For over 25 years, dance has been used globally to join people together to create and express peace at events are called Dances of Universal Peace. In my meditations, I often see people dancing and having a great time. This vision always makes me smile and I call them my ‘dancing soul group.’ Perhaps my cosmic dancers are showing me the wonderful healing and uniting power of dance. The popularity of dance is shown on TV with “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You think you can Dance?”. So let’s support Dances of Universal peace to bring people together. It would be great to see a TV show presenting the variety of global peace dances!
The Dances of Universal Peace was “collated in the late 1960’s by Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971) a Sufi teacher and Rinzai Zen Master . . . In the 70’s Lewis began to create the dances of universal peace as a way of promoting “Peace through the Arts”. Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam as well as the Aramaic, Native American, Native Middle Eastern, Celtic, Native African, and Goddess traditions are all celebrated.”
In the article,”The Dances of Universal Peace “by Dzagbe Cudjoe, Author of “Dance to Health” writes “Dances of Universal Peace are a means of reconciliation and fostering peace. The Dances of Universal Peace are Sacred and do not require any musical or movement experience. The sessions are about taking part and are not a performance. There is no particular dress code. Comfortable clothes are all that is required. The setting for the sessions should have a peaceful, sacred feeling.” to read more… http://www.goldenlightcentre.com/peace/dances.php
In 25 years these works and their music have spread throughout the world. New circles are springing up. Check out The International Network for the Dances of Universal Peace, a co-ordinating hub that links many dance circles worldwide. If you are interested in hosting an event or to learn more http://www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/
Let’s dance together, in peace
Jane
Reference: http://www.dance-to-health-help-your-special-needs-child.com/dances-of-universal-peace.html
Jane Rosalea Booth, BA,CSW, M.Div
Author of In Silence, Discovering Self through Meditation
Holistic Meditation Workshop Facilitator
http://www.goldenlightcentre.com
