SOUTHEAST FLORIDA DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
PALM BEACH COUNTY EDITION
Saturday, 20 October 2007

Offered to you by the Southeast Florida Drum Circle Community
Michael Dean Goodman, Coordinator, 561-350-3930
SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com

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This is a special edition of the Drum Circle Newsletter - for Palm Beach
County - about a few special events happening during the next week or two.
The regular full editions for all 3 counties will appear in the next few
days.


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SUMMARY
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BONFIRE DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE, POTLUCK DINNER, AND PARTY
TONIGHT!!!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 7pm-midnight+
Hosted by PremShakti and Michael Dean Goodman
See details below

PARTNER DANCING BASICS
TOMORROW
New series begins Sunday, October 21st
6 Sundays, 7:30-9:00pm, $72 ($12/lesson)
Taught by Michael Dean Goodman
See details below

BELLYDANCING BASICS I
TOMORROW
New series begins Sunday, October 21st
6 Sundays, 7:00-8:15pm, $72 ($12/lesson)
Taught by Maria Komie at the PremYoga Center, West Palm Beach FL
See details below

TURIYA MEDITATION (TM) PROGRAM - FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK
Monday, October 22nd, 7:30-9:00pm, free
This is the meditation described by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras
that brings completion to the yoga path - deep inner peace and
greater success in daily life.
At the PremYoga Center, West Palm Beach FL
See details below

FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE
Friday, October 26th, 8:00-11:00pm, free
Lake Worth Beach
Hosted by Michael Dean Goodman and PremShakti
See details below

POLYNESIAN DANCE CLASS (HULA AND TAHITIAN DANCE)
New classes begin Sunday, November 4th
Taught by Pualani Danner at the PremYoga Center, West Palm Beach FL
See details below





DETAILS:


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MONTHLY BONFIRE DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE, POTLUCK DINNER, AND PARTY
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TONIGHT!!! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 7pm-midnight+

Free * Repeats on the 3rd Saturday of every month (mark your calendar)

Hosted by PremShakti and Michael Dean Goodman
"We've been getting 80+ people to this gathering of our 'conscious tribe'
each month. Folks are having such a great time that we've been having
to lovingly 'kick them out' at 1 or 2am so that we can sleep. Please
come join us for this fulfilling monthly tradition. We'd love to share
it with you!"

SPECIAL ATTRACTION - TONIGHT ONLY:
PARTNER DANCE LESSONS & DANCING ON OUR WOOD DANCE FLOOR: 7:30-8:30pm
DON'T MISS IT!

INDOORS:

* Potluck dinner - bring something to share

* Conversation/networking/satsang with other conscious people

* Partner or free-style dancing on our wood dance floor
(Mini-dance lessons by Michael from 7:30-8:30pm)

* Sing-along at the piano

* Other instruments, voices, and performers welcome throughout the night!

OUTDOORS:

* Drumming and radiant dancers - outside around the bonfire
African, Latin, Middle-Eastern, and World rhythms...
Bellydancing, tribal dancing, free-form dancing, contact dancing...
We've also had fire-performers, poi twirlers, sword-dancers, etc.
[Drummers - bring stools or chairs if you have them.]

HELD AT:
Our home, 4855 Belvedere Rd., Haverhill (West Palm Beach) FL
1 mile south of Okeechobee, 1 mile north of Southern Blvd., between
Military Tr. and Haverhill Rd., just west of the Palm Beach Airport,
4 minutes west of I-95, 4 minutes east of the Florida Turnpike.
Please see the detailed directions below.

RAIN:
In case of rain (or very cold weather) the drum circle will be held
inside the house.

FOOD:
It's a potluck - please bring something to share on the community table
(either dinner food, beverages, or desserts) if you intend to partake.

RSVP:
No RSVP is necessary - just show up and enjoy!

INFO:
Michael, 561-350-3930, tantra@...

DIRECTIONS:

FROM I-95
1. From I-95 northbound: exit at Belvedere Rd. (Palm Beach airport exit)
Avoid taking the airport option - stay left to Belvedere Rd.
At the end of the exit (stoplight), turn left onto Belvedere Rd. west
2. From I-95 southbound: exit at Belvedere Rd.
At the end of the exit (stoplight), turn right onto Belvedere Rd. west
3. Pass the airport on your left, go around the curve, pass the stop-
light at Military Trail
4. After Military Tr. pass one street on the right, then turn right into
the 2nd street (Park Ln.); it's about 0.3 miles past Military Tr.,
and 1 block before the stoplight at Haverhill Rd.
5. The house is on the NE corner of Belvedere and Park Ln.
Please park along the east (right) side of Park Ln. - NOT blocking
any neighbor's driveway

FROM THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE NORTHBOUND
1. Exit at Southern Blvd.
2. After the toll plaza, turn left onto Southern Blvd. eastbound
3. Exit (on the right) onto Jog. Rd.
4. At the end of the exit (stoplight), turn left onto Jog Rd. northbound
5. Go 1 mile and turn right onto Belvedere Rd. eastbound (stoplight)
6. Go 1.8 miles and pass Haverhill Rd. (stoplight)
7. At the first opportunity, about 1 block past Haverhill, make a u-turn
to turn around and go west on Belvedere Rd.
8. Immediately turn right (north) onto Park Ln. (a side street)
9. The house is on the NE corner of Belvedere and Park Ln.
Please park along the east (right) side of Park Ln. - NOT blocking
any neighbor's driveway

FROM THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE SOUTHBOUND
1. Exit at Okeechobee Blvd.
2. After the toll plaza, turn left onto Okeechobee Blvd. eastbound
3. Go 1 mile and turn right onto Haverhill Rd. southbound (stoplight)
4. Go 1 mile and turn left onto Belvedere Rd. eastbound (stoplight)
5. At the first opportunity, about 1 block after turning off Haverhill,
make a u-turn to turn around and go west on Belvedere Rd.
6. Immediately turn right (north) onto Park Ln. (a side street)
7. The house is on the NE corner of Belvedere and Park Ln.
Please park along the east (right) side of Park Ln. - NOT blocking
any neighbor's driveway


We look forward to celebrating with you! Please join us.

PremShakti and Michael


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PARTNER DANCING BASICS
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New series begins TOMORROW, Sunday, October 21st

6 Sundays, 7:30-9:00pm, $72 ($12/lesson)
Come try the first lesson and then decide!

Learn: Ballroom - Latin - Swing - Argentine Tango
Anyone can easily learn to dance socially & have fun.
Guaranteed results or your money back!
Learn to dance with confidence & creativity.
Small group - lots of personal attention.
Natural, easy style of instruction rather than lists of steps to memorize!

No partner needed - Center passes don't apply
Please call to register or for info: 561-350-3930

Taught by Michael Dean Goodman
Dance teacher, dance DJ, and musician

Info: Michael, 561-350-3930, tantra@...

Held at: our home
4855 W. Belvedere Rd., Haverhill (West Palm Beach) FL
2 blocks west of Military Tr., 1 block east of Haverhill Rd.
NE corner of Belvedere and Park Ln.
Please park only on the right (east) side of Park Ln.
Enter through the west (driveway) door
[same driving directions as for the Bonfire Drum Circle above]


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BELLYDANCING BASICS I
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New series begins TOMORROW, Sunday, October 21st

6 Sundays, 7:00-8:15pm, $72 ($12/lesson)
Come try the first lesson and then decide!

Come for:
Fitness - Confidence - Self-expression - Spirituality - To unfold your
goddess energy

No drop-ins - Center passes don't apply

Taught by Maria Komie
Professional bellydancer and fire-performer
Trained in bellydance by Tamalyn Dallal & Raina Milliman

Held at: The PremYoga Center, 1095 N. Military Tr., Haverhill
(West Palm Beach) FL, 561-640-YOGA (9642), office@...
www.PremYoga.com

A. From I-95 northbound or southbound
Exit onto Belvedere Rd. westbound
Curve around the Palm Beach Airport
Turn right/north on Military (at Walmart)
Make a u-turn at the first opportunity
Come back a few blocks to the Center, on your right in a strip mall,
next to the florist

B. From the Turnpike northbound
Exit onto Southern Blvd. eastbound
Turn left/northbound on Military Trail (it's a right-side exit ramp)
Go about a mile and pass Belvedere Rd.
Make a u-turn at the first opportunity
Come back a few blocks to the Center, on your right in a strip mall,
next to the florist

C. From the Turnpike southbound
Exit onto Okeechobee Blvd. eastbound
Turn right/southbound onto Military Trail
Watch for the Center about a block before Belvedere, on your right
in a strip mall, next to the florist


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TURIYA MEDITATION (TM) PROGRAM - FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK
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Monday, October 22nd, 7:30-9:00pm, free
(and the 4th Monday of every month)

Deep meditation unfolds the 200% potential of life - 100% inner peace
and freedom (spiritual awakening) - and 100% outer dynamism, intelli-
gence, creativity, love, health, success, and happiness.

Explore this simple, natural, effortless technique.
See the results as verified by decades of scientific research.
This is the meditation described by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras
that brings completion to the yoga path.
It gives the regular, daily experience of transcending, of samadhi -
and stabilizes that unbounded state in the nervous system permanently.

INFO: Michael, 561-350-3930, tantra@...

Held at: The PremYoga Center, 1095 N. Military Tr., Haverhill
(West Palm Beach) FL, 561-640-YOGA (9642), office@...
www.PremYoga.com
[same driving directions as for the Bellydancing Basics above]


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FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE
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Friday, October 26th, 8:00-11:00pm, free
(and every full Moon night)

Lake Worth Beach: take Lake Ave. east past A1A into the park; drive
around back by the pier.

Drum, dance, or just watch.
Enjoy the confluence of the 5 elements: soft sand underfoot (earth),
ocean waves lapping (water), full Moon (fire), gentle ocean breezes
(air), live drumming sounds (space).

Hosted by Michael Dean Goodman and PremShakti

Info: Michael, 561-350-3930, tantra@...


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POLYNESIAN DANCE CLASS (HULA & TAHITIAN DANCES)
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New classes begin Sunday, November 4th

Beginner Class 1:00-2:00pm (open to all ages)
Intermediate Class 2:15-3:15pm

$15 per class; or considerably less if you buy a PremYoga Center
multi-class pass.

Come try the first lesson and then decide!

Learn the graceful movements of traditional hula, and the energetic
hip movements of Tahitian dance.

Drop-ins welcome

Taught by Pualani Danner
Professional dancer who learned these dances as a child from her grand-
mother in Hawaii.

Held at: The PremYoga Center, 1095 N. Military Tr., Haverhill
(West Palm Beach) FL, 561-640-YOGA (9642), office@...
www.PremYoga.com




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DRUM CIRCLE OPPORTUNITIES
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There are about 40 opportunities to drum/dance each month in our SE
Florida area - from Miami on the south to Stuart on the north!

There are at least 5 drum circles every week - plus 10 that are monthly,
plus 7 every month around the full moon, plus special events!

TO SEE THEM ALL, SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER, OR CHECK THE MOST RECENT
NEWSLETTER EDITION (ARCHIVED ON OUR WEBSITE):

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/

Now there's no excuse not to go drumming/dancing and enjoy the bliss.


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CHECK OUT THE FILES SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE!
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You'll find useful drumming and dancing resources at:

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/files/

a. DANCING - LESSONS & CLASSES
b. DANCING - PERFORMANCES
c. DANCING - RESOURCES & LINKS (for belly dancers)

d. DRUM CIRCLES - ETIQUETTE
e. DRUM CIRCLES - LISTED BY DAY OF THE WEEK (Dancers warmly welcome!)

f. DRUMMING - CARE OF YOUR DRUM
g. DRUMMING - HOW TO PLAY A DRUM
h. DRUMMING - INSPIRATIONAL
i. DRUMMING - LESSONS & CLASSES
j. DRUMMING - PERFORMANCES - REGULAR (WEEKLY)
k. DRUMMING - RESOURCES & LINKS


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Namaste,

Michael
Publisher: Southeast Florida Drum Circle Newsletter
SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com
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Michael Dean Goodman, Ph.D.
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