SeattleDanceSource.com February 2008
Happy Heart-full Dancing.
 
Did you know that this newsletter has been sent EVERY MONTH for 5 YEARS!!  Happy Anniversery Seattle Dance! 
 
And, for all you lovers, here's an inspirational, heart-full dance.  She without arm and he without leg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLVRQCjh8c 
(Thanks to Christine Havens for this. Check out her Valentines Day dance!)

 
A BIG Thank you to all who offer the Dances in our community - FOR 5 YEARS!
 
  • Monday: Turtle Dance (U District)
  • 1st AND 3rd Monday: Soul Moves (Eastlake)
  • Tuesdays (am): Resonance (Ravenna)  
  • Wednesday: Ecstatic Dance (Capitol Hill)
  • 2nd & 4th Wednesday: Dance Church (Elliot Bay)
  • Thursday: Five Rhythms (Capitol Hill)
  • Fridays (am): Resonance (Ravenna)
  • 2nd Friday:  Morphic Field (Capitol Hill) AND Yoga Trance Dance (Redmond)
  • ALL Fridays (EXCEPT LAST): TurtleTownFridays (Fremont)
  • LAST Friday: Ecstatic Dance (Cap Hill) AND Yoga Trance Dance (Redmond)
  • 3rd Saturday: Contact Jam Potluck (W Seattle) AND NEW! Spice Box (Beacon Hill)
  • Sunday: Ecstatic Dance (Capitol Hill)
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    TANTRIC DANCE OF THE DIVINE FEMININE
    5 RYHTHMS WORKSHOP: In the Current
    INTRO TO CONSCIOUS LANGUAGE @ WOW
    EXPERIENTAL CHAKRA GROUP FOR WOMEN
    THE RELATIONSHIP WORKSHOP (For Individuals)
    GOT STRESS? New Group w/ Soleil: TRY IT FEB 12!
    ALL THE WEEKLY DANCES
    AND MORE DANCES!
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    TANTRIC DANCE OF THE DIVINE FEMININE
    Kathy Kali 
     
    YEAR AND A DAY
    Level 1 Program in

    TANTRIC DANCE OF THE DIVINE FEMININE
     
    with Kathy Kali
     
    Begins Sunday, MAY 18, 2-9PM

    $115/month early bird discount.
    Includes catered dinners & 13 month commitment.
    Payment plans available.  Pre-registration required.

    Deepen into your power with pleasurable monthly sessions in Tantric Dance of the Divine Feminine, a sensuous devotional practice for women. 
     
    BodySong Healing & Arts Center
    943 N. 89th St. Seattle (near Greenlake)

    To register contact Julie Charette-Nunn at julie@crowsdaughter.com or (360)579-2319
     
    5 Rhythms™ Workshop: In the Current 
     
    Feb. 23 and 24, 2008
    W/ Christine Havens, 5 Rhythms™ Teacher
     
    $195/$175 early registration
    (2 work study positions are available)
     
    Do we step into the current of life, fight the current, or get swept away? Can we move with all things, dark & light, find our fluidity, access our strength & fierce loving, release what we are holding, and become fascinated & fulfilled?
     
    ~ In the Current ~
    Find your feet & heart, follow your intuition & instincts, stay present in the moment & yield to whatever presents itself.
     
    Dance Undergound (Capital Hill)
    Sat. Feb 23 2 - 8pm, Sun 2:30 - 8pm
    Saturday night, join us for dinner at a near-by restaurant!
     
    Register:
    Go to
    www.wavesdance.com
    or call Christine at 206-521-3337
    Intro @ WOW: Power of our Conscious Language™
     
    Speak, Live and Dance Your Prayers
    ˝ Day Intro into
    Power of our Conscious Language™
    @ Women of Wisdom Conference 

    Our words are powerful prayers. Our language is sacred. By making a change in our language we can potentially shift and upgrade our entire reality. 
    Come play and remember easy tools to speak and live our highest prayers

     Sat. Feb. 16th 9am -  12 noon
     With Karen Fletcher

    karen.dancingqi@gmail.com, 206-713-5147.

    $40 for Women of Wisdom members
    $50 for non-members

       
    North Seattle Community College, Education Building, 9600 College Way North, Seattle WA 98103
    WoW Conf. is Feb. 15-18
    Info / Location: www.womenofwisdom.org 

    Experiential Chakra Group for Women

     
    Lindsey Rosen Logo

    An exploration of psyche and soma integrating yoga, movement, art, meditation and verbal process.

    Gain access to greater self-insight within a safe, supportive & creative environment.
     
    By registration only with (Seattle Dancer), Lindsey Rosen, MA, DTR., LMHC www.lindseyrosen.com 206-940-7965
    The Relationship Workshop 
     
    The Relationship Workshop
    w/ Don St John, Ph.D.& Diane St John
    (For Individuals - single or coupled)
     
    April 24 & 25 (Thur/Fri) 7-9:30 PM
    April 26 & 27 (Sat/Sun) 10 AM-5:30 PM

    $375.00
    (discounts for early registration)
     
    Connection, not Communication
    is the Key to Successful Relationships
     
    • Learn to resolve the two major blocks to intimate connection
    • Experience the power of heart to heart communication
    • Develop the confidence to be yourself with others
    • Grow trust, closeness & safety without talking about it
    • Learn to cultivate what you want in your relationships, and release what you don't

    Visit www.pathsofconnection.com  for details & information.

    Soleil says, "Diane & Don are an amazing couple (and wonderful dancers). You gotta go to this!
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    Retrain your mind to focus on what matters most to you, not what worries you the most!
     
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    206.300.7333 www.SoleilRising.com
    Location: Eastlake Yoga

    The Dances
    (Free-Form Movement)
     
    In order from Monday to Sunday...
     
    FLYING TURTLE DANCE
    WHEN: Mondays! 7:30pm warm up 8:15 start
    FACILTATORS: Bruce Carloye flyingturtle@carloye.net  & Scot Robinson scottchocolate@hotmail.com
    206 713-7154
    COST: $7 - $10 sliding scale
    WHERE: Open Flight Studio 4205 University Way NE
    DESCRIPTION: Each Flying Turtle Dance ventures far and wide across a musical landscape of diverse moods and genres. You'll begin with a facilitated opening that warms your being and our shared communal nest, and when the music is done, we'll gather for potluck snacks and Turtle family time!
    WEBSITE: www.carloye.net/turtle.htm
     
    SOUL MOVES
    WHEN: 1st AND 3rd Mondays (Feb 4 & 18)7:30-9:30pm
    FACILTATOR: Jens Wazel soulmoves@surcus.com 206.227.7763
    COST: $12 drop in / $60 for 6 class card
    WHERE: 1506 Franklin Ave E, Hengst Studio (old Little Red Studio)
    DESCRIPTION: Dive deep into the heart of the dance. Move from the inside out in the sanctuary of community. This class is inspired by Soul Motion™. Come as you are!

    ECSTATIC DANCE
    WHEN: Every Wed 7:15pm (& SUN 10:30am)
    FACILITATOR: Mary Anderson
    COST: $8 drop in
    WHERE: Dance Underground on Capital Hill
    (www.ecstaticdanceseattle.com)
     
    DANCE CHURCH
    WHEN:
     2nd & 4th Wed 7 - 10pm 
    FACILITATOR: Nigel O 206.293-1964 info@nigelo.com
    COST: $8 drop in
    WHERE: Elliott Bay warehouse - 920 Elliot ave W just south of the magnolia bridge 
    DESCRIPTION: An open space for those who just want to dance.  Live DJs with great beats to move your body.  (Note - the floor is cement, wear shoes.)
    DJs:     Feb 13 Lara 'Pysphyte' & Michael Maricle, Feb 27 Hendrik & DTA, March - TBD
     
    5 Rhythms Series:  "Inner Waves"
    WHEN: Thursday 7:15 - 9:15pm
    SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY:  ONLY $10. Come with your own sweet heart or bring your sweetheart and dance with us on Valentine's Day through a Wave of Love. Go out for Chocolate after! 
    FACILITATOR: Christine Havens christine@wavesdance.com  206-521-3338
    COST: $20/class. Come for the series or Drop-in!
    WHERE: Dance Underground on Capital Hill
    DESCRIPTION: Deeply explore the spiritual practice of the 5 Rhythms, the work of Gabrielle Roth. Move with the inner wave inside each dancer and into a moving meditation that includes sutras for the 7 chakres. Explore the body's messages through entering over and over, in the dance, into the present moment.

    RESONANCE 
    WHEN:
     TUESDAY & FRIDAY 10am - noon
    FACILITATOR: Kelly Darlington kjdarlington@gmail.com 425-471-5479 
    COST: $35.  Sliding scale. Register for each class
    WHERE: Ravenna - TBD w/ registration (call)
    DESCRIPTION: A semi-private (4 people only) Continuum and Craniosacral inspired movement class. Craniosacral adjustments will be offered as support in the process. Flexibility, Fluidity, Stress Reduction, Clarity,  Strength Building, Structural Continuity, Increased Vitality, and  Awakened Creativity are some of the likely outcomes of this practice. Continuum info: www.continuummovement.com & www.continuummontage.com

    YOGA TRANCE DANCE 
    WHEN:
     2ND AND LAST Friday 7:15 - 8:30pm
    FACILITATOR: Saori & Carlos - soka@pacifier.com
    COST: $10.  Kids FREE!
    WHERE: REDMOND! Flow Yoga of Redmond, 15744 Old Redmond way
    DESCRIPTION: Yoga Trance Dance combines two great arts: Yoga & Dance, where freedom of expression is the goal.  Class begins with Shahaja Prana Yoga, a flowing style of yoga and then transitions to Free Form Dance, where you will cultivate your creativity and freedom. By the end of class, the joy of dancing will flow through you.
    Suitable for ALL ages.
     
    THE MORPHIC FIELD
    WHEN:
     2nd Friday - Feb 8 8:30pm
    FACILITATOR: Franklin Markowitz 206-406-7283 themorphicfield@hotmail.com
    COST: $10 - no one turned away
    WHERE: Dance Underground Capital Hill
    DESCRIPTION: The Morphic Field utilizes a combination of Conscious Language & the Morphogenetic Field through dance, to bring into physical being your hearts desires. Enter into sacred space, set intention, & move your body to the rhythms of the universe expressed through music.  Enter that space within which all creation comes into being.  Learn how to manifest your hearts yearning through dance.

    TURTLETOWNFRIDAYS
    WHEN: EVERY Friday EXCEPT LAST FRIDAY 8pm 
    FACILITATOR: Scot Robinson Scottchocolate@Hotmail.com
    COST: $7 - $10 sliding scale
    WHERE: Fremont: Planet Earth Yoga

    DESCRIPTION: Co-create TurtleTown with host Scot Robinson -- jump in with our tribe! -- bring your journey to our circle of movement!   This pot-luck dance + picnic is open & varied - and communal love is the blanket! www.carloye.net/turtle.htm

    LAST FRIDAY ECSTATIC DANCE
    WHEN: FINAL Friday of each month 8:30 - 11:30pm.
    FACILITATOR: Mary Anderson
    COST: $10
    WHERE: Dance Underground on Capital Hill
    Longer Dance, Lots of Food, Good Friends ...
    (www.ecstaticdanceseattle.com)

    CONTACT JAM & POTLUCK
    WHEN: Every 3rd Saturday 4-6pm Dance, Potluck 6-8
    HOST: Cyrus Khambatta 206.935.0459 studio@PHFFFT.org
    COST: $3 - $8 (anything above goes to the new hot tub!)
    WHERE: 5609 34th Ave SW Seattle WA, 98126 (West Seattle) Mapquest for directions...
    DESCRIPTION: Join us in our new studio with new sprung bamboo floors with views of trees and sky for a joyous experience with contact improv. All levels welcome. Or sit and watch. Afterwards step inside for a cozy potluck (bring your dishes before, we can warm them up after the dancing is done). Bring an instrument to play at the jam and/or the potluck.
    (www.phffft.org/studio.html)

    NEW! SPICE BOX
    WHEN: Every 3rd Saturday 7 - 11pm
    FACILTATOR: Katrina  206.322.9500
    COST: $10 drop in
    WHERE: Skin Deep Dance Studio 2524 16th Ave S #311 Beacon Hill
    DESCRIPTION: Performance & Open Dance with DJ Peter Madril (arabic, bollywood, bhangra).  A spicy blend of belly dance & booming modern world beats on the ecstatic dance floor!
     
    ECSTATIC DANCE Capital Hill
    WHEN: Every Sunday 10:30am (& Wed 7:15pm)
    FACILITATOR: Mary Anderson
    COST: $8 drop in
    WHERE: Dance Underground on Capital Hill
    (www.ecstaticdanceseattle.com)
     

    More Community Dances!
     
    CONTACT IMPROV 6 week SERIES

    WHEN: THURSDAY Feb 7 - Mar 13 6:30-8:30pm
    HOST: Cyrus Khambatta 206.935.0459 studio@PHFFFT.org
    COST: $65 - $100 sliding scale
    WHERE: Grass Roots Studio 5609 34th Ave SW Seattle WA, 98126 (West Seattle)
    DESCRIPTION: The six week series will cover a different theme each week including concepts in weight sharing, rolling, falling, balancing, and going into and out of the floor and back space.(www.phffft.org/studio.html )

    ECODANCE SEATTLE
    WHEN: 2008 Six-Week Series Dates (Mondays 8-9:30pm):
    ~ March 17 - April 21
    ~ May 19 - June 23
    ~ September 15 - October 20
    ~ November 10 - December 15
    New in 2008 Single-Session Ecodance classes (Mondays 8-9:30pm)
    Mar 10, May 12, Sept 8, Nov 3
    WHERE: M'illumino Studio in Ravenna
    COST: Series $110, Single session $20
    FACILITATOR: Leif Tellmann, MA, ADTR. LMHC 206.898.7018
    DESCRIPTION: Deepen your sense of connection with self and Nature through free-form movement and group process. Leif, a registered dance/movement therapist and licensed counselor, blends aspects of movement meditation, dance/movement therapy, shamanic journey and ecstatic dance to facilitate an experience that is at once challenging, safe and deep.

     
    DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE
    WHEN: Every Wed. 7:30 pm
    FACILITATOR: Seattle Dance Team, heleng@igc.org, 206-781-1225
    COST: Donation ($5 requested)
    WHERE: Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Pl, Seattle
    DESCRIPTION: We chant sacred phrases and move in simple folk steps with live music, in honor of the unity beneath the world's spiritual traditions. By moving our bodies and voices in prayers for peace, a deep sense of the interconnectedness of all is created. No experience needed.
    Website: www.thedances.org
    Sounding, Singing & Drumming
     
    CHANTING with GINA SALA
    WHEN: See her website
    WHERE: Samadhi Yoga
    FACILITATOR: Gina (206) 412-3745 ginasala@worldnet.att.net
    Donation: $12 - $20 sliding 
    DESCRIPTION: Come as you are, participate as you like - rest on the floor or move and chant to ancient mantra and devotional chants that let the heart open in love.
    WEBSITE: Go to www.ginasala.com for more events.
    SPECIAL: Kirtan w/ Shantala - Feb 2nd 8pm Ballard!!

    REIKI SOUNDSCAPE
    WHEN: EVERY 4th Friday 7:30-10pm
    FACILITATOR: Tricia Sullivan 206-898-4627 triciamsullivan@yahoo.com
    COST: $10.00
    WHERE: Planet Earth Yoga (Fremont)
    DESCRIPTION: A gathering place and hub for Reiki practitioners, Sound Healers, musicians, and general Public. The intention is to create a healing sanctuary by combining Reiki energy, ambient music, sound, and light. EXPERIENCE the relaxing, healing effects of a Reiki Session!
    JOIN NOW: ReikiSoundscape@yahoogroups.com

    Whole-Body Integration - Anne Hoff 
    Anne Hoff 
    Imagine your body with greater flexibility, enhanced energy, a sense of internal spaciousness & alignment. I use Rolfing®, craniosacral & visceral work to free the body from constricting patterns and relieve chronic/acute pain.
     
    $25 off first session

    Anne F. Hoff, Certified Advanced Rolfer, Advanced Craniosacral & Visceral Work Practitioner
     
    Visit Anne on Biznik or call 206-783-3046 for an appointment or a free phone consultation

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    A 6 week series for beginners
     
    ~Wed. 4:15-5:30 starts Feb 20
    ~Thur 7:00-8:15pm starts Feb 21
    ~Sun 4:00-5:15pm starts Feb 17th
     
    $75 for the 6 week series 
     
    An intro series is a great place to begin your yoga practice. This series is designed to provide an understanding of basic yoga postures and breath practices.
     
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