SOUTHEAST FLORIDA DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
Friday, 13 January 2006

Offered to you by the Southeast Florida Drum Circle Community
Michael Dean Goodman, Coordinator, 561-350-3930
SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity


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TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE - TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TOPIC 1: NEWS BULLETINS

Big upgrades to our drum circle website - two new major features:

a. Try out our updated area-wide drum circle calendar!

b. Enjoy our expanded files section!
9 lists/files covering: drumming & dancing events, lessons,
performances, useful reference info, inspirational essays...

Details below...


TOPIC 2: SPECIAL DRUMMING/DANCING EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEK

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK -
Full Moon drum circles this Saturday night (January 14th):
In Lake Worth (Palm Beach Cty.), Ft. Lauderdale (Broward Cty.),
and Miami Beach (Miami-Dade Cty.)

Details below...


TOPIC 3: CHANGES TO THE REGULAR (REPEATING) DRUMMING/DANCING EVENTS

Here you'll find important changes/additions/deletions to
the main calendar of regular (repeating) events

Details below...


TOPIC 4: REGULAR (REPEATING) DRUMMING/DANCING EVENTS

Check out all the opportunities to drum/dance in our SE Florida area!
There are at least 5 drum circles every week - plus a couple that
occur every other week, plus 3 that are monthly, plus the full moon
and new moon circles, plus special events!

Details below...


TOPIC 5: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST

Useful tips, inspirational essays, etc.

Details below...


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TOPIC 1: NEWS BULLETINS
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A. NEWS FLASH!!! Check out the BIG UPGRADE TO OUR DRUM CIRCLE WEBSITE
We spent hours adding 2 great new features for your convenience:

1. UPDATED CALENDAR of Drum/Dance Circles!

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

Search by clicking on any day - you'll see all the drumming/dancing
circles anywhere in the whole Southeast Florida area on that day!
Click on any event - you'll see the details (where, when, driving
directions, etc.).
Now there's no excuse not to go drumming/dancing and enjoy the bliss.

2. Check out the NEW FILES SECTION!

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

You'll find useful drumming and dancing resources -

a. DANCE CLASSES - REGULAR (WEEKLY)
b. DANCE PERFORMANCES - REGULAR (WEEKLY)
c. DANCING - RESOURCES (websites of interest to belly dancers)
d. DRUM CIRCLES - REGULAR (WEEKLY & MONTHLY) - Dancers warmly welcome!
e. DRUMMING - RESOURCES (websites of interest to drummers)
f. DRUMMING LESSONS - REGULAR (WEEKLY)
g. DRUMMING PERFORMANCES - REGULAR (WEEKLY)
h. DRUM CIRCLE ETIQUETTE
i. DRUMMING - INSPIRATIONAL (essays, poems, etc.)

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TOPIC 2: SPECIAL DRUMMING/DANCING EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEK
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***** DRUM/DANCE CIRCLES *****

FEATURED EVENTS OF THE WEEK - FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLES TOMORROW!

Come join us at one of these - drum and dance surrounded by all of
nature's elements (the beach, the ocean, the breeze, the full moon).
Enjoy the unity and bliss! There's one for each County:


** FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE - FT. LAUDERDALE - BROWARD COUNTY **
FULL MOON - Saturday, January 14th, 2006
South Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park (A1A just north of the 17th St.
Causeway, 1.5 miles south of Las Olas Blvd.), Ft. Lauderdale FL,
8pm or moonrise (whichever is earlier) till 1am
Info: Debe Fisher 954-292-1581, Debe24@...,
http://www.hometown.aol.com/debe24/myhomepage/profile.html; Sophia
<sophialinus@...>, 954-984-4183
There is a 15-minute Pagan full moon ritual at 10pm.
Remember, it can be chilly on the beach during the cooler months - dress
accordingly.
Park in the municipal lot (enter off A1A), toward the south end, $4 fee,
closes 1am (you will be ticketed if parked after that). Drum circle is
on the beach just off the parking lot, near the volleyball courts,
across from Bahia Mar, about a block south of the Yankee Clipper Hotel
complex. Since 1995.


** FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE - LAKE WORTH - PALM BEACH COUNTY **
FULL MOON - Saturday, January 14th, 2006
Lake Ave. at A1A, Ocean Pier, Lake Worth FL, 8pm-midnight
The beach closes at midnight. Remember, it can be chilly on the beach
during the cooler months - dress accordingly.
The drum circle is at the 1st lifeguard station north of the pier. If
the wind off the ocean gets too chilly, we move just across the parking
lot into the park, directly across from the pier. If it rains, we're
under the big shelter in the park, just across the parking lot from the
beach, and down the hill.
Directions:
* From I-95:
- Southbound
1. Exit 10th Ave. east
2. Turn right (south) on Dixie Hwy (US1) or Federal Hwy.
3. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave.
See 4-9 below
- Northbound
1. Exit 6th Ave. east
2. Turn left (north) on Dixie Hwy (US1) or Federal Hwy.
3. Turn right (east) on Lake Ave.
See 4-9 below
* From the Florida Turnpike:
1. Exit Lake Worth Rd. east
2. Eventually it turns into Lake Ave.
3. See 4-9 below
* In every case:
4. Cross the Intercoastal Waterway going east
5. Cross A1A
6. Enter the park and bear right (the road makes a large circle)
7. Go all the way around the back, and just past the pier
8. Park by the 1st lifeguard station just north of the pier
9. Parking costs $1/hr. till midnight - pay at the central meter
and put the receipt on your dashboard


** FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE - MIAMI BEACH - MIAMI-DADE COUNTY **
FULL MOON - Saturday, January 14th, 2006
Just east of 75th St. and Collins Ave. (behind the public library on
the beach), Miami Beach FL, 9:30pm on weekends [or earlier, like 8pm,
on weeknights] till midnight
Remember, it can be chilly on the beach during the cooler months -
dress accordingly.
Free parking behind the library at the meters.
Info: Mark R. Richards <bloodthump@...>
October 05 they got shut down by the police, had to move to 85th &
Collins - so if they aren't at 75th St., go to 85th and check.


** Full Moon EVE! Drum Circle - Miami Beach - Miami-Dade County **
Full Moon EVE! (night before full moon) - Friday, January 13th, 2006
Just east of 85th St. and Collins Ave., Miami Beach FL, 9:30pm on
weekends [or earlier, like 8pm, on weeknights] till midnight
Remember, it can be chilly on the beach during the cooler months -
dress accordingly.
Info: Mark R. Richards <bloodthump@...>


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TOPIC 3: CHANGES TO THE REGULAR (REPEATING) DRUMMING/DANCING EVENTS
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1. LAKE WORTH FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE - NEW INFORMATION

Now we can drum even if it's too cold or if it's raining!
Usually we drum right on the beach, but:

a. When the wind off the ocean gets too chilly in the cooler months,
we've discovered a flat, grassy area in the park just across the
parking lot from the Lake Worth Pier, just 100 yds. from our
usual beach location. You can still see the moon over the ocean,
but there's more protection from the wind, plus picnic benches to
sit on, and grass for the dancers to dance on.

b. If it rains, we can go underneath the big picnic shelter in that
same park, right across the parking lot from our usual beach.
The shelter could hold 100 people, and has lots of benches for
seating.

Now, almost nothing can stand between us and a full moon celebration
of drumming and dancing in Palm Beach County each month.

We're also looking into the possibility of building a bonfire on the
beach.


2. NEW INFO ADDED TO OUR CALENDAR OF DRUM CIRCLES THIS WEEK:

a. More accurate start time and directions for the Stuart Drum Circle
b. New location for the Miami Beach Full Moon Drum Circle
c. 2 monthly drum circles on Saturdays - one in Delray Beach,
one in Deerfield Beach
d. 2 monthly drum circles sponsored by Nature's Emporium in Coral
Springs - one for women on the Tuesday evening closest to the
new moon, one for everyone on one Thursday evening each month.

Go to our calendar to check these out:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/calendar/


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TOPIC 4: REGULAR (REPEATING) DRUMMING/DANCING EVENTS
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Please go to our newly upgraded website for this info.

1. All the regular, repeating drum/dance circles are listed in 2 ways:

a. On the calendar:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/calendar/

b. In list form, chronologically by day (or full moon):
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/files/

2. And the regular, repeating classes and performances are in list form:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/files/


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TOPIC 5: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
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1. REGISTER YOUR CELL PHONE ON THE DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY

On February 1st, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemar-
keting companies and you will likely start to receive sales calls.
Of course, these calls will use up your minutes - in effect you will
be paying for these calls. To prevent this, you can call this number
from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the Federal Government's
DO NOT CALL list. You can also go to this website and enter the
information: http://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx


2. GET FREE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE (411) ON YOUR CELL PHONE

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 or more for 411 (direc-
tory assistance) calls. Instead of dialing 411 and being charged,
you can dial 800-FREE-411 (800-373-3411) without any charge at all
(except for the minutes used to make the call). You can program it
into your phone book for easy use.


3. Heart Beats - Drumming
From http://www.dailyom.com, January 6, 2006

That rhythm renews us is no secret. Drumming is the oldest form of
music on the planet. Virtually every culture that exists or has existed
on earth has practiced some form of drumming. In Africa, the beating of
a drum continues to be an important part of significant ceremonies and
holiday celebrations. Native American cultures use drumming as a means
to reconnect an individual's mental and physical selves. Throughout his-
tory, drumming has been a part of performing rituals, marking significant
transitions, and celebrating life's cycles. Our lives are infused with
rhythm beginning at the very moment we first sense our mother's heartbeat
in her womb.

All manner of drumming has the ability to put us in touch with our own
natural rhythms, the rhythms of the earth, and the rhythms of the people
we choose to drum with. The drum can represent the heart, and drumming
awakens the mind while stirring the soul. Drumming can take you to a
place deep inside you where you are keenly aware of your mind and your
body, as well as the vital bond between the two. Much like human beings,
each drum has its own vibration and voice. Drumming alone can help you
release tension, dispel stress and aggressive feelings, and restore your
energy. It can also give you an opportunity to reestablish your connec-
tion to Mother Earth, as the beat of a drum can represent a crack of
lightning, pounding ocean waves, or the tumult of an earthquake.

Drumming with others brings with it many benefits. Taking part in a
drumming circle attunes us to the invisible energy that exists between
us while uniting us in a common purpose. Drumming can be relaxing as
well as energizing. It quiets mental chatter and can create a peaceful
meditative state. In Navajo lore, the drum is the Great Spirit's favor-
ite instrument. It is said that this is why all human beings were given
a heartbeat. The rhythmic beating of a drum can move us into new realms
of consciousness. There is no right or wrong way to drum, and everyone
has the innate ability to create rhythm. When you drum with intention,
you'll discover the rhythms that move you.


To read more beautiful writing about drumming, go to:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/files/
and check out the file called "Drumming - Inspirational"


4. FULL MOON DATES FOR 2006

Saturday, January 14th, 4:48 am
Sunday, February 12th, 11:44 pm
Tuesday, March 14th, 6:35 pm
Thursday, April 13th, 12:40 am (closer to the evening of 12th)
Saturday, May 13th, 2:51 am (closer to the evening of 12th)
Sunday, June 11th, 2:03 pm
Monday, July 10th, 11:01 am
Wednesday, August 9th, 6:54 am
Thursday, September 7th, 2:42 pm
Friday, October 6th, 11:12 pm
Sunday, November 5th, 7:58 am
Monday, December 4th, 7:24 pm


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TO SUBSCRIBE:

If you're not already getting our newsletter regularly and you'd like
to, or to use the group's calendar and other drumming/dancing online
resources, please use either of these two methods:

1. Go to our website:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity
and click on "Join This Group" at the upper right if you aren't
already registered.

2. Send an e-mail (from the e-mail address that you want used) to:
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Then respond to the e-mail that gets sent to you to confirm your
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HELP US SPREAD THE WORD:

1. Please tell your drumming/dancing friends, students, etc. about
our newsletter and our online resources (calendar, database, etc.).

2. Please post subscription info (or the whole newsletter) on any
appropriate discussion list or in any drumming/dancing newsletter.
You have permission to re-post this newsletter as long as you keep
it intact, deleting nothing, changing no formatting, and including
all the contact information that's already at the top and bottom.

3. Please send us e-mail addresses of anyone that you think would be
interested and we'll invite them to subscribe.


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CONCLUSION
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We apologize if we've omitted any drumming/dancing event, or if we've
got some information wrong; please notify us and we'll add/correct it
right away, both in these newsletters, and on our website calendar of
events. We want to include everyone.

Namaste,

Michael
Southeast Florida Drum Circle Community, Coordinator
southeastfloridadrumcirclecommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com
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