I really don't have the words to describe my full experience curating and then playing this set for Denman Dance Temple. I can say that I went in feeling tired, a bit nervous and having some imposter syndrome. But... I got out of my head, dropped into my heart and I trusted my experience and intuition. I know I can't please everyone but the feedback was very good and tears were shed.
I am thankful to Erin O'Brien and Riane DaSilva for curating this event, rentals and promotion and for holding space....The Denman Dance Temple Team! Thankful to bones and builders of the building and the lodge that we danced in. Thankful for the land and our Ancestors. Thankful for all who showed up to Dance and Be in the experience. There were people there from 4 different islands! I had a friend show up that I have known for over 25 years and who was there with me in my very early days of DJ'ing. We shared some sweet moments. What she shared afterwards really had me reflect on all that has happened in the past 25 years. We had oracle cards there and I had one literally fall out of the deck as we were setting up: "Metamorphosis is naturally destructive" - I couldn't believe this because when I was very very unwell I had this card up on my windowsill for about a year, maybe more. So seeing ti again having come through that experience had me in awe. "Pleasure Is Power" also came up and I smiled because one of the tracks in the set is called "Pleasure" I covered the bass bin with some purple velvet and I put the card there. I suggested that people bring their cards and place them there if they wanted something to be amplified or boosted. Erin and Riane had cute little pieces of paper and I suggested they could bring those there too and Erin suggested to put them in the fire! Yes, there was a wood-stove! At the end I read some of the cards out ... after a minute of chimes and silence. ~~~ Here are the bits and pieces that showed up before the event and the words that I had written as well that I shared before the event... First, I thought of my friend's poetry book "shaping pearls". I knew she written during a particularly challenging time in her life and I knew I'd find something there. With her permission I was able to share it: *tender beginnings by Caroline Miskenack blush is the air of morning. Tender are its hands that lift your eyes to see the gravity of innocence pulling you toward acceptance so that you may remember your inherent goodness. so that you may begin, again. ~~~ Then, these words came out of me and I posted it to Facebook and IG to help promote the event: Exceptional leaders don't impart just vision, rather they cultivate the emergence of vision. ~Sudha Murty I wouldn't call myself an exceptional leader but I do like curating, cultivating and co-creating spaces and events where we can come to-gather and share our visions, our voice, our energy. In community we find the courage to show up, we listen, we activate, we grow, we co-create and hopefully we begin shifting paradigms. We change narratives, we stand for things. We speak for those who can't, we dance for freedom. Today is a new day to emerge. Denman Dance Temple: Super Charged Spring Emergence ~~~ And then I wrote this while sitting in the car whilst on the Denman Ferry ... reflecting on emergence—not just in nature, but within ourselves. What does the theme "Emergence" mean to me? When I imagine the word emergence I think of a seed being planted in fertile soil. I see and feel the rain. And soon a little sprout emerges. The sun shares its love, heat and energy to call the little sprout upward. Invitation: Today, I wonder who has been cultivating and preparing the soil? Who is planting seeds? And who has already been emerging, growing, blossoming? Whose Soul may simply be in a liminal space? ~~~ Let's dance each other home... starting with ourselves. If you like what you hear, I'd love a heart and / or share. Comments on the Soundcloud upload really help to get the music out there too. Thank you. "shaping pearls" book of poems by Caroline Miskenack can be found here: https://www.blurb.ca/b/10709227-shaping-pearls Track IDs: BAILE - Fall at Lake Taghkanic (Original Mix) Contra, Saturna - What I Can Do (Original Mix) Thriftworks - Mr. Plastic Fantastic (Original Mix) Sage, Dominus - Pleasure (feat. Sage) (Original Mix) Raffaele Ciavolino - Dizzy Guitar (Extended Mix) Dam Swindle - That's Right (Original Mix) Get To Know - I Just Love (Phil Fuldner Remix - Extended Mix) Angelo Ferreri, Gas Di Fede - Da House Vibe (Makito Remix) Cajmere, Dajae - Brighter Days (Marco Lys Remix) CASSIMM, Tamika Tyan - Release feat. Tamika Tyan (Extended Mix) Kyle Watson - See Your Truth (Extended Mix) DJ Susan, Rich DietZ - Everything Off (Ante Up) (Extended Mix) Cloonee - Fine Night (Original Mix) Gorgon City - One New Change (Extended Mix) PARISI, Anyma (ofc) - Sacrifice (Extended Mix) Ellis Moss, Jackie Hollander - Pass You By (Extended Mix) Autograf - I Wanna Go (Extended Mix) SI-FI - Not 4 Nothin' (Original Mix) Borne, Alexis B - Hush (Original Mix) Sorana, YDG, it's murph - Down Low (YDG Remix) Handsome Tiger - QUILOWATT Cosmal, CØNTRA - Slowrise (CØNTRA Remix) 
This mix was intuitively guided by the Spirit of The Eagle for a themed event on Self-Leadership. When I sense into Self-Leadership for myself I think of an animal like the Eagle. You might find a different animal to join you on this journey. Explore that and have fun with it. The songs are a mix of songs I was drawn to on YouTube and then mixed with Garage Band on my laptop.
"All these energies [the 5Rhythms: flow, staccato, chaos, lyrical, stillness] come together in you. In your deepest center, you are the stillpoint. You are the rhythm beyond stillness, the feeling beyond compassion, the sexual energy beyond celibacy, the life force beyond death, the vibration beyond inspiration.The moving center is within you.” ~ Gabrielle Roth — Maps to Ecstasy How to use this mix
The Dance (some ideas if this is your first time) - Beginning with the singing bowls allows us to slow our movements into flow and also root into rooting. - Connecting with our heart-centre, the place of love and trust, we can begin to trust ourself to guide us on the dancing path and ask: how do I move at my core? - As we find ourselves rooting and flowing- we can begin to open like a flower - Hearing the Eagle calls can give us a birds eye view and we can let ourselves fly - In the last song ask: How can I build a shrine for all things Self-leadership - how does this translate into movement? The Tracklist
Mixed for: ELECTRIC LOVE FESTIVAL - The Forgiveness Dance - Conscious Dance & Deep Dives Playshop with Tammra Broughton aka dj sprouT @ The Zen Den
Often times facing someone we are upset with seems impossible and we tend to avoid the situation. Unfortunately, anger, fear, sadness, guilt or shame can get buried deep into the subconscious mind and without us knowing it consciously, it can weigh us down. What if you could not only liberate yourself but also liberate the other person through a forgiveness dance? What if you could safely explore saying what you want to say and letting it go and forgiving yourself and them at the same time? Imagine how much lighter your life could be dancing forward? The Forgiveness Dance is a place where you can dance your pain and sweat your prayers... and support healing for all generations.
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