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At a Glance
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Full calendar online at
www.MoonDanceArts.ca
"Events" page.
_________________________ Spring Break No MoonDance classesMarch 8 - 19year-at-glance schedule
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Kesseke Yeo Zaouli Workshop Cote D'Ivoire danceSaturday March 13th 2:00pm Register Now________________________ Community Meeting for SLAM Street Festival (Shawnigan Lake Arts & Multicultural Street Festival: Sept18)Thursday March 18th 6:30 - 8:00pm SL Community CentreWe are creating a vessel. We want YOU to fill it! ___________________________ Save the date: April 29 International Dance Day UNESCOApril 17 Every Woman Powell RiverMay 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, BCUse promo code: MOONDANCE when registering, and receive a $50 discount!Wednesday May 26 Full-cast rehearsal for Syzygy 4:15 - 7:15pmSunday 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 LakeSLAM Street Fest September 18th Shawnigan Village |
Dance Days
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Thank you to everyone who supported Victoria Dance Days. What a hoot! (imagine 40+ people dancing in a 700sq foot studio. Less like dance class, more like party!) HUGE thank you again to the dancers who shared their class space with said 40 people!! Thank you to Dance Victoria for bringing the Dance Community together in such a fun, vibrant way!
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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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Earth Dance Music & Dance Camp
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Registration now available online or by mail / in person
Reserve your spot early to avoid disappointment.
JULY 12 - JULY 15
3 age groups for 3 - 11 yr olds!
Music (marimba, musical storytelling, and more)
with Jennie Stevens
Dance (West African, ballet, tap, yoga and more) with Lynn Weaver
and great outdoor Eco Activities (seed balls, cobbing, nature walks, and more) with the wonderful residents of OUR Ecovillage.
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Commitment for Syzygy
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With your Spring Registration you will be asked to include a $5 Commitment Fee for the year-end show if you will be participating.
Because of the sliding-scale, its basically on a honour-system, but please be aware of whether or not you are choosing this option, as one of the goals of the commitment fee is to ensure your commitment! (doesn't work if you don't know whether or not you did commit!
he he)
The other goal for the fee is to help cover costs. It is an expensive show to produce, and we try to: - keep ticket prices reasonable - have extra for a good cause! (you guessed it: Matoto!) The show is set for
May 30th at the beautiful Alix Gooldin Hall at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.With special guests, including Bopoma Music Marimba Ensemble! Participation is optional, of course, but everyone always has a blast, and it is powerful to work toward a goal! More details will be available soon. Please feel free to contact Nikko (our Victoria kids' instructor) if you have questions: Nikko@MoonDanceArts.ca |
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Ballet Saamato Ballet Saamato's trip is taking formation, but there is still A LOT of work to be done! If you have organisational skills, access to a computer & phone, and would like to help this amazing group come share their gifts with us, please contact Lynn: 250 743 5846 or email. |
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EVERY WOMAN WHISTLER
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Register for the
Every Woman convergence in Whistler May 14 - 16
and use promo code "MOONDANCE"
for a $50 discount!
Early registration is available until March 15th
($249 with discount code;
$380 regular price after the 15th)
Three inspiring, fun-filled days of fitness, learning, and connecting...www.EveryWoman.ca
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Find Your Tribe
Allies On Life's Journey
Our tribe members are
those people who
accept us as we are
and gladly accompany us on
our journeys of evolution.
-You can tell my Tribe by the jump, apparently!
Lynn
 photo: Prairie Child
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Kesseke Yeo Dance Workshop!
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West African Dance Workshop
ZAOULI from Cote D'Ivoire
with
Guest teacher Kesseke Yeo
Originally from Cote D'Ivoire, Kesseke now resides in Vancouver, where he is well-known for his vibrant dancing and infectious smile!
His inclusive teaching gets everyone moving, grooving, and smiling back!
Saturday March 13
2:00 - 3:30pm
Euro Studios
3rd floor, 1821 Cook Street, Victoria
$20
Pre-registration is recommended.
- online
- by mail (PO Box 439, Shawnigan Lake V0R 2W0)
- in person
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Mohamed's Monday class (Euro Studios @ 6:15) will become an Intermediate-level class (so Intermediate dancers can take high-level classes twice/week) and we are adding
Beginner West African Dance
with Mohamed Duranteau
Asmira Dance Studio
Odeon Alley
Thursdays 7:30 - 8:45pm
(full details and schedule online)
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Cowichan Valley
Inspired by a week of Master Classes with Toronto Dance Theatre (thank you Dance Victoria!) Lynn is adding back into the offerings
Beginner Modern Dance Technique
drop-in
Thursdays 5:30 - 7:00pm
Kali Yoga, Shawnigan Village
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| Ten Days THANK YOU!! |
MoonDance's partner non-profit, Matoto
Multicultural Arts Society
raised $10,835 in 10 days (never mind the two-weeks to finally collect it all ; )
to finish the school in Kubian.
THANK YOU to all the gregarious Team Captains, gracious Team Members, and generous Donors!
You ROCK!
WE DID IT!
With Rainy Season approaching (April - Nov), the school won't be finished immediately. But with the funds accessible when they are needed, progress will move much quicker when it can.
If you didn't see these already, click: this link to watch a brief slide show about the project, and here for a video:
And NOW ~ an enormous "thank you" to
Alya Gigla Sylla: our contact in Guinea for the project (what a huge job!),
to all the construction crew in Kubian,
and to all of the residents of Kubian, who welcomed us with open arms, open hearts, and open minds.
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Find Your Tribe
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Part of
being human is the search for a unique identity. Bound to this
strong need to establish an individual persona, however, is an equally
intense desire for acceptance and community. It is when we "find our tribes"
that both are satisfied.
Our tribe members are those people who accept
us as we are without reservation and gladly accompany us on our
journeys of evolution. Among them, we feel free to be our imperfect
selves, to engage unabashedly in the activities we enjoy, and to
express our vulnerabilities by relying on our tribe for support. We
feel comfortable investing our time and energy in the members of our
tribe, and are equally comfortable allowing them to invest their
resources in our development.
The individuals who eventually become members of each unique tribe are
out there in the wide world waiting to connect. We are destined to find
them, one by one, as we move through life. Sometimes our own effort put us in contact with future tribe members. Other times,
circumstances beyond our control play a role in connecting our tribe.
You may already be allied with many of them (I'm shifting our MoonDance "cult" ha ha! to: MoonDance Tribe!).
As we come together with our tribe, be assured that its members will stand together. On the
surface, a tribe may seem to be a loose-knit group
of friends and acquaintances to whom we ally ourselves. Yet looking deeper, we discover that our tribe grounds us, and provides
a sense of community that ultimately fulfills many of our
most basic human needs.
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The Art House
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Construction is well underway... Almost a floor on the second story (the dance floor!)
Right behind the address is where the front door will be. That's the "reception window" just to the left of the "door".
 The soon-to-be second story.
Wheel-chair access is from a door just to the left of this view.
YAHOO!
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| Food For Thought |
The Practice of JOYFULNESS
This one of my favourites to think of as a "virtue", not as a reaction to circumstances. We experience joy when we choose to, not when things go our way. I love saying to Jiya, "remember to practice your joyfulness!"
LW
Joyfulness is an inner wellspring of peace and happiness. Through the practice of joyfulness, we savor the richness of life. We find the humour in things. We take ourselves lightly and remember to play.
I have a deep sense that life is good.
I enjoy the richness of life's pleasures.
I appreciate simple pleasures.
I am optimistic and hopeful.
I am connected to my purpose.
I feel inner contentment even when life is difficult.
I am thankful for the gift of Joyfulness: It is the natural state of my soul.
Adapted from the Virtues Project International.
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