MCDC Conscious Dance July 24: Jashana

COME DANCE YOUR HEART WITH JASHANA! Join MCDC Wednesday July 24 for a celebration on the dance floor with Jashana! Like many in our dancing community, Jashana sees dance as a way of life. It is everything from art and exercise to therapy and spiritual practice. She studied with Gabrielle Roth in London and Anna Halprin in San Fransisco, teaching the 5 Rhythms in Findhorn, Scotland and DJing in the Bay Area. Jashana has a love of ‘real instruments’, eclectic polyrhythmic pieces, and world beat mixed with electronic touches, ideally all crafted together in a delightfully rich and textured journey. She also loves Contact Improvisation. The Maui Conscious Dance Collective dances at the Makawao Union Church Community Hall every Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:20pm, and one Saturday night every month. Please bring plenty of water and wear clothes that allow you to move freely. We dance barefoot or wearing soft-soled shoes. Our dances require no experience, just your open heart. WHAT TO EXPECT AT OUR DANCES? An MCDC dance consists of two waves, each offering a wide and stimulating variety of musical styles and rhythms. We start the dance with music that facilitates gentle movement, inviting you to connect with yourself and truly arrive in your body. Our waves then steadily build into a crescendo so we can share our hearts and "sweat our prayers," as Gabrielle Roth, the mother of conscious dance, called it. We end the dance in chanting unity and peace. For more details and updates on our dances you can sign up for MCDC's weekly emails or check our FB page. OUR 7 CONSCIOUS DANCING AGREEMENTS: 1. SAFETY: We dance in a way that is physically safe for all. Please keep feet below the waist when lifting other dancers. We only allow children and dogs on the dance floor when they are held in arms. 2. CONSENT: We encourage you to savor your solo dances, especially in the beginning of the dance. We also invite you to dance with others and ask that you do so with explicit consent. Please use eye contact and other body language (hands, feet) to confirm that the other dancer is up for connecting. Many usually are! 3. SILENCE: Dancing is our chosen language and we thank you for your sacred silence on the dance floor. We also apply this intention to our facilitators, who are asked to use words sparingly and connect instead mainly through music, movement and spirit. 4. RESPECT: Illegal substances and alcohol are not allowed anywhere on the Makawao Union Church property. Please leave the property the way you found it or better. 5. JOY: Moments of spontaneous singing, circles, clapping and other expressions of joy happen during our dances! 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS after dance are only for those of non-profit and communal concern. Please let us know in advance if you would like to make such an announcement. 7. SUPPORT: If you experience any difficulties on the dance floor, please find an MCDC team member and we will do our best to support you. ABOUT THE MAUI CONSCIOUS DANCE COLLECTIVE: Founded by volunteers in 2014, MCDC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing the conscious dance community on Maui.