Thread Scholarship
The heart of Thread is to grow dancers spiritually and technically. Through our program, we aim to connect, equip, and encourage the sharing of resources among dancers and leaders all across Singapore and the Asian region.
The scholarship program aims to support dancers who have a keen desire to pursue an intimate relationship with God through prophetic worship and dance.
Gloria Lee
Recipient of Thread Scholarship
Since young, dance has been part of my life. However, during my secondary school years, my love for dance became entangled with comparison and the desire for approval. I wanted to stand at the front, receive praise and be chosen for more opportunities. Without realising it, I placed my worth and security in how others saw me.
During that season, I grew distant from God and backslid in my faith. By His grace, I recommitted my life to Him at a youth camp and decided to step away from an unhealthy dance environment. I took a break from dance and focused on serving God in other areas. Although I still longed to dance whenever I encountered prophetic dance or flag worship, I believed my chapter with dance had closed.
Years later, at Tung Ling Bible School, I met friends who danced with flags with joy, boldness and freedom. Witnessing how they glorified God through dance stirred something in me. Through flag dancing, God began to redeem and restore my love for dance. I came to Unveil hoping to experience His healing, understand His calling and learn to dance from a place of freedom.
Over these ten weeks, Unveil has been a healing and eye-opening journey. Each class has felt like a divine exchange: bringing my hurts, worries and old mindsets before God and receiving His love, truth and reassurance. I have learnt to dance from a place of love rather than for love. Instead of simply dancing what I want, I am learning to listen to God, trust His leading and step out in faith, even when I feel uncertain. Prophetic dance is more than movement or creativity; it is an act of worship, surrender and obedience.
One of my most meaningful takeaways was discovering that dance can also be a way to intercede and minister to others. Before Unveil, I was more familiar with intercession through prayer and spoken word. I was amazed by how God could use movement to touch lives.
I felt prompted to minister to my sister in Christ, Abigail, who had missed the sessions where we practised interceding for one another through dance. I sensed God inviting me to put what I had learnt into practice by releasing a prophetic dance over her. I chose Walk With You by Michael Bethany, which reminded us that our Abba Father longs to walk with us through every season, in both mountain highs and valley lows. Afterward, Abigail and I danced together as our response to the Father: “Yes, Abba Father, we want to walk with You all the days of our lives!”
Through this experience, I witnessed how dance can become more than personal worship; it can be an expression of God’s love to others. (Video of the ministry and our response dance below.)
I am deeply grateful for how God has used these ten weeks to bring healing, freedom and a renewed understanding of dance. I know this journey is ongoing, but my prayer is to keep dancing for the audience of One and encourage others to worship freely and wholeheartedly. May my dance point not to me, but to the One who has lovingly restored this part of my life.
Jaime Kek Ziqi
Recipient of Thread Scholarship
I found myself at a Thread Dance workshop through a prayer!
Since November/December last year, I had felt a tugging in my heart to learn more about movement. I came across Thread Dance’s Unveil Prophetic workshop, and what caught my attention was the module on flagging. Coming from a Chinese congregation where there isn’t currently a flagging ministry, I hoped that what I learnt could open up opportunities to serve God through this form of worship.
I then discovered that Thread Dance offered a scholarship track! With a little faith, I applied and told God, “Lord, if this is Your will, provide for me.” After waiting for about two weeks without hearing any news, I was just about to submit a new application as a regular applicant when, right before I did so, I received the notification that I had been awarded the scholarship!
God’s timing is amazing. He is never too late.
A little background about me: I’ve always described myself as someone who “doesn’t have the bones for dance” — 没有跳舞的骨头.
Before joining Thread Dance’s workshop, I thought movement was only for people who knew how to dance or had a dance background. I remember our very first lesson, when we were invited to use our bodies to express and write out the attributes of God, such as “Faith, Hope, Love.” That experience sowed the seed of freedom in my ten-week journey with the Lord.
Every week, I came with an expectant heart, ready to meet God in an unfamiliar space. And every week, I was met by His tenderness and presence. The phrase “Come as you are” became real to me. Even through the discomfort, there were little breakthroughs along the way. Looking back, would I trade these three months for anything? No!
One experience I often revisit was during a ministry time when we were invited to dance a thanksgiving dance to the Lord. The song Dancing on the Wave began to play, and there was only one word I could use to describe that encounter: freedom.
In that moment, I truly tasted and saw that the Lord is good. That experience left a deep impression on my spirit and sealed within me the understanding that movement could become my secret place with the Lord — a place where words have their limits, but movement offered to Him knows no bounds.
So, what happened after ten weeks?
The Lord led me into a new adventure: learning more about the work of the Holy Spirit and how, as His children, we can use the gifts He has given us to continue glorifying Him.
“Come as you are” is an invitation from the Father to bring Him a pure offering. That is why I chose the song Pure as the song for my testimony and dance.
My prayer is that, as I continue to grow in my knowledge and understanding of movement, it will always remain a pure offering to God. As the lyrics remind me, “coming back to just me and you, just a heart song singing out of tune, I remember the simplicity, just to feel you here was everything.”
Ultimately, I desire to offer Him worship that flows from a place of love — a response to how deeply He has first loved me.
Jerlynn Tay
Recipient of Thread Scholarship
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.
“Slower I Go” - Seu worship
This is something that God has been speaking to me about since I went on my short mission stint to Indonesia. Sometimes as humans and especially humans in Singapore, we are very used to the “kanchiong” spirit and we don’t see the importance or simply don’t know how to slow down and we end up missing out so much on God’s heart, Joy and peace because of that. I’ve experienced so much Freedom and Joy from learning through this as God took me by hand and I really pray that this will speak to every heart that comes across this piece. <3
Lee Wei Xin
Recipient of Thread Scholarship
I thank God for the opportunity to participate in Unveil Prophetic Dance workshop. At every session, God never fails to meet me there. Each time I leave class, I am overwhelmed by the Lord’s presence and how He can move through someone like me.
Before coming into class I remember being quite skeptical about worship dance. Can we have such a movement in the Christian space? How can we even prophesy through dance? Is it entertainment? Can I even dance - and meet with the Lord?
Thoughts filled my mind. However, the Spirit moved in me - I decided to let the Lord use me as He desires. As I stepped into the first class, I remember being called out to dance with another member, I was like “Me”? Okay God, do whatever you want to.
At the end of the activity, I was amazed. Not because I moved, but because I understood the Father’s heart. Everyone’s eyes were on me, but my eyes were fully on the Lord. In that space, just the Lord and I. There is no right or wrong in the realm of worship dance. The only wrong is if our eyes are set elsewhere rather than the Lord we worship.
I am also reminded that the Spirit can only move if we allow Him to. We have to be the ones to invite the Spirit and allow Him to take control of our movements and circumstances before we can see breakthroughs in our lives.
I never expected that I could grow prophetically. I am still new to the prophetic so this experience is rather new to me. How is it possible that we can speak over someone’s life through dance? God proved me wrong.
As I grew in hearing what is on the Lord’s heart for the person I am praying over in class, God placed multiple downloads in my heart and mind. I was quite afraid to dance out the revelation I received and I was afraid that my sensing was wrong. Over time, I took the step of faith to obey the call of God, and danced/prophesied over my classmates.
I remember one instance where we had to pray over a member and I saw this vision quite clearly. I thought it was just my imagination and I tried to brush off that “idea”, but the Spirit convicted me and I prayed over the lady, it turns out that whatever I saw in the vision was accurate to whatever the lady was going through. It’s amazing how God can use us even when we doubt Him. I learnt to obey the call and release whatever the Lord has given me. This motivates me to be used by God in whatever ways He desires. Sure, it was scary and still is, but obedience over comfort is what the Lord delights in.
As I worship now in my personal space, I find myself breaking into a dance, moved by the Spirit. Dancing now is not just entertainment, but a representation of the Spirit’s move in my life. As I move with the Spirit and God’s will, He leads me to peace, not anxiety. As I allow God to move me however He wants, I will enable Him to control my circumstances and life.
Worship dance does not beautify the worship process. Worship dance is worship unto the Lord. In 1 Corinthians 10:31 it says “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” Whether in dance, singing or anything in life - it is worship unto the Lord. I am immensely thankful for the opportunity to be in this dance workshop. Even more so for the Lord to reveal Himself to me in the sessions and my adoration of Him. All glory to God
Application process
Submit your application form including an essay sharing:
Reasons for undertaking this course.
How you intend to use the skills you have learnt upon completion of the course.
Registration for scholarship ends 15 Dec 2026.
We will email the results of your application by 31 Dec 2026.
Upon Completion of course
Thread scholars are required to submit the following via email within one month of completing the course:
a. Submit a one-page essay describing your growth and development.b. A video (min 3 minutes) showing the scholar in action in ONE of the following activities:
- Personal worship at home
- Praying over your family with flags and dance.
- Teaching your friends or a small group a praise dance.
- Choreographing or dancing a solo or a group dance
Submit your essay and video to: threadance@gmail.com. Thread scholars also consent to the videos to be showcased on Thread website and social media platforms.
Terms & conditions
This scholarship is worth $300 and is non-transferrable.
Scholars are expected to achieve at least 90% attendance in order to keep their scholarship.
Should scholars choose to withdraw at any point of time during the course, they are expected to pay for the number of classes they have already attended.
Thread and the sponsor has the final say in the selection process and reserves the right not to disclose reasons for not awarding a scholarship. Thread will not entertain enquiries.