Week II - Experienced Contemplative Dance / Authentic Movement Workshop
Movement as spiritual practice, artistic resource, and psychological narrative
Faculty: Daphne Lowell and Alton Wasson
37 CEUs available
June 20 - 25, 2010
Sunday at Noon to Friday at 1:00
Hampshire College, Amherst MA
A 6-day retreat. Expand individual practice. Enhance witnessing. Dialogue about Authentic Movement in a community of peer movers. Daily warm-ups with live music, hour-long round robins, small faculty-led groups or peer groups. Choose between several options: sessions outdoors, work in other media, work with partners, time alone.
Prerequisites: Week I or the equivalent, including witnessing experience.
Prerequisite for the Peer Group Option: Week II
This workshop will be a time for retreat and rejuvenation, and for meeting with others who are experienced in Contemplative Dance/Authentic Movement. Our goal is to create a community of movers for those who have completed Week I or the equivalent. We will provide support for the practice of moving and witnessing. We assume that participants have experience in witnessing and are able to take responsibility for themselves and their processes while moving for longer periods of time.
Ten additional spaces will be available for people who have previously taken Week II, and who are interested in processing the morning sessions in small peer groups. We will also offer optional afternoon movement sessions for these groups. Contact us about this option.
Limited to 24 total: 8 in each facilitator's group; 8 spaces for those interested in small peer groups (see above).
Mornings
Guided Movement Meditation with musical accompaniment by John Sprague. Round Robin movement session. Creative forming. Sharing in small groups. Contemplative Dialogue about the practice.
Afternoons
Choose between several structures for moving, witnessing and sharing, including sessions outdoors, exploring other media, work with partners, or time alone.
Evening
Dancing. Live music. Pot-luck. Closing ritual.
Setting – Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
The Hampshire College 800 acre campus features beautiful orchards, woods, meadows and scenic hiking trails in the heart of rural New England, only a few hours away from New York City and Boston.
Two beautiful, clean, air-conditioned, sprung-floored studios provide ample space for the workshops. Housing is available on campus in small apartments. Single rooms with shared baths and kitchens.
Fees
| Tuition: Early Bird - Apply by May 15, 2010 | |
| Pay in full by May 15, 2010 or | $550 |
| Deposit & Application due by May 15, 2010 | $150 |
| And Balance due by June 4, 2010 | $400 |
| Tuition: Apply after May 15, 2010 | |
| Pay in full or | $600 |
| Deposit & Application after May 15, 2010 | $200 |
| And Balance due by June 4, 201 | $400 |
| On Campus Housing | |
| Pay in full or | $150 |
| Deposit due by May 15, 2010 | $50 |
| And Balance due by June 4, 2010 | $100 |
Make check payable to Contemplative Dance or use online payment option.
Financial Aid
We offer financial aid in the form of scholarships, and work-study positions. Please inquire.
Apply by May 15, 2010.
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Phone: 413-268-3294 - Email: cdance-at-contemplativedance.org