Rebecca Beayni, a differently abled dancer, painter and an inspirational presenter in the education field. Her life’s work is aimed at inviting people to dream of a more compassionate society where everyone’s gifts are recognized and welcomed.
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“Revel in the Light” and “Dance in the Shadow” By: Susan Beayni
Tagged with: Alternative, Art, Arts, Catholic, Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Divine, Fr. Robert Vereecke, God, Health, Performing Arts, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Sacred dance
Posted in Art, authentic Movem, Dance, Drama, Handicapped, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Art, authentic Movem, Dance, Drama, Handicapped, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Glory Brighter Than Burning Napalm: Dance in the Face of Violence By Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D
Glory Brighter Than Burning Napalm: Dance in the Face of Violence By Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D. As the world mourns the death of Father Daniel Berrigan, SJ, priest, poet, and prophet of peace, let us remember that Carla De…
Tagged with: Art, Carla Desola, Christian Worship, Christianity, Dance, Divine, Dorothy Day, God, Jeannette Rankin, Performing Arts, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Sacred dance, SDG, United States
Posted in Choreography, Dance, Drama, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Posted in Choreography, Dance, Drama, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, modern dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance
Mystical Dance Experiences and Consumption By Carla Stalling Walter, PhD
Many have acknowledged that humans originated from the region we call Egypt, Earth’s Motherland. Today, we reach into a time period five thousand years before the Common Era, so that we can know how connected we are to the ancient…
Tagged with: Anthropology, Dance, Divine, Egyptian, God, Performing Arts, Religion and Spirituality
Posted in Art, Dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Art, Dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Soul Breathes Movement by JoyBeth Lufty
Soul Breathes Movement JoyBeth Lufty In February 2014, the Sacred Dance Guild will be hosting a Sacred Dance Journey to Costa Rica. Learn a little more about JoyBeth Lufty, one of the retreat facilitators, and her journey to health through…
Tagged with: African dance, Art, Costa Rica, Dance, Performing Arts, Sacred dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Dance, Liturgical dance, retreat, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Dance, Liturgical dance, retreat, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Historic Notes by Toni’ Intrvaia Fall 2013
From the Sacred Dance Guild Journal, Winter 1982-1983 Volume XXV, Number 2 The Jewish Dance Mystique by Evelyn Helper “..In the secular, as well as the religious regimen of the Chassidic community, dance became an indispensable part of any gathering.…
Tagged with: Dance, Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, Performing Arts, Religious music
Posted in Dance, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Dance, Historic Notes, Liturgical dance, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Dancing Your Way Through Life by drjoy
I am both the dancer and the dance… There is not anything that can change that fact of life. By definition, the mover is the movement and the movement is the mover. Forever joined: at the hip and at the…
Tagged with: Arts, Breathing, Dance, Health, Modern, Performing Arts, Rhythm, Sacred dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Body Prayer, Dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
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…
Tagged with: Choreography, Dance, Drinking water, Performing Arts
Posted in Dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
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…
Tagged with: Art, Dance, Flashmob, Lionel Richie, Michigan, Performing Arts, Sacred dance
Posted in Dance, Flash Mob
Posted in Dance, Flash Mob
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…
Culture Fest – 2012 A Multi-Cultural Dance Concert
A Benefit Concert for “Dancers ” in Armenia & Croatia Sponsored by The Sacred Dance Guild & the North East Dance Retailers Association We did it again! Seven different dance groups from the Boston area gathered to perform in the…
Tagged with: Armenia, Arts, Christian Worship, Earth, Performing Arts, Prayer, Sacred dance
Posted in Art, Dance, Drama, Global OutReach, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
Posted in Art, Dance, Drama, Global OutReach, Religious dance, Sacred Dance, World Dance
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