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     Music at the Spirit dance varies from Friday to Friday but we have a few genres that form the mainstay of our offerings.   Most of the music is prerecorded with an occasional DJ or live music.   Sound is provided by a huge professional JBL Dance System driven by 2 racks of QSC amps.   A 30 foot Octagon Lighting Truss is suspended above the Dance floor.

Schedule for September 2008 

September 5th          (Special Price for this big Event = $30 advance, $35 at door)

Join the Evolution!

The Shamballa Event is moving forward in a big way and we are calling out for everyone to come together and join us in this transformational event!  This is a tremendously important event for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and the entire Pacific Northwest.   

Shamballa is the energy of the new society, of the Indigos and the Elders (the Violet, Crystals and Bridge Rays) coming together to create a society that harmoniously works together.   It is about community of diverse backgrounds, religions, races and beliefs coming together and rejoicing in the gifts for all! 

This event will be AWESOME and will start with a small teaching about Shamballa by Dr. Gudni Gudnason including a trance-channeling of Sanat Kumara.  There will be live performance by the highly skilled Japanese Shamballa Team, plus an appearance and download of energy from the Goddess Tara, as well as dancing with live music from incredible dj's, snacking, meditation and activations

ALL IN A SOBER AND CONSCIOUS ENVIRORNMENT!

 This event is a tremendous opportunity for us in the Pacific Northwest to show what we are truly capable of and make a huge shift to the light and help anchor these Rays of Shamalla and the coming time of 1000 years of peace on earth.

 Join us! 

Make a Difference!

And Let the Light Shine!

September 12th          We Now Host Dances of Universal Peace 2nd Friday

(Suggested Donation 5 to $10, no one turned away)  

Dances of Universal Peace

From the beginning of time, sacred movement, song and story have brought people together - at times of seasonal ceremony and celebration, as part of everyday life and life passages, in daily renewal and meditation, etc... The Dances of Universal Peace are part of this timeless tradition of Sacred Dance.

As in these timeless mystic traditions, the Dances use simple music, lyrics, and movements to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others. No musical or dance experience of any kind is required and everyone is welcomed to join in. No special attire is required, although comfortable, loose-fitting clothing is best. Participants join hands forming a circle with the Dance leader and other musicians in the center. Throughout the evening, the leader teaches the group the words, melody, and movements for the next Dance and often provides some background history about that particular Dance.

The Dances of Universal Peace were brought together in the late 1960's by Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971), a Sufi Murshid (teacher) and Rinzai Zen Master, who also studied deeply in the mystical traditions of Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity. In this creation, Lewis was deeply influenced by his contact and spiritual apprenticeship with two people: Hazrat Inayat Khan, who first brought the message of universal Sufism to the West in 1910, and Ruth St. Denis, a feminist pioneer in the modern dance movement in America and Europe.

From his rich life experiences, Lewis in his early 70's began to envision and create the Dances as a dynamic method to promote "Peace through the Arts". From the early days and his original body of about 50 dances, the collection has grown since his passing to more than 500 dances which celebrate the sacred heart of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Aramaic, Native American, Native Middle Eastern, Celtic, Native African, and Goddess traditions.

Here is the often-quoted passage written by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis in a paper called "Spiritual Dancing":

"Spiritual Dancing is that which elevates the consciousness. Dancing may be said to be the movement of the body or any of its parts to rhythm, and spiritual is that which helps to make one realize that this body is really the Divine Temple.”

September 19th          World Music

Pre-dance event - $10

Goddess Circle with Diana, Roman Goddess of the Hunt and Moon 

Join Goddesses Crystal Lee & Amanda Jones as they bring in the energies of Diana.   Starts at 7pm,   Stay and dance for free afterwards!

September 26th          Techno Trance

Pre-Dance Event - $10

Romantic Living with Jonathan Batley & Crystal Lee

Explore the essence of Tantra and Sensual Living at this experiential workshop

We will discuss topics such as:
Creating Energetic/Magnetic Flow
Sensual Living - Presence through your 5 physical senses
Sexuality as a Creative Force to transform your life

Come Celebrate this experience with us in a safe and beautiful environment.
Help create passion in your life and the world you live in!

Stay and dance for free after class
For more information Contact Jonathan @ (503) 933-5930

 Playlist as Shown:

And Much More Music...

  Pulsing Rythmic Soundscapes of Light to Fill Your Senses!