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Since 1997 Ralph has created the following dances:

Buddhist:
• Om Tare Tam Soha (slow, partner dance, beutiful melody, simplyfied version of trad. Red Tara chant from Sai Baba song book Germany)

  Christian:

• new Halleluja (flowing dance, 3 voices round, steps like greek Syrtos: slow, quick quick, )

• Celebratory Hallelujah (lively partner dance - melody has an African feel)

• Modern Halleluja (dynamic dance with clapping), 3 part melody from "Cantiones Sacrae", sacred songs, rounds and chants for singing in community, Barbara Swetina, www.sacredsongs.net.

• Taizé Alleluia (lively dance, melody from "Cantiones Sacrae", Findhorn, 2 voices round), not from Taizé! Melody by Karen Lafferty http://www.musiciansformissions.com/KL/

• Cross Halleluja (melancholic slow melody, partner dance)

• Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo (lively dance, melody from "Cantiones Sacrae", Findhorn, in 6/8) - copyright by Presses de Taizé - melody see http://www.taize.fr/spip.php? page=chant&song=349&lang=en

  Jewish:

• Lai lai lai lai (dynamic nigun partner dance with clapping, 2 voices), melody from Myrna Rabinowitz => www.myrnarabinowitz.com, on the CD: "And You Shall Teach Your Children" by Shir Hadash

• Lalalai lalalalai lalai lai ('A Chassidic Melody') slow dance, melody by Rabbi David Zeller www.davidzeller.org on his CD "Path of the Heart")

• Jalalalalai... lai lai lai lai lailailailailailailailailai (dynamic & joyful dance, 2 parts of the trad. melody of the nigun "V'Somachto" - "...and be joyful" (on the CD "Jewish Soul" by Mike Tabor www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=224704 [Mike played music with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach])

  Native American:

• Spirit is around us like a rainbow round the sun (earthy dance, melody: circle chant) - audio with Rabbi David Zeller: on his CD "Path of the Heart" www.davidzeller.org => draft (Word.doc)

  Hindu:

• Jai Mata Kali, Jai Mata Durga (clapping in 5 to a 4/4 rhythm, with opposite dancers, trad. melody, movements adapted from trad. Gujrati stick dance "Ras Garba" - mind blowing!) => draft (Word.doc)

• Jaya Jaya Devi Mata namaha (slow partner dance & 2 voices round. Melody & text: Henry Marshall from the CD “Mantras: Magical Songs of Power” (inpeacenet.com)

  Sufi:

• La illaha il Allah ("Haqq Allah") - Afghan Zikr Dance (slow & powerful, with open harmonising end to a magic Afghan zikr melody as sung by Zuleika) => Draft (Word.doc)

• La illaha il Allah ("washroom zikr", medium speed)

• Bismillah, Erahman Erahim, Allah Hu (part 1, slow dance, sung with women echoing men, melody by Gary Meitiņš, Riga)
  Bismillah alhamdulila, Erahman Erahim, la illaha il Allah (part 2, lively partner dance with clapping, melody by Gary Meitiņš, Riga)

  Universal:

• Round and round we go, we hold each other's hands and weave our lives in a circle (lively partner dance & 3 part round, words and melody by Austrian [forgot the name...])

• I love what comes, and I love what goes (strong partner dance, 2 voices in 3/4, medium speed", circle chant)

• Breath, you are breathing me (slow dance & beautiful 3 part round, words & melody by Chloë Goodchild, www.thenakedvoice.com)

• We are opening up in sweet surrender (lively partner dance, 2 part voices, origin: Osho Ashram Poona)

• Under the full moon light we dance (lively dance in 5/4, melody & words from Greenham Common women)

• We're singing Halleluja (lively interfaith medley dance with clapping & knocking. Melody: Eddie Hodges ("I wanna knock on your door, ring on your bell", 1961)

• There are 100 ways how to fall into the Heart of the One (lively dance with zikr elements, melody and words by Vitalija Zelenevska-Nimmann)

Dances of Universal Peace through Vitalija Hayat:

Chants by Ralph

• Bismillah, Bismillah, Erahman Erahim, Allah Hu Akhbar "The beautiful Bismillah", slow heart chant in 3/4)
• I just want to sing, I just want to dance (lively 2 main voices + harmonies)
• Ich bin eins mit allen Dingen (jolly chant)
• Wo man singt, da lass dich nieder, böse Menschen kennen keine Lieder (slow, with harmonies, words: German saying)

LINKS & Peace Dance write ups on the web

• On our DUP Links page you can find Resources for many other unpublished Peace Dances.
• Musical notations and sound tracks of all Taizé chants can be found on "Learning the chants" http://www.taize.fr/en_article10308.html

           

Each of the Dances has it's own history - some came within a second while cycling in a happy mood, others gradually evolved...
The process of creation, and "who created this dance?", is a bit of a mystery, and probably a co-creation of inspiration, intuition and experience.
In Ralph's case the background of many years of Sacred Dance / circle Dance has certainly been helpful. Being on a spiritual path and practicing the Subud Latihan, may also have helped the creative process.

If you want to journey deeper into the dances or share them with others:
Ralph is also supervising dance teachers and training to become a mentor - please contact Ralph.

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