What is MOVE?
MOVE Dance Company is a group of trained dancers from the Salvation Army Eastern Territory. MOVE exists to model and encourage the use of dance in worship, evangelism, and ministry.
Ministry
Performance Pieces
MOVE is able to contribute to events by performing pieces that fit with the theme of the meeting or event. See below for examples of this season’s repertoire.
Teaching
MOVE loves to teach and can be utilized for workshops. Some examples of what we can teach include; dance in worship, scripture relaxation, praying in color, YogaFaith and more!
Altar Ministry
At the heart, MOVE is a ministry team. We love the opportunity to be available for prayer at the altar! All dancers are given some basic training in how to approach praying with others at the altar.
Worship
If given space, MOVE will participate in worship, dancing with their whole hearts. We have learned is that having MOVE dancing during worship can liberate the room to be more expressive during worship.
2019/2020 Season
MOVE offers a repertoire for events that is updated each season. New pieces will be announced in 2021

“Rescue”
This piece speaks to the issue of human trafficking. Using the William Booth poem “I’ll fight” as a framework the audience is meant to be challenged asking personally, “Will you fight?”
Length 5.09

“Movement”
Based on Exodus 40:34-38, this piece is centered around the lyric, “When you move, I’m moved” This piece is a prayer that like the Israelites we would follow the presence of the Lord, whether that’s a cloud by day or fire by night, that His presence will always go before us.
Length 3.58
“Here Below”
A more traditional worship piece Here Below uses the stage as an altar on which the dancers present themselves as a living sacrifice. Communicating that regardless of outside circumstances, we will continue to sing hallelujah to the one who deserves all the praise.
Length 5.47

“Believer”
We all experience pain in our lives. What separates believers in seasons of pain is that we are not alone. This piece shares the message that as we walk through seasons of pain, because of the Lord we can emerge with newfound strength and confidence.
Length 3.24

“Crowd Warm-Up”
Need a fun way to loosen up your audience? The crowd warm-up is a complication of popular dance songs. Dancers lead the audience in dances such as the electric slide, cupid shuffle, as well as some fun remixes. Have you ever danced to a trap version of baby shark? Here’s your chance!
Length 10-20 minutes
*custom lengths available

“The Story of Jesus”
The Story of Jesus is a production that presents the gospel of Jesus Christ to an audience of believers. The audience is asked two questions; Do you really believe this story is the truth? And if so, how does that impact how you live moving forward? The life of Jesus is portrayed from his birth, thru his ministry, death, and resurrection.
Length 45 minutes *Not yet available
Interested in having MOVE at your next event? We are accepting bookings for our 2021/2022 season!
Email erin.morgan@use.salvationarmy.org for information
Company Members

Abigail Pastin | EPA

Chaya Jugenhiemer | EMP

Lt. Clifford Douglas | GNY

Deangelo Powell | SWO

Debora Baptista | GNY

Evangeline Miller | EMP

Kevin Diaz | PRVI

Lisanny Perez | MASS

Luie Colon | NJ

Natalia Cruz | PRVI

Olivia Renkel | NJ

Samuel Baptista | GNY

Summar Bussey | SWO

Tiffany Garcia | GNY
Company Director | Erin Morgan
Erin is passionate about using dance as a vehicle to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. She loves discovering how dance can be used to shift the atmosphere and share a message. With a BFA in Ballet Performance from the University of the Arts, Erin has performed professionally with the Rebecca Davis Dance Company and Putty Dance Project as well as being an ensemble member in Mary Poppins at the Walnut Street Theatre. Erin’s prayer for MOVE Dance Company is that the dancers would feel cared for, challenged both as dancers and as believers, and as a result dance would continue to grow as a vehicle for worship and outreach within the Salvation Army.
Performance Calendar
2020/2021 Dates Coming Soon!
October 11-13, 2019 | Territorial Young Adult Retreat | Camp of the Woods, Speculator, NY |
May 15-17, 2020 | Empire Youth Councils | Long Point Camp city/state |
June 11-14, 2020 | Congress | PA Farm Expo Center Harrisburg, PA |
July 24-31, 2020 | Old Orchard Beach Pier Ministry | Old Orchard Beach Pier Old Orchard Beach, ME |
Audition Information
Audition & Applications information will be available April, 2021
For any questions please email erin.morgan@use.salvationarmy.org