Restoring the Source : “MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION”

The Integration

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday

March 26th, 2023

9-10:30am PT 10-11:30am MT

11-12:30pm CT 12-1:30pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

RESTORING THE SOURCE: MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION

This workshop series are offered as part of Restoring the Source series of seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen and offered from a spirit of love and inclusivity. For this online spring series of Mixed-icim in Motion, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near new moon and full moon.

This series of five workshops, in which the Artistic Director explores her emergent movement of MIXED-ICISM as the process for an itinerant body of work . The multi disciplinary, multi sensory, multi dimensional, mysterious and magical will center into the wisdom of the body and will also include writing and drawing . During this series we will experience

• Embodiment of patterns of diverse life forms as relationships with beyond human being-ness , with observation ( bio-mimicry) , memory, and empathy

• Love as experienced through connection via migration and exchange between human beings

• Joy as experienced through compassion for self as fluid , complex, and ever evolving

• Liminal space of dreaming and the unknown sources of imagination and intuition

• Multi sensory synthesis , bit and pieces to become whole in a living eco system of immersive diversity

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Daniel Quat and Randi Lynn Beach

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 15 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

• 60 min 'Movement As Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 15min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, and challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Restoring the Source : “MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION”

The Liminal Space

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, March 5th 2023

9-10:30am PT . 10-11:30am MT .

11-12:30pm CT . 12-1:30pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

RESTORING THE SOURCE: MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION

This workshop series are offered as part of Restoring the Source series of seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen and offered from a spirit of love and inclusivity . For the Winter series of Mixed-icim in Motion, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near new moon and full moon.

This series of five workshops, in which the Artistic Director explores her emergent movement of MIXED-ICISM as the process for an itinerant body of work . The multi disciplinary, multi sensory, multi dimensional, mysterious and magical will center into the wisdom of the body and will also include writing and drawing . During this series we will experience

• Embodiment of patterns of diverse life forms as relationships with beyond human being-ness , with observation ( bio-mimicry) , memory, and empathy

• Love as experienced through connection via migration and exchange between human beings

• Joy as experienced through compassion for self as fluid , complex, and ever evolving

• Liminal space of dreaming and the unknown sources of imagination and intuition

• Multi sensory synthesis , bit and pieces to become whole in a living eco system of immersive diversity

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Paulo T Photography

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 7 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

• 51 min 'Movement As Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 7min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Restoring the Source : “MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION”

The Elemental

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, Feb. 19th 2023

9-10am PT . 10-11am MT . 11-12pm CT . 12-1pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

RESTORING THE SOURCE: MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION

This workshop series are offered as part of Restoring the Source series of seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen and offered from a spirit of love and inclusivity . For the Winter series of Mixed-icim in Motion, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near new moon and full moon.

This series of five workshops, in which the Artistic Director explores her emergent movement of MIXED-ICISM as the process for an itinerant body of work . The multi disciplinary, multi sensory, multi dimensional, mysterious and magical will center into the wisdom of the body and will also include writing and drawing . During this series we will experience

• Embodiment of patterns of diverse life forms as relationships with beyond human being-ness , with observation ( bio-mimicry) , memory, and empathy

• Love as experienced through connection via migration and exchange between human beings

• Joy as experienced through compassion for self as fluid , complex, and ever evolving

• Liminal space of dreaming and the unknown sources of imagination and intuition

• Multi sensory synthesis , bit and pieces to become whole in a living eco system of immersive diversity

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Paulo T Photography

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 7 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

• 51 min 'Movement As Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 7min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Restoring the Source : “MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION”

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, Feb 5th, 2023

*Note: Time change of AFTERNOON

2pm PT . 3pm MT . 4pm CT . 5pm ET

Feb 6th 11 am in New Zealand

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

RESTORING THE SOURCE: MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION

The Inter-cultural

This workshop series are offered as part of Restoring the Source series of seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen and offered from a spirit of love and inclusivity . For the Winter series of Mixed-icim in Motion, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near new moon and full moon.

This movement session is collaboratively led by JADE WHAANGA Dancing Earth alumna and international Indigenous Cultural Ambassador, and leader of NU Collective from Aotearoa ( New Zealand)

She is a Dancing Earth international cultural artist ambassador for the past 7 years. She joins us from intense rain and floodwaters, bringing movement teachings of fire and clay; to experience the diversity of the ecosystem within the body, through her lived cultural experience and creative expression … We welcome friends to come and share their love and generosity, for this international intercultural offering! sharing movement of clay ( within the Dancing Earth mixed-icism vision) ... intercultural relations.

This series of five workshops, in which the Artistic Director explores her emergent movement of MIXED-ICISM as the process for an itinerant body of work . The multi disciplinary, multi sensory, multi dimensional, mysterious and magical will center into the wisdom of the body and will also include writing and drawing . During this series we will experience

• Embodiment of patterns of diverse life forms as relationships with beyond human being-ness , with observation ( bio-mimicry) , memory, and empathy

• Love as experienced through connection via migration and exchange between human beings

• Joy as experienced through compassion for self as fluid , complex, and ever evolving

• Liminal space of dreaming and the unknown sources of imagination and intuition

• Multi sensory synthesis , bit and pieces to become whole in a living eco system of immersive diversity

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Paulo T Photography

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 7 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

• 51 min 'Movement As Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 7min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Restoring the Source : “MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION”

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, January 22nd 2023

9-10am PT . 10-11am MT . 11-12pm CT . 12-1pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

RESTORING THE SOURCE: MIXED-ICISM IN MOTION

This workshop series are offered as part of Restoring the Source series of seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen and offered from a spirit of love and inclusivity . For the Winter series of Mixed-icim in Motion, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near new moon and full moon.

This series of five workshops, in which the Artistic Director explores her emergent movement of MIXED-ICISM as the process for an itinerant body of work . The multi disciplinary, multi sensory, multi dimensional, mysterious and magical will center into the wisdom of the body and will also include writing and drawing . During this series we will experience

• Embodiment of patterns of diverse life forms as relationships with beyond human being-ness , with observation ( bio-mimicry) , memory, and empathy

• Love as experienced through connection via migration and exchange between human beings

• Joy as experienced through compassion for self as fluid , complex, and ever evolving

• Liminal space of dreaming and the unknown sources of imagination and intuition

• Multi sensory synthesis , bit and pieces to become whole in a living eco system of immersive diversity

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Paulo T Photography

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 7 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

• 51 min 'Movement As Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 7min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Restoring The Source: Movement as Medicine

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, December 4th, 2022

9-10am PT . 10-11am MT . 11-12pm CT . 12-1pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $0-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

For this seasonal series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near half moon, full moon. During these sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon : plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

Dancing Earth invites humans of the earth to gather and move together for the last class of the year as we move towards Winter Solstice, embracing the long nights of dreaming and the incumbent return of light. We will synthesize of many of the previous seasons classes with movement expressions of THE ELEMENTAL BODY

Through movement of our individual and collective bodies, we will explore :

• Embodiment of patterns of movement of earth and cosmos as relationship and gratitude

• Dreamscape and landscape as sources of imagination and intuition

• Love and joy as through connection, compassion, empathy with human and beyond-human beings

• Experience gratitude and reciprocity through movement , encouraging the body at this time towards rest and dreaming and warmth

Specifically :

This Sunday, day of sun, dia del sol, day of soul, WE CELEBRATE THE ELEMENTAL BODY. Our movement will reconnect us with elements including :

• Air as breath of life and motivator movement

• Ground under our feet and expressions of earth in form of skin and muscle

• Water as flow through channels of body including veins and arteries and rivers

• Constellations as energetic charge of light and heat experienced through limbs and edges of body

• Mountains and rocks within bones as grounding points

• Seeds of potentiality and transformation within soft organs, vitalizing torso as trunk and stem of plants and trees

• Integrating these elements for activation of various spheres and dimensions

• Re-mix of all these elements and worlds into a world of ‘mixed-icism

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Daniel Quat

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 5min ' Welcome, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

• 30 min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• 15mins' More challenging movement which can be adapted as needed by participant

• 5mins ' Cool down/stretch

• Final 5min 'Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Danza Ofrenda : Un Tiempo de Otoño, en la Tierra de los Otomíes

Contemporary Dance Performance Ritual Solo w Rulan Tangen

Sunday, November 20th, 2022

2:30-4pm PT . 3:30-5pm MT

4:30-6pm CT . 5:30-7pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

Dancing Earth self produces and collaborates with partners for a wide range of creative programming including:

• Dance programming for youth

• Cultivating Artist Leadership : mentoring in arts management

• Seasonal Institutes for Dancing Earth intensive movement training

• Restoring the Source Retreats

• Cultural Exchanges

• Creation of original Dance works, with costumes, music, video projection, visual art design and construction with sets and props

• Cinematic Movement : Dance on Film

• Choreography commissioned by schools, companies or collaborators

We thank you for your consideration and support of our Dancing Earth vision.

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

Photos by Daniel Quat

Danza Ofrenda : Un Tiempo de Otoño, en la Tierra de los Otomíes

Contemporary Dance Performance Ritual Solo w Rulan Tangen

Join me for a  ritual of embodiment, of movement that roots into the present as both ancient and futuristic, a reflection of relationship with a moment of time, and place.

I offer this response to time and place with humbleness, respect and gratitude to the invitation for a 3 week artistic residency as a culminating ritual that is emergent, an evolving work in progress like life, with the intention of cultivating connections through creation and collaboration.

On the first night, the importance of the Mezquite trees was shared with me and I dedicate this dance solo ritual to these tree beings, for their ancestral relationship to human being-ness, as an embodied dream for the future of their beingness in renewed and revitalized relationship .

(thankful to Yolitzma for the wisdom shared )

Please click here to learn more about the wisdom of the trees

For your own participation as a witness to this offering, we invite you to bring your dreams for the future, to consider what are we collectively nourishing for our lives and others yet to come, to bring into the space to be activated through embodiment by the artist.

ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS: To experience movement interactively , the morning before the performance Sunday Nov 20, Rulan will offer a live and virtual workshop of restorative movement as medicine , information will be posted soon on www.dancingearth.org/event

Acompáñame en un ritual de encarnación, de movimiento que se enraíza en el presente como algo antiguo y futurista a la vez, un reflejo de la relación con un momento del tiempo, y del lugar.

Ofrezco esta respuesta al tiempo y al lugar con humildad, respeto y gratitud a la invitación para una residencia artística de 3 semanas como un ritual culminante que es emergente, un trabajo en progreso como la vida, con la intención de cultivar conexiones a través de la creación y la colaboración.

En la primera noche, se compartió conmigo la importancia de los árboles de mezquite y dedico este ritual de danza en solitario a estos seres arbóreos, por su relación ancestral con el ser humano, como un sueño encarnado para el futuro de su ser en una relación renovada y revitalizada.

(gracias a Yolitzma por la sabiduría compartida)

Para tu propia participación como testigo de esta ofrenda, te invitamos a traer tus sueños para el futuro, a considerar lo que estamos alimentando colectivamente para nuestras vidas y las de otros por venir, para traer al espacio para ser activado a través de la encarnación por el artista.

OFERTAS ADICIONALES: Para experimentar el movimiento de forma interactiva, la mañana antes de la actuación del domingo 20 de noviembre, Rulan ofrecerá un taller en vivo y virtual de movimiento restaurativo como medicina, la información se publicará pronto en www.dancingearth.org/event

Click here For more about Rulan

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Special thanks to Mariana and Ethan for selection for this residency and to DANCING EARTH

"Vengo a esta tierra con respeto, maravillado por toda la creatividad y la belleza, seguramente enraizadas en la vitalidad de la resiliencia frente al dolor de la colonización, del pueblo otomí que ha cantado y bailado esta tierra desde el principio de los tiempos. Humildemente ofrezco esta danza como un ritual contemporáneo para este momento y lugar, en honor al árbol de Mezquite."

"I come to this land with respect, in wonder of all the creativity and beauty, surely rooted in the vitality of resilience against the pain of colonization, of the Otomi people who have sung and danced this land into being since the beginning of time. I humbly offer this dance as a contemporary ritual for this moment and place, to honor the Mesquite tree ." Rulan Tangen

Photos by Daniel Quat

Restoring The Source: Movement as Medicine

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, November 20th, 2022

7-8am PT . 8-9am MT

9-10am CT . 10-11am ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $1-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

Dancing Earth self produces and collaborates with partners for a wide range of creative programming including:

• Dance programming for youth

• Cultivating Artist Leadership : mentoring in arts management

• Seasonal Institutes for Dancing Earth intensive movement training

• Restoring the Source Retreats

• Cultural Exchanges

• Creation of original Dance works, with costumes, music, video projection, visual art design and construction with sets and props

• Cinematic Movement : Dance on Film

• Choreography commissioned by schools, companies or collaborators

We thank you for your consideration and support of our Dancing Earth vision.

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

Photos by Daniel Quat

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

For this seasonal series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near half moon, full moon. During these sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon : plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

This movement session is coming from the Otomi homelands, in dedication to the plant and tree - beings, in their generosity and regeneration. Through movement of our individual and collective bodies, we will explore :

• Embodiment of patterns of movement of plants and trees as relationship and gratitude.

• Dreamscape and landscape as sources of imagination and intuition.

• Love and joy as through connection and compassion with human and beyond-human beings.

*Please note earlier time this week only

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Daniel Quat

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 7 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share quotes.

• 46 min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 7 min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Restoring The Source: Movement as Medicine

Seasonal ecological dance practice of Movement as Medicine shared by Dancing Earth’s Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer, Rulan Tangen.

Sunday, November 6th, 2022

9-10am PT . 10-11am MT . 11-12pm CT . 12-1pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

Pay What You Can, $0-$100

In the spirit of RECIPROCITY (a value infused into the movement practice), we invite your charitable donations to support the ongoing programming of Dancing Earth. Nobody is turned away for lack of funds! Sign-up with a Complimentary Ticket or Pay it Forward by sponsoring the costs for someone who has limited resources.

Artistic Director Rulan Tangen donates the fees raised from the workshop back to Dancing Earth, the great vision of her life.

ABOUT Movement As Medicine

For this seasonal series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offers movement workshops timed near half moon, full moon. During these sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon : plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

Our first session of Autumn/Winter comes during the Taurus full moon of Scorpio season. Combining these constellatory influences we will find space to flow with the breath of life at the edge of symbolic death with the moon cycle.

Explore restorative gentle sensuous movements:

• to release what is no longer needed

• to find space for flow + gratitude

• connect deeper to imagination, intuition and joy

• embody compassion and connection

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

Photos by Daniel Quat

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 5 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share quotes.

• 50 min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 5min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Movement as Medicine : MIDWINTER SERIES w/ Rulan Tangen

March 27

9-10:15am PT . 10-11:15am MT . 11-12:15pm CT . 12-1:15pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

ABOUT

For midwinter series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offer four sessions in both February and March, timed near half moon, full moon, waxing moon, and waning moon.

During these four sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon : plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

With the waning moon near equinox , we experience the balance of light and dark, release to make room for the next season of the Flowering Way

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 10min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share quotes from Dr. MLK Jr. that you bring.

• 55min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 10min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

Movement as Medicine : MIDWINTER SERIES w/ Rulan Tangen

March 13 & 27

9-10:15am PT . 10-11:15am MT . 11-12:15pm CT . 12-1:15pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

• ABOUT

For midwinter series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offer four sessions in both February and March, timed near half moon, full moon, waxing moon, and waning moon.

During these four sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon : plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

At the waxing moon we move towards growth, and increasing illumination of what we are dreaming in …

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

CLASS BREAKDOWN

10min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share quotes.

55min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

Final 10min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

Barefoot or socks

Blanket or yoga mat

Water bottle

Notebook and pencil/pen

Movement as Medicine : MIDWINTER SERIES w/ Rulan Tangen

Sundays, February 6, 20 AND March 13 & 27

9-10:15am PT . 10-11:15am MT . 11-12:15pm CT . 12-1:15pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

ABOUT

For midwinter series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offer four sessions in both February and March, timed near half moon, full moon, waxing moon, and waning moon.

During these four sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon : plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

Near the full moon we dance our gratitude …

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 10 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share quotes from Dr. MLK Jr. that you bring.

• 55 min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 10 min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

MEET THE COMPANY !

Thursday, February 17th

5:30-6:30 PT . 6:30-7:30pm MT . 7:30-8:30 CT . 8:30-9:30 ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

ABOUT

Greetings to the Dancing Earth Circle and beyond!

Dancing Earth Creations is now 18 years old ! We are an exciting emergent transformation as we move into cooperative responsibility in leadership. We are refreshing our mission and vision for relevance to move forward into the future with inclusivity, welcome, and love!

This is our inaugural Community Relations event, to be held on the Third Thursday of every month through June. We will start online and look forward to moving into options of in-person in Albuquerque!

We've invited our Southwest, regional, national and international associate artists to each share an introduction and a movement ( you can experience as participatory or as an informal performance ! )

And yes, will end with a dance party!

WHAT TO BRING

A wish for the future of DE, whether it be a single word, a quality , or a dream for program or project you hope to experience in the future !

Water bottle, celebratory ( or comfortable !) clothes, blanket or yoga mat to lie down on. if you like List to be refined closer to the time!

PRICING

This event is open to the public. Bring a friend!

Movement as Medicine : MIDWINTER SERIES w/ Rulan Tangen

Sundays, February 6 & 20 AND
March 13 & 27

9-10:15am PT . 10-11:15am MT . 11-12:15pm CT . 12-1:15pm ET

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

DANCING EARTH CREATIONS dynamically activates our mission, to create contemporary dance and related arts through global indigenous and intercultural relationships centered in ecological and cultural diversity for creativity, health, and wellness.

“We gather as individual artists to create experimental yet elemental dances that reflect our rich cultural heritage as contemporary global peoples. We strive to embody the unique essences of cultural perspectives by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. Ancient and futuristic, our dances are an elemental language of bone and blood memory in motion.” - Founding Director, Rulan Tangen

ABOUT FEB. 6th, HALF MOON

For midwinter series of Movement as Medicine, Dancing Earth offer four sessions in both February and March, timed near half moon, full moon, waxing moon, and waning moon.

During these four sessions, we will reach through our individual and collective bodies, exploring dreamscape and landscape, shape and movement that connect us with various life forms impacted by the moon: plants, waters, animals, birds, and humanity - in a myriad of different forms!

With the half moon we balance between what is seen and unseen… This session will involve a lot of groundwork, lying down, seated on floor, or could be adapted to sitting in chair.

We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the past year, to join this month’s movement, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care - and welcome you to bring a friend!

CLASS BREAKDOWN

• 10min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share quotes.

• 55 min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, regardless of dance background.

• Final 10min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

• Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

BRING

• Open mindedness, no dance experience necessary

• Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

• Barefoot or socks

• Blanket or yoga mat

• Water bottle

• Notebook and pencil/pen

  THIS HALF MOON CLASS WILL INVOLVE ALOT OF GROUNDWORK ON THE FLOOR, AND I INVITE YOU TO BRING STONES / ROCKS / CRYSTALS FOR THE GROUNDING BREATH EXERCISE

Movement of Dancing Earth w/ Rulan Tangen

Sunday, November 15th
10-11:30am PST . 1-2:30pm EST

Reserve Your Tickets

Pay what you can to:
PayPal: Rulan@dancingearth.org

ABOUT THIS CLASS

This class invites people of all ages and abilities to deepen embodied knowledge. We start by orienting ourselves to our line sphere and by reconnecting with the world around us and within us, by inviting multi-sensory perception, intuition, memory, and imagination. Then we ground ourselves by articulating the spine and exploring how feet connect to earth with various rhythmic foot patterns, directions, coordination and level changes. We counterbalance movements of the lower body with the upper body, left with right, forward and backward, past and future, bringing movement to counter isolation and celebrate our collectivity! Playlist includes tracks by Navajo DJ Randy B, Ehren Kee Natay, AudioPharmacy, Cris Derksen, (enjoy and support their music at RandylBarton.com, EhrenKeeNatay.com, Audiopharmacy.com, Cris Derksen).

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

Dancing Earth gathers Indigenous collaborators, including: Nations of Blackfoot, Metis, Coushatta, Ixil and Tzeltil Maya, Papanga, Cambiva, Yaqui, Purepecha, Shoshone, Dine, Tsalagi, Hopi, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, and Keresan of North Central and South America. They balance a commitment to share dances with regional, national and international communities at venues as varied as festivals, Universities, elementary-high schools, Native wellness gatherings, youth leadership symposiums, art museums, desert canyons, dried river beds, and symposiums for social-environmental justice. DANCING EARTH inspires creativity and cultural consciousness through community art practice, energetic dance training workshops, site specific rituals and full length eco-productions.

PPAK: Traditional Pueblo Bread Making
w/ Sage Romero

Tuesday, November 10th
4-5:30pm PST . 7-8:30pm EST

Join Sage Romero on ZOOM HERE
Meeting ID: 881 4340 1275
Passcode: 911805

About THIS CLASS

In this class Sage will lead you through the process of making Pueblo Bread in his home built Ah-cutoo, handmade earthen oven, (also known as horno). This cultural presentation will also cover traditional language names of Taos people and the stories of the histories of bread making.

About SAGE

Sage Romero is a member of the Tovowahamatu Nuumu/Tuah-Tahi (Big Pine Paiute/Taos Pueblo) tribes. He is the Founder of the AkaMya Culture Group based in Big Pine, CA. Sage Romero is also an accomplished International Cultural consultant, having traveled extensively educating people about Native America/Indigenous American Heritage and Culture dispelling typical stereotypes. Sage also worked as a youth advocate for many years with focus on sobriety and wellness through living culture, dance, Storytelling and cultural practices to promote strength through culture and identity.

Fire Making w/ a Hand Drill

With Mother Nature Center & Ibrahim Loeks

Monday, November 9th
6-7:30pm PDT . 9-10:30pm EDT

Join Ibrahim Loeks on ZOOM HERE
Meeting ID: 876 1730 3916
Passcode: 90848

ABOUT THIS CLASS

MAKING FIRE: Friction Fire Making practiced by almost all peoples in almost all environments of the world. From the Bow Drill to the Hand Drill, the Fire Saw to the Fire Plough. In this class we will focus on dialing in your Bow Drill skills and briefly touch in on and demonstrate other techniques.

Learn how to make fire using collected materials and made fire kits. Using a hand drill is one of the simplest friction methods, but high speed can be difficult to maintain because only the hands are used to rotate the spindle. It works best in dry climates.

PRE-ORDER YOUR FIRE KITS

This class can be done with or without pre-ordered fire kits. Kits are $40 included shipping any where in the US. Kits need to be ordered by Aug 17th in order to arrive to you in time for the class.

Kits are not required for sign up to this class session, if you do not pre-order a fire kit, you can still just watch the instructional information. When you select the pre-order kit ticket Dancing Earth will contact you for your mailing address. All kits will be mailed out by facilitator Ibrahim Loeks & Mother Nature Center.

PRE-ORDER KITS INCLUDE

Kits include a Wooden Fire Board, Wooden Bow Drill w/ Nylon Cord, Wooden Spindle & kindling.

Movement of Dancing Earth
w/ Rulan Tangen

Sunday, October 18th
10-11:30am PDT . 1-2:30pm EDT

About THIS CLASS

This class invites people of all ages and abilities to deepen embodied knowledge. We start by orienting ourselves to our line sphere and by reconnecting with the world around us and within us, by inviting multi-sensory perception, intuition, memory, and imagination. Then we ground ourselves by articulating the spine and exploring how feet connect to earth with various rhythmic foot patterns, directions, coordination and level changes. We counterbalance movements of the lower body with the upper body, left with right, forward and backward, past and future, bringing movement to counter isolation and celebrate our collectivity! Playlist includes tracks by Navajo DJ Randy B, Ehren Kee Natay, AudioPharmacy, Cris Derksen, (enjoy and support their music at RandylBarton.com, EhrenKeeNatay.com, Audiopharmacy.com, Cris Derksen).

Movement of Dancing Earth w/ Rulan Tangen

Sunday, September 20
10-11:30am PDT . 1-2:30pm EDT

Join on Zoom HERE

Meeting ID: 838 7551 3878
Passcode: 079848

Reserve Your Tickets

Pay what you can to:
PayPal: Rulan@dancingearth.org

ABOUT THIS CLASS

This class invites people of all ages and abilities to build upon embodied knowledge of the previous classes, this time with a nonstop rhythmic flow based on the weight shift of walking. We start by grounding ourselves by articulating the feet, then try various rhythmic foot patterns, directions, coordinations and level changes. We counterbalance movements of the lower body with the upper body, left with right, forward and backward, past and future, bringing movement to counter isolation and celebrate our collectivity! Playlist includes tracks by Navajo DJ Randy B, Robert Mirabal.

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

Dancing Earth gathers Indigenous collaborators, including: Nations of Blackfoot, Metis, Coushatta, Ixil and Tzeltil Maya, Papanga, Cambiva, Yaqui, Purepecha, Shoshone, Dine, Tsalagi, Hopi, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, and Keresan of North Central and South America. They balance a commitment to share dances with regional, national and international communities at venues as varied as festivals, Universities, elementary-high schools, Native wellness gatherings, youth leadership symposiums, art museums, desert canyons, dried river beds, and symposiums for social-environmental justice. DANCING EARTH inspires creativity and cultural consciousness through community art practice, energetic dance training workshops, site specific rituals and full length eco-productions.

Afro-Indigenous Empowerment

Join Dancing Earth Afro-Indigenous Performers, Collaborators & Activists for a creative work sharing, perspectives, struggles & life stories of how these artists step into their POWER as Afro-Indigenous culture carriers.

Thursday, September 10th
6-7:30pm PDT . 9-10:30pm EDT

Join Us on Zoom Here!
Meeting ID: 851 8185 8792
Passcode: 003460

Movement of Dancing Earth w/ Rulan Tangen

Sunday, August 23
10-11:30am PDT . 1-2:30pm EDT

Join on Zoom HERE

Meeting ID: 838 7551 3878
Passcode: 079848

Reserve Your Tickets

Pay what you can to:
PayPal: Rulan@dancingearth.org

ABOUT THIS CLASS

This class invites people of all ages and abilities to build upon embodied knowledge of the previous classes, this time with a nonstop rhythmic flow based on the weight shift of walking. We start by grounding ourselves by articulating the feet, then try various rhythmic foot patterns, directions, coordinations and level changes. We counterbalance movements of the lower body with the upper body, left with right, forward and backward, past and future, bringing movement to counter isolation and celebrate our collectivity! Playlist includes tracks by Navajo DJ Randy B, Robert Mirabal.

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

Dancing Earth gathers Indigenous collaborators, including: Nations of Blackfoot, Metis, Coushatta, Ixil and Tzeltil Maya, Papanga, Cambiva, Yaqui, Purepecha, Shoshone, Dine, Tsalagi, Hopi, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, and Keresan of North Central and South America. They balance a commitment to share dances with regional, national and international communities at venues as varied as festivals, Universities, elementary-high schools, Native wellness gatherings, youth leadership symposiums, art museums, desert canyons, dried river beds, and symposiums for social-environmental justice. DANCING EARTH inspires creativity and cultural consciousness through community art practice, energetic dance training workshops, site specific rituals and full length eco-productions.

Blue Corn Tamale w/ Talavai Denipah Cook

Monday, August 17
5-6:30pm PDT . 8-9:30pm EDT

Join TALAVAI on Zoom!
Meeting ID: 837 2593 2031 Passcode: 445746

Reserve Your Tickets

NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS

If you come from a financially marginalized background, and/or your finances have been devastated by Covid, and you are not able to pay or need to pay an amount less than listed ticket prices, please contact tisinat.dancingearth@gmail.com . Dancing Earth supports Indigenous & diverse community members to connect with, share & learn ancestral teachings, culture & roots. Dancing Earth welcomes community members of all ages, and cultural backgrounds.

ABOUT THIS CLASS

In this class we will be making tiny blue corn tamale. After the previous class which instructor Melanie David showed us corn processing, we will be taking that corn meal and making small blue corn tamale. You can attend this class just to watch and learn or you can follow along and make these tamale with us! If you are following along, please see ingredients listed below.

This class will also be accompanied by a presentation that will go more in depth about blue corn, it's meaning to Indigenous people as a sacred food source and the process of making tamale.

WHAT YOU NEED FOR THIS CLASS

If you would like to follow along you will need to following materials. This class is also fun just for watching the demonstration and cultural talk!

INGREDIENTS

Blue Corn Meal
Corn Husks
Sugar (or sugar alternative)
Filling - Cheese, Meat or Veggies
Medium - Large Boiling Pot
Mixing Bowl
Access to clean water

ABOUT TALAVAI

Unvi agandi, my name is Talavai Denipah-Cook and come from the Summer clan from Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, Spider clan from Hopi, Bitter Water clan and The Charcoal Streaked Division of the Red Running into the Water clan from the Navajo Nation. Growing up in the desert of the Southwestern United States, the people, culture, and land has been a source of healing, challenges, and motivation to protect and conserve Mother Earth.Therefore, I have received a B.S in Environmental and Organismic Biology in 2016 from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. I also recently graduated with a M.S in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science from the University of Hawai’i at Hilo. My endeavors include going back to indigenous communities to help keep ancestral lands resilient and provide land and culture-based learning programs to the youth.

About PPAK
Practicing Principals of Ancestral Knowledge

PPAK is a sustainability and life ways series that follows traditional Indigenous teachings and practices. These workshops are aimed to connect people back to living in balance with the Earth through traditional living practices of Native people. As all Indigenous cultures historically lived in balance with the cycles of nature, PPAK instructional series will incorporate these ways into contemporary teachings, demonstrations and Indigenous philosophy taught by Native community members and practitioners who have learned skills from Native elders.

The BLUE CORN Experience
w/ Melanie David

Thursday, August 13
1-2pm PDT . 4-5pm EDT

Join Melanie on Zoom!
Link coming soon

Reserve Your Tickets

Donations Directly to Melanie are greatly appreciated!
Venmo: @Melanie-David-5

NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS

If you come from a financially marginalized background, and/or your finances have been devastated by Covid, and you are not able to pay or need to pay an amount less than listed ticket prices, please contact tisinat.dancingearth@gmail.com . Dancing Earth supports Indigenous & diverse community members to connect with, share & learn ancestral teachings, culture & roots. Dancing Earth welcomes community members of all ages, and cultural backgrounds.

The blue corn experience is a fun way to learn the different ways to prepare 6 different meals that all corn cultures have in common.

ABOUT THIS CLASS

The blue corn experience is a fun way to learn the different ways to prepare 6 different meals that all corn cultures have in common, using only 3 ingredients. Blue corn, boiling water and ashes. I will also give modern recipes that are delicious and easy to prepare.

*** No materials required. Participants of any age are welcome.***

ABOUT MELANIE

I am a Multifaceted traditional artist, mother, gardener, gatherer, collector, dancer, caretaker. I belong to the tobacco clan and reside on the Hopi reservation of northeastern Arizona. I am a mixed child of the region, I am Hopi Navajo Zuni and Laguna.

About PPAK
Practicing Principals of Ancestral Knowledge

PPAK is a sustainability and life ways series that follows traditional Indigenous teachings and practices. These workshops are aimed to connect people back to living in balance with the Earth through traditional living practices of Native people. As all Indigenous cultures historically lived in balance with the cycles of nature, PPAK instructional series will incorporate these ways into contemporary teachings, demonstrations and Indigenous philosophy taught by Native community members and practitioners who have learned skills from Native elders.

Cordage Making w/ Mother Nature Center & Ibrahim Loeks

Tuesday, July 28
3-4pm PDT . 7-8pm EDT

Join IBRAHIM on ZOOM!
Meeting ID: 867 1886 8832
Passcode: 743858

Reserve Your Tickets

NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS

If you come from a financially marginalized background, and/or your finances have been devastated by Covid, and you are not able to pay or need to pay an amount less than listed ticket prices, please contact tisinat.dancingearth@gmail.com . Dancing Earth supports Indigenous & diverse community members to connect with, share & learn ancestral teachings, culture & roots. Dancing Earth welcomes community members of all ages, and cultural backgrounds.

ABOUT THIS CLASS

We will talk about and learn how to make "reverse wrap" cord. The basis for making fishing line, nets, bags, hammocks, bow strings etc. We will ship some natural materials to your address to use for this class or you can also utilize a potato chip bag to learn how to make this cord. If you have any deer skin cord this is ideal for making a strong string.

CORDAGE KITS

Cordage Kits are available for purchase, but are not necessary for participation in this class. If you would like a cordage kit, please select the "purchase cordage kit" ticket option or "donation over $35" ticket option. If you choose to purchase a cordage kit you will be contacted by Dancing Earth to collect your mailing address. Kits must be purchased 7 days before the start of this class in order to ensure that your kit arrives in time. Materials costs for cordage kit will go towards supporting Mother Nature Center & time spent for wild material collection and shipping costs.

About PPAK
Practicing Principals of Ancestral Knowledge

PPAK is a sustainability and life ways series that follows traditional Indigenous teachings and practices. These workshops are aimed to connect people back to living in balance with the Earth through traditional living practices of Native people. As all Indigenous cultures historically lived in balance with the cycles of nature, PPAK instructional series will incorporate these ways into contemporary teachings, demonstrations and Indigenous philosophy taught by Native community members and practitioners who have learned skills from Native elders.

Native Hoop Dance Masters Class Series

Thursdays in July
4-5pm PDT . 7-8pm EDT

Join Us on Zoom Here!
Meeting ID: 868 9169 2046
Password: 921149

Pay What You Can
Donations collected in ticketing to this class will go towardsDancing Earth's Covid Artist Relief Fund.

Reserve Your Tickets

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

If you come from a financially marginalized background, and/or your finances have been devastated by Covid, and you are not able to pay or need to pay an amount less than listed ticket prices, please contact tisinat.dancingearth@gmail.com .

Dancing Earth works to support Indigenous communities and diverse cultural communities. Dancing Earth welcomes all artists of all ages, and cultural backgrounds. If you are passionate about participating in Dancing Earth's classes, presentations, performances or programs, we'd love to welcome you no matter your current financial limitations.

HOOPS NOT REQUIRED TO JOIN.

TEACHERS

July 2 - Sage Romero July 9 - Lumhe “Micco” Sampson

July 16 - Talavai Denipah-Cook July 23 - Sandra Lamouche

ABOUT THIS CLASS

This 4 class series through the month of July will host a rotating lineup of Master's Hoop Dance teachers. Each teacher will be teaching with their personal style and personal philosophy of culture, dance and technique informed by their individual Native culture and teachings. Every class can be taken individually or as a series. Donations can be made directly to teachers.This hoop series cultural presentation is light movement for all ages and abilities. These series of classes can be done with or without hoops. Instructors will teach how hoops, health, healing and balance intersect. Teachers will be sharing lessons from the hoop dance that can guide you through healing during these times. The classes will use storytelling and traditional teachings to explore contemporary issues. There will be some moderate HIIT training, light movement and stretches, hoop storytelling, philosophy. Teachers will also demonstrate hoop dancing moves, symbols and tricks.

CLASSES AS ALWAYS,
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS!

HOOPS FOR PURCHASE

Hoops are available for purchase here. Hoops are made-to-order by Lumhe, ships next day, 3-5 business days. If you wish to purchase a set of hoops please visit https://sampsonbrosarts.com/

Movement of Dancing Earth w/ Rulan Tangen

Sunday, July 19
10-11:30am PDT . 1-2:30pm EDT

Reserve Your Tickets

Pay what you can to:
PayPal: Rulan@dancingearth.org

ABOUT THIS CLASS

This class invites people of all ages and abilities to build upon embodied knowledge of the previous classes, this time with a nonstop rhythmic flow based on the weight shift of walking. We start by grounding ourselves by articulating the feet, then try various rhythmic foot patterns, directions, coordinations and level changes. We counterbalance movements of the lower body with the upper body, left with right, forward and backward, past and future, bringing movement to counter isolation and celebrate our collectivity! Playlist includes tracks by Navajo DJ Randy B, Robert Mirabal.

ABOUT DANCING EARTH

Dancing Earth gathers Indigenous collaborators, including: Nations of Blackfoot, Metis, Coushatta, Ixil and Tzeltil Maya, Papanga, Cambiva, Yaqui, Purepecha, Shoshone, Dine, Tsalagi, Hopi, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, and Keresan of North Central and South America. They balance a commitment to share dances with regional, national and international communities at venues as varied as festivals, Universities, elementary-high schools, Native wellness gatherings, youth leadership symposiums, art museums, desert canyons, dried river beds, and symposiums for social-environmental justice. DANCING EARTH inspires creativity and cultural consciousness through community art practice, energetic dance training workshops, site specific rituals and full length eco-productions.