STAFF

HELEN HERBST – Director:  Dayspring Performing Arts Training Center  (DPATC)

Training:Usdan Cultural Arts Center, Broadway Dance Center & Luigi’s World Jazz Center.
                Various dance symposiums, workshops and camps with pioneer worship artists: Barry & Steve Griffing, Valerie Henry, Liz Dimmel,  Mikail Murnane,                 Kathy Thibodeaux, Yvonne Peters.  Private Study: (Ballet/Pointe) with Balanchine ballerina Liliane Chevallier  (9 yrs.).  John White: Vaganova Syllabus Seminar, Levels 1-6.  Summer 2003, 2005 & 2007.  Current: Sterling College; B.A. Christian Ministries. Class of 2010

 Performance: Liz Dimmel’s, “Advanced Ballet Technique Video”; a class for worship dancers.  Featured worship dancer, Westbury Music Fair, Madison Square Garden and      Nassau Coliseum for regional worship events.  Interpretive dancer for ACTS of Praise, Feast of Tabernacles Celebration  Jerusalem, Israel, 1998 & 2000.  Living Water Full Gospel Church worship services and productions since 1995.   Various worship events and services throughout the tri-state area.  Participant and Team director:                    Project Dance Times Square, NYC. 2007-2009,  Project Dance Hong Kong 2008.

 Directing: Director of Dayspring Dance since 1987  Executive production director at Living Water Full Gospel Church since 2002 Worship Dance Director: Living Water Full Gospel Church since 1998 Directed Various Worship Dance/Arts workshops/Long Island, NY Director of Dayspring’s ministry team, David Company Dance Director: Jesus Alive 2000 and 2005. Team Leader:  3-week missions trip 2008, Hong Kong and Beijing, China 2008; youth arts camp & Youth worship service at the BICF. (Assistant to Youth Director Liz Ross)

  NANCY McSWANE - Drama instructor and coach at Dayspring, graduated from Bethany Bible College, Santa Cruz, CA., Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She has been writing and directing plays since 1978. After touring with The Bethany Players of Bethany College, she went on to produce and direct numerous community and church theaters. She has coached, taught, and directed drama at Dayspring Dance and Arts Center since 1988. She’s also been a voice teacher and coach since 1996. She was also the drama director for Jesus Alive 2005 and participated in Project Dance NY 2006. She directs drama for the Christmas and Easter productions at Living Water Church . Dramatic director for David Company and assistant rehearsal director fo 

VALERIE PICERNO - Dance instructor at Dayspring since 1996. Has studied dance over 10 years at several schools including The June Claire School of Dance. Has instructed at Lucille Roberts Spa in Plainview, NY. Continues her dance training at The Dayspring Dance and Performing Arts Center. She has participated at numerous events throughout the NY tri-state area as a liturgical dancer. As a member of David Company, she’s danced at Nassau Coliseum and Westbury Music Fair for Jesus Alive 2000 and 2005. Participated as a dancer for the ACTS of Praise International Banner Ministry during 2000 Feast of Tabernacles Celebration in Jerusalem, Israel. Also danced with David Co. at "Project Dance" in Times Square, NYC 2007. Assistant Worship Dance Director at Living Water Full Gospel Church, and Assistant Rehearsal Director for David Company.