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At a Glance
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Full calendar online at
www.MoonDanceArts.ca
"Events" page.
_________________________ Dance Victoria's Dance Days until Feb 11
www.dancevictoria.com/dance_days
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Matoto's 10 Days eventFeb 1 - 10 www.Matoto.org
www.TenDays.ca
Be on the MoonDance team!________________________ Dance Days Doundounba! Interactive West African
dance party with live percussion!Wednesday Feb 10th 6:15 - 7:30pm1821 Cook St, Victoria___________________________ Black History Awareness Society's Banquet of Love! Feb 14 UVicsee full poster below (right)_____________________________ Save the date: April 29 International Dance Day UNESCOMay 2 AbunDANCE Dance-a-thon Celebrate International Dance Day, raise funds for a good cause! (Matoto and Easter Seals or other non-profit close to your heart)DANCE ALL DAY!Details posted soonSee the EVENTS page at MoonDanceMay 14 - 17 Every Womanwww.everywoman.caWhistler, BCMention MoonDance when registering, and receive a $50 discount!Sunday May 30 MoonDance year-end performanceVictoria Conservatory of MusicAlix Gooldin HallEarth Dance Kids Camp July 12 - 15 OUR EcovillageShawnigan LakeDenbaya West African Intensive Sept 3 - 6 Camp PringleShawnigan Lake |
Art House
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 Parents, organisers, and
want-to-be-more-organised:
check out Mabel's Labels.
Your order through www.mmdas.mabel.ca
supports the Art House project at Shawnigan Lake.
dish-washer & washing machine sturdy, these fun labels do the job!
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Newsletter Archive
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Read past newsletters online. Follow the link on the Home Page at
www.MoonDanceArts.ca
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| Dancing on the Edge of a Dream |
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Journey through Lynn's eyes to Guinea, West Africa for
DANCE AND OTHER ADVENTURES! New postings each month....
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Djembefola
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Our youngest djembefola, Oren keeps the beat going all class on Thursday mornings!
Mama Gen on douns (our Cowichan Kids' Class Instructor), Brian Edgar (lead), and Ezio Cusi (accompaniment), join in, too : )
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Issue: # 22
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February 2010
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Circle Dance
A dear friend gave us this sculpture for MoonDance's tenth anniversary. I love it ~ it captures so much of the sense of Community, Unity, wholeness, and also the tension inherent in coming together. Without that tension, the circle would collapse. No one said it had to be easy, but the beauty and connection that evolves is well worth it!
We dance...
for joy, growth,
awareness and healing.
for peace,
with
presence and consciousness
as if the whole world
matters,
because it does.
We celebrate
Life.
We dance as One.
--------------------------------Yours,
Lynn
 photo: Prairie Child
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| Ten Days for $10,000! |
MoonDance's partner non-profit, Matoto Multicultural Arts Society
is raising $10,000 in 10 days to finish the school in Kubian.
What a great example of the power of Unity: each donor gives only $10.
Peanuts! And yet in 10 days....
Click this link to watch a brief slide show about the project, and here for a video:
It is with a full heart that I wish to acknowledge all the support from the MoonDance Community. Many of the drummers and dancers that came to Guinea did major fundraising for the School before Matoto was formed. All of Matoto's founding Board Members are "MoonDancers" (though we're always happy to add new energy ; )
and lots of wonderful folks gave their time & money.
What a Circle! THANK YOU!
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This is what a Feminist looks like...
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Redefining Feminism
A Feminist is someone who believes that all people deserve equal opportunity.
Feminism is not "men bashing". It focuses on the more-discriminated gender until the scales balance out.
It is not "bra burning", in fact pyrotechnics have very little to do with Feminism.
It is not Burkinstocks or Indigo Girls, though both have merits in their own right ; )
It is about equality. Men and women, younger, elder, "mainstream" or "alternative", anyone who believes in equal opportunity IS a feminist!
So what does equality look like?
It is not meant to suggest that men and women are the SAME. Au contraire!
Like apples and oranges - no wait - more like apples and bananas ; ) there are distinct differences, and these can be honoured and celebrated.
Women needn't be successful in "a man's world" in order to claim success. It can be a new (ancient) way ~ through conscientious parenting; through community-building business practices, through connection.
Through Feminism we are connected to every Woman on the planet. Feminism is a form of deep gratitude for our fore-Mothers and for Mother Earth.
 
 
 
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Black History Month
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3 amazing choirs, great soloists, and MoonDance!
We are honoured to perform at this event:
MoonDance's performance ensemble: Keyke Fare
with guest artists:
Mohamed Duranteau, Marielle Duranteau, and Danny Mosquera
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Denbaya Dance & Music Intensive
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Denbaya
Dance & Music Intensive
Sept 3 - 6, 2010
Camp Pringle
Shawnigan Lake
Full weekend or day programs available.
Families welcome!
Lake front camp-style accomodations, meals, and all classes included in registration fee.
NEW THIS YEAR: extra free time options ~
High Ropes Course, Low Ropes Course, and
Climbing Wall!
Little
Guinea!
Immerse yourself in the rhythms and dance of the vibrant
Guinean culture. Staying on-site with your instructors lends itself to
a deepening and culture understanding that can't be met otherwise,
except in Guinea itself. Our generous instructors share openly and
honestly: smiles, laughter, and hard work!More details posted soon... see MoonDance's EVENTS page and view last year's Denbaya itinerary to get a sense of the weekend... Classes specific to
beginners & advanced dancers/musicians.
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| Food For Thought |
The Practice of ZEAL
"Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is [s]he who gives [her]self to [her] work body and soul."
- Charles Buxton
Zeal is passion for a purpose we deeply value. We follow a vision of what is possible with enthusiasm and ardor. We need tolerance as the ballast for our zeal when others' beliefs differ from our own. Zeal is being for something, not against anything. Zeal is the fire in our belly. It illumines even the smallest task.
I have a deep sense of purpose.
I am passionate about what I value.
I give all I have.
I persevere in my enthusiasm.
I am considerate of the perspective of others.
I work with joyous energy.
I am thankful for the gift of Zeal: It ignites my idealism.
Adapted from the Virtues Project International.
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