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You are invited to attend our
*Virtual* Community Conversation
Saturday, September 21
7am Hawaii, 10am PT, 11am MT, 12pm CT, 1pm ET
Join us to discuss our vision for
Connecting Circles, Collaborative Leadership &
Empowering our Next Generation
to nurture the future of the Dances in our region
Click Here to register & attend this Zoom meeting on 9/21
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Collaborative Pop-up Dance at the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago
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Dear Friends,
Some primary goals of our organization are to:
- Be a supportive resource for our beloved community
- Facilitate connection and collaboration among circles, leaders and dancers
- Empower and encourage the Next Gen of dancers and Dance leaders
- Promote awareness so that our tradition may thrive long into the future
And, if we work to accomplish these goals, we will all flourish together to manifest peace and healing during these important times.
As the country where the Dances originated, North America has by far the largest number of circles and Dance leaders in the world, and our founding generation and DUP wisdom keepers are in their twilight years. Additionally, during the pandemic, over 100 circles in North America disbanded and have not returned.
One very important question is:
How do we carry forward this practice to future generations?
We at DUPNA believe our Dance circles can be interconnected links in a chain of strength and beauty that is much more powerful than any of us can be on our own. It is this unity that will carry the Dances of Universal Peace long into the future.
We invite you to join us as we talk about how we can best accomplish these goals during our DUPNA Community Conversation on Zoom Saturday, September 21st, where we will vision and prepare for our coming together November 1-3 for our 1st Annual North American Dance Weekend.
Our Conversation will be hosted by members of the DUPNA board and staff and is a space for you to learn more, ask questions and share your input on how we can best support the current and future needs of Dance circles, leaders, organizers, and dancers in our region.
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Details about our Dance Weekend
- A Weekend of Dance, Music and Celebration
- Collaborative & Next Gen Leadership
- Discussion about the future of the Dances in North America
- Breakout Groups & Sharing Ideas
- Farm Community Tour with Dances
- Young Adult Discount Available
- All Vegetarian Meals Provided
- Affordable flights into Nashville & shuttle assistance
- See the Weekend Schedule
- View our Dance Space
All Dance leaders and musicians who attend will have the opportunity to co-create collaborative Dance sessions and experience leading together.
Please share this email with Friends and Next Gen dancers and leaders who might be interested.
Download and share the event flyer below with your Friends, community email lists, and through personal invitations, so we can strengthen our region and keep building and dancing our network of peace for the benefit of all beings.
Our vision is to seed a North American annual gathering to empower our beloved community.
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Attend our Virtual Community Conversation
to learn more about the 1st Annual DUPNA Dance Weekend
Saturday, September 21
7am Hawaii, 10am PT, 11am MT, 12pm CT, 1pm ET
Link to Register and attend this meeting:
www.tinyurl.com/DUPNA2024retreat
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Looking forward to seeing you in the circle!
Jennifer Friedman,
DUPNA Executive Director, Colorado Dance leader and mentor-in-training
on behalf of your DUPNA board of directors
Tajali Tolan, president
Ted Mubdi Matin Ryle, secretary
Vimlan Barra VanDien, treasurer
Douglas Stevenson, newsletter editor
Jennifer Stock, fundraising chair
Chris Miller
David Wakil Matthews
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You are receiving this email because you are a part of our DUPNA family in the USA or Canada.
Our mailing address is:
Dances of Universal Peace North America
PO Box 6012
Longmont, CO 80501
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