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High Mountain Hall5 Mountain Street
PO Box 1366
Camden, Maine 04843
207.236.0003
info@highmountainhall.com
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Dance Nia for Good
“An emotional fitness odyssey, Nia is just plain exhilarating” – The New York Times “This lyrical, dance-like routine is deceptively powerful, delivering a high-powered workout that will leave you strong and centered.”—Health magazine Bring forth your inner Dancer, Warrior, and Healer. Experience the Joy of Movement through this sensory-based technique combining dance, martial, and healing arts. With the philosophy “Through Movement We Find Health,” this body-centered practice empowers people to achieve well being by connecting body, mind, emotions, and spirit and creating a loving relationship with the body. This relationship is fostered by each participant’s attention to the Voice of The Body to discover The Body’s Way, the innate intelligence of their own body. Following self-guidance, Nia is adaptable to any age or fitness level. Choreographed, hour-long, low-impact classes are done barefoot to music using a unique combination of 52 moves that deliver cardiovascular, whole-body conditioning and correspond to the main areas of the body: the base, core, and upper extremities. Personal expression is encouraged. Through Nia practice, you learn to foster awareness of your life through physical sensation, allowing the Voice of The Body to direct your actions and choices, leading to a general state of what Nia calls Dynamic Ease. Step into your own joyful journey with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think, and live.
Teacher: Meg Barclay
Drop In Fee:
Session or card fee:
Times: Sunday, 4 to 5pm
Level of Difficulty: Everyone is welcome.
Category: Fitness
Endless Waves 5Rhythms Class
The 5Rhythms are an inspired movement practice that frees the body, balances the psyche, opens up the heart and clears a path for spirit. At times it is exhilarating and fun... at other times deep and still... and all places in between. This class is designed to get you moving... mind, body and soul.
Teachers: Kari Luehman and Anna Witholt-Abaldo
Drop In fee: $15-20 sliding scale
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Times: Thursdays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Level of Difficulty: Anyone, of any age, size or physical ability can participate – no dance experience necessary.
Category: Dance
New Moon Movement Circle
In 2012 New Moon Movement Circles will draw people together to explore thru dance, discussion & depth how everything is connected. There is an inherent wholeness and an intimate relationship between the cosmos and everyday life. We will focus on new moon cycles that help us to remember that everything is changing. The year 2012 will be one of the most important in human history. We are immersed in a greatly accelerated time of change, which challenges us to incorporate new views, both for ourselves and of the world we live in. The ending of one Age and the beginning of the next is happening moment by moment, breath by breath, heart by heart. How we experience and express this juncture depends on our willingness to open, expand and change. We are all in this together. Everyone counts, everything matters. What are your hopes and dreams?
Teacher: Deborah Cautela
Drop In cost: $15
Card or session cost: N/A
Times: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 22nd
Tuesday, February 21st
Tuesday, March 20th
Saturday, April 21st
Sunday, May 20th
Tuesday, June 19th
Tuesday, July 17th
Friday, August 17th
Saturday, September 15th
Tuesday, October 16th
Tuesday, November 13th
Tuesday, December 11th
Level of Difficulty: All Welcome. No dance experience necessary.
Category: Dance Classes
SWEAT YOUR PRAYERS™
SWEAT YOUR PRAYERS™ are regular local gatherings where people come together to practice the 5Rhythms moving meditation. Participants follow their own movement impulse through 5Rhythms (flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness), and are free to move alone or with others. Providing only minimal instruction or guidance, the 5Rhythms teachers who offer SWEAT YOUR PRAYERS™ are trained to catalyze movement primarily through music. While everyone is welcome, we highly recommend having an understanding of the 5Rhythms practice before attending Sweat Your Prayers.
Teacher: Kari Luehman
Drop In cost: $12
Times: 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. on Thursdays. Alternating weeks with Endless Waves: 5Rhythms Class
Level of Difficulty: All welcome
Category: Dance Classes
West Coast Swing
West coast swing is not the same as east coast! This smooth, contemporary style of swing can be danced to blues, R&B, funk, soul, contemporary and jazz music. In this combined Basics 1&2 class, you will get a solid foundation in west coast swing: basic 6 and 8 count patterns, movement, styling, and lead-follow skills needed to connect and have fun with any dance partner. These 3 week sessions are perfect for new people who want to learn quickly, as well as for those who want a review before jumping into the intermediate class. Come dance with us! Please carry in your clean, non-marking shoes. No street shoes allowed on this floor. Katie Tranzillo: 203-915-9371 katiet@joyfuldancing.com, www.joyfuldancing.com
Teachers: Katie Tranzillo
Fee: $32 for each 3 week session
Times: Tuesdays, 7:15 – 8:30pm
Basics 1&2: May 1, 8, 15
Basics 1&2: May 22, 29, June 5
Level of Difficulty: Beginners. No Partner or experience necessary.
Category: Dance