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Grab your dancing shoes, because International Dance Day is a worldwide celebration of dance and it’s taking place today (29 April). It’s celebrated on this day because it’s the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, who was the creator of modern ballet. As well as celebrating how awesome dance is, it’s also an opportunity to bring together people from different countries or cultures to learn about other dance styles. Dance is incredibly good for you. It makes your heart and lungs healthier, improves muscle tone and strength and increases co-ordination, agility, exibility and balance. Plus dancing is great fun –it’s perfect for making new friends and it can help improve con dence. The main event for the organisers of International Dance Day is happening in Shanghai, China from 24–30 April. There will be a Gala Night Celebration available to watch at international-dance-day.org where you can see dancers from China, New Zealand and the South Korea. You don’t have to be in China to join in the fun. There’s no better time to try different types of dance. Whether it’s ballet, tap, street, Irish, Highland, ballroom, Bollywood or something else – there are so many different styles to learn. Have a look on YouTube to see what these styles look like. If one of them inspires you, ask your parents or carers to see if there’s a class near you or search for lessons on YouTube. It’s always great to learn a new skill so get your body moving!

I’m no dancer, but I enjoy trying at parties – at least I can put my feet down in time to the rhythm. My kind of dancing is what’s known as dad dancing. I have a friend who’s an awesome dancer. Recently I found myself in a situation where I had to copy his moves. While he looked like a Strictly pro, I just looked silly and everyone enjoyed a good chuckle at my expense.

In the Bible, 2 Samuel 6:14–22 tells us how King David danced and praised God. No one laughed at him, but his wife did tell him off for making a fool of himself by dancing in front of everyone. You’ve got to give it to David, though, he pretty much told his wife that he would praise God however he wanted … even if he did look silly! How will you praise God this week?

READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT JESUS’ PROMISES TO HIS FOLLOWERS

Something to Look Forward To

Last week, I did something I’ve never done before – I spent a week away from my children. I was really sad to leave my girls, and my daughters were sad too. So, I reminded them that they still had their mum to look after them, as always, and I promised that I’d be back home in a week’s time. That gave them something to look forward to. I wonder how Jesus’ friends felt when he told them he was going away. I expect they felt very sad. So, in a similar way to how I reassured my daughters – by promising I’d be back and reminding them their mum would look after them – Jesus reassured his disciples too.

by Justin Reeves

Sure, he didn’t put a time frame on it like I did. But Jesus did promise to send the Holy Spirit to be with them and help them, and he promised that he’d be back one day. His followers had two things to look forward to.

Sometimes being a Christian can feel tricky. However, we have Jesus’ promise that his Holy Spirit is with us to help us. And we have the promise of Jesus’ return to look forward to. He might not return during our time on Earth, but we know that by choosing to live his way, we will one day get to enjoy seeing his return. Now, that really is something to look forward to.