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At a Glance
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"Events" page.
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NEW Zumba class
Wednesdays
7:30 - 8:30pm
____________________ Spring-Summer Session ends Saturday June 24th ______________________ Eagle Arts Summer Academy
Dwight International School
www.eaglearts.ca
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Modern Dance workshop
with Jung-Ah Chung
Tuesday June 28th
6:30 - 8:00pm
Art House
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Poetic Possibilities
meeting at the Art House
Wednesday June 22
8:30 - 10:00pm
part of Inspire! South Cowichan
Arts, Culture, and Heritage Collective
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MoonDance Interactive!
Come move with MoonDance
Canada Day at Elsie Miles
Shawnigan Lake Village
Friday July 1st
1:00 - 2:00pm MoonDance
Festivities for all ages:
11:30am - 3:00pm
Hula Hooping, Zumba, Afro-Colombian dance, Creative Dance, West African dance and more!
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Summer Session starts
7 week session:
week of July 4 - week of Aug 22
no classes week of Aug 1 (stat)
at Euro Studios
Mondays and Wednesdays with Mohamed & Marielle Duranteau
at the Art House
Yin Yoga
Zumba
(see side bar right)
Registration online now...
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Please note that our regular monthly events:
Sacred Space
(1st Thursday of the month)
Candle-light Meditation
Playful Spaces Family Dance
Art House Workshop Series
(1st Saturday of the month)
will not run for July and
August, and will
resume September 2011.
250 743 5846
moondancearts@yahoo.ca
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Save the date:
AbunDANCE dance-a-thon Saturday August 27th
Dance Victoria
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Now in partnership with MoonDance Dynamic Arts School
Wontanara is available for dynamic high-energy performances!
www.WontanaraDrumDance.ca
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 Happy Solstice! NB: There will be no newsletter in August (go play outside instead of being online! Surely it will be sunny by then!) and the September newsletter will be out near the end of August. Talk with you then! Have a wonderful Summer.
Lynn & all the MoonDance "family"
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Creative Dance Mini-Camp in Victoria
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Summer 2011 Creative Dance mini-camp! Leap into summer with MoonDance! Join our high-energy creative dance mini-camp for 4-8 year olds. Jump, shimmy, turn and swing while exploring jazz, African, Indian and Latin rhythm and dance. Includes story, song, role-play, improvisation and percussion. July 11-15 Monday-Friday 10:15-11:15am Location: Euro Studios, 1821 Cook Street 3rd Floor Instructor: Nikko Snow 250-370-4338 Registration: click here (Fee: $60 + HST, includes MoonDance t-shirt)
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Art House
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MoonDance "head quarters" 1756 Wilmot Ave corner of Wilmot & Dundas Shawnigan Lake Village "The place to move. The place to be moved." _________________________________________________________ 
Zumba! Latin Dance Fitness class with Roslyn Pringle Wednesdays 7:30 - 8:30pm at the Art House
$12/class or $75 pre-paid for 7-weeks (only $10.70/class!)
week of July 4-week of Aug 22, 2011;
no classes week of Aug 1
What is Zumba? Loaded with dance steps, pulsating Latin rhythms, and easy-to-follow routines, this invigorating dance-fitness "party" will have you movin', groovin', and shakin' to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, samba, merengue, and more. _______________________________________________________
Yin Yoga
Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:30pm
with Robin Massey
of The Om Tree
$14/class or $60 punch card for 5 classes (only $12.00/class!)
Jul 20-Sep 7; no classes Aug 17-24
What is Yin Yoga?
Suitable for almost all levels of students, Yin Yoga is a perfect complement to the dynamic and muscular (yang) styles of yoga. Yin Yoga generally targets the connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine.
The practice can be quite challenging (physically & mentally!) due to the long duration of the poses. We can remain in the postures anywhere from one to twenty minutes!
Yin and yang tissues respond quite differently. You need to experience this to really know what Yin Yoga is all about. After you have experienced it, even just once, you will realize that you have been doing only half of the asana practice. More questions? Contact Lynn @ the Art House: 250 743 5846 MoonDanceArts@yahoo.ca or Robin Massey @ The Om Tree Robin@TheOmTree.com
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Earth Dance Summer Camp
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Music, Dance, and Eco-Activities Aug 2 - 5th, 2011 OUR Ecovillage, Shawnigan Lake 9:00am - 12:00pm Tuesday - Friday (Monday is a stat)
with: Jennie Stevens of Woodruff Music Lynn Weaver of MoonDance Dynamic Arts School and special guest facilitators from OUR Ecovillage
Earth Dance Schedule
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Matoto Members Social
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Come meet Matoto, and celebrate with us!
Saturday June 25th
Matoto Member Social
4:00 - 6:00pm
Vista 18
A chance for members, volunteers, directors, and others to socialise & celebrate!
Everyone welcome!! (well, ok, not everyone, I guess. I don't think minors are allowed in Vista 18. sorry.)
What is Matoto?
Matoto Multicultural Arts Society is MoonDance's sister non-profit. We always seeked ways to "give back" for the amazing gifts we receive from our Guinean "family", in particular the rhythms & dances that we all benefit from sharing so much. Through the cultural arts of West Africa we have found community, celebration, fitness, confidence, fun (tell me what else ~ I love hearing your stories of what MoonDance means to you!). Our biggest project so far was the invitation to build a school in a Village in Guinea. Kubian and four surrounding villages have no school. This
Education is key in all areas: health, politics & governance, sustainability... It is with great reverence that we offer this gift. And with enormous gratitude to all the generous supporters.
We are a grassroots, non-profit society that aims to bring cultural and arts awareness to our community, to provide humanitarian aid to our friends in Guinea and around the world, and to provide fundraising to support to select charities in our community. We believe the gift of multiculturalism is what it teaches about humanity. Using the arts to channel the natural desire to connect in meaningful ways, we participate not through philanthropy but by invitation, and with full recognition of others' unique experiences. As one of our board members put it, "we're a vehicle for good vibes." We like to think so. _____________________________________________________ info@matoto.org www.Matoto.org |
Monthly Challenge
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29 Day Giving Challenge continues....
It hasn't been 29 days since this challenge went out, so to be fair, I won't throw another one at you yet. Besides, this is GREAT, and worth mentioning again ; )
Give something away every day for 29 days.Why? Giving is always good. full stop. AND we all know how much we receive through the act of giving. This challenge invites you to make note every day : "Today I offered others...""Today I gratefully received...""Today I gave myself...""Today I learned/remembered..."I completed 29 days including (this was the hard part!) writing it down every day. This was a key step ~ it is this reflection that reminds you how much you have to be grateful for, and how much you really do give, and receive, when you're looking for it. It was freeing. Especially following the "give away the one thing you think you can't part with" bit. WOW. Good medicine. It was a good reminder of all of the gifts inherent in living life in accordance with our deepest values. Last month's newsletter is in the archives (link from the Home Page at www.MoonDanceArts.ca) if you want more detail, or go to the Giving Challenge for more inspiration. |
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The Practice of Generosity
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Generosity is giving to others something that is of value to us. Generosity is a quality of spirit that calls us to share what we have.
We also allow others to give to us. Every gift is doubly blessed, bringing joy to the giver and the receiver.
Generosity helps us to give time and attention to the feelings, needs and views of those around us. It springs from a sense of abundance and gratitude for the limitless richness of life. We give cheerfully without expecting anything in return. We are receptive to blessings. Generosity encourages us to share the bounty.
To help you with your 29 Day Giving Challenge, of course : )
In your day, invite these thoughts:
I willingly share with others. I give fully and freely. I listen to others with openness and receptivity. I take time each day to be grateful. I I am a cheerful giver. I willingly receive all the bounties life offers. I am thankful for the gift of Generosity.
It allows me to give and receive abundantly.
Adapted from the Virtues Project International.
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