NEW: Hampstead, North London: a new peace dance group with Ralph & Vitalija will start on Sat, 28th Feb 2009 at the Unitarian Chapel, 1:30 - 5:30pm
Please bring some nibbles for the tea break. Cost: donation
We hope to have regular meetings, ideally on the 3rd Friday evening or Saturday afternoon of each month
Contact: Sabine, tel: 0207 2636386 - e:
Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Pilgrim's Place (off Rosslyn Hill), London, NW3 1NG - http://rosslynhillchapel.com/, Tube: Hempstead (Northern Line to Edgware). Bus: 46 & 268 - see map with arrow on streetmap.co.uk
NEW: Thu 15 Jan.'09 London-Lambeth: GREEN TARA EMPOWERMENT PRACTICE, 6:30pm-9pm
Here is a NEW regular monthly group with this special branch of the Dances of Universal Peace: The Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara is a practice of Empowerment and Blessing. The music is moving and meditative. Based on an ancient Tibetan practice of praising and embodying the Great Goddess Tara. The traditional Tibetan prayer used in this dance offering is a complete practice of personal transformation. The dancers are led into a mandala of dance, instructed in the subtlety of sacred movement and mudra. They learn experientially the philosophy, meditations and visualizations of the traditional Tantric Buddhist practice. The dance has been taught and offered as a prayer to communities worldwide; It is a ritual offered by groups of women worldwide as a prayer of peace, protection, wisdom and capability. Prema Dasara (the Spiritual leader of the Tara Dhatu Organisation) created the dance, and Anahata Iradah (a DUP mentor) wrote much of the music for the Tara Dances.
TARA is the embodiment of wisdom compassion and power. TARA is known in many cultures as the ever accessible, all encompassing Great Mother Protector
Men are welcomed to do the Tara Dance (in the outer circle, as Protectors).
The cost is on a sliding scale - £10 and £5 for concession holders. All dancers of any belief systems are welcome.
Contact: Suzanne: 07788100952 -
VENUE: Green Tara Room, Jamyang Buddhist Centre, The Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, London SE11 4NA tel: 0207 8208787
The centre is located about 10-15 mins walk from the Underground.
From Elephant and Castle (10 min. walk) with the Bakerloo or Northern Line 'City Branch',
From Kennington (5 min. walk) with both Northern Lines
There is parking on the street-free after 6.30pm, before this it is in the Congestion zone
Beckenham (South East of London, near Bromley)
This group meets usually every 1st Friday / month from 7:45-10pm and is led by local DUP leaders Next dance meetings are: 9th January 2009 Ralph & Vitalija sometimes come as guest dance teachers
Please check with Faye Fatima: 0791 053 2305 - contribution: £5 suggested donation.
Venue: St Edmund's Hall, 7 Village Way / High Street, Beckenham, BR3 (near station Beckenham Junction). The meetings may be at #11, when the hall is booked.
See web map with arrow on streetmap.co.uk
London-Paddington, W2 ("Little Venice")
Every Monday evening 6.30-9.15pm with peace dances and Sufi teachings. Led by Aziz Dikeulias, 0208 800 8299 ( 0181 800 8299) -
Venue: London Sufi Centre, 2 Warwick Crescent, LONDON, W2 4TS ("Little Venice" - between Tube: Paddington & Warwick Avenue) -
web map with arrow
Richmond (South West of London, North of Kingston Upon Thames), 2-5pm
This group meets normally on the 1st Sunday / month and is led by various visiting dance teachers, eg.:
Sun 11th Jan '09 Peace Dances with Ralph, celebrating new beginnings
Sun 8th February DUP with Ralph & Vitalija, celebrating ONE year of peace dancing in Richmond
Sun 4th October DUP with Ralph & Vitalija
At the 1st dance session in February '08 we were over 20 dancers!
Please bring snacks to share during the break.
Price: sliding scale from £5.00 concs to £10.00 according to your means
Contact: Lindsay Stevens, phone: 020 88915825 -
Email:
Venue: Richmond & Putney Unitarian Church, Ormond Road (nr. Richmond Bridge), Richmond (SW of London), TW10 6TH
See web map with arrow on streetmap.co.uk
Rickmansworth (North West of London, near Watford)
Sat. / Sun. spring & autumn: residential weekends 'We are opening up in sweet surrender' with Ralph & Vitalija NEWS: Loudwater Farm will be sold in March 2009 - only if the Subud group is able to buy it, there will be more dance weekends at this wonderful place...
Times: Sat arriving from 10am, first dance session at 11am. End Sunday 4:30pm.
Cost: Sat £25 (£15 conc.) - Sun £20 (£12 conc,) - Sat. & Sunday £40 (£24 conc.)
+ beds are £20 extra per person per night incl. breakfast (2 beds in a room - currently only 8 beds available!) - or mattress dormitory or camping: + £10 extra (bring your sleeping bag)
Venue: Loudwater Farm, Rickmansworth - venue details
Usually every odd month Ralph & Vitalija lead a peace dance group on the 4th Saturday afternoon from 2-5pm.
Next group: Sat 24th January '09.
Please see more information & venue details here
Peace dance days & weekends in the UK
led by other teachers + Regular dance groups in England, Wales & Scotland
see www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org.uk
Here is a NEW regular monthly group with this special branch of the Dances of Universal Peace:
