November/December At the start of 2020 I wanted to go to another country and learn some dances in the traditional way, but alas we ended up with a bit of a situation world wide so it never happened. Instead I ended up learning from scratch how to utilise Zoom and be on screen! And although … Continue reading Dancing into 2021
Dancing Soles
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Brant Bambery The UK has now been in the Covid situation for 7 months now and it has been a mixed bag of emotions and learning. I have really enjoyed online dancing, it has great to be connected. This month we have been able to have some in person small groups social distance dance … Continue reading Dancing Soles
The fire we walk through
I have been thinking a lot about our world situation and how it has opened up so much discussion, both good and bad, within the world. I was inspired to seek my refuge in dancing online in the midst of all this mayhem. It has certainly been a year remember! I realise that many people … Continue reading The fire we walk through
The Green Tree
June - July 2020 The last few months have been a busy time both online and offline for me. I have been enjoying all the new experiences which have created a whole new way of living and working in the world. Dancing online has become the new norm and with a whole lot of fantastic … Continue reading The Green Tree
Connecting In Dance
April & May 2020 Welcome to my Blog and this comes at a sad time indeed for the Sacred / Circle / Traditional Dance community globally due to the Covid-19 situation. As we shift through a period of not being able to connect in person it has been a bit of a whirlwind over here … Continue reading Connecting In Dance
The Time to Connect
The start of March had been great with Wednesday Sacred Dance nights starting to get busier, myself and Katharina had a beautiful group attend and it gave me a chance to practice some of my dances. One which has become a firm favourite is an Icelandic dance and I shall be teaching it at my … Continue reading The Time to Connect
Pravo Pravo!
As the flowers start to poke through the soil, it is clear that the sun is staying with us a little bit longer. We have been having all the seasons here in the Highlands, I seem to be prepared with hats, umbrellas and thermals at the ready. Walking through the forest tonight I realised that … Continue reading Pravo Pravo!
Balance for 2020
It has been a great start to the new year at the Tuesday night dance group here in Findhorn. We started the year with some dances led by different Findhorn based teachers and I taught Zacharoula a Greek/Vlach dance which I love. The lifts in the Zacharoula really gives momentum to the movement, but the … Continue reading Balance for 2020
Dancing into 2020
Dancing into 2020 It has been a fantastic year for me in both the Sacred Dance and Findhorn community. I have had so much fun working within ‘meditation in movement' and learning new dances. I choreographed many of my own pieces which brought forth five delightful dances which I have started to take to the … Continue reading Dancing into 2020
The Big Surrender
I have been enjoying holding Wednesday sessions on a more regular basis. I had a lovely experience this week, I had a chat with a gentleman who has both stayed in the community and visited Findhorn for many years and who has danced with Bernhard Wosien. We talked about dances that he missed and the … Continue reading The Big Surrender