Music: Mighty Spirit - Chris Murrell
This page will highlight professional dance companies, dancers
and dance organizations, which like Ad Deum Dance Company, live, work and carry out their vocational and spiritual callings
as professional artists who have placed their faith and hope in a living relationship with Jesus Christ and understand their
place and positions as servant-artists called to engage and impact the world with relevant and redemptive creativity.
These artists flow in a natural fusion of their faith and artistic journeys. Simply stated, they are professional artists
believing in the wholeness of the Lordship of Jesus Christ and what it means to live out their faith in the community of the
arts to the glory of God and to the service of humanity.
These are not religious, liturgical, praise dance, or
what might be considered as dance ministry based individuals or organizations. However, working as professional artists,
they are clearly carrying out a "mission" and "artistic ministry" in a broader sense than how those
terms might typically be understood.
It is our hope that you will be inspired and maybe even challenged by who
they are and what they have been called to accomplish as they have responded to God's unique call upon their lives.
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NEOS
DANCE THEATRE
Robert Wesner ~ Artistic Director;
Neos Dance Theatre "....inspired
by the awe of the created world and driven by the task to fill it with excellence!" Neos Dance Theatre is reflecting
the momentum of dance in our culture today. We are diverse individuals sharing in a common goal of creating atmospheric, theatrical
energy on the stage and in the studio that communicate our lives, our social responsibilities, and our call to work. Neos
has committed its repertoire to eclecticism finding an expression of the self, and the world surrounding ones self, made more
whole through the diversity of movement and style. Robert Wesner, Artistic Director, choreographs most of the repertoire,
in collaboration with the dancers of Neos Dance Theatre.
Contact:
http://www.neosdancetheatre.com/
cell: 419-651-4938
office: 419-207-9670
e-mail: bnb@neosdancetheatre.com
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Springs
Dance Company is Europe's foremost professional Christian dance company. Established in 1979 and based in
London, the Company's work explores faith and life issues from a Christian perspective. The Company performs and
teaches in theatres, festivals, churches and schools across the UK and internationally. Springs also offers workshops
and courses. Please get in touch if you'd like to learn more,
SpringsDC@aol.com
www.springsdancecompany.org.uk
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TALK's mission
is to create and perform dance works based on stories of human experience that inspire dialogue, engage an audience in professional
dance performance and educate new audiences to contemporary dance.
It is my desire that
the choreography presented by TALK Dance Co would unveil and engage our legacy of faith, but more central to my heart and
crucial to my artistry is that it would inspire critical examination for those who’s journeys have not yet uncovered
this gift. 
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THE
PROJECT DANCE FOUNDATION
Project Dance is a movement of dancers seeking to positively impact culture
through artistic integrity. Our desire is to see every dancer nurtured to their fullest human potential for their own wellbeing
and their contribution to the world. We offer training, education, and performance opportunities for dancers worldwide
who desire to dance with integrity to inspire.
CHERYL CUTLIP, Founding Director
As the founder of Project Dance, Cheryl's calling to make a difference
in the culture has led her to produce dance performance events in major arts hubs throughout the world including
New York City, Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Atlanta.
Cheryl also oversees the operation of "The Project
Dance Studio" located in Times Square, an off broadway show called "Broadway Underground", and a company of
dancers called "Atmosphere". Theses local efforts are in place to offer dancers in New York a venue for dancing
and performing that upholds a standard of excellence and integrity as its mission.
Cheryl is
also a Radio City Rockette and along with kicking on the great stage for the past 15 years her duties at Radio City have included
dance captain; assistant choreographer for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; spokesperson for nationally televised appearances
including one-on-one interviews with Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, and Larry King; co-choreographer for Kick Into Fitness (the
official Rockette Workout); and choreographer for Christmas Across America promotional tours. Other career credits include
the Broadway National Tour of “Crazy For You”, European Tour of “42 nd Street”, and the Broadway benefit
to the stars of “Mack and Mable”, starring
Jerry Herman and Donna McKechnie.
For questions about PROJECT DANCE please feel free to email us at info@projectdance.com
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INLET
DANCE THEATRE
Inlet Dance Theatre
utilizes the art form of dance to bring about personal development in the lives of individuals through training and mentoring,
and to speak creatively about life and the issues we all face.
Formed in 2001 by Founder & Artistic Director
Bill Wade and located in Cleveland, Ohio, Inlet's trademark non-traditional partering concentration is highly acclaimed.
Inlet is purposeful about "using dance to further people" (as opposed to an industry that often uses
people to further dance).
Inlet is a Professional Modern Dance Company mainly comprised
of Christians. We have a marketplace ministry focus and are dedicated to using dance as an entry point to engage members
of the entire community. Through dance, Inlet builds relationships, trains professional dancers (via Apprentice & Trainee
programs), develops personal character and creates artistic expression that is inspired by a Christian worldview.
Visit us at www.InletDance.org.
--- Bill Wade Jr - Artistic Director
inletdancetheatre@sbcglobal.net
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StillPoint Dance
Theatre - a professional modern dance company committed to creating quality and relevant works of art with a motivation
to bring reconciliation to families, cultures, nations, and ultimately to man and his Creator. Led by founder and artistic
director, Sharon Perry, StillPoint's goal is to reveal the beauty, humor, truth and joy in our lives; to bring awareness
of social injustices; and to inspire the imagination for creative peace-making and cultural transformation.
Sharon Perry
- artistic director and founder of StillPoint Dance Theatre, Sharon received her B.A. in theatre arts from Virginia Tech and
her M.A. in modern dance from the University of Utah. While living abroad for 11 years in Latvia, she helped develop the first
bachelor degree program in contemporary dance in the former Soviet Union at the Academy of Culture of Latvia. Sharon has also
taught modern dance at the Riga Choreography School, the state ballet school for the Latvian National Opera; served as Latvian
director of Creative Arts Europe; and directed and founded Selah Repertory Dance Theatre. Recently Sharon served as an artist
in residency at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi and she currently teaches modern dance at Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tennessee.
stillpointdt@yahoo.com
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WORD IN MOTION DANCE COMPANY 
Word
In Motion Dance Co. is called to boldly represent Christ in the heart of Los Angeles, in the midst of the dance industry.
God has called us to set a standard by living an uncompromised lifestyle, using our gifts for kingdom business, and doing
it all with excellence. We try to keep our mission simple, "win the lost and disciple the called". Although
we have dancers who are equipped in many styles, we have several outreaches focused on the urban culture. Our annual
Urban Dance Festival in June is a life changing event that allows dancers to train and experience different styles such as
hip hop, street jazz, latin funk, locking, house, popping, tribal funk, and old school. We have hip hop praise and worship
every morning and a word from Pastors Tymme and Aury, live entertainment and comedy, student showcase, and a powerful concert
by Lecrae and Trip Lee.
Please visit www.wordinmotion.com to view a promo from last year and to download a brochure. Tymme and Aury Reitz are the Word In Motion Dance Co. directors.
They are currently Pastors of "I.H.P. Underground" . . . a powerful church service that uses live rap, singing,
and dance for worship and brings solid biblical teaching.
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