CLINTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - liturgical dance

Creative Movement Grades K - 2

Christian Modern Dance Grades: 3rd - H/S

/files/Files/byrams photo.jpg Meet the gifted Instructor, Mrs. Christine M. Byrams.

Christine M. Byrams – I am a native of Washington. DC. I am a graduate of McKinley Sr. High School and an alumnus of Youth for Understanding (YFU) Student Exchange Program. As a member of YFU I had the opportunity to live in a Japanese home at the age of 17 for 4 months in Saga City, Japan. I attended Fort Wayne Theological Seminary and Bible College where I received my Bachelor’s in Biblical Studies and Master's in the Theory of Liturgical Dance. I am currently working on my Doctorate in Adolescent Biblical Counseling. I have been dancing for over 25 years and teaching dance for 12 years at local churches. I have been teaching at Clinton Christian School since 2006. I am the 1^st & 2^nd grade Art Teacher, Creative Movement Instructor for K-4 – 5^th grade, and Liturgical Dance Instructor for 6-12^th grade. I am also Director of the Creative Arts Ministry at Life Church. I have been married for 11 years and have three children. I love the Lord with all my heart and live for Him every moment of the day. “For this is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it”.

Creative Movement/Liturgical Dance

Bible Verse: Psalm 150

Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the tumbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with crashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

Mission Statement - To learn the Art of Worship through Movement

Creative Movement/Liturgical Dance is the art of worshipping the Lord with your entire being through music and the Word of the Lord. In creative movement students will have the opportunity to exercise their ligaments while learning to worship the Lord through movement of their being. They will learn that there bodies are an instrument to be used by and for the Lord. In Liturgical Dance students are able to learn to worship the Lord through their relationship with him. They will learn the biblical foundations of dance and how to make it a part of their everyday worship to him. The students will also have the opportunity to learn new techniques and the basics of Christian Choreography.