Dances of Universal
Peace
New Year's Eve Global Peace Dance
Sunday, December 31st 2017
at United Church of Gainesville
Click on either photo to view the entire album of photos from this event.
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.22 years of Global Peace Dances in Gainesville.
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Welcome!
The Dances of Universal Peace ('Sufi Dancing') honor sacred traditions of the earth by incorporating mantras & scripture of the world’s religions into melodic moving meditations. The evening will include singing, dancing, & prayers, with everyone participating.
These dances are spiritual practice for many dancers, & we can help maintain the sacred, joyful atmosphere as we sing & dance. It is customary to sing whole-heartedly, hold a minute or so of silence after a dance ends, & to refrain from talking throughout the evening.
We are thankful for this opportunity to dance together in candle-light to celebrate the coming year with peaceful, joyful hearts. Please sign in on arrival.
Wear comfortable shoes for dancing.
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MUSICIANS
Kathy Staines - Guitar
David Willkomm - Percusssion
Mary Fukuyama - Dumbek & Flute
Jackie Davis - Stand-up Bass
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RSVP with your name, guests, the event, & questions or comments.
RSVP is nice, but not necessary, for the Global Peace Dance; however, we enjoy anticipating your coming!
Help us set up before the dance at 4:30 pm. or help us take down immediately afterwards. Bring flowers if available.
Please forward this invitation to your friends who might enjoy attending
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Photographers needed for the Global Peace Dance
Please bring your camera or phone to subtly take some shots for us. Kindly turn the volume off
Send to FLRetreats@gmail.com
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Christmas ~ Peacock Paradise
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Dear dear DiAnahita,
Your Christmas gathering was truly one of the very best Christmases I ever have had in my life! The dances & your teachings about the historical words derived from different languages, the combining of the songs, chants & musicians, & dancing together, created such an uplifting, high vibrational, soul-healing, deeply heartfelt aura of peace & love, through & through.
Thank you so much for being such a delightful, most gracious host for this so unforgettable Christmas experience. Love, Freedom
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Kathy Staines
our dedicated guitarist
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Send Thy Peace, O Lord,
which is perfect & everlasting, that our souls may radiate peace.
Hazrat Inayat Khan
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DiAnahita Bringing Up the Joy!
"The Global Peace Dance is such a wonderful way to end the year."
"Your presence fills the space with clear, connected, sacred energy."
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Connecting Consciousness
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Words to some of the Songs
Only Love is Flowing Here
La illaha il Allah
Peace Greeting
in the Abrahamic Traditions
Peace be with you
And with you be peace
As-salaam aleikum
Waleikum as-salaam
Shalom aleihem, Aleihem Shalom
A Zulu Hymn
Siya kudumisa ~ N’kosi yethu
From the Sufi Poet Kabir
There is a Secret One inside us
All the stars & All the Galaxies
Run through her hands like beads
Ishk Allah Mabood Lillah, Allah
La illaha il Allah!
And more!
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God is Love, Lover & Beloved
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Photo: Cade Light Show up the Rd
Comment from Patrick: Cyd & I had such a great time at Dancing Peacock Paradise, both yesterday for Christmas Day Dances of Universal Peace and today as well. We agree that it was the best one to date. The event seemed to attract luminaries from far and wide, as it should. Cyd never enjoyed playing the viola more and has never sounded better. I even cemented my own reputation as a humble musician. Now we are so looking forward to your New Year's Eve global peace dance!
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The Christmas Dances & Zikr at Peacock Paradise are Christmas gifts as they create a time of awareness, a time for us to be & to share the peace, love, & joy that we are - a time to give & to receive as we bless one another & the world - a time we see God as we look into the eyes of one another. What a treasure. I am so grateful. Thank you.
Leslie Jones ~ Jacksonville
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