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Skills Holidays Peace through Dance Circle Dancing Salsa

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Workshops include:


Personal Development
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About Us



Worldance is like having a wardrobe of a thousand colourful costumes, some velvety, some outrageous, some impressive others humorous, to try on. The keynotes are celebration, rapture and community.
Some of Bethan and Stefans workshops also include a deeply peaceful element. Here the dancing at times becomes like a moving mandala. Participants may find a dimension of inner peace such as can be experienced in Yoga or meditation. At the same time there is a sense of physical security and connection with others, interlinked in the circle.

World Dance, when this gentler, harmonious aspect is featured, is widely known as Circle Dance or Sacred Dance.

Bethan and Stefan travel the world leading dance and other workshops from complete beginner to advanced levels as well as celebrations and festivities incorporating live music and displays. Their dances use evocative music from all continents.



Stefan and Bethan employ a "feelgood" approach which includes people of all ages and abilities learning stylish sequences to strong, earthy rhythms. No prior experience or partner is required. The participants get to meet each other, have a delightful time and a good "shake out" while encountering contemporary and traditional dances from places as diverse as Uzbekistan, Algeria, Japan and Wales.



They are widely celebrated for vivid choreography — fiery, playful, poignant or ceremonial.

Bethan and Stefan are passionate about developing dance to promote connection and harmony between people of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds. They played a key role in a Middle—East Peace conference (IFLAC London 2002) and a humanitarian educational congress (SEAL, Derby 2002), an international NVC conference on conflict and communication (London, June 2004), the Scouts International Jamboree (Chelmsford, August 2007). In 2005 and 2008, Stefan led "peace, culture and dance" events in Israel.




They are also avid cultural researchers and dance collectors; Stefan's degree is in Social Anthropology, Bethan’s is Contemporary and Historical Dance).


Specialist workshops include:

Gypsy (Rom) Dances

Mediterranean Dance (Greece, Turkey, Armenia )

E. European Dance (Bulgaria, Romania & Russia )

Canaan Confluence (Arab & Hebrew dances)



Stefan and Bethan have collected a library of rare recorded music for both traditional and contemporary circle dances.


SPECIAL WORLD DANCE WORKSHOPS

with Bethan & Stefan

Dancing through walls (for peace—building or intercultural groups)

Dancing the elements (exploring earth, water, fire & air)

Stefan offers a range of additional dance workshops including:

Kalimba (creative movement to African and world music)

Salsa (fiery Cuban partner dance)

Rueda (the wheel: a salsa mixer)

Bachata (sensual S. American partner dance)

and other workshops including

Live your vision

Compassionate touch

Group leadership

"Tribe" (drama, voice, movement — exploring identity)

Creative drumming

World harmony songs

More About BETHAN & STEFAN

They were among the first sacred/circle dance teachers in the U.K. They teach both traditional dances and their own outstanding choreography. In response to the group their dances range from fiery and passionate to deeply mystical.

Bethan trained in dance at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and delights in sharing the exquisite style that opens up secrets and joys of each culture through dancing.

Stefan creates dances to explore many dimensions and moods of contemporary world music. He plays a range of folk instruments.

Together Bethan and Stefan create a festive and inclusive atmosphere. Both teach with clarity and humour. They support and encourage dancers at all levels.




Events are strong on atmosphere and include songs and live music played by Stefan and Bethan on accordion, guitar and frame drums. A diversity of percussion instruments are available for participants who like to join in.

Periodically they are joined by their in–house band, Dark Flame – sax, fiddle, clarinet, shawm and vocals. Seasonally, they also lead dance celebrations with Brighton based band, Labyrinth.

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