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Friday, November 25, 2016

Praise-dance Survey: Here is what some praise dancers said . . .

Last month, we asked our praise-dance community to take a survey on 'who' they are and 'why' they do what they do.  
     Here are some preliminary results:
        ❥  Respondents  ~  401total!
                 ~  Women: 40
                 ~  Men: 1
      ❥  Ministry foundation (more than one response allowed)     
                ‣  Praise dance:  73.17 percent
                ‣  Worship flag:  43.90 percent
                ‣  Worship mime:  26.83 percent
                ‣  Drama/Christian Drama:  9.76 percent
                ‣  Pageantry:  7.32 percent
               
                ‣  Another worship-arts ministry:  4.88 percent
                ‣  None of the above:  7.32 percent
        ❥  Length of time in praise-dance or worship-arts ministries:
                ‣  Less than 1 year (beginning):  4.88 percent
                ‣  5 to 15 years:  34.14 percent
                ‣  15 to 25 years:  41.02 percent
                ‣  More than 25 years:  4.88 percent
        ❥  What drew you to your ministry?               
                ‣  God:  82.93 percent
                ‣  Already skilled or talented in that area:  26.83 percent
                ‣  Being influenced by other ministers (worship artists):  26.83 percent
                ‣ Asked to do so by my church pastor or another leader or church member:  17.07 percent  
                ‣ Other:  9.76 percent, including . . . Was at a worship conference as a singer and saw a workshop on dance. In the workshop God revealed that dance was another way to worship Him and I felt called to start dancing on my own
     ❥  Did you receive instruction in your ministry? From what source?               
                ‣  NO: 34.15 percent   
               ‣  YES                                
                ‣ Conferences and workshops attended:  51.22 percent
                ‣  Instructional books/manuals and DVDs:  31.71 percent
                ‣  Minister outside my church or ministry:  31.71 percent
                ‣  Online schools or sessions:  19.51 percent
                ‣  Ministry leader:  21.95 percent
                ‣  Other:  12.20 percent, including . . . TEN (The Eagles Network); EITI (Eagles International Training Institute); dance/belly dance; ballet, modern and leadership classes inside and outside of church; at first nno, but realized I needed to enhance what God was doing in me, so I started taking ballet and worship-dance classes
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     ~  Want to be heard on this praise-dance survey?  Click here for these fast 10 questions!
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Did you get 'the other book,' OMG ~ I'm Praise Dancing! Now What?"
Updated: Saturday, 4.March.2017; 
Friday/27Jan2017; 
Tuesday, 3.Jan.2017/37

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