at 6:15 pm; Boot Camp starts at 7 pm. 

Date and Time:  November 12 (Monday) at 6:15 pm (meeting starts at 7 pm and we will dance about 7:30, after which you may leave)

Location:  Summit Townhomes Party Room, 1500 McAndrews Rd W, Burnsville  (Party room door is by pool)

Practice time:  6:15 pm Pray and practice in space before 7 pm; Put on outfits after 7 pm for ministering around 7:30 pm

Songs:   

And, if you haven’t LIKED our Freedom To Dance facebook, it is: https://www.facebook.com/FreedomToDanceMN

Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23, we will be having our first class at Giving in Grace at Souls Harbor in St. Louis Park (9500 Minnetonka Blvd.) where the Tree of Life Congregation also has use of the facility!

When and Where?:

We are in St. Louis Park on Tuesdays the 2^nd and 4^th weeks of a month at 6:30 pm for the Joy Dancers (4 years old-5th grade) and 7:30 pm for the Glory Dancers (6th grade-adult).  At Giving in Grace we meet in the sanctuary, which is to the right from the parking lot entrance.

New and returning dancers are welcome!!  There’s a full calendar on the Freedom to Dance website:  https://freedomtodance.org/calendar/.

Who?:

• Anyone who wishes to dance for the Lord.  No previous dance experience necessary.
• Boys and girls!
• All church backgrounds welcome to join.  This is a multi-church ministry.
• FREE ministry.

Please print and fill out a copy of our 2018-19 F2D Registration Form to bring with you.  Included here also is a link to our 2018-19 F2D Info Packet.  We will have copies of these at class as well.

Starting Today (10/18)!:

Freedom to Dance’s 2018-19 season starts today, Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 pm for the Joy Dancers (4 years old-5th grade) and the Glory Dancers (6th grade-adult) at 7:30 pm.  New and returning dancers are welcome!!

Where tonight?:

We are meeting in the Elementary Kids Room at Illumination Church (12156 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337.)  Illumination Church is in an office park building.  The entrance is located on the back corner nearest Highway 13.  To get to the classroom go partway down hall, take a right and then a left.  We have a full calendar of upcoming classes at  https://freedomtodance.org/calendar/.

Who?:

• Anyone who wishes to dance for the Lord.  No previous dance experience necessary.
• Boys and girls!
• All church backgrounds welcome to join.  This is a multi-church ministry.
• FREE ministry.

Please print and fill out a copy of our  2018-19 F2D Registration Form to bring with you.  Included here also is a link to our2018-19 F2D Info Packet.  We will have copies of these at class as well.

Praise the Lord for leading us during this time of transition into a new season and bringing us to two new locations for Freedom to Dance classes!  God has made it clear He wants Freedom to Dance to hold classes in two locations on Tuesdays or Thursdays depending on location.  See below for further details.

Who?:

• Anyone who wishes to dance for the Lord.  No previous dance experience necessary.
• Boys and girls!
• All church backgrounds welcome to join.  This is a multi-church ministry.
• FREE ministry.

Start When?:

Freedom to Dance’s 2018-19 season will start on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 pm for the Joy Dancers (4 years old-5th grade) and 7:30 pm for the Glory Dancers (6th grade-adult) at Illumination Church  (12156 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337)!!  New and returning dancers are welcome!!

Where?:

We are excited to follow the LORD’s lead into a “new thing” by holding classes in two alternating locations on two different weekdays!   Basically we will meet on Thursdays the 1^st and 3^rd weeks of a month (and the 5^th weeks in the months which have them, November and January) at Illumination Church (12156 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337.)  And we have been invited to come on Tuesdays the 2^nd and 4^th weeks of a month by the Tree of Life Congregation, who on Tuesdays has use of the facility of Giving in Grace at Souls Harbor in St. Louis Park (9500 Minnetonka Blvd.)  We are waiting on final confirmation from the host church for this location.  Don’t worry if that sounds complicated — we have a full calendar https://freedomtodance.org/calendar/.

Please print and fill out a copy of our 2018-19 F2D Registration Form to bring with you.  Included here also is a link to our 2018-19 F2D Info Packet.  We will have copies of these at class as well.

Thank you for your patience and prayers as we have sought the Lord’s direction and as Miss Jolene’s family moved!!

Thank you for your patience and prayers as we continue to pursue options for the classroom location that God has for Freedom To Dance!  We still sense that classes will begin sometime in October.  We want to keep in step with God’s timing and not rush ahead of Him.

Please continue to lift up prayer for a new place for Jolene Marek and family to live as well.

We invite everyone interested in taking classes this year to an informational and prayer gathering at Wentworth Library (199 East Wentworth Ave, West St. Paul, MN 55118 ) in their large meeting room on Tuesday, October 9 from 6:30-8 pm.  It will have a soft start and will include time to dance plus reconnect or meet for the first time.  We look forward to seeing everyone!

In this season of new beginnings, the LORD is transitioning Freedom to Dance to a new location for classes and possibly a new class day.  We will remain South of the River and are sensing classes will begin in October.  As final details are coming into place we appreciate your prayers for wisdom and discernment in order to choose God’s best!

Also, please cover in prayer Jolene Marek and her family as they seek the new home God has for them.  Their current place is being sold and they need to move by the end of September.  If you know of a possible place, please personal message her.

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”  Hebrews 11:1  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  Romans 15:13