[Jul 30]
We will be circle dancing close to Lughnasadh this Sunday, 3-5pm at the Mendocino Community Center, celebrating the First Harvest and High Summer-- the midpoint between the Solstice and Autumn Equinox. No previous experience or partners necessary! All dances are taught before each dance.
We had some discussion in June about Children in the circle. Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts -- here is what we decided! We hope in the future to start a family friendly Circle because we love the little ones, but for now our Adult Circle needs the kind of quiet and focus that are just no fun for kids! Dance is one of the oldest ways in which people celebrate community and togetherness, and the circle is the oldest dance formation. Circle Dance mixes traditional folk dances with new choreography's set to a variety of music both ancient and modern. Dances can be slow and meditative or lively and energetic. Circle Dance groups are a grass roots phenomenon, with hundreds of dance circles in the US, England, and throughout the world. The Mendocino group has been dancing every month for over 20 years. As one dancer put it, “We are doing what people have been doing for millennia, on beaches, in forest glens, around campfires -- dancing together in circles to express joy, passion, solidarity, pain and faith.”
For more information on Sacred Circle Dance go to http://www.CircleDancing.com – for local info contact Devora Rossman at drossman@mcn.org
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