“‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” Luke 10:41-42 A ballet dancer’s dance bag is everything…it’s kind of like a person’s phone…everything is in that dance bag that the dancer could possibly need. And…
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“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 “put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24 There were sometimes ballet performances where I was…
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“and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 My ballet teacher growing up used to always remind us to smile all the way to the back row…to the…
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“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.” Revelation 3:20 One of the things I always tried to keep in the forefront of my mind when I was performing onstage was to invite the audience in…to make sure I was making them feel like they were right there in the story of the ballet. To invite the audience…
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“Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 My ballet teacher from where I grew up training as a dancer had one of the greatest analogies that has always stuck with me in my dancing. She would tell us to carry ourselves as if our neck was adorned with the most beautiful jewels…and that…
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“The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’” Luke 1:28 If there was anything I regret about my dancing career, it would be this… Looking around at all the dancers, wishing I was more like them. I definitely think it is good to study other dancer’s technique…to learn from them, but…
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