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Ralph's spiritual home is in Subud, his religion is being a Quaker and he was chairing the Cambridge Inter-Faith Group for 6 years. He says about himself:
"I come from my head - and I am on a journey into my heart; that's why I sing. The Dances are a never ending journey for me - and still a mystery, from time to time revealing new aspects. Even after having led over 1000 dances in the last years, it is never the same. Teaching the dances - and especially the feedback from participants - brings me always in contact with those sides of myself, that need to be worked on: my inner child, my sensitivity, my ego - it is all about inner and outer balance and timing. I have done quite some work 'polishing my inner diamond' (feels sometimes like a rough treatment) - and I know more is waiting for me."
Ralph moved to Cambridge from Berlin in 1997 and leads Peace Dances since 1991. He trained for the Dances in Germany and is a certified teacher. Philip O'Donohoe (www.philipodonohoe.co.uk) was his mentor in England for 10 years - since 2007 it is Amida Harvey (www.amidaharvey.com).
Ralph has led several workshops and evenings with singers, musicians and voice therapists in Berlin and from 1996 also in England with Carolin Comberti and alone.
He led several residential peace dance weekends (mostly with his wife Vitalija) and DUP days & afternoons "Sacred Joy".
He is a member of the "Natural Voice Practitioners' Network ( www.naturalvoice.net).
Since about 2000 he leads a Taizé harmony chanting group in Cambridge twice a month (see also what is chanting?).
Since December 2002, he volunteered to be outreach contact person for the Dances of the Universal Peace Network UK (www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org.uk/) - see article about DUP Outreach.
Since 2003 he is helping organising the world's biggest peace dance camp "Sacred Arts Camp", www.sacred-arts-camp.org.uk, where he leads Taizé harmony chanting and Dances of Universal Peace
2005-2006 Ralph & his wife Vitalija were learning to dance Argentine Tango (completely different, but also led from the heart).
In 2006, he began giving "Rhythm is Life" workshops.
In 2005 Ralph introduced DUP at the 12th Subud World Congress in Austria.
In August 2006 Ralph was the main dance teacher at the Latvian ATMAN peace dance camp.
In May 2007, he joined the Cambridge Georgian choir "Chela".
In July 2009 Ralph & Vitalija were invited as main teachers to the international "Dancing Heart Camp" (http://dup-lv.webs.com/latviancamp.htm)
Ralph is leading regular Dances of Universal Peace groups in Cambridge, St. Neots, around London (Hampstead & Richmond), sometimes residential peace dance weekends near Rickmansworth, in Latvia (twice yearly) and in Berlin - see DUP Programme.
Ralph's wife Vitalija is a founder member of the Latvian Dances of Universal Peace Network (http://dup-lv.webs.com) and accompanies the peace dances with her gitar 'Kaliqa'. She is part of the Sufi Movement http://www.sufimovement.org. Together they create a harmonious atmosphere.
In July 2009 Ralph & Vitalija lead dances at the
"Dancing Heart - Dances of Universal Peace Camp" in Latvia (http://dup-lv.webs.com/latviancamp.htm)
"It was a pleasure to see you again and to see how you have developed into such a wonderful sensitive Dance leader, Ralph, and a pleasure to meet you, Vitalija and also experience the lovely dances you taught so flowingly." (Shan, London, 1 March '09) => Read more feedback
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Ralph has created 20+ Dances of Universal Peace (details & list). some of them include movements, which are unique or different to the 300 dances known to him. He is happy to share them with others.
Ralph is currently training to become a mentor for the Dances of Universal Peace and supervises several new peace dance leaders.
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You are invited to join Ralph's peace dance e-list (about 2x / month).
More about Ralph's other activities
Read more feedback from dancers
Ralph & Vitalija preparing to lead a sun dance at the Atman Camp Latvia 2006
[ this page is www.rainbow-cambridge.org.uk/dances/ralph.htm ]
More peace dance workshops at www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org.uk/events.html
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