Wild Moves News and Upcoming Events

Universal Groovves on the Surf Coast_Asanti Dance Theatre_7th Jan, 20012

2012-01-13T20:15:00.000-08:00

Next generation of Asanti Bruni-coco's

Funny Boy and his comedy show of fire eating

Shabba, Immanuel, Boubakaye, Sackey, Ekow, Appiah, Beneni

Afro-contemporary

Naa in mirror image

Funny Boy doing his prayers

Afro-contemporary

UGrooves audience

Local act: Wild Moves on the Surf Coast

High Tide Festival 3rd Dec, 2011_Awakening the senses

2011-11-23T13:18:00.001-08:00

Rob and Fee

Street Parade

Jacqui on brekete

Street Parade thru Cowrie Market

Bernadette and Sabiena leading the Parade

Doing the High Tide Swing

The boyz: Rob, Bruce, Gordon

Crowded workshop

Wild Movers

Jen and Jaq

"I Wanna Feel". Yea we felt the cold!!!

Universal Grooves_MEHER Persian cultural ensemble

2011-11-16T16:48:00.001-08:00

Meher Persian cultural ensemble

Anne Tracey

Daf drum and flute

Demir Aliu

Anglesea Music Festival

2011-11-06T01:21:00.000-07:00

Wild Moves Anglesea Music Festival

Bern burning up the dancefloor

Sabiena and Jacqui rockin out

Introducing our new singers: Dipika and Kylie

Dancing on sunlight

Dipika and Jacqui

Wildmovers Swaning

Wild Moves Centre for drum and dance

Dance studio, Torquay College, Grossmans Rd. Torquay

Enter via the side street.

5 week course @ $70. Payable on or before the first week.

TUESDAYS

11 October - 8 November

15 November - 13 December

A new venue will be a new energy for our new classes at TORQUAY COLLEGE

Book in for a 5 week course. Start and finish together.

As we are starting out as new classes, there is no age or physical limitation, just an inclusive sense of wildness. So if adults want to come to participate in kids classes, that's a bonus!!

3.40 - 4.30pm

AYENKOFU

For the creative child within. Whatever your age. Lots of props, instruments, songs, dances and creative movement experiences through story telling, poetry and story books. Ayenkofu is a meeting place.

Teachers: Jacqui Dreessens or Jacqui Fenwick

5.00 - 5.50pm

AKATEKYI DRUMMING

Geared towards upper primary, teenagers and adults who like to play fast and furious, with a wild sense of abandon grounded in disciplined techniques of hand drumming. Drums provided.

Teachers: Immanuel and Jacqui Dreessens

6.00 - 7.00pm

STYLIN' AFRIQUE DANCE

An open class in the many styles of African dance, ranging from Hip Life, Hip Hop, Brakka, Timbalada, Soukous, Jazz Ballet, Afro-Contemporary and traditional dances from across the African continent.

Teachers: Jacqui Dreessens, accompanied with live percussion by Immanuel Dreessens and Wild Moves

7.00 - 8.00pm

WILD MOVES

This is a class for selected Wildmovers who are interested in performing at community festivals and benefit gigs. There is set repertoire that is rehearsed every week. Once you have completed a course, you will then be invited to join this group to keep rehearsing your moves and grooves. When performances come up, Wildmovers will be selected to perform.

Director: Jacqui Dreessens & guest African teachers

8.00 - 9.00

DJEMBE AND STIX DRUMMING

Traditional drumming from West Africa. Focused on developing skill and techniques for hand drumming on djembe. Stix drumming from the Ewe, Ashanti, Fanti, Degarti, Ga-Agdame people of Ghana will focus on drumming as an ensemble.

Teacher: Jacqui Dreessens

Wild Moves on the Surf Coast

Community drum and dance ensemble...if you can ride the swell, you can jump on the beat!

Wild Moves inspiration comes from indigenous cultures as a way of celebrating Mother Earth in all her mysteries of life through singing, drumming and dance theatre. We are a community group drawing from the African Diaspora and her ancient connection to ancestral spirit. We love getting together to support benefit gigs for celebrating cultural diversity, human rights and the environment. Jacqui and Immanuel Dreessens lead us in some fun events like High Tide Festival, Aireys Open Mic, Bellbrae Mayfair, WearArtrageous, Anglesea Music Festival, Cowrie Market, Rhythm of Africa, Pako Fest. Come and join us and jump on the beat or get us to play at your next Wild Moves party for kids, teenagers or the young 50 year olds reaching wisdom status.

To much fun! You name it we’ll create it!

Artistic director: Jacqui Dreessens

Mobile: 0409 025 062

Email: info@wildmoves.com

Wild Moves International
Rooted to the Earth and connected to the Universe…

Director: Jacqui Esi Tweba Dreessens
Mobile: +61 4 09025062
Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com
Web site: www.wildmoves.com
Updates: http://www.wildmovesevents.blogspot.com

WearArtRageous_3rd September

2011-09-26T18:08:00.000-07:00

ArtRageous theme: "Awakening the Senses"

"A reflection on the cycles of nature and the environment
found in the collection and remaking of recycled objects.
Worn for the frivolity that Spring invokes
within us
as we awaken a new."

Hats made from recycled, found and grown objects from Spring

Spryti Fiona

Budding Bernadette

Wildly awakening

Out of the Woods

Probably best left in the woods!

October News_2011

2011-09-20T22:39:00.001-07:00

2011 October

Wild Moves Centre for drum and dance

Dance studio, Torquay College, Grossmans Rd. Torquay

Enter via the side street.

5 week course @ $70. Payable on or before the first week.

11 October - 8 November

15 November - 13 December

A new venue will be a new energy for our new classes at TORQUAY COLLEGE

Book in for a 5 week course. Start and finish together.

As we are starting out as new classes, there is no age or physical limitation, just an inclusive sense of wildness. So if adults want to come to participate in kids classes, that's a bonus!!

3.40 - 4.30pm

AYENKOFU

Teachers: Jacqui Dreessens or Jacqui Fenwick

5.00 - 5.50pm

AKATEKYI DRUMMING

Geared towards upper primary, teenagers and adults who like to play fast and furious, with a wild sense of abandon grounded in disciplined techniques of hand drumming. Drums provided.

Teachers: Immanuel and Jacqui Dreessens

6.00 - 7.00pm

STYLIN' AFRIQUE DANCE

Teachers: Jacqui Dreessens, accompanied with live percussion by Immanuel Dreessens and Wild Moves

7.00 - 8.00pm

WILD MOVES

Director: Jacqui Dreessens & guest African teachers

8.00 - 9.00

DJEMBE AND STIX DRUMMING

Teacher: Jacqui Dreessens

Wild Moves on the Surf Coast

Community drum and dance ensemble...if you can ride the swell, you can jump on the beat!

To much fun! You name it we’ll create it!

Artistic director: Jacqui Dreessens

Mobile: 0409 025 062

Email: info@wildmoves.com

African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp with Muhanamwe, 7.30pm Friday 29th - 3.00pm Sunday, 29th July

2011-07-08T07:27:00.000-07:00

CAMP PROGRAM
Friday 29th July, 2011

Environment Centre, Eumerella, Great Ocean Rd. Anglesea

5.00pm Registration

6.30pm Dinner

Walk to Fire Circle

Enviro Centre car park off Centre Rd

7.30pm - 11.00pm

Aboriginal and African Ancestral Libation - Ian Waran-badj Hunter, Mohamed Camara, Aliou Sylla
Honouring of the Elements and trans-cultural music and dance
EARTH: Thais Sansom (Aboriginal),
WATER Ana Soares (Brazil), Lisa (Cuba),
AIR Chele Buggy (Surf Coast),
FIRE Anne Tracey (Middle East), Anna Camara (Africa)
Celebration of the Return of Light - burning of the fire sculpture, Phoenix
Fire twirling, dance and drum spectacular and community participation - Infinite Inferno
Story telling - Muhanamwe
Film Children of the Blue Light. Bringing in transcultural voices as healing through music and dance. A musical documentary set in the slave dungeons of the Cape Coast Castle, Ghana, West Africa - Jacqui Dreessens, Agoro Fie Productions, Asanti Ghana and Wild Moves Australia

Saturday 30th July, 2011

Environment Centre
WORKSHOPS

8.00am Meditation, massage, yoga - Thais Sansom
9.00am BREAKFAST and Registration
10.00am Traditional singing from Guinea - Muhanamwe
11.00am Traditional dance or djembe drumming
12noon Djembe drumming - beginners or intermediate/advanced
1.00pm LUNCH
2.00pm Djembe drumming - beginners or intermediate/advanced

3.00pm Traditional dance or djembe drumming
4.00pm Swing Dance - Lotte and Matt Riddle
5.00pm Salsa - Lisa Shieder
6.30pm DINNER

CONCERT
UNIVERSAL GROOVES
World music and dance on the Surf Coast
7.30 - 10.00pm brought to you by Surf Coast Arts, Regional Arts Victoria, Wild Moves

Wild Moves - Jacqui Dreessens, Immanuel Dreessens, Pete MacKintosh, Oliver Deans, Rob Godden, Sabiena von Es, Fiona Crawford-Trinham, Bernadette Zen, Jacqui Fenwick
Camp singers, dancers and drummers with Muhanamwe
BREAK
MUHANAMWE from Guinea, West Africa

Sunday 31st July, 2011

Environment Centre
WORKSHOPS

8.00am Meditation, massage, yoga - Fiona Crawford-Trinham
9.00am BREAKFAST and Registration
10.00am Afro Jazz dance - Jacqui Dreessens or drumming - Muhanamwe
11.00am Zumba - Jenny King or drumming - Muhanamwe
12noon African games, singing, drumming and dance for the whole family - Muhanamwe
1.00pm LUNCH
2.00pm Sound meditation - Demir Aliu

3.00pm Closing ceremony with One Voice choir and Bonnie Upwelling community choir

REGISTRATIONS
- Map
- What to bring
- Prices... please go to:
http://www.wildmoves.com/camp/camp_rego.html

Check out last year's camp with Asanti dance theatre:
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/05/african-diaspora-song-drum-and-dance.html

Now taking bookings for discounted and pre-purchased places for the Camp: $180 for program and accommodation or $15 per workshop. Offer lasts until Wednesday 27th July.

Authentic African Food with pre-booking and payment: $60 weekend or $15/10 per meal

Pre-purchashed tickets to Universal Grooves at Torquay Health Food Shop up until Saturday noon 30th July

It's OK to just rock up as long as there is a space in the workshop, drum or food available.

http://www.wildmoves.com/camp/camp_rego.html

THE ARTISTS

Featured artists

MUHANAMWE

Muhanamwé, meaning Our Culture, has emerged as one of Australia's freshest and most exciting West African percussion and dance ensembles. With compelling rhythms, rich vocal harmonies, emotive melodies and stunning choreography, Muhanamwé not only draws from its deep roots in Guinea, West Africa, but also brings new life to the ancient musical and cultural tradition. Founded in 2007 by Guinean master drummers Aliou Sylla and Mohamed Camara, Muhanamwé has fast become one of the most sought-after African ensembles in Australia. Muhanamwé is proof that music transcends the boundaries of language, aiming instead for the heart and the feet.

Muhanamwé have performed at many of Australia’s leading festivals and cultural events, including the Share the Spirit, Desert Harmony, Emerge, Globe-to-Globe and Darwin Festivals, the Black Harmony Gathering and Rhythm of Africa. Muhanamwe have recently completed their debut Album, Guinea Conakry-Our Culture, and recently toured nationally sponsored by Kultour and Playing Australia.

Aliou Sylla

Master drummer Aliou Sylla from Conakry Guinea has been playing djembe since 1980. A former senior member of Les Percussions de Guinee, Aliou has played intensively under the guidance of the late great Lamine Lopez Soumah, master doun doun player Lance Kante and Koumbana Konde. He has taught students from all over the world in both Guinea and Australia for the past 15 years, and is currently teaching traditional Guinean percussion and culture at Footscray Primary School. Aliou has performed extensively around Australia for the past two years at cultural festivals and events including the Commonwealth Games 2006, several "Africa" events at the Victorian Arts Centre, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Globe to Globe, and the Brisbane and Darwin Festivals.

Mohamed Camara

Mohamed Camara was born in Guinea Conakry, West Africa, into the Manding family. Former djembe soloist for Guinean drum and dance ensemble Ballet Destin, Ballet Bolonta and internationally renowned ensemble Les Sorciers de Guinée, Mohamed has studied and performed with many of the world's great master drummers including Ton Ton Sylla and Fadouba Oularé. Since arriving in Australia in 2007, Mohamed has fast become a highly sought-after African artist and ambassador. He has performed at various festivals, including Woodford, Apollo Bay and Darwin Festival, and has conducted workshops at the Victorian College of the Arts, NMIT and the Victorian Arts Centre's African Village. Mohamed currently teaches African drumming at Melbourne Steiner School, Clifton Hill and Doncaster Primary School.

Anna Camara

Anna Camara developed a passion for Guinean percussion from the age of ten. This has led her to play a broad range of percussion instruments and styles, and she recently completed a Bachelor of Music Performance with Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts, specialising in repertoire percussion. She has performed as a soloist with the VCA Symphony Orchestra, and in a national masterclass for world famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie. She recently preformed for the APRA Screen music awards, the Asia Pacific Breakthrough Summit, and played for the soundtrack of Australian fim Bran Nue Dae. Anna has travelled three times to Guinea to study traditional Guinean percussion, dance and song with members of Guinea's only female Master drummers' ensemble, Les Amazones de Guinée, as well as the World famous Les Percussions de Guineé. Anna currently teaches percussion at the Victorian College of the Arts, Mac.Robertson Girls High and Eltham High School

The workshops will have you moving and grooving like never before!

Drum: Learn the basic techniques of djembe playing, as well as traditional rhythms comprising both accompaniments and solos. The workshops will have you grooving like never before! Beginners and Intermediate/Advanced.

Dance: Guinean dancer Mohamed Camara from Muhanamwe will introduce students to the exciting and energetic traditional Guinean dance. Learn the basic techniques and skills specific to this style of dance, as well as a variety of traditional dance moves from Guinea, West Africa. Accompanied by live Guinean drumming! No experience necessary

Ian Waran-badj Hunter - Libation to the Ancestors

Kulan Nation Aboriginal Elder, Ian Hunter is Wild Moves' patron and mentor. He is a legend. He has shared so many of his beautiful stories passed on through his mother.

Ana Soares - Libation to the Ancestors

Brazillian born Ana, dancer and mother of two boys will honour her ancestry and weave her story around her beautiful Mother Ocean Goddess, Yemanja. Ana was the inspiration for Wild Moves Dancing with the Deities back in the late 1990's when she introduced Jacqui to the Afro-Brazillian Candomble

Lotte and Matthew Riddle - Swing Dance
Swing into action with these two hopping, bopping masters of Swing Dance. A dancing history book of music from the Big Band Era, this couple will quickly get you into the downward jive and upbeat swing of how African music and dance entered the ballrooms of the New World and exploded onto a scene of wild free dance between couples. Too much fun to be had in this workshop.

Thais Sansom - Honouring the Elements: EARTH, Ritual, Massage, Yoga
Thais is an original Wildmover and co-founder and freelance dance/music practitioner from Castlemaine. When she is not running Red Beard Bakery in Trentham, she is running 3 boys around. Thais has a deep knowledge of releasing tired and sore muscles that hold tension and will guide you through beautiful visual imagery for starting a new in the Camp.

Left: Thais Sansom

Local artists

Anne Tracey - Festival of the Returning Light Fire

The sensuality of Middle Eastern dance is an ancient dance ritual for woman. Anne will guide you through this beautiful movement as we bring in the Return of the Light at our Fire Circle

Bonnie Upwelling - Closing ceremony for the Returning Light

Director Lucy O'Grady is a music therapist and lecturer in music therapy at University of Melbourne. Her community choir gets together every Wednesday night and pops up around the Surf Coast to share their songs at local markets.

Demir Aliu - Sound meditation

Demir Aliu is an Intuitive sound worker who enjoys blending sonic energy using acoustic instruments from vairous healing traditions to create these organic sound scapes and bring about a space of relaxation, presence and awareness of the self. So beautiful for the senses.

"I am very honored to be working again with a sister like Jacqui, this camp is a wonderful opportunity and experience in the beautiful bush of Anglesea"

Fiona Crawford-Trinham - Massage and yoga

Our beloved local massage therapist as well as Wildmover, singer with One Voice and the Bonnie Upwelling. She will awaken your sense of being and focus back into your body on a Sunday morning.

Infinite Inferno - Festival of the Returning Light

Surf Coast's fire sensations in a visual delight of spectacle, precision and artistry and will guide you into the Fire Circle of Transformation as we celebrate the Returning Light.

"Infinite Inferno" Photo: Peter Marshall

Jacqui Dreessens - Artistic director, Ritual, Afro Jazz dance, Universal Grooves

When I was 8 years old (back in the 60's), I was groovin in my Aunty's lounge room (in a newly built suberb - back then called Belmont), to her new infectious album by Santana. I don't pretend to be a Black Magic Woman anymore but it inspired in me a deep love of the African jazz roots in Mande Bango, Fela Kuti and Ossi Bissa. Afro-Jazz dance is a fusion of African and Ballet. The Blue Light is my Passion and ritual is my celebration for Mother Earth and our connection to her. African and Indigenous cultures lead the way as my inspiration.

"Warako Musika" Photo: Pam Kleeman

Jenny King - Zumba

Jenny is our Zumba Queen of the Surf Coast and a dynamo!! She has years of experience in many styles of dance including Ballet, Woh Dao, African and percussion

Lisa Shieder- Honouring of the Elements: WATER, Salsa Dance

Lisa travelled to Cuba in 2002 with Christina Monneron's Cuban Dance Acadamy has been teaching Salsa in Geelong for many years in her Salsa Street studios. She is a master at getting everyone engaged in the excitment of dancing with a partner in a rueda circle.

Michele Buggy - Honouring of the Elements: AIR

Chele is a dancer, visual artist and inspiring mother of 4 children who rides in the chaos of life with balance. Living on our Surf Coast with our winds, Chele will guide you into gliding between the qualities of movement experience as you float on the currents and breath of life.

"Circles on Waves" Photo: Peter Marshall

Splash Dance Festival at GPAC_5.00 - 7.30pm 10th July, 2011

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July News

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2011 July

Danawa Winter Solstice

For our first Solstice ever, we had no idea so many people would turn up. Beautiful night

Cleansing the space with voice, song and sound

The welcoming and honouring of original caretakers, The Watharong

Fire of transforming energy

Splash Dance Festival

Sunday, 10th July, 5.00 - 7.30pm at The Playhouse, Geelong Performing Arts Centre

Good luck to Jacqui Fenwick, Sabiena von Es, Bernadette Zen, Pete MacKintosh, Immanuel Dreessens. We are looking forward to performing with GEELONG DANCE SHOWCASE CONCERT. Tickets from GPAC

For all the photos, go to:

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2011/07/splash-dance-festival-at-gpac500-730pm.html

Full Moon Healing (Free)

Friday, 15th July, 7.30pm onwards at Cosy Corner, Torquay

Rug up BYO instruments, picnic, park in Point Danger carpark and walk down to the Front Beach under the Moonah trees and on the beach. Look for our seaweed circle. Call Jacqui if you would like to teach or sing a song, poem, dance, rhythm to all who rock up to wish in the Peace for the month ahead and anchor the new energy. To get an idea for what we do go to:

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

Surf Coast Arts AGM (Free)

Friday, 22nd July, 7.00 - 9.00pm at Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd Bellbrae

Wild Moves will be performing at the annual general meeting.

Please contact Jacqui if you would like to perform. Wear your usual Wild Moves pants and Tshirt. We will rehearse our repertoire during workshops on Tuesday nights 6.00 - 9.00pm at Bellbrae Hall

Agoro Fie Coastal TV Fundraiser (Donation)

Saturday, 23rd July, 2.00 - 6.00pm at St Mark's Church Hall, Hodgkinson St, Clifton Hill, Melbourne

The majority of the Wild Moves repertoire that I have taught you over the years has come from Agoro Theatre Company in Cape Coast, Ghana. Selete Nyomi is the director and has helped many artists like Appiah, Paa, Kuukua, Sackey, Shabba to come to Australia. He also helped to produce my film, Children of the Blue Light. He has been running a community TV station in Cape Coast that all the locals love and treasure. Very sadly the TV studios caught fire and was consequently burnt to the ground. We are wanting to raise some funds for Coast TV so that we can contribute to the rebuilding program as Mr Nyomi has been instrumental in helping to build our programs.

So the Agoro members in Australia are putting on a free program of workshops. We do hope that you can come along and support the cause with a kind donation. Even if you want to come and watch the classes and performance, any donation will be greatfully received by Mr. Nyomi. Sackey and Appiah will be going to Ghana in August and will deliver the funds straight to Coast TV and will be interviewed on the Morning Show about Ghanaian drumming and dance in Australia. So we would love to have you on the film footage also. Any people who have travelled to Ghana and studied at Agoro Fie, it is very important that you have a little say on the film and let Mr. Nyomi know how you are doing.

You can also check Coastal TV Agoro on Facebook

PROGRAM

2.00pm Traditional Ghanaian dance with Sackey

2.30pm Djembe dance with Shabba

3.00pm Afro Funk with Appiah

3.30pm Afro Jazz with Jacqui

4.00pm Gospel singing with Kuukua

4.30pm Drumming with everyone

5.00pm Performance with everyone and students from Sackey, Appiah and Jacqui's classes

So Wildmovers, come join the workshops and perform or join in the Wild Moves performance.

Your donation and contribution will be much appreciated by the Agoro family in Australia, Denmark, USA and Ghana

Thank you Fusion Dance studios for last minute booking

Sackey's traditional dance workshop: Bima

Appiah's Afro-Funk workshop

Kuukua's beautiful singing workshop, reminding us that we will all eventually get there

Camp African Diaspora

Friday, 29th July, 7.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday, 31st July at Eumerella, Great Ocean Rd. Anglesea

This year's special guests are MUHANAMWE from Guinea along with Belly dancing, Salsa, Afro Jazz, Zumba, Yoga, Sound meditation, local choirs: One Voice and Bonnie Upwelling, Libation to Aboriginal and African Ancestors and an opening and closing ceremony for the Festival of the Returning Light with fire twirling from Infinite Inferno and story telling by Mohamed and Aliou. Universal Groves on the Saturday night at 7.30pm will also feature the camp performers with Wild Moves and Muhanamwe. Workshops from 8.00am - 6.00pm. Authentic African food available with bookings and early bird Camp payment up until Tuesday 27th July. For full details of the camp program go to:
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2011/07/camp-african-diaspora-with-muhanamwe.html

Universal Grooves on the Surf Coast_ONE AFRICA_May 7

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One Africa brought their love of culture

Thank you Lamine for sharing your culture with us

Leigfest_27 March 2011

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This was a fabulous new festival in Geelong at Inverleigh. Immanuel and Jacqui roused up an interactive audience participation with Wild Moves. There were lots of teenage musicians who could also jump up on stage and play drums with us. Check out some photos taken on the day.

Odai at Wild Moves_19 April 2011_"Nkluma"

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Our guest African teacher was from internationally acclaimed traditional Ghanaian drum and dance ensemble, WALA, which means LIFE. And that is what Odai Nmai brough to Wild Moves. Now we have a new dance to add to our repertoire from Burkina Fasso called Nkluma. Here are some of the drumming patterns and dance video for you to practice

Wildmovers captivated

Wildmovers focused

Mmmm, don't play what "he's" playing, stay on your rhythm

Good one Gordon

Judy listening for the pulse

Odai cooling the fire

Apollo Bay Music Festival

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April News

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April
Apollo Bay Music Festival 8, 9, 10 April. (Free camping for Buskers)
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com if you want to participate. Must have your name for free camping.
For photos of this event go to:
http://apollobaymusicfestival.com/index1.php

Cowrie Market Sunday 17 April
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
Last performance until September

Full Moon Gathering Monday 18 April (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below for the format of the evening

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

Photos of this months Super Moon go to:

May
Universal Grooves Saturday, 7 May. 7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall. 90 School Rd.

Universal Grooves is an interactive performance where the audience gets to sing, drum and dance with World music performers or just sit and relax and soak up the atmosphere of great vibe, grooves and stories. So bring your flutes, drums, guitar and creative dance being, cushion, chair. Drums for hire.
Local artist: Kris Fitzgerald on harp followed by Red Whyte on sitar.
International guest artists, ONE AFRICA with Lamine Sonko and King Marong
...Get set for a beautiful nite of African harp, kora and traditional drumming & dancing from the Sengambian Griots of this region of West Africa.
Please check out the at the following website:
http://www.oneafrica.com.au/ONE_AFRICA/ONE_AFRICA.html

Supported by Arts Victoria, Surf Coast Arts and Wild Moves

Tickets: Adults $20, concession $15, Family ticket $40, kids $5
$15 Pre-purchased tix at Torquay Health Food Shop, 24 Gilbert St.
Surf Coast Arts members: $15

Wild Moves will also be running workshops with Lamine and King on the Saturday at Bellbrae Hall, so you can join in the performance in the evening or just do the workshop for fun.

1.30 - 2.30pm Song & Dance
3.00 - 4.00pm Drum & Song
4.30 - 5.30pm Guitar & Song

$20/15 per workshop: concession, Surf Coast Arts/Wild Moves
3 workshops $45
Kids: $10
Drum hire: $5

Full Moon Gathering Tuesday 17 May (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

June
Awakening Wild Moves in Africa 12th June - 10th July
Cultural drum and dance experience to ancient festivals of the land of Gold, Ghana and visit the Living Memory of Ethiopia

July
African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp, Friday 31st July - 2nd August
great Ocean Rd, Eumerella, Anglesea
Special African guest artists from Guinea "Muhanmedwe"

August

September

WearArtrageous

Anglesea Music Festival

Cowrie Market

October

Aireys Fair

Cowrie Market

Universal Grooves - Persian Cultural drumming group

November

Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival

Cowrie Market

December

High Tide festival

Cowrie Market

Summer Solstice

Yours in Rhythm and Movement....Jacqui xxx

Wild Moves International
Rooted to the Earth and connected to the Universe…

Director: Jacqui Esi Tweba Dreessens
Mobile: +61 4 09025062
Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com
Web site: www.wildmoves.com
http://www.wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/

Super Full Moon

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Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival

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Rhythm of Africa

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Pako Fest

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Full Moon Gathering_ Friday 18th February

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Date: Friday, 18th February, 2011

Time: 7.30pm

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic

Place: Cosy Corner on the Front beach at Torquay, look for the seaweed circle. Park in bottom car park on corner of Esplanade and Bell St or top car park at Point Danger and walk down the cliff. We are under the Moonahs but on the beach.

Cost: Free

Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up

info@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

The Moon, she dances
Like the Waves, like the Waves

On the Shore

Making Circles, making Cirlces

Like the Waves, Like the Waves

On the Shore

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Turn up around 7.00pm and help make the seaweed circle with found natural objects on the beach that the Sea has sent to us. Some people like to bring a picnic and just watch, listen and still be a part of it and absorb the beautiful surrounds. Other people like to join in the drumming circle using a variety of instruments; some like to just dance and move. Everyone brings a wish for the future.

Around Sunset we stop drumming, dancing and start our ritual by placing our wishes in Mother Earth and bath ourselves in a beautiful sound scape using our voices.

This is facilitated by Jacqui or one of the Wildmovers. We ground our wishes in the Earth and then send them off to manifest. Followed by whatever unfolds on the night......sometimes it is wild drumming, fire twirling, acrobatics (mostly by the children) or sometimes it is peaceful, serene and only voices.

It can finish quickly or go on until after midnight. It is different every month and never the same.

Call Jacqui if you would like to lead us in song, poetry, music, movement or dance
Thanks Lyndelle Jefferys and Lloydi-Lloyd for your beautiful photographs

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic

Cost: Free

Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up

Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

Cotton On Foundation Fundraiser for Flood Relief_23rd January

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Mark, Fee, Jacqui, Joanna, Bernadette, Rob, Immanuel, Bruce

Joanna and Jacqui

Our cutest Wildmovers having a rest on the green at The Sands

This ended up being a fun day. Plenty of food, partying, free sunvisor, polo shirt and $50 voucher.
Our job was to drum in the golfers as they walked from the 16th to the 17th hole. We made our one minute of fame on Channel 10

Nite Jar Market_20 January

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Great crowd, beautiful weather


Pete, Sabiena, Fee, Immanuel

January News 2011

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January 2011

Wild Moves at Point Danger 26 December 2010 – 7 January 2011. 7.30pm onwards.

Drum and Dance Circle on the beach near Drainos, follow the concrete path down to the beach. End of the Esplanade behind the last round about. . BYO drum or book before 7pm on the nite for a hire drum $5.
Donation to Trokosi Project for homeless women in Ghana.
Guest teachers were Seydou Sow from One Africa and Jacqui Lewis; and Julias Sackey from Asanti Dance Theatre. See all the great photos and video at:http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2011/01/wild-moves-at-point-dangersummer-2010.html

Universal Grooves Saturday 8 January

7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Vikingo de Jerez AKA Rowland Shultz Spanish Flamenco dance and music with local support act The Sirens and The Sailors
Not to be missed. An interactive performance with drumming, beatbox, Oud and Flamenco dance

What a fantastic night of guitar, dance, drumming and song. Many thanks to Jill, Julie, Mark, Fee, Bernadette, Sabiena, Allen for helping out. We were also very lucky to have the Torquay Health Food Shop help with tickets. Check all the photos and video at: http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/universal-grooves-on-surf-coastvikingo.html

http://www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez

Wild Moves workshops Every Tuesday from 11 January
$15/17 or grab a Wild Moves card 5 casual classes @ $70 or 10 classes at $120

Dance: 6.00 - 7.30pm
Drummers welcome to come earlier and practice the drumming patterns for the dancers

Drumming: 7.30 - 9.00pm
Dancers welcome to stay back later and practice shakers, bells and singing.

Cowrie market Sunday 16 January (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm. Arrive at 1.30pm. End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt. Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Night Jar Market every Thursday nite, Spring Creek Common, Torquay. Just before the bridge on the Great Ocean Rd.
http://www.nightjarmarket.com.au/
Wild Moves will be performing on 6.15 - 7.00pm 20 Jan during the Full Moon. Unfortunately, it will not be rising at that time so we will run our African show, include some audience participation in dance only. So dancers and drummers please wear your Blue Wild Moves Tshirt, I will bring the blue kangas. If you want to perform in the African repertoire please come to classes on Tuesday nites. You must bring your own chair if you want to sit and drum, otherwise strap your drum to yourself and stand. Should be a hoot of a nite
When the Market has finished, we will run a Full Moon ritual in a safe place while the store holders are dismantaling, to welcome in the new energy. Fire twirlers you could meet up with us then.

February
Rhythm of Africa.
Werribee Zoo 3.30 - 4.30pm (free for performers)
Saturday, 5th with Public Opinion Orchestra
Sunday, 13th with Wala
Friends of Wild Moves will be able to have a 20% discount on their entry.
All performers must be in attending classes for rehearsal.
Please arrive by 3.00pm for set up, byo chair, picnic
Wear a Wild Moves Tshirt.
I need your name one week before the gig
http://www.zoo.org.au/WerribeeOpenRangeZoo

Wild Moves workshops Every Tuesday
$15/17 or grab a Wild Moves card 5 casual classes @ $70 or 10 classes at $120

Dance: 6.00 - 7.30pm
Drummers welcome to come earlier and practice the drumming patterns for the dancers

Drumming: 7.30 - 9.00pm
Dancers welcome to stay back later and practice shakers, bells and singing.

Full Moon Gathering Friday 18 February (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

Cowrie Market Sunday 20 February (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Please arrive before 1.30pm
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt

Pako Fest Saturday 26 February (Free)
Street Parade. Assemble at 11.00am in Waratah St, Geelong West.
This year the theme is The Beat of Pako. So we are making Beatrice as our Goddess of Abundance and all things of rhythm and celebration. Please be at the truck early so we can create her with freshness. Wear all things white and brown, make your headress, pendant or anything to do with beat and rice.
Performance: 3.15 Pre-set: 2.30pm
Gig at the Channel 7 Stage, in front of Town Hall. This will be our African repertoire.
Give your name to Jacqui if you would like to perform.
http://www.pakofesta.com.au/

March
Aries Open Mic Festival 18, 19, 20 March
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com or text Jacqui if you want to participate.
Drum workshop:
Gig time:
Details to follow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SL_0xPWvPo
http://www.aireysinlet.com.au/music/

Cowrie Market Sunday 20 March (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt. Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Full Moon Gathering Sunday 20 March (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

April
Apollo Bay Music Festival 8, 9, 10 April. (Free camping for Buskers)
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com if you want to participate. Must have your name for free camping.
Details to follow......
http://apollobaymusicfestival.com/index1.php

Cowrie Market Sunday 17 April
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Full Moon Gathering Monday 18 April (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

May
Bellbrae Mayfair – first Sunday May. Details to follow.....

Universal Grooves Saturday, 7 May. 7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall. 90 School Rd.

Universal Grooves is an interactive performance where the audience gets to sing, drum and dance with World music performers or just sit and relax and soak up the atmosphere of great vibe, grooves and stories. So bring your flutes, drums, guitar and creative dance being, cushion, chair. Drums for hire.
Local artist: Demir Aliu.
International guest artists, ONE AFRICA with Lamine Sonko and King Marong
...Get set for a beautiful nite of African harp, kora and traditional drumming & dancing from the Sengambian Griots of this region of West Africa.
Please check out the at the following website:
http://www.oneafrica.com.au/ONE_AFRICA/ONE_AFRICA.html

Supported by Arts Victoria, Surf Coast Arts and Wild Moves

Tickets: Adults $20, concession $15, Family ticket $40, kids $5
$15 Pre-purchased tix at Torquay Health Food Shop, 24 Gilbert St.
Surf Coast Arts members: $15

Wild Moves will also be running workshops with Lamine and King on the Saturday at Bellbrae Hall, so you can join in the performance in the evening or just do the workshop for fun.

1.30 - 2.30pm Song & Dance
3.00 - 4.00pm Drum & Song
4.30 - 5.30pm Guitar & Song

$20/15 per workshop: concession, Surf Coast Arts/Wild Moves
3 workshops $45
Kids: $10
Drum hire: $5

Full Moon Gathering Tuesday 17 May (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html

June
Awakening Wild Moves in Africa
Cultural drum and dance experience to ancient festivals of the land of Gold, Ghana and visit the Living Memory of Ethiopia

July
African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp, Eumerella, Anglesea
Special African guest artists from Guinea
August
September

WearArtrageous

Anglesea Music Festival

Cowrie Market

October

Aireys Fair

Cowrie Market

Universal Grooves - Thula Sana from South Africa

November

Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival

Cowrie Market

December

High Tide festival

Cowrie Market

Summer Solstice

Yours in Rhythm and Movement....Jacqui xxx

Wild Moves at Point Danger_Summer 2010-2011

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Guest teacher: Julias Sackey from Asanti dance theatre

Guest teacher: Seydou Sow from One Africa

An overcast day at Cosy Corner didn't stop Wildmovers from dancing

Great to have our local singers from Singing for Fun enjoying the dance

"Drainos" is at the Torquay surf beach. Usually blows a gale but that night the air was so still

Drumming in the long shadows while watching the magnificent sunset

Wildmovers concerntrating on Sackey's creative 6/8 rhtyhm

Wild Moves drum circle that turned into a performance for the tourists

Pree and Mark enjoying the music and the environment

Immanuel cruising in the flow of rhythm

Universal Grooves on the Surf Coast_VIKINGO DE JEREZ_Jan 8

2010-12-15T01:06:00.001-08:00

Men dancing - can't get any better!!

This is how the Surf Coast interacts at Universal Grooves. This month the focus was on Andaluz guitar and Rumba Flamenca from Spain featuring Vikingo des Jerez and out local crew who can also play some fancy strings, The Sirens and the Sailors. What a fabulous night by all

Rowland Shultz

Juan- guitar, Michael - cajun, Rowland - guitar, Paul - dance

Our local talent, "The Sirens and the Sailors"

Simone Lewis

Date: Saturday 8th January, 2011
Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm
Place: Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Cost: Adults $20; Surf Coast Arts members and concession $15; Kids $5; Family $40; Drum hire $5
Pre purchased tickets: $15 at Torquay Health Food Shop, 24 Gilbert St
Enquiries: jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

http://www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyFAKB-LYmI&feature=player_embedded#!

VIKINGO DE JEREZ
A chance to experience Rowland Shultz Spanish Andaluz guitar and oud, Michael Kontochristos rhythm box, and Flamenco dance in a interactive performance with drums.

Join in or sit back and enjoy the interplay of passionate song and dance of the gypsies.

A night not to be missed.

Also with special local guest artists that pull some fancy string rhythms

The Sirens and The Sailors

The Sirens and the Sailors

This is our first Universal Grooves interactive performance for the year. The idea is to provide our community with World Music and Dance experiences where professional artists can teach simple songs, chants, rhythms and moves to the audience for the pleasure of engaging with them in performance. Or the audience can choose to simply relax and observe and be entertained in a lounge room concert performance. It is an insight into the stories inwhich artists share about their creative journey.

There is always a supporting local Surf Coast artist who will perform first and they usually would share a similar instrument or genre to the guest artist.
Our guest artists may also run workshops in conjunction with Wild Moves or Singing for Fun.

Refreshments are available in a relaxed atmosphere. Lots of parking. Easy access into the hall.

Many thanks to the Surf Coast Shire's Community Grant 2010, for helping to get the event up and running. We are happy to announce that Surf Coast Arts Inc will now be helping to support along with Regional Arts Victoria. Thanks to all our volunteers from Wild Moves for helping to form the Grooves Committee and organising these fun-filled events where you can sing, play and dance alongside professional performers.

BYO your instruments or hire a drum from Wild Moves

Here is what a few people have said about Universal Grooves on the Surf Coast

Michele Barnes from Singing for Fun about

Valanga and Andrea Khoza

What a fantastic night this was. Firstly the opportunity to be up close and personal with such inspirational performers, and to experience their amazing harmonies and rhythms together. Then to be guided to join the music with my very well spent $5 hired drum, so that I could be part of the sound, was amazing. It was great too, to see others invited on stage to play guitars and other instruments. Both Valanga and Andrea showed such warmth and support for this interactive experience. Clearly they both have wonderful skills and a belief in music as a shared experience for all. Thanks to Universal grooves for bringing this rich interactive cultural experience to all of us on the Surf Coast.

Sabiena Van Es from Wild Moves about

Asanti dance theatre

I just loved dancing with these guys. They brought their whole family and their kids couldn't keep off the stage. It encourages other children to join in as well. Full on high energy traditional African dance and acrobatics that you just have to hold your breath. Joining in with the drums was easy, we just had to follow Appiah who helped us to hold a rhythm. As a dancer with Wild Moves we could get up and show the Africans what we do with African dance on the Surf Coast. Great night, hope there is going to be more.

...And more there shall be ....

Elephant Walk_High Tide Festival 2010

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Rob, Kylie, Bern doing "Kuku"

Jess, Jaq

Nathan, Bern, Rob, Jess, Jaq, Sabiena, Judy, Fee, Manny, Gordon

Jess, Jaq, Fee, Pete, Manny

Bern, Jess, Gordon, Fee, Sabiena

Sabiena, Oliver and new Wildmover

Wild Moves at Elephant Walk

Street parade_High Tide festival 2010

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Wild Moves Crew & Andy....Thanks for the use of your big truck!!

The annual Street Parade, where more locals are in it rather than watching it!!
This year's theme was "Hidden Depths"
Well Wild Moves is not exactly hidden in the community but our Full Moon Gatherings at Cosy Corner every month became out inspiration.
We had made Moon headresses and pendants from recycled broken talking drum skins and found objects from the beach.
Put it together with Kpanlogo street rhythms from Ghana, West Africa along with our own dancing girls and drummers and we have a Surf Coast fusion of cross cultural Wildness!!

Jessica Padula: "The parade was a lot of fun with onlookers joining us in dance and cheering and waving at us."

If anyone else has got more photos of the street parade please email them to me to put on the blogspot.

For other great photos go to:

http://www.petermarshallphotography.com/0-HighTiDeFestival-20101204/index.html

Circles on Waves_High Tide Festival 2010

2010-12-06T05:00:00.000-08:00

Photo by Peter Marshall for Surf Coast Times

"Circles on Waves"

A community drum and dance performance for "Hidden Depths" 2010, High Tide Festival, Torquay, Australia

Our inspiration came from our Full Moon gatherings each month at Cosy Corner, observing the Moon as she dances, making circles, on the waves on the shore.


Winter Full Moon gatherings at Cosy Corner

Chele creating her magic

This song was first taught to me by Santha Press in the middle of Kakum National Park, Ghana, while we were on our Wild Moves' tour.

I then taught it to the Surf Coast community and reworked it to suit our beach environment.

Jacqui Dreessens: director for "Circles on Waves"

I composed a repetitive trance like drum rhythm that the dancers could then improvise around the words of moon, circles, waves, shore adding circular arm movements within a continuous circular clockwise orbit and developed it into a theatrical piece that included the specific site of Cosy Corner.

The Moon, she dances, like the waves on the shore

Demir held the space with his moon shaped daf drum connecting his sound with the Wildmovers holding the space under the moonahs with the djembe drum.

Wild Moves under the moonahs

Moon Goddesses: Kylie, Chele, Jessica

Photo by Peter Marshall for Surf Coast Times

Jacqui's Moon Headress. Photo by Lyndy Jeffery

Our feature was the recycled talking drum skins that were reshaped to reflect Cosy Corner's found objects that were reworked into a Moon headdress or pendant for the dancers or drummers.
The art work was first presented at WearArtrageous in Sept, 2010

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/wearartrageouswild-moves11-september.html

Jessica, Demir, Fee
Photo by Peter Marshall for Surf Coast Times

Dancers and drummers also wore black and white to reflect the light and dark side of the Moon.

Lyndy, Jacqui, Jill, Michele

Thank you to our wonderful Wildmovers who were also roped in from Ocean Grove, Singing for Fun: Michele Barnes who kept our chant going and our magnificent diva Wendy Grouse who sang out loud in the audience.
All our singers made arm gestures in unison that reflected the pathway of the Moon dancing on the shore at Cosy Corner.

Kylie, Annalies, Oliver, Bruce, Rob

There are beautiful photos at Peter Marshall's web site of our Moon Goddess dancers

http://www.petermarshallphotography.com/0-HighTiDeFestival-20101204/index_5.html

I love how we all collaboratively wildly wove everything together on the one day. Just like the Moon magically links everything together as it rises over Cosy Corner, Torquay on the Surf Coast.
What a magical evening. What a great place to live.

Honouring our beautiful Hidden Depths: "Circles on Waves"

Part of the Hidden Depths theme was the Greek dancing.

Infinite Inferno

December News

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December
Wholefoods Food of the World Festival
Wednesday 3 December (FREE)
6 - 9pm. Great nite of music, dance and yummy food.
2 Baylie Pl. Geelong
Wild Moves will be performing for a 45 minute set. The idea is to get people up and dancing, so lots of street music rhythms: Kpanlogo, Calypso, Rhumba. Please give your name to Jacqui if you would like to perform. Wear a Wild Moves Tshirt. Or just come along and be there enjoying the night.

High Tide Festival
Saturday, 4 December (FREE)
– all classes are geared towards....
Street Parade @ 11am. Meet at Point Danger car park.
10.00am to assemble and practice/learn rhythms and grooves and decorate truck.
The drumming rhythm will be Calypso.
Wear Hidden depths T-shirt. Please collect from Julie Dyer or the Surf Coast Shire or give your size and name to Jacqui one week before the parade.
Anyone can drum as long as you call/text me before 9am. If you are dancing behind the truck, please wear runners.
Great photos at the below site http://www.petermarshallphotography.com/0-HighTiDeFestival-20101204/index.html
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/street-paradehigh-tide-festivalsaturday.html

Wild Moves interactive performance on the Saturday 1.00 – 2.00pm. The Esplanade. Torquay. Please wear any of your Hidden Depths Tshirts and anything else you care to adorn yourself with!! Tell your friends and family to come and watch or join in.Drums available.

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/elephant-walkhigh-tide-festival-2010.html

Saturday nite 8.00pm will be our Circles on Waves - a remake from WearArtrageous for down on the Front Beach. All dancers wear white (light side of the Moon) and singers/drummers wear black (dark side of the Moon) Wear your Moon headdress/pendant or ask Jacqui how to make one
Great photos and blogs at:
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/circles-on-waveshigh-tide-festival-2010.html

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/wearartrageouswild-moves11-september.html

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt

Summer Solstice 22 December (Free)
8.30pm Cosy Corner. End of Bell and Esplanade.
Join us to celebrate the end of the year and the middle of Summer.
Bring your wishes for the following year and any homegrown flowers to place on our wreath that will be taken out to the Ocean. BYO instruments, rugs, chairs, picnic wear white if you want to. Come at 6.30pm for a byo BBQ picnic. Check out last years beautiful evening.

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2009/12/summer-soltice-2009.html

Wild Moves at Point Danger 26 December 2010 – 7 January 2011. 7.30pm onwards.
Drum and Dance Circle on the beach near Drainos, follow the concrete path down to the beach. End of the Esplanade behind the last round about. . BYO drum or book before 7pm on the nite for a hire drum $5.
Donation to Trokosi Project for homeless women in Ghana.

2011
January
Night Jar Market every Thursday nite, Spring Creek Common, Torquay. Just before the bridge on the Great Ocean Rd.
Wild Moves will be performing on 20 Jan during the Full Moon when it is rising, so we will run our show, include some audience participation and then run our Full Moon ritual including fire twirlers. So dancers and drummers please bring wear your White Wild Moves Tshirt, or plain white costume, headress or pendant.
If you want to perform in the African repertoire please come to classes on Tuesday nites and/or our Wild Moves at Point Danger to rehearse.

Universal Grooves 8 January, 7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Vikingo de Jerez Spanish Flamenco dance and music with local support act The Sirens and The Sailors
Not to be missed. An interactive performance with drumming, beatbox, Oud and Flamenco dance
Bookings - Jacqui 0409 025 062
http://www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez

Wild Moves workshops

Classes commenced again
Tuesday 11 January

Dance: 6.00 - 7.30pm
Drumming: 7.30 - 9.00pm $15/17 or grab a Wild Moves card 5 casual classes @ $70

Cowrie market Sunday 16 January (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Rhythm of Africa. Werribee Zoo details to follow.....

February
Pako Fest Saturday 26 February (Free)
12noon Street Parade.
Assemble at 11.00am. Details to follow.......
http://www.pakofesta.com.au/

Full Moon Gathering Friday 18 February (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html
Cowrie market Sunday 20 February (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
March
Aries Open Mic Festival 18, 19, 20 March
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com if you want to participate. Details to follow.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SL_0xPWvPo
http://www.aireysinlet.com.au/music/
Cowrie market Sunday 20 March (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
April
Apollo Bay Music Festival for busking – 8, 9, 10 April.
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com if you want to participate.
Details to follow......
http://apollobaymusicfestival.com/index1.php
Universal Grooves one Saturday in April with DEMIR ALIU. Details to follow.......
Cowrie market Sunday 17 April
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
May
Bellbrae Mayfair – Sunday May. Details to follow.....
June
Awakening Wild Moves cultural drum and dance experience in Ghana
Living Memory cultural drum and dance experience to Ethiopia
July
African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp, Eumerella, Anglesea
Special African guest artists from Guinea
August
September

WearArtrageous

Anglesea Music Festival

Cowrie Market

October

Aireys Fair

Cowrie Market

Universal Grooves - Thula Sana from South Africa

November

Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival

Cowrie Market

December

High Tide festival

Cowrie Market

Summer Solstice

Yours in Rhythm and Movement....Jacqui xxx

Full Moon Gathering_22 November

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Date: Monday, 22 November

Time: 7.30pm

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic

Cost: Free

Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up

jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

The Moon, she dances

Like the Waves, like the Waves

On the Shore

Making Circles, making Cirlces

Like the Waves, Like the Waves

On the Shore

"Circles on Waves"

This will also be our time to rehearse for the High Tide festival. So please bring your headressess and full costume.
Even though we are in Spring with unpredictable weather, Cosy Corner has been beautifully sheltered and crisp.

Turn up around 7.00pm and help make the seaweed circle with found natural objects on the beach that the Sea has sent to us. Some people like to bring a picnic and just watch, listen and still be a part of it and absorb the beautiful surrounds. Other people like to join in the drumming circle using a variety of instruments; some like to just dance and move. Everyone brings a wish for the future.

Around Sunset we stop drumming, dancing and start our ritual by placing our wishes in Mother Earth and bath ourselves in a beautiful sound scape using our voices.

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic

Cost: Free

Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up

Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

Kingfisher Festival_CERES_20 November

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Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival date: 20 November 10.00 - 3.00pm

Place: CERES Environment Park, 8 Lee St. Brunswick

11am Kingfisher Boogie workshop with Jacqui Dreessens.

Then leading into a colourful ritual celebrating our symbol of HOPE (the Kingfisher bird) returning to its stamping ground at the inner city sanctuary of CERES Merri Creek.

Come dressed in blue, white or black.


A glorious blue sky day to welcome the Mother Kingfisher back to CERES, her Stamping Ground. So nice to also see the return of past Wild Movers. There will always be a Kingfisher for you.

November News

2010-11-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

Hi Wild Movers

November
Workshops at Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd, Bellbrae
Classes now on Tuesdays and Thursdays up until 21 December.

New prices. Blocks of 5 @ $70 or 10 @ $110 or stay casual $15/17

I will be in New Zealand 15 – 19 November, presenting Children of the Blue Light at University of Waikato so Immanuel will be taking the classes ie: drumming for the dancers to rehearse for High Tide (same repertoire as Aireys Fair) $5.00.

Drum workshop - will be going over all the support rhythms. $5.00.

Please write your name in my book when you arrive.

Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival 20 November
CERES Environment Park, 8 Lee St. Brunswick
11am Kingfisher Boogie workshop with Jacqui Dreessens.

Then leading into a colourful ritual celebrating our symbol of HOPE (the Kingfisher bird) returning to its stamping ground at the inner city sanctuary of CERES Merri Creek.

Come dressed in blue, white or black.
http://www.ceres.org.au/node/168

Cowrie market Sunday 21 November (Free)

2.00 – 3.00pm. End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.

Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt

Full Moon Gathering. Monday 22 November (Free)

7.30pm onwards, Cosy Corner, Front Beach, Torquay.

BYO chair, instruments, picnic.

We will also rehearse Circles on Waves for the High Tide Festival. Bring headdresses and pendants.

Singing for Fun 26th November ($10)

6-8pm Bellbrae hall, 90 School Rd Bellbrae.

Jacqui will be teaching the song for the Circles on Waves for all singers to come and join us at the High Tide Festival.You also get yummy soup and crusty bread.

December
Wholefoods Food of the World Festival
Wednesday 3 December (FREE)
6 - 9pm. Great nite of music, dance and yummy food.
2 Baylie Pl. Geelong
Wild Moves will be performing for a 45 minute set. The idea is to get people up and dancing, so lots of street music rhythms: Kpanlogo, Calypso, Rhumba. Please give your name to Jacqui if you would like to perform. Wear a Wild Moves Tshirt. Or just come along and be there enjoying the night.

High Tide Festival
Saturday, 4 December (FREE)
– all classes are geared towards....
Street Parade @ 11am. Meet at Point Danger car park.
10.00am to assemble and practice/learn rhythms and grooves and decorate truck.
The drumming rhythm will be Calypso.
Wear Hidden depths T-shirt. Please collect from Julie Dyer or the Surf Coast Shire or give your size and name to Jacqui one week before the parade.
Anyone can drum as long as you call/text me before 9am. If you are dancing behind the truck, please wear runners.

Wild Moves interactive performance on the Saturday 1.00 – 2.00pm. The Esplanade. Torquay. Please wear any of your Hidden Depths Tshirts and anything else you care to adorn yourself with!! Tell your friends and family to come and watch or join in.Drums available.

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/wearartrageouswild-moves11-september.html

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Summer Solstice 22 December (Free)
8.30pm Cosy Corner. End of Bell and Esplanade.
Join us to celebrate the end of the year and the middle of Summer.
Bring your wishes for the following year and any homegrown flowers to place on our reath that will be taken out to the Ocean. BYO instruments, rugs, chairs, picnic wear white if you want to. Come at 6.30pm for a byo BBQ. Check out last years beautiful evening.

http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2009/12/summer-soltice-2009.html

2011
January
Wild Moves at Point Danger 26 December 2010 – 8 January 2011.
Drumming workshops on the beach near Drainos, follow the concrete path down to the beach. End of the Esplanade behind the last round about. 7.30 – 8.30pm. $8.00. BYO drum or with drum hire with booking $10.00.
Followed by Drum and Dance Circle (Donation to Trokosi Project).

Universal Grooves 8 January, 7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Vikingo de Jerez with local support act
Not to be missed. An interactive performance with drumming, beatbox, Oud and Flamenco dance
Bookings - Jacqui 0409 025 062
http://www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Rhythm of Africa. Werribee Zoo details to follow.....

February
Pako Fest Saturday 26 February (Free)
12noon Street Parade.
Assemble at 11.00am. Details to follow.......
http://www.pakofesta.com.au/
Rhythm of Africa. Werribee Zoo in February (Free) Details to follow.......
Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
March
Aries Open Mic Festival 18, 19, 20 March
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com if you want to participate. Details to follow.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SL_0xPWvPo
http://www.aireysinlet.com.au/music/
Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
April
Apollo Bay Music Festival for busking – 8, 9, 10 April.
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com if you want to participate.
Details to follow......
http://apollobaymusicfestival.com/index1.php
Universal Grooves one Saturday in April with DEMIR ALIU. Details to follow.......
Cowrie market Sunday 17 April
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade.
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
May
Bellbrae Mayfair – Sunday May. Details to follow.....
June
Traditional drum and dance tour to Ghana Awakening Wild Moves in Ghana
July
African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp, Eumerella, Anglesea
Special African guest artists form Guinea
August
September

WearArtrageous

Anglesea Music Festival

Cowrie Market

October

"Living Memory" cultural drum and dance experience to Ethiopia

Aireys Fair

Cowrie Market

Universal Grooves - Thula Sana from South Africa

November

Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival

Cowrie Market

December

High Tide festival

Cowrie Market

Summer Solstice

Yours in Rhythm and Movement....Jacqui xxx

Anglesea Music Festival_8th -10th October

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Street drum & dance

This was a fantastic weekend of fun filled music and lots of dancing. Thanks to the organisers, Karren Stoneham and also to Lyndelle Jeffery who encouraged us to go in it. Great to have a grassroots festival that encourages both community and professional groups to apply.

Wildmovers, write a blog below, about your experience in the organised pub venue and then also our busking in the street.

Pete & Oliver busk some grooves

Wild Moves girls busk some grooves.
L to R Sabiena, Fee, Michelle, Bernadette

Universal Grooves on the Surf Coast_THE PAN AFRICAN CHOIR 30th October

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A beautiful night of blissful harmonies, bright colours and participatory rhythms that made us all dance. Thanks so much Jenny, Chris, Kojo Sam and the Pan African girls - great to see, hear and feel the Melbourne African vibe on the Surf Coast.

Date: 30th October, 2010
Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm
Place: Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Cost: Adults $15 Kids $10 Family $40 Drum hire $5
Bookings: jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

http://www.panafricanchoir.com/

This is our fourth and final Universal Grooves interactive performance for the year. Many thanks to the Surf Coast Shire's Community Grant for helping to get the event up and running. We are happy to announce that Surf Coast Arts Inc will now be helping to support. Thanks to all our volunteers from Wild Moves for helping to form the Grooves Committee and organising these fun-filled events where you can sing, play and dance alongside professional performers. BYO your instruments or hire a drum from Wild Moves

Here is what a few people have said about Universal Grooves on the Surf Coast

Michele Barnes from Singing for Fun about

Valanga and Andrea Khoza

Bernadette Zen, dancer from Wild Moves about

Moonah

Great gig on Sat nite! My family have not stopped talking about it. Wonderful participatory atmosphere created by the candles, rugs, extra instruments and of course the brilliant musicians!! I loved dancing with my kids.

Mark Trinham, from Moonah about

Katt Beames and the SoularSKY
Universal Grooves has also been a great opportunity for young local up coming performers to experience the intimate connection with an audience and to build confidence as an artist in engaging community participation. Katt Beames has been an original Surf Coast Wild Moves drummer and dancer and has since then gone on an East Coast tour with her own band SolarSKY. Universal Grooves provides that launching ground.

Sabiena Van Es from Wild Moves about

Asanti dance theatre

I just love dancing with these guys. They bring their whole family and their kids can't keep off the stage. It encourages other children to join in as well. Full on high energy traditional African dance and acrobatics that you just have to hold your breath. Joining in with the drums was easy, we just had to follow Appiah. As a dancer with Wild Moves we could get up and show the Africans what we do with African dance on the Surf Coast. Great night, hope there is going to be more.

...And more there shall be with....

THE PAN AFRICAN CHOIR

Full Moon in Aries 23rd October 7pm Cosy Corner

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Date: Saturday, 23rd October

Time: 7.00pm

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic

Cost: Free

Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up

jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062

The Moon, she dances
Like the Waves, like the Waves
On the Shore

Making Circles, making Cirlces
Like the Waves, Like the Waves
On the Shore

The Full Moon in Aries is also a BLUE MOON and so brings in very powerful healing to our Earth for peace, especially after the 10. 10. 2010 Stargate. This is a very determined and courageous Fire energy that can motivate us for Goodwill.

Even though we are in Spring with unpredictable weather, Cosy Corner has been beautifully sheltered and crisp.

Turn up around 7.00pm and help make the seaweed circle with found natural objects on the beach that the Sea has sent to us. Some people like to bring a picnic and just watch, listen and still be a part of it and absorb the beautiful surrounds. Other people like to join in the drumming circle using a variety of instruments; some like to just dance and move. Everyone brings a wish for the future.

Around Sunset we stop drumming, dancing and start our ritual by placing our wishes in Mother Earth and bath ourselves in a beautiful sound scape using our voices.

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic

Cost: Free

Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up

Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062