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HI EVERYBODY!!!, THIS IS CRYSTAL, FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE "I AM" MIME & DANCE ACADEMY LOCATED IN THE GARY,IN AND CHICAGOLAND AREA.THIS IS A NEW HORIZON FOR ME. THE VISION GOD HAS GIVEN ME FOR THE SCHOOL IS TO EFFECTIVELY TEACH AFFORDABLE LITURGICAL DANCE AND GOSPEL MIME, TO INNER CITY YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO MINISTER THE GOSPEL THROUGH MOVEMENT.I TEACH LITURGICAL,MIME, HIP-HOP PRAISE,FLAGS AND BANNERS- TWIRLING AND DESIGN, BATON TWIRLING AND MOST DEFINITELY THEORY(biblical and the secular origin of the genre of dance) THE DIVISIONS ARE THE SCHOOL' (AGES 2- ADULT), THE PROJECT, AND THE COMPANY, AND WE'RE YET FORMING. I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH DANCE FROM THE WOMB!(THAT'S WHAT MY MAMA SAID). I THANK AND PRAISE GOD FOR GIVING ME THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER GIFTS.WHEN I HAD DOUBTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD BE DANCING IN THE CHURCH, I PRAYED AND ASKED THE LORD TO SHOW ME IF IT BE "HIS" WILL. WELL, ONE NIGHT AT PRAYER MEETING IT WAS ON. NOT ONLY DID HE SHOW UP BUT HE SHOWED ALL THE WAY OUT. BY THE TIME IT WAS ALL OVER THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS DOING MOVES AND SINGING SONGS THROUGH ME I'D NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD BEFORE!I'M STILL TRIPPING AND THAT'S BEEN OVER 12 YEARS AGO.I OFFICIALLY STARTED CHOREOGRAPHING PRAISE AND WORSHIP DANCES IN 2000.SINCE THEN I'VE TAKEN SEVERAL CLASSES IN MIME AND PRAISEDANCE AND BEEN A FACILITATOR AT SYMPOSIUMS. NOW BY NO MEANS DOES THIS MAKE ME AN AUTHORITY OR THE BE ALL TO END ALL, ONLY GOD IS THE AUTHORITY. I'M MERELY A VESSEL, BUT A WILLING ONE. TRUST! SEVERAL HAVE TRIED TO BLOCK THE VISION; ESPECIALLY FAMILY,PLAIN OL' HATERS AND THOSE THAT ONLY WANT ME TO DO THEIR HAIR(YOU KNOW I LOVE YA'LL),BUT HOW MANY KNOW THAT THE VISION IS YET FOR AN APPOINTED TIME O-KAAAYY!BELIEVE ME I'VE WRITTEN IT DOWN, MADE IT PLAIN, AND NOW WE RUNNING WITH IT.OH, AND BY THE WAY GOD SAID DO IT. SO IT'S A DONE DEAL!HOLLA AT YOUR GIRL! WE GOING GLOBAL WITH THE GOSPEL THROUGH MOVEMENT YA'LL! IT'S A STRUGGLE 4 ME, NO DOUBT, BUT I CAN'T TURN BACK CAUSE MY LIFE AND THE SOULS OF OTHERS DEPENDS ON IT AND GOD KNOWS I LOVE THE KIDS!!!GRACE AND PEACE & KEEP DANCIN' IN JESUS NAME 1! “Dancers are the athletes of God.â€- Albert Einstein
ENJOY THE "I AM" MIME & DANCE PROJECT SUMMER SESSION 09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCzWREnz4eI
FINALLY SOME FOOTAGE YA'LL! (YAY)!!! WE'RE MIMING TO "PRAISE HIM IN ADVANCE" by MARVIN SAPP. BRIAN & CALEN DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THIS WAS CALEN'S(green hat) MIMING DEBUT @ HIS CHURCH(1st BAPTIST IN GARY, IN)!!! THIS WAS THE 2nd TIME WE MINISTERED THAT DAY. THE VIDEO IS A TAD SHAKY, BUT GOD BLESS CALEN'S CUZ' CHRISSY FOR DOIN HER BEST!