welcome to fathom dance
a moving resource for a still mind, a light body, a live soul
an opportunity to move to the beat of your own passionate heart and be in rhythm with a compassionate community…
whether you've been dancing around your living room, in secret dreams or on stages,
you're welcome here…
in the sounds of dj seven spinning soul, world, sacred, funk, trance, swing, r&b, latin and more…
on the dance floor with friends from eighteen to eighty-something…
in bare feet and comfy clothes, we all dive into the ocean of dance, settling in its still depths then being taken by its currents, crests and waves till finally floating…
why fathom?
it's sound…it's the span of outstretched arms…it's understanding the truth…it's penetrating and encompassing…
and, that's just what the dictionary says…
on the dance floor, we're listening to the language of silence in our spirit, music in the space and dance in our heart…
we're moving into the deepest serenity of self and out to the fullest embrace of every One…
why dance?
it's moving…in rhythm…from emotion…with grace…
and, whether everything's looking up or it looks like everything's going down, we can dance - get down, get funky, get real…
as much as it makes for a good sweat, dancing is ultimately a way of experiencing that
only Love is real…
fathom dance incarnated on valentine's in 2007. this prayer-play-practice was conceived in 1998 as dancing to the edges and has been called in sync, pulse and a-maze, moving from studios in venice, santa barbara, santa monica and topanga to retreat centers in zaca lake, ojai and cusco, peru and accompanied by such accomplished musicians as suzanne teng and mystic journey, jamie papish of the yuval ron ensemble, emile hassan dyer, christopher pellani, andrew werderitsch, fred samia, elizabeth yochim, bob wisdom and traci dinwiddie.
moving ventures launched since that valentine’s are: barefoot boogie for families, orb with cass phelps and flav-aah with olaf hartmann. this year kara masters has had the honor of collaborating with elaine alghani in her sacred art & sound workshops…
integral to this journey on the dance floor is dancing in sound and on the page…through the voice and poetry…with instruments and words… so…this website also offers resources in music and books…
Dance delivers great value in terms of
fitness, flexibility, play, creativity and relaxation.
It is with Kara Masters, however, that I have discovered the possibility
of what I can only term “dancing my state.”
Under her light handed and sensitive leadership,
I discovered an ability to dance my
thoughts and feelings in the present moment.
The authentic combination of awareness and expression
through movement
has become a valuable physical-emotional-spiritual practice that I didn't even know existed.
Terrence McNally, KPFK host of
Free Forum: a world that just might work
for more info:
kara@fathomdance.com
see you on the dance floor!
©fathom dance 2010
website created by
Sunlight Circle Productions
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