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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 sais 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 (residential peace dance weekends "We are opening up in sweet surrender" and DUP days "Sacred Joy") and since 2000 regularily in Riga / Latvia.
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 7 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".
Ralph is leading regular Dances of Universal Peace groups in Cambridge, St. Neots, around London (Beckenham & Richmond), sometimes residential peace dance weekends near Rickmansworth, in Latvia (twice yearly) and from July 2008 also 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 gitar. She is part of the Sufi Movement. Together they create a harmonious atmosphere.
From 13th - 19th July 2009 Ralph & Vitalija will lead dances at the
"Dancing Heart - Dances of Universal Peace Camp" in Latvia (http://dup-lv.webs.com/latviancamp.htm)
"The Dance programme Ralph and Vitalija prepare for us is always deep. We always feel a subtle atmosphere of love, harmony and beauty. …. you always feel lightness, joy and light in the circle, bringing dancers to that special state, which one still can feel a long time after. Ralph’s and Vitalija’s energies are: fire, air and bubbling deep water." (Gunta Saule, Latvia)
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
50th & LAST radio show of 'Ralph's Positive Hour' (from Tue 24th June '08) on www.209radio.co.uk
Ralph is talking about his interests, what the Rainbow Network Cambridge is, some highlights - & challenges at his previous radio shows, the usual stress before & during the show, what his views are about spirituality and religion, his opinion about mobile phones, computers and the Internet - and his beloved Dances of Universal Peace.
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