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 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!!
DRUM-DANCE-SING-PLAY! Summer Drumming Workshop, led by Therese, Micah Harding and Simone LaDrumma
Saturday August 14 12noon to 5pm Open to men, women and CHILDREN who want to drum too!
Join Therese, Simone and Micah Harding for a lively, joyous afternoon. Between the three of us we know a wealth of drum rhythms, songs and ways to get you movin’ and groovin’ in your body and your soul. Will include instruction for beginners, a drum class for children, then some rip-roarin’ fun for anyone who can keep up with us. Suggested donation: $30-50 includes lunch and snacks. If this amount is a hardship, offer what you can afford! If you want to be there–we WANT you here too!!
To register, click here or contact Therese by e-mail.
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.
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 in 2009:
“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
