Girl DJs in Elgin!

Dear all,

I am very excited to be DJ-ing at The Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin, Saturday 26th June 9pm - 1am. £8.
Please come along and make it a great night. Should be quite a mix of people! The night is hosted by Caroline Bury who does the Tribal Belly Dancing classes. She dresses up the space with her own flair, making it very inviting.

Lets' get Elgin rocking!
xxx Deborah

Free Dance Classes in Inverness

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Vital moves announces two events in partnership with Depression Alliance Scotland as part of National Depression Week 2010 (16th to 24th June).

Come and try out ‘5Rhythms’ - an improvisational movement practice that can be beneficial for anyone, no matter of age or fitness! No experience needed, just a willingness to have fun and be freed from self-consciousness. This class will leave you feeling lighter, relaxed, energised and more peaceful. Come try it out!

Dates/Venue: Wednesday 16th or 23rd June 5.30pm to 7pm The Spectrum Centre, 1 Margaret Street, Inverness
Booking: To book for either of the dates above email info@dascot.org or call 0845 123 23 20. The classes are free and very relaxed!

"Mood Matters" Taking small steps such as gentle exercise can help improve your mood and overall wellbeing. Log on to www.dascot.org or call the DepressionAlliance Scotland (Scottish Charity number 034740) on 0845 123 23 20 for more information.

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Findhorn Update 11 March 2009

Dear all,
Firstly thank you for the phenomenal response to my email asking for feedback. 30 people have replied with a range of responses that have been very insightful and useful to read for Bettina and myself. I can say the Dance Studio is certainly not some peoples favourite place to be! Whilst some have also grown to love and appreciate the holding and intimacy it offers.

Goddess & the Whore was a huge success. 13 women gathered at Newbold and have emerged nourished and juicer I would say Happy Having taken part 3 years running now, I realise that a workshop is the wrong word to describe it, it is more a life-changing and enhancing event. Blessed am I.
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Findhorn Update 21 January 2009

Dear 5Rhythms dancers,
Here is some more information about what is happening in the Community over the next  wee while. As a reminder, due to the floor being sanded in the Auditorium (and the new film screen and equipment being installed) we have some changes of venue as there are also events happening in Cluny. So we dance between Cluny Ballroom and the Dance studio. Don't worry about space, there is always the magic of the art of circulation, with the breath in the body and the body in the room. I know myself the myriad of excuses I can come up with NOT to dance and.... I have never regretted showing up in over 20 years of this practice being in my life. (Read More...)

Findhorn Update 11 December 2008

Hello this beautiful cold, bright morning,
The last few classes of 2008 are occurring in the next week. Thank you all for your ongoing presence, engagement, commitment and passion for showing up; for yourself and the dance, here in this fantastic group of dancers. It has been a rich year of study and work for me. As I finish teaching the second ongoing Heart2Heart group, I am very grateful for the Heartbeat training I was able to take part in with Gabrielle Roth. These ongoing groups have been so rewarding; meeting week after week with the same group of people, and the individual sessions that each person receives, touches me deeply. These are challenging times and this work can be profound in what it offers. I will be sending out the dates for my next ongoing course soon. (Read More...)

New Year's Event Taster Session

Bodysurf Scotland’s 7th New Year’s Dance Event 2008/09
WARM UP & TASTER SESSION
Saturday 13th December 3.00 - 6.00pm, The Universal Hall
Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms® with Deborah Jay-Lewin
Contact Improvisation with Karl Jay-Lewin
As the sun sets and the temperature drops, come warm up your bodies with an afternoon of dance, shared bodywork, mulled wine & mince pies. We’ll start the class with some guided bodywork to ease out the joints and soften the muscles, take that into some gentle flowing Contact Improvisation, which will lead into an enriching Wave. All rounded off with a glass of hot mulled wine & mince pies. Book & pay in advance (& guarantee a mince pie) £7, pay on the door £10
To book for this or the New Year’s Dance Event contact us: www.bodysurf.findhorn.com or +44 (0)1309-691 661

New Year's Event 2008/2009

I love the Bodysurf Scotland New Years Event which is why I am excited about teaching on it again. This year, having had a year off, we are trying something different. Karl and I have invited Robert Anderson, an old friend of ours from London who teaches Contact Improvisation in London and all over to join us. With a mix of 5R and CI sessions, time off to relax in the hot tub and walk on the beach, two open sessions for those who can't or don't want to participate in the whole thing, dinner in the Community Centre each day so we get to share food, local and far away dancers (inc. Japan and Ireland so far!), a fabulous Hogmanay Ceilidh and party, this promises to be a  wonderful 5 days. (Read More...)