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 Moriah Ministries of Bainbridge Township, a Messianic Jewish ministry, will offer a Davidic Dance workshop on August 19, Sunday, from 1:30-5:00 PM. The Workshop will be held at Tikvat Yisrael and First Assembly located at 1370 Richmond Road, Lyndhurst. 

 Margaret Keck, Davidic Dance choreographer and the Kadosh L’Adonai Dance Team will teach the Workshop. Sonia Bihary, well known Cleveland area worship leader, will open the Workshop with a brief worship selection. Snacks and water will be provided. The cost for the workshop is as follows: Early bird registration $20 paid in advance (Deadline August 6) After August 6 the cost is $30. At door, the cost is $35. Group rates for five or more is $15 each but must register by August 6. Register by calling (440) 543-9304 if paying by credit card or you can send check or money order to Moriah Ministries, PO Box 23823, Chagrin Falls OH 44023.

The workshop includes: step by step instruction for three  to four dances, a class on How to Choreograph, a folder containing printed notation for each dance, warm ups, stretching techniques, and snacks. Techniques on dancing with a tambourine will be taught as well as one dance using the tambourine. For each dance, there will be a short Biblical teaching. These workshops are dynamic, life changing events that not only teach men and women the fundamentals of Davidic Dance but also teach how to enter a deeper place of worship.

 

Participants are asked to bring a favorite piece of music to choreograph dance, boom box, tambourine, water bottle, small towel, notebook, and pen or pencil for notes. Comfortable clothes should be worn. Dress in layers including short sleeve shirts. Shoes should provide good support such as sneakers. A second pair of dance shoes (i.e. ballet slippers or shoes with leather soles) is beneficial.

Davidic Dance is a form of worship to God. Traditional Israeli folk dance steps are combined with Messianic Jewish, Israeli or Christian music. The dances range from simple to more complex. They are danced in a circle or a line. Sometimes streamers and tambourines are used. The dances vary in tone from reverentially devotional to exuberantly joyful.

Moriah Ministries produce and distribute instructional Davidic Dance videos internationally. Margaret Keck, cofounder, has been a speaker for Women’s Aglow throughout Ohio. She has been on Christian radio and television including the local Trinity Broadcasting Network and the 700 Club. She teaches at conferences, seminars, and retreats. Keck has written a Messianic prayer/devotional, Walking On The Highway Of Holiness. Dance accessories and their full line of videos will be for sale. Their ministry has recently returned from a trip to Israel where they filmed their eighth instructional dance video. 

For registration and further information, call (440) 543-9304 or http://www.moriahministries.org.