Dancing Peacock Paradise

Dances of Universal Peace

Our Dance of July 29th 2017. Click on photo to view choice photos. Want to see more? View another 36 photos from this event.

Next Peacock Paradise Dances of Universal Peace will be Saturday, September  23 Meanwhile take a look at Patrick Harrigan's beautiful photos of our Dances at the Gainesville Thomas Center in July below & more on the website  www.PeacockParadise.org Many thanks to the Musicians who smoothly transitioned between playing beautiful music to dancing & back again: Haqiqqa Lynn McRee, Khalika Rebecca Pethes, Scott Kessler, Isabel Coutts, David Willkomm, & Nilda Sessler Responses to the Thomas Center Dance When you invited us for an evening of peace dancing at the Thomas Center, I'd anticipated a joy filled experience ...And it was..!  Thank you! Gracias! Merci ! Shukran! Mahalo!  My heart is flying with 99 names for gratitude... With Love, Barclay Such a wonderful evening of dancing. Thank you. I had no idea so many people would be available on a Saturday night in July!  Wow, palpable energy. So I want to express appreciation for a superb & inspiring time. I definitely could have danced all night. Love, Susan The last number was very touching with people blessing each other with a remembrance of God.  Thanks for another memorable & meaningful event.  Larry I had a great time at the dance on Saturday ~ a very spiritual experience. I truly loved it & can’t wait to do it again!   Hayley Dennison Thanks Diana for your heartfelt leadership & devotion. Isabel GREAT NEWS!  We now have a new website for the Florida statewide community of Dances of Universal Peace.   www.FloridaDUP.org Dance Retreat with Allaudin Ottinger   October 19-22, 2017   Life Enrichment Center Fruitland Park, Florida  Register online:  www.floridadup.org/annual-fall-retreat/registration Early bird registration prices are available now Questions:  Jemila Felisko  jemila11@cfl.rr.com

Great American Solar Eclipse Monday, August 21 Maximum in north Florida @2:48pm Not quite total in Florida; still ~ Amazing, Astounding, Astonishing! Glorious!  Ya Majid! "If the consciousness of our union with God is not a joyous, living experience, surely it is not genuine." Ruth St. Denis Murshid SAM at Lama in the early '70's during the period when he was bringing through Dances. There will be a Dargah Blessing  Retreat  August 24-27   www.Ruhaniat.org A Dargah is a shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure,  a Sufi saint, often visited as a spiritual pilgrimage.

I feel so much better about humanity  after  coming  to the dance.  God bless you, Mary Clark I am happy! even before I have a reason    I am full of Light ~ even before the sky can greet the sun or the moon   Dear companions, We have been in love with God     For so very, very long   What can Hafiz now do but Forever Dance! . Hafiz Photo by  Bruce Day Light sneaking through the cracks Sunrays on Samuel Lewis's grave before  shrine  construction The almost finished dargah over Murshid Samuel Lewis's grave at Lama Foundation in New Mexico  Fernandina Beach Dance Saturday, September 30, 4 PM in Central Park with DiAnahita Sponsored by the Baha'i Faith Join us for the Dances & stay for a beach or state park weekend! Come to my window dear world. Why ever be shy? Look inside my playful Verse, for Hafiz is Barefoot & Dancing & in such a grand & generous – in such a fantastic mood! Hafiz

Hazrat Inayat Khan says that people who can quicken the feeling of joy or gratitude in others, add that to own lives. . Children of the Earth tribe Rise up!  Children of the Earth tribe  Rise up now! Some say Namaste Some say Mitakuye oyasin Some say Om Some say Shalom We all call Mother Earth Our Home Protect her Respect her We all affect her             Salat - Hazrat Inayat Khan  Most gracious Lord, Master, Messiah        & Savior of Humanity,        We greet Thee with all humility.   Thou art the first cause        & the last effect        the divine light        & the Spirit of Guidance,        alpha & omega   Thy Light is in all forms,   Thy Love in all beings;        in a loving mother, in a kind father        in an innocent child        in a helpful friend        in an inspiring teacher .... Copyright © 2017 DUP, All rights reserved. "Peace, Salaam, Shalom!" Visit Dances of Universal Peace Florida on Facebook "Dancing Peacock Paradise is an amazing space to deepen dance practice. It is very beautiful and inviting, an experience not to be missed. I have spent wonderful, magical days here over the years and cherish all. I look forward to returning." -Sophia Shunny Silver City, New Mexico Dances of Universal Peace honor religious traditions of the world by chanting phrases from holy scriptures & oral traditions. Everything is taught in the moment as we join our voices together. More details about Allaudin and Lila’s 2013 Dance Retreat Subscribe to Dancing Peacock Paradise mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Preferred e-mail format html text mobile ©2021 All Rights Reserved