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	Dances of Universal Peace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The dances draw on all the world’s spiritual traditions and are led by a teacher who plays guitar or drum accompaniment.
		The Dances of Universal Peace were first formulated in the late 1960's by Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971), they were first performed in California but have developed into a global movement.
		The original dances were strongly influenced by the Sufi (see Sema and The Whirling Dervishes) and Zen traditions but dances drawing on teachings of all main religious and spiritual traditions have been added since then.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dances_of_Universal_Peace (293 words)

	Sojourn Magazine, Dances of Universal Peace: An Interview with Malika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Goddess Dances seem to uniquely turn us toward the lower centers, with the imagery of the "mother womb" and the juicy fecundity of the Earth, reflections on the personal womb experience, being seen and not being seen, as in the veiling and unveiling dance between the Goddess and her consort.
		Some dance leaders have specially focused their work with children and the physically challenged; and others who are therapists have integrated aspects of the dance work into their practices.
		I have been dancing since I was a little girl, have taught various forms and began leading the Dances of Universal Peace after six years of participation in them.
	photosbyjj.com /gracemillennium/sojourn/spring98/html/dances.html (1567 words)

	Franklin, NC Dances of Universal Peace
		The Dances of Universal Peace is a form of moving meditation open to all that heightens awareness through looking deeply into the eyes of another, while alternately dancing alone or with a partner.
		Sometimes you dance with a partner, sometimes you dance alone, sometimes you are advancing to a new partner.
		Mitch is a member of the Dances Network and has been participating in the Dances of Universal Peace for two years.
	franklindances.homestead.com (633 words)

	Dances of Universal Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The dances are generally done in a circle, with a dance leader in the center.
		For each dance, the song lyrics are taught to the group, and then the dance movements are taught to the group.
		The name "Dances of Universal Peace" might seem a bit "dorky" or perhaps a bit grandiose, but the joyous celebration, the happy faces, the clear eyes, the smiles, the laughter, the touch, the hugs, the mingling of hearts is very worthwhile, very satisfying, very compelling.
	wahiduddin.net /dance/dancing.htm (823 words)

	Introduction to Dances of Universal Peace
		The Dances of Universal Peace are part of this timeless tradition of Sacred Dance.
		When Dance lyrics include sacred phrases in their own native languages, special attention is given to insure that all have ample opportunity to pronounce the foreign words comfortably and correctly.
		Dances are held in Rochester on the Second Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
	launchingpad.hypermart.net /Sufi/more.htm (438 words)

	Nexus, Colorado's Holistic Health and Spirituality Journal
		These dances are called Dances of Universal Peace, and are a form of sacred circle dance, a phenomenon that in the last 40 years has spread around the globe.
		Their vision of bringing about peace through the arts and Samuel Lewis' perseverance are the nexus for the Dances of Universal Peace.
		Third, there is the global aspect of the Dances of Universal Peace: As they extend around the globe, they teach us a multicultural awareness that fosters understanding of our similar desires for inner peace and the respect of others.
	www.nexuspub.com /journeys/dance.htm (833 words)

	Dances of Universal Peace Fall 2006
		The Dances of Universal Peace, also known as Sufi Dancing, is a form of sacred circle dancing which includes unison and part singing by the dancers themselves.
		The Dances originated in San Francisco in 1967 through Murshid Samuel L. Lewis, who was inspired by his teacher, Hazrat Inayat Khan and by modern dance pioneer Ruth St. Dennis and have spread around the world.
		The Dances of Universal Peace were brought together in the late 1960's by Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971), a Sufi Murshid (teacher) and Rinzai Zen Master, who also studied deeply in the mystical traditions of Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.
	hometown.aol.com /dancingpeace786/myhomepage/faith.html (2403 words)

	Susan's Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dances of Universal Peace began over 30 years ago in San Francisco as a way to connect people with the spirit of God in themselves and in each other using simple music, movements, words and sacred phrases from many spiritual traditions.
		Long called "Sufi Dancing", the Dances have continued to grow and expand throughout the world as a way to bring people together.
		Dances are done in a circle with the Dance leader and musicians in the center.
	www.frontier.net /~sss (188 words)

	Dances or Universal Peace
		The Dances are a great way to meet people and share a common desire to connect with our spiritual source.
		The Dances of Universal Peace have evolved and expanded in practical application to meet the deep felt needs today for rediscovering reverence, creativity, and a body-based connection to the natural world.
		Dance Camps are a way to deepen the experience.
	www.sufievents.com /dances.html (463 words)

	DOUP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Music, movement, song and prayer are the universal forms of human expression bringing communities together at times of celebration and enriching everyday life.
		The Dances of Universal peace are a profound, cross-cultural way to touch spiritual essence through group meditation.
		Using sacred phrases, chants, music and movement from the many sacred traditions of the earth, the dances promote peace and integration personally across the globe.
	www.dancesofuniversalpeaceaustralia.org (73 words)

	Will Hale and Tadpole Parade, Children's Music To Prove You're Never Too Old to Feel Young!
		The Dances of Universal Peace were founded by Samuel Lewis in the late sixties.
		There are a wide diversity of dances with topics suitable for public gatherings, peace studies, conflict resolution, community building, cultural studies, environmental issues and comparative religion studies.
		These dances are firmly rooted in the oral tradition, which makes direct experience a vital component in effectively communicating the cultural traditions of the dances.
	www.willhale.com /f_dance.html (676 words)

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		She regularly leads the Dances of Universal Peace, teaches at workshops and camps, and performs life ceremonies as a Sufi Cherag (ordained minister).
		Junayad has led the Dances of Universal Peace since 1981 and is a representative and spiritual guide in the Sufi Order International, as well as an ordained interfaith minister in the Universal Worship and a Healing Conductor in the Sufi Healing Order.
		She has been a certified dance leader for the Dances of Universal Peace since 2003 and with her husband Jay is a co-founder of The Garden which has operated since the year 2000.
	www.sufievents.com /leaders.html (635 words)

	UK Network for the Dances of Universal Peace
		We are a national network of supporters of the Dances of Universal Peace, affiliated to the International Network for the Dances of Universal Peace.
		The Dances are offered in a variety of ways, such as ongoing evening sessions, day workshops, longer residential retreats and dance camps.
		Dances of Universal Peace: Europe II Dances of Universal Peace: Europe III
	www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org.uk (229 words)

	Portland Yoga Studio: Dances of Universal Peace
		The Dances of Universal Peace are not primarily dances but a spiritual practice.
		One of Elaine's specialties is also the dancing and chanting in Aramaic of the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes (e.g.
		In June, 1999, Elaine received her certification as a leader of the Dances of Universal Peace, having completed the required three year training program with her first mentor Radha Tereska Buko of Vermont.
	www.portlandyoga.com /dances.html (1111 words)

	Dances Schedule
		D During this deepening retreat Radha and Alima will skillfully and gracefully lead us to the depths of the Dances of Universal Peace as a spiritual practice, as well as an interpersonal tool and a transpersonal vehicle for transformation.
		She is a founding member of the MTG and editor of the Foundation Dances and Walks manual.
		The popularity of the Dances of Universal Peace continues to grow all around the world, bringing people of diverse faiths and races together to dance and sing songs, both reverent and joyful, originating from all the worlds’ spiritual traditions.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /rainersh/dances_schedule.htm (485 words)

	Ruth St. Denis and Dances of Universal Peace
		Ruth St. Denis, noted modern dancer, was a teacher and colleague of Murshid Sam Lewis, the founder of Sufi Dancing (Dances of Universal Peace).
		However, all of her major dances were videotaped over the past 20 years in performances by her late student Karoun Tootikian.
		Affectionately known to her students and spiritual descendants as Miss Ruth, she is regarded as the godmother of the Dances of Universal Peace.
	www.towardtheone.com /sufidance/RuthStDenis.htm (1482 words)

	PeaceDance
		To create joyful, illuminating experiences of the Dances of Universal Peace and other expressive arts for playful spirits of all ages.
		We hope to spur the evolution of peace through the arts and to enrich and inspire adults, children and those whose lives are in service to children.
		PeaceDance teachers are available to lead the Dances of Universal Peace, creative peace activities and interfaith rituals at schools, places of worship, children’s events, adult retreats, and ceremonies.
	www.peacedance.org (174 words)

	Dances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dances of Universal Peace were brought together by Samuel L.
		From the rich life of experiences, Lewis in his early 70's began to envision and create the original Dances of Universal Peace as a dynamic method to promote peace through the arts.
		From his original 50 dances, the collection had grown since his passing to more than 500 dances celebrating the sacred heart of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Celtic, Native American, Native Middle Eastern, Native African and Great Goddess Traditions.
	amritherapy.com /dances.htm (248 words)

	PeaceDance
		Kathryn is a long-time student of many mystical paths, a Mentor Teacher of the Dances of Universal Peace, a minister of the Universal Worship, an author, mother, and lifelong dancer.
		Her thesis for that degree was documenting the Dances as a multicultural expressive arts program for children, encouraging diversity appreciation, offering alternatives to violence, and building community and world citizenship.
		She has danced and taught the Dances of Universal Peace throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S. since 1973.
	www.peacedance.org /about_whoarewe.htm (304 words)

	Peace Projects: Interfaith Cooperation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dances of Universal Peace are a joyous, multi-cultural way to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others.
		The Dances bring together sacred phrases, chants, music and simple movements evocative of the many spiritual traditions of the Earth.
		The object of The African Christian Youths Development Forum is the advancement of the Kingdom of Christ our Lord and Saviour, the promotion of education and the relief of poverty amongst the youths of Africa, by serving and supporting member organisations for the fulfilment of their mission to the glory and honor of our God.
	www.peaceprojects.org /7 (267 words)

	Dances of Universal Peace
		The Dances of Universal Peace (DUP) originated with Murshid Samuel Lewis in the late 60's in California.
		(Also, the Dances often involve turning, and so are connected in that way to Rumi, a Sufi master and poet connected with the whirling dervishes.) Sam was the source of the earliest dances, but now hundreds of new dances are being created.
		Behind the Dances are the beliefs that (a) no single tradition has a monopoly on the sacred; there are many paths to the infinite, and (b) you can attain meditative states in motion; you can "sail" to the infinite while staying open to others, grounded in a communal experience of dancing.
	blue.butler.edu /~psaffire/dances.html (743 words)

	Dances of Universal Peace and Chanting - Rainbow Dance Cambridge / UK
		Margaret Amina and Ralph Nimmann are Cambridge based peace dance teachers.
		They share their insights and experiences with the Dances of Universal Peace, give background information about the dances and some acustic examples.
		Experiences with "Dancing in the Street" Cambridge, Dec. 2000.
	www.cam.net.uk /home/nimmann/dances/index.htm (361 words)

	riDance DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dances are part of the timeless tradition of sacred dance, and they are a form a spiritual folk dance which uses music and sacred phrases from many spiritual traditions including: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Celtic, Sikhism, Native Middle Eastern, Native American and Goddess traditions.
		The dances were originally the creation of Sufi-Buddhist, mystic, and teacher, Samuel L.Lewis (1896-1971), who was inspired by his teachers, Hazrat Inayat Khan and American dance pioneer, Ruth St.Denis.
		In Rhode Island, the Dances are led by Nicholas Lizza, and are held at All That Matters in Wakefield and Anahata Yoga School in Providence.
	www.ridance.com /up.html (546 words)

	Homepage of the Dances of Universal Peace - Fort Collins, Colorado
		Homepage of the Dances of Universal Peace - Fort Collins, Colorado
		Originally called “Sufi Dancing”, the Dances have continued to grow by incorporating dances from many other wisdom traditions and are now experienced by thousands with dance circles and special events throughout the world.
		At the Fort Collins Circle, the Dances of Universal Peace are friendly, joyful, easily done, sacred-circle dances designed to bring people together in healing peace and unity.
	www.riverrock.org /peace (218 words)

	Dances of Universal Peace
		The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, uplifting group dances that represent and integrate many of the world's spiritual traditions, helping us to create peace and unity within and without.
		You will be amazed how much higher/deeper the dances are when you use that same energy to harmonize with the others in the circle.
		In dances where you are brought to the center of the circle, especially soar.
	www.discoveryyoga.com /dancesup.htm (537 words)

	The Dances Of Universal Peace
		The dances began in the early 1960s, inspired by a master of many faith traditions, Samuel L. Lewis.
		Those first few dances are now among the hundreds of peace dances that have since been created by other dance leaders.
		In addition, the Dances have been invited to numerous places of worship and other spiritually focused events, including the City’s Hands Around Portland, leading hundreds of dancers for the first time.
	www.newconnexion.net /article/05-01/dances.html (384 words)

	Spirituality Workshop Descriptions
		The main basis for our work is the Dances of Universal Peace used as a form of moving meditation to quiet the mind (ego), giving the heart (soul) a chance to be heard.
		These Dances of Universal Peace experiential workshops invite you to get out of your head and into your heart to celebrate the love, beauty, peace, and joy of the Divine in a caring environment where your own unique, individual spiritual experiences can be fostered.
		Combining the Dances of Universal Peace with body prayer and readings from "Desert Wisdom" by Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz and the poetry of Jelalludin Rumi, "The Magic of Ishq" offers the opportunity to deeply explore the energies that tug at your heart.
	www.dancingpeace.com /workshops/descriptions.html (729 words)

	Dances of Universal Peace, Traveling Light Dharma Emporium
		The Dances of Universal Peace are simple circle dances shaped around sacred phrases from the spiritual traditions of the earth.
		Using 13 well-known Dances of Universal Peace, Anahata's clear instructions guide the student through different rhythmic patterns of guitar strumming which can be used for each Dance, or portions of each Dance.
		This suite of dances illustrate the Four Immeasurables (the Brahma Viharas) which are the cornerstone of Buddhist practice: Metta (loving kindness), Karuna (compassion), Mudita (boundless joy) and Upekkha (equanimity).
	www.traveling-light.net /emporium-DUP.shtml (940 words)

	Dances of Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dances are participatory, joyous, multi-cultural events in which people join in singing and dancing in a simple, profound way.
		The Dances are easy circle-style movements combined with sacred chants, phrases and songs from the many traditions of the World to promote Peace, Harmony and Healing.
		There are many ways to support the dances besides payment, including assisting with space preparation and clean-up; flowers, altar preparation or other beautification; childcare; greeting at door; publicity, etc.
	www.foundation-of-light.org /dances.html (171 words)

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