Drumming & Dancing!
“Those who dance are seen as crazy
by those who do not hear the drums…..”
There are a couple different types of drumming that happen here at Sacred Groves: Afro-Caribbean drumming is the most common. Therese has been playing African drums with various friends and bands (such as the People’s Rhythm Party) since the early 1990’s and puts the call out to her drumming buddies Tom Brighton, Simone LaDrumma and Micah Harding once a season to come make joyous rhythms together in the beautiful Great Room at the Round House. We often have singers, djeridoo, flute and other instruments joining too. And of course –DANCERS!!
DRUMJOURNEYS ECSTATIC DANCE–
Saturday, February 27 and Saturday April 2nd
Drum Circle/Class: 3-6pm; Dancing: 7pm
On Feb 27th there will be two drum classes–oneat 3pm, taught by Micah Harding and another starting at 4:30pm taught by Simone LaDrumma. Micah is moving away to Idaho so this will be his last gig with us. Come for one class or the other or both! Drummers, dancers and anyone who wants are invited to gather for a potluck dinner at 6pm. Dancing starts around 7:00pm, finishing around 9:30pm. We’ll have a mix of live-drumming and recorded dance music so the drummers can dance too!
Suggested donation: $10-30 which includes $10 for each drum class.
The “MOTHER DRUM”
The other kind of drumming that happens here comes to us from the native peoples of this North American continent. This kind of drumming has a group of us standing around a “Mother Drum” (sometimes called a “pow wow drum) praying and singing.
Our dear “Thunder Moon” is a beautifully crafted drum lovingly constructed by a dear woman who is a beloved part of our community here. She occasionally lets us keep Thunder Moon here for awhile.
The next opportunity for playing on a Mother Drum like this at the Groves will be at the Women’s Retreat on January 17th. Below is a photo and description of what happened with the Mother Drum at the Drum-Dance-Sing workshop Simone LaDrumma and I co-facilitated:
“On Sunday morning ten of us gathered around the drum and proceeded to pound out the heartbeat while Therese, my co-facilitator and owner of Sacred Groves, led us in chants to the Mother Earth. We took turns lying under the drum, feeling its power. That is me, under the drum. I could feel the earth beating beneath my body. Soon I couldn’t tell what was the drum, what was the earth, and what was my heart. It was all One.
In Joyful Rhythm–Simone
