Joining Unveil has been such a privilege and  an amazing 10 weeks for me!

I’ve never had any proper dance foundation since primary school or any form of deep prophetic dance experience or knowledge prior to this, but I always had a love for dance since young. However, growing up I was always faced with a series of situations that required me to “give up” dance and eventually it became a desire that I felt like I had to sacrifice while I stepped up to serve God in  various capacities as I grew up. 

Dance, to me, always meant - the stage, the glory, the expression of feelings, I couldn’t see where God could be in this and it just felt like if I continued to pursue my dream to “dance”,

it was dishonouring and displeasing Him.

Fast forward to 2023, God used a vision to revive my desire to dance and this time, with a renewed purpose, to dance so that I could GLORIFY HIM, and ENJOY HIM FOREVER. I was only able to fully step out into that vision in late 2024 and it was through my first engagement with flagging at another 1-month long workshop that I began to see that God really wants me to do this, and from there I got to know a friend who is part of thread dance. While scrolling through the Instagram page I stumbled upon the Unveil workshop that was about to start in less than 2 weeks at that point, I felt so drawn that even though the cost was a concern and I was so behind the deadline to apply for the scholarship, I still felt everything in me to do so, after being affirmed by God and precious friends around me. I’m so deeply thankful for how prompt my emails were being responded to and It was such a huge miracle for me to receive the sponsorship as well.

 The Unveil workshop has wrecked me since day 1. I remember stepping into the halls of Paya Lebar Methodist Church not knowing what to expect at all but I was very quickly taken by surprise at how Elaine started the whole  session with the word and something she  shared that day that really stuck with me was “We move from a place of love, and not a place for love.” It was such a great start for me because that session reminded me of how I’m made to worship the LORD and that’s really what the vision that God showed me when he first revived my desire for dance really meant. That day, God resurfaced some really faded old wounds as we were brought through the lies we were made to believe since young.

When we had the opportunity to release those lies and claim the truth through dance, it brought healing on a level I have never experienced before! That brought me so much freedom and Joy, it was indescribable.

Since the first session, in almost every session I’m at God uses dance and his people to speak very personally and deeply to me, it was through Unveil that I had my first ever deep peace encounter with God too. My encounters with God often look dramatic and filled with a lot of images and tears, but through Unveil, God met me in stillness (ironic because this is a dance workshop)!

Beyond all the encounters, I am also deeply enlightened as I experienced what it really meant to physically worship the LORD with all my heart, my soul and my strength. Literally. Also, I was so blown by all the scripture references that pointed to the significance of using flags as a symbol of surrender , victory, claiming lands and more. It leaves me  so much more convicted and confident when I raise the flags in worship.

After Unveil, I’m fully convinced that dancing for and with God is so much more than what I can do for Him,  it is about being in step with  Him and releasing His presence as He wills.