Create a prayerful and memorable Christmas tradition for your child with Liturgical Dance. The 4:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve features the Liturgical Dancers who express their prayer through dance.
Young dancers through high school dancers are invited to join the Liturgical Dance Ensemble for three rehearsals in December and to dance with us at the 4:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve.
All are welcome, those who dance at any studio or those who do not currently take dance lessons but are interested in joining us to try it out.
Parishioner Mary Beth Griffith, Director of Griffith Academy of Dance, choreographs and leads all rehearsals.
Rehearsal Information
There is one rehearsal at Griffith Academy (275 Main Street, Wethersfield).
Sunday, December 10 at 1:00 pm at Griffith Academy
There are two rehearsals at St. Patrick – St. Anthony Church (285 Church Street, Hartford).
Sunday, December 17 at 1:00 pm at St. Patrick – St. Anthony
Saturday, December 23 at 10:30 am at St. Patrick – St. Anthony
(younger dancers will rehearse first and will be dismissed when their dance is finished)
Parking is always free at SPSA across the street in the Saints Lot. If the gates are down, take a ticket (DO NOT PUT A CREDIT CARD IN THE MACHINE), bring in your ticket, and we will validate your parking ticket. If there is an event and an attendant is at the gate, tell them you are arriving for a church event. Gate instructions are here.
Christmas Eve Information
Dancers must arrive at 2:00 pm on December 24 at St. Patrick – St. Anthony Church, Hartford. Mass is at 4:00 pm.
Dresscode
For rehearsals:
dancers can wear any dance attire with hair pulled back from the face.
For Christmas Eve:
white long sleeve leotards
white tights
pink ballet shoes
hair in a bun
festive headpiece will be provided by the church
white skirt may be provided by the church
Skirts must be returned to the church on Christmas Eve after the 4:00 pm Mass. Please bring clothes to change into and plan to leave the skirt and hairpiece with Sarah Christopher before leaving the church on Christmas Eve.
Questions?
Contact Sarah Christopher at [email protected], church coordinator for the Liturgical Dancers.
Sign up for Liturgical Dance on Christmas Eve at the 4:00 pm Mass
Photos are from Christmas Eve 2021