SOUTHEAST FLORIDA DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, 13 September 2006

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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Educational & inspirational materials about drumming & dancing
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER - THERE ARE 4 SECTIONS
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SECTION 1: DRUM CIRCLE SPECIAL EVENTS - COMING UP SOON

Here are the headlines - find details below in the newsletter

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 7PM-MIDNIGHT, The Grateful Garden -
Community Celebration and Drum Circle, Lake Worth FL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 7PM-MIDNIGHT, Fall Equinox Tequesta
Bonfire Drum Circle, Birch State Park, Ft. Lauderdale FL



SECTION 2: OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST TO DRUMMERS & DANCERS

Here are the headlines - find details below in the newsletter

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 7:30PM, Miami Bellydance September
Meetup, Guest Speaker: Jihan Jamal, Coral Gables FL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, NOON-4PM, 4th Annual South Dade E-
Fair and Festival, Homestead FL

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 7:30PM, Broward County Bellydance
September Meetup



SECTION 3: RECENT CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE LINE-UP OF DRUM CIRCLES

None



SECTION 4: DRUM CIRCLES (REGULAR, REPEATING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY)

There are 48 opportunities to drum each month in SE Florida!
To see them all, please visit the Calendar on our website:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity
and click on "Calendar" on the left



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SECTION 1: DRUM CIRCLE SPECIAL EVENTS - COMING UP SOON!
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*** SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 7PM TILL MIDNIGHT ***

The Grateful Garden - Community Celebration and Drum Circle

Held at: The Grateful Garden (Natural Food Market, Cafe, and Education/Cele-
bration Center), 6 South B Street (at Lake Avenue), Lake Worth FL
This is an indoor & outdoor party - on the Grateful Garden's beautiful new
grounds - and will be held rain or shine.
561-968-0632, info@..., http://www.TheGratefulGarden.com


7:00- 8:30pm NETWORKING/SOCIALIZING: explore the charming garden paths, enjoy
fresh juice beverages, get your questions answered by several
knowledgeable staff, meet folks into health and personal growth

8:30- 9:00pm PROGRESS REPORT - Exciting News About The Grateful Garden
By Gayle Coursol, Director
1. The Grateful Garden is ready to start accepting memberships;
those who sign up now will be Founding Members with special
privileges and savings.
2. Help is needed - volunteer your knowledge/skills/labor:
Attorneys, accountants, on-line store designers, publicists,
cleaners, gardeners, contractors, educators...please step up.
3. An incredible opportunity has arisen where we can purchase
this beautiful property, rather than rent - much earlier than
we had planned, and for a price well under market value. We
need serious investors who share the vision of The Grateful
Garden and who would like to reap a significant profit on
their investment.

9:00-10:00pm THE SIX DIRECTIONS & THEIR ELEMENTS - PERFORMANCES & KNOWLEDGE

1. Ancient Tantra - Mastery of the 3 Dimensions (6 directions)
a. Harnessing our Inner Masculine and Feminine (left/right)
b. Harmonizing Independence & Intimacy (back/front)
c. Integrating Sex, Love, and Spirit (bottom/top)
Educational Presentation by Michael Dean Goodman, Ph.D.,
Director of PARA - The Center for Realization, international
workshop leader, author, and spiritual guide.

2. Fire-Spinning/Dancing Performance
By Maria Komie, fire goddess, bellydance teacher/performer

3. Bringing the Inipi Ceremony to Our Community
By Chief Charles Chipps, full-blooded Lakota human, 7th gene-
ration spiritual interpreter of reality, doctor in the natu-
ral history of herbal medicine. He works with the elements
of nature and with the gifts from the Great Mystery. He tra-
vels the world, teaching the ancient ways, performing ceremo-
nies, and introducing his brothers and sisters to all their
relations. He says: "We are at the end of a new beginning.
Hear me, for the ancient knowledge of the indigenous Earth
people is needed now as it has never been needed. Native
American spirituality is not cultural, traditional, pertain-
ing to the government, or against anything that is living.
These ceremonies will cure illness and extend our lifetime,
however old we are." He will hold several Inipi (purifica-
tion rituals) at The Grateful Garden (in our newly-built
sweat lodge) over the next few weeks (sign up at the entrance
table), and has brought 30 grandfather tunkashila (stones)
for the lodge.

4. Music Celebrating the 6 Directions - performed by:
Rochelle
Gayle Coursol, accompanied by Michael Moses, Grammy-nominated
percussionist and master musician
Anallia Croy, Brazilian singer, songwriter, singing crystal
bowls performer, alternative health therapist

5. Fire-Spinning/Dancing Performance
By Maria Komie, fire goddess, bellydance teacher/performer

10:00pm - COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE
midnight Everyone is welcome - drum, dance, chant, or just watch! Drum
circles are great opportunities to connect, to let loose, and
to feel the ecstatic energy of life flowing through you.

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*** FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND (RAIN DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH) ***

Autumn Equinox Tequesta Drum Circle (around a huge bonfire!)

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale FL
7pm till midnight

* $5 entrance fee goes toward event costs (insurance, hiring the required park
rangers for the night, etc.) - any money remaining will be donated to the
citizen support organization Friends of Birch State Park, Inc.

* "People of all life-affirming spiritual and philosophical paths are invited
to come together under the beautiful canopy of the sky, in a preserved 'native
Florida coastal habitat' It's an opportunity to align our thoughts and
energies with our own core of being, with the seasonal shifts on our planet
(Earth), with the energy effects of our star (the Sun), and with the powers of
the universe that form all things (which you may call God/Goddess, Spirit,
Nature, laws of evolution, etc.). The Tequesta (tuh-kes-tuh) Drum Circle is
named after one of the ancient tribes who inhabited lands around SE Florida
prior to European and Seminole arrival - and gives us an opportunity to
remember that legacy. Ceremonial dress is welcomed, but not required."

* Includes: a roaring bonfire; a big (optional) potluck feast - bring a dish
or drink that would be enough for yourself; an Earth-centered ritual to
welcome in the season (at about 10:30pm) along with a collective altar where
you may place objects to be charged through the intentions of the evening.
Performers are very welcome (fire-dancers, belly dancers, etc.).

* Editor's note: This is one of the biggest and best drum circles in our area.
It only happens four times each year (at the changes of season - the
solstices and equinoxes), bringing together drummers and dancers from four
counties for one big unified celebration. Don't miss it! You don't have to
be a good dancer or drummer - everyone is lovingly welcome and appreciated.
You can drum (or play any percussion gadget that you have), dance, or just
watch and socialize.

* Info: Moon Path Circle, Inc., http://moonpathcircle.org/index.htm,
SpelCastor <spelcastor@...>, Sophia
<sophialinus@...>, Mark 954-655-7182

* Directions:
1. Go east on Sunrise
2. Cross the Intercoastal bridge
3. Make the last left turn before A1A (turning into the park entrance)
4. Follow the circular drive about 2/3 of the way around to the "Primitive
Camp Area - Tequesta Bonfire Stone Circle"


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SECTION 2: OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST TO DRUMMERS & DANCERS
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*** MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 7:30PM ***

Miami Bellydance September Meetup
Guest Speaker: Jihan Jamal. "Be A Queen, Move Like a Goddess, Dance
Like A Diva." Jihan is an internationally-respected dance master who
has been performing and teaching Near and Middle Eastern dance styles
around the world for 28 years, including Raqia Hassan's Ahlan Wa Sahlan
Dance Festival in Cairo, Egypt. http://www.jihanjamal.com
Held at: John Martins Authentic Irish Pub and Restaurant (upstairs),
253 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables FL, 305-445-6927. Large new parking
garage behind them. http://www.johnmartins.com
Info: Miami Bellydance Meetup http://bellydance.meetup.com/55/

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*** SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, NOON-4PM ***

4th Annual South Dade E-Fair and Festival
Held at: Harris Field, US 1 to 312th St., Homestead FL, free
Willie Stewart will do a percussion demo and workshop. Performances by
Earthman Band, Diamond Go-sti (Cherokee Indian educator and demonstrator),
and much more. Fun for the whole family.
Info: 305-246-1193

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*** WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 7:30PM ***

Broward County Bellydance September Meetup
Try My Thai Restaurant, 2003 Harrison St., Hollywood FL
[No topic or theme yet posted]
Info: http://bellydance.meetup.com/234/events/4815773/

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FOR MORE BELLYDANCE INFO (classes, performances etc.), GO TO:

Miami Bellydance Meetup Group, http://bellydance.meetup.com/55/
Broward Bellydance Meetup Group, http://bellydance.meetup.com/234/
Palm Beach Bellydance Meetup Group, http://bellydance.meetup.com/130/


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SECTION 3: RECENT CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE LINE-UP OF DRUM CIRCLES
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None


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SECTION 4: DRUM CIRCLES (REGULAR, REPEATING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY)
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There are 48 opportunities to drum/dance each month in our SE Florida area!

There are at least 5 drum circles every week - plus 3 that occur every
other week, plus 10 that are monthly, plus 9 every month around the full
moon, plus special events!

TO SEE THEM ALL, VISIT OUR ONLINE CALENDAR OF DRUM/DANCE CIRCLES

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

If you've never registered with YahooGroups, you'll need to in order to
use the calendar. Registering is free; it's quick (just a few pieces of
info to supply); you only have to do it once; you'll get NO spam by regis-
tering. In fact, nothing will change EXCEPT that you'll have full, easy
access to our drum circle website forever-after!

On our calendar, you can search by clicking on any day - you'll see all
the drumming/dancing circles anywhere in the whole Southeast Florida area
that are happening on that day! Click on any event - you'll see all the
details (location, time, driving directions, special considerations, con-
tact info, etc...)

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

You'll find useful drumming and dancing resources -

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
Southeast Florida Drum Circle Community, Coordinator
southeastfloridadrumcirclecommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com
561-350-3930 (you can call 24 hours/day)






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