Class Descriptions

Services

Saturday 6:30PM, Sunday 9:15AM & 11:00AM in Worship Center. Wednesday - Community Groups and Teaching in the Worship Center @ 6:30 pm.

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Here at Worship Arts we have something for every age and skill level!

Worship Arts offers group classes in all the arts including art, dance, and music. Private lessons are also offered for voice and many different instruments. Our classes and lessons focus on teaching students fundamental skills, techniques and how to use creativity to glorify God. All classes are Christ centered, include a weekly devotional and use Christian music. Many Worship Arts classes will have the opportunity to participate in the weekend worship services at Celebration Church as well as outreach locations.

NOTE: All classes are broken down by age and skill level, (i.e., Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult) depending upon interest and availability of space.


3D Art 

Students will spend the year studying the principles of design focusing on “form” to create 3D masterpieces! Students will also learn how to use their art skills in intentional ways to worship our Heavenly Father! This class will take a mixed media approach to sculpting and building three dimensional works of art! This class will include paper mache, painting, air dry clay, cardboard construction,and more!

Acting 

Acting 101 is a beginner theatre class, where students will learn how to act, tell stories on stage, and play theatre games. They will focus on creating and performing Christ-centered skits at Celebration and in the community.

Art: Mixed Media

Mixed Media will teach students to see, enjoy and appreciate the beauty of our world and to use the artistic talents God has given them to glorify His name.  Students will learn drawing, painting, collage, paper sculpture, print making, weaving and ceramics.

Ballet

An interpretive, lyrical-based ballet is used to teach the art of worship while learning stretching, center work, across the floor exercises, and ballet technique. Beginning Ballet will introduce the fundamentals of ballet while emphasizing musicality, development of overall body strength, flexibility and body alignment. Intermediate Ballet is open to students with at least 1 year of experience and will expand on the fundamentals of ballet while also teaching basic leaps and turns. Advanced Ballet requires at least 2 years of experience and will teach standard leaps, turns and choreography that allows the dancer to express her love to God.


 Beginning Praise Band

Come and join an actual worship band while learning the guitar, ukulele, electric bass and various percussion instruments. You will read chord charts and learn music theory. Students do not have to supply their own instruments but it would be helpful to have them in order to practice at home.

Boys Movement

Boys Dance will teach our young men to use their strength and creativity to worship their Father through movement tap, and tumbling. It is open to boys ages 4 through 7.

Ceramics

Students will learn the basic techniques for hand building in ceramics using air dry clay! This class will work on several clay projects throughout the year learning skills like slip & score, slab building, coil building, printmaking, and more! Students will also be pushed to think creatively by learning design techniques that will help them use their art in intentional ways to worship our Heavenly Father!

Chess: Pawns & Puzzles

Students will learn not only how to play chess, but also how to strategize. They will work through different chess puzzles and challenges to help them better understand the game of chess. They will learn different openings to use when playing chess, but most importantly they will learn how to use the game of chess to teach God’s word to others.

Christian Storytelling & Writing

Explore a variety of different writing styles using hands-on creative writing exercises. Students will use these techniques to produce many original works throughout both semesters. This class will also be writing Biblically-inspired scripts for the Acting 102 class to perform, culminating in a final day of Acting 102 performing skits written by the Christian Storytelling class. Join both classes for the most fun!

Contemporary Dance

Contemporary dance incorporates modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet. A mixture of barre, floor work, turns, and leaps will work together to create worshipful dance. Some dance experience is required.

Christian Storytelling & Writing

Explore a variety of different writing styles using hands-on creative writing exercises. Students will use these techniques to produce many original works throughout both semesters. This class will also be writing Biblically-inspired scripts for the Acting 102 class to perform, culminating in a final day of Acting 102 performing skits written by the Christian Storytelling class. Join both classes for the most fun!

Crochet

For absolute beginners and those with previous experience. We will learn to make useful items to keep and to bless others.  Students will have the opportunity to create scarves, plush toys, household goods, and much more.

Hip Hop

The Hip Hop classes teach rhythm, coordination, musicality and choreography within a positive Christ-centered atmosphere. Dancers develop focus, strength, and agility while having fun and worshiping Jesus.

Interpretive Movement

In Interpretive Movement (IM), students will combine the art of sign language and motion to create a visual interpretation of the lyrics to a song. While this movement is similar to dance the focus will be on the dramatic interpretation of the lyrics. Students who take this class will learn how to put emotion and grace into this simple, but powerful form of movement. Although sign language is an important factor in this class, we do not require you to have any sign language experience. 

Music Appreciation

Students will be introduced to beginning music theory and a brief overview of music history. Be ready to apply what we learn to playing music, making our own instruments, and pondering the beautiful songs God has given us.

Musical Theater 

This theatrical performance class combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. Students will not only sing, act, and dance but will explore how to turn this into worship. They will learn stage presence, acting skills, dance skills, theater lingo, proper articulation, vocal projection and more. It will be fun to put all these skills together while learning songs like Deliver Us from the musical Prince of Egypt, Through Heaven’s Eyes, and songs from Sight and Sound musical productions. No prior experience in any of these areas is required.

Ninja/Parkour

Students will learn to safely and efficiently negotiate fun obstacles while learning to be stronger and more self confident. This class will include climbing, vaulting & balance challenges. Ninja/Parkour is open to boys & girls. 

Percussion Rhythms & Hymns: 

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of rhythm and melody through playing various percussion and auxiliary instruments such as a drum kit and a xylophone.

Photography

This multi-level class will cover both beginner and intermediate fundamentals of photography including the concepts of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, framing, depth of field, and editing in Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will learn not only what makes a good picture but why! God is the Creator and we get to partner with Him in creative and inspiring ways.  A mirrorless or DSLR camera is helpful but not required.

Pre-Dance

These classes are a perfect place for little ones to begin learning how to worship Jesus through dance! Through instruction in ballet, tap, and tumbling, students will develop basic coordination, strength, balance, rhythm, flexibility, and basic dance skills.

Private Music Lessons

Lessons are available in guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, banjo, mandolin, voice, piano, clarinet, and cello. Our instructors teach all ages and ability levels including people with special needs. Lessons include music reading, music theory, and sight-reading. Lesson fees and times will be arranged privately with each instructor.

Sew and serve

In this sewing class, we will sew simple and useful items to donate and bless those in children’s hospitals, mission groups, nursing homes, cancer treatment centers, NICU, homeless shelters, military bases and more. All levels of experience are welcome.

SwordsMANship

Students will face up to the challenge of manhood and prepare themselves through the power of the Holy Spirit and through the art of the sword. Protective gear will need to be purchased after the first week of class. For boys only.

Tap

Students will learn basic tap technique while building strength, coordination, flexibility and rhythmic skills while praising God with their FEET! This is a form of dance that can be started and enjoyed at ANY AGE!

Tumbling

All tumbling classes follow a progressive tumbling program that is designed to teach gross motor skills such as forward & backward rolls, cartwheels, handstands, bridges, round-offs, front walkovers, back walkovers, back handsprings and back tucks. Those enrolling in Tumbling 2 or Tumbling 3 will be required to attend a skills assessment session before classes begin in August.

Twirl

Students will incorporate dance movements with baton twirling while also learning how to praise God through this beautiful act of worship.

Worship Flags

Worship Flags offers instruction in the basic techniques of color guard dance & flags with a focus on worship.