At Turning Pointe, we feel called to not only disciple dancers, but to reach out to the community and touch hearts for Christ. We work toward that calling through our school year and summer Outreach.
After dancing professionally at Ballet Magnificat!, the nations premier Christian Ballet Company, then studying Cross-Cultural Missions at Reformed Bible College, Artistic Director Lara Faucher felt a calling to disciple young men and women through high quality ballet training and to open hearts to Christ through high quality ballet performance.
"It was then that I realized that my heart was to teach and disciple dancers... that my mission field was not to be across the ocean; my mission field was to be in a ballet studio." Lara Faucher, Artistic Director
During the busy school year we offer two high quality, large scale ballets to the Lakeshore community. The Promise has become a Christmas tradition, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ through classical and contemporary choreography. The Deliverer, new in 2011, celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus and all the emotions surrounding those life-altering three days.
"Although many may think that our performances are simply family-friendly entertainment, we see them as Outreach. Like a good sermon, emotions are stirred, hearts are opened and a seed is planted in our audience by the Holy Spirit. This form of Outreach is at the heart of what we feel called to do." Lara Faucher, Artistic Director
As time permits, we also send dancers out to perform Ministry Repertory at churches, nursing homes and community events.
For a list of our Repertory with video links, please click here.
The more relaxing pace of summer allows us to offer more Ministry and Outreach opportunities to our students and to the community. Some of the many ways we reach out to the community are:
-Performing Ministry Repertory at churches, nursing homes and community events. For a list of our Repertory with video links,
-Working with, , teaching and performing worship pieces with special needs adults.
-Taking to work with underprivileged children, teaching them how to worship through dance.
-Doing special awareness and fundraising performances like
Dancers Facing The World.
Sacred Dance Workshops provide an opportunity for groups of all ages and skill levels to learn how to minister to those around with the gift of dance. Great for church youth groups, Gems groups, Women's ministries, Worship teams, etc. Specific needs for your group will be met in the workshops whether it is learning a piece thematically choreographed for the holidays, learning techniques for your liturgical group, or learning a piece choreographed for a special occasion. Call Turning Pointe offices (616.394.7109) to book your Sacred Dance Workshop! Prices will vary depending on time and number of people attending.
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Turning Pointe School of Dance is a Christian Ministry with the mission:
preparing the dancer in body and spirit to glorify God through artistic excellence.
Here are some of the locations where we have had the honor of presenting
Outreach performances:
Southside Christian Good Shepherd Lutheran Maplewood Reformed
2nd Reformed-Zeeland First CRC-Zeeland Harlem Reformed GEMS
Musical Mtg Congregational Church Providence CRC Freedom Village
Royal Park Place-Zeeland Community Church Douglas Bethel CRC-Zeeland
Oakcrest Manor Calvary CRC Cascade Fellowship
Calvary CRC Sunday School Heartland of Holland Immanuel-GR
Heartland of Holland Bethany CRC Zeeland Pumpkin Fest
Saugatuck CRC Bethel CRC/Zeeland Holland Street Performer Series
After watching a television documentary which revealed the devastating poverty in Haiti, a Senior Ensemble member from Turning Pointe began prayfully exploring ways of utilizing her dance training to help bring relief and the hope of Christ to the poorest country in our hemisphere. As the details of organizing a weekend of benefits concerts began to take shape, she invited other ensemble members to join her. In July of 2007, ten dancers started intensive rehearsals for "Dancers Facing the World: Hope for Haiti". With hopes of changing lives, they dedicated many hours to re-setting current Turning Pointe repertoire along with learning new pieces chosen and choreographed specifically for the tour. Representatives from GLOW (Gods Love for Orphans and Widows) and Living Water International were in attendance at all three concerts and eager to share with people afterwards about their work in Haiti. The dancers were thrilled that the audiences in Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, and Holland responded generously and over $9,300 was given to support the work of sharing Gods love with the people of Haiti.
Rehoboth 2008
Rehoboth 2005
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