Monthly Archives: October 2012

Sacred Waters, Sacred Dances 2013

 The Event: Global Water Dances Initiative “Dancing for Safe Water Everywhere” The Sacred Dance Guild is inviting all of its members to join in this world-wide dance event. Since 2013, will be a non-festival year, here is a wonderful opportunity

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Festival 2012 “Flash Mob Dance” by Elaine Sisler

On Thursday, July 26,
2012, Mary Kamp 
and I led one hundred festival dancers 
in a flash mob dance in downtown Holland Michigan.
 This spirited event was a benefit
 for the “Center for Women in Transition” and the Sacred Dance Guild.  
As we milled

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Magical Moments by JoyBeth Lufty

What I love most about SDG’s Festivals are the magical moments when the movement and the community create deep connections of all kinds that wouldn’t have been made on their own. There were plenty of magical moments at Festival 2012 “Dance A World Of

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Historic Notes Fall 2012 by Toní Intravaia

Historic Notes by Toní Intravaia From the Sacred Dance Guild Newsletter Fall 1957, Volume 9, Number 1 Praise the Lord with Dance by Pixie Hamond  “Praise the Lord with the dance” is more than a scripture verse to many dance

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Body Prayer: Praying with Your Whole Being by JoyBeth Lufty

There are various types of Body Prayers from the complex to the simple, from different traditions, and for exploring different themes. All have in them the common form of movement, rhythm, and repetition oriented towards connecting with The Divine. In this issue

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