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What we do
We move in a circle to wonderful music from Greece, Israel, Scotland, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, France, the Americas (Shaker, Zydeco, Mexican, Hopi, etc.), and elsewhere. We trace dance steps--sometimes new, sometimes centuries old. There is some similarity in form with international folk dance, but there is a certain attitude of attention, awareness, and respect that evolved from this form's origins at the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland.
The dances are always simple, or moderately easy, and each one will be taught first, so no experience is needed. You won't need a partner because everyone in the circle is your partner. Dancing in a circle is one of the oldest ways in which people celebrate community and togetherness.
There is no fixed fee. We put out a donation basket, and appreciate $4 to $6, or whatever you can readily afford. In an afternoon or evening, we typically do 12 to 15 dances. Newcomers are always welcome.
No experience needed!We teach each dance before we do it.
No partners needed!We dance holding hands in a circle. |
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Where we dance
We dance every week in Berkeley or El Cerrito, and regularly in Pacifica, Hayward, Mill Valley, Sebastopol, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Ben Lomond, and Reno. We also host various special events, including workshops with visiting teachers, and an annual five-day dance camp in the high Sierras. Please see our regular dance schedule and our special event listings for more information, or contact us.
Some dances we do
We have more than 500 dances in our ever-growing repertoire: slow and fast, meditational and wild-and-crazy, serious and silly, and so on. In the course of a session, we will do a wide variety of dances. Here is a sampling of dances that may be familiar to people from other traditions (where they may be done in lines, squares, couples, four, eights, etc., instead of in a circle):
GREEK
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LATIN AMERICAN
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ISRAELI
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US/CANADIAN
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CELTIC
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ROMANIAN/BULGARIAN
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