Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple circle dances. All dances are taught. All are welcome! Please go to https://www.facebook.com/PortlandMEDancesOfUniversalPeace/ for instructions on how to get the Zoom link. Donations gratefully accepted to help defray our costs. FMI 207-869-5751.
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We invite you to a Mid-Winter's Dance of Universal Peace. Come find solace in song and dance. As Rumi wrote: "Let the beauty we love be what we do There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple circle dances. All dances are taught. All are welcome! You are invited to a Spring Equinox Dance of Universal Peace from Portland Maine, via Zoom, on Sunday, March 21st at 4pm EST. Join us as we dance and hold all we love […]
"Love has come to rule and transform; stay awake, my heart, stay awake." - Rumi Spring has arrived, and hope alongside. With love in the air, let's join our hearts through embodied prayer in song and dance. The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple circle dances. All dances are […]
“I take refuge in Mother Earth, Every breath, every step, manifests our love Every breath brings happiness Every step brings happiness I see the whole cosmos in the earth.” -Walking Meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh This month we will honor all Mothers, Goddesses, and Mother Earth during our Dances of Universal Peace, which pair […]
"The sun reaches its highest point of the year, like the culmination of a full moon's waxing. In order to stay steady in this full solar power, we ground ourselves by inviting the earth and the sky to meet in our bodies." - Susa Silvermarie © Mother Tongue Ink 2018, from We'Moon 2019 The Dances […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. On Sunday, August 15th, we will be leading Dances of Universal Peace, at 4pm EDT. We plan to be together to lead the songs and dances and present them to you via Zoom. This month we celebrate the fullness of […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We pray for peace and are inspired to send this prayer out into the world. We will continue to hold the Portland Maine Dances of Universal Peace on Zoom. It has been an incredible means of sharing our dances across […]
As the colors change, light starts to diminish and it gets cooler here in Maine. This yearly dance of beauty, light and dark makes us long for togetherness, to turn and turn again. The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. If you would like the Zoom link to […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. "Open the window in the center of your chest, and let the spirit fly in and out." - from Rumi's poem Where Everything is Music. Come join the Portland Maine DUP circle on Sunday, November 21st at 4pm Eastern Time. […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We dance this month in celebration of the Winter Solstice, heralding the return of more sun. Also happening is the Great Conjunction, when Jupiter and Saturn appear closest together in the sky. Let us turn together towards the light. Email […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. It is full on winter here in Maine. As we buckle down to ride out the storms, we are grateful to be able to offer Dances of Universal Peace via Zoom. In January, we celebrate the Urs (death anniversary in […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. Please join us on Zoom on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at 4 pm ET for a deep winter practice supporting each other's wellbeing and healing of planet earth. Email Jamila at [email protected] for the zoom link. There is no admission […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We'll meet on Zoom on Sunday March 20, 4 pm ET to celebrate the Spring Equinox by singing and dancing for peace. Email Jamila at [email protected] for the Zoom link. Looking ahead, mark your calendar: in April we will meet […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We’ll meet on Zoom on Sunday April 10, 4 pm ET. We emerge into spring with hope and inspiration. Join us for joyful singing and dancing to cultivate love, optimism, and prayers of peace for the world. Email Jamila at […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. Join us for chanting with movement, cultivating love, optimism, and prayers for peace. We'll meet on Zoom on Sunday, May 22, 2022, the 4th Sunday this month, at 4 pm ET. Email Jamila at [email protected] for the Zoom link. Please […]