Melissa is a sacred Temple Dancer, ordained Priestess, professional Stilt Acrobatic and lover of the natural world. She is devoted to the beauty way and walks the earth as an Ambassador for Magic in the Mundane world , aka Unicorn ;) She has worked as a stilt acrobatic and active member of Vesta Circus for 10+ years, a professional dancer and teacher for 20+ years and brings her skills and passions to life with contagious enthusiasm whenever she performs and teaches. She curates an ethical clothing line for goddesses, leads women's moon circles, co-leads BRAVE GIRLS CAMP (rites of passage summer camp incorporating temple arts, circus arts and stilts!! ) and dances her life away everyday in every way. Melissa currently resides on Gabriola Island, BC where she is priestessing a New Earth Temple inspired by living and learning in the ancient temple cultures of Asia for many years.
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Sacred Temple Dance (with Palm Candles) |
Learn sacred shapes and ritual choreography to combine with your fire dance tool of choice and enhance your troupe choreography. Melissa will fuse classical temple dance shapes from Thailand, Bali and India into a modern and funky dance class to inspire your fire dance performances and rituals. In this workshop, we will explore dancing with and without palm candles, although many movements and choreo will be adaptable to your props of choice.
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Stilting - Acro and Dance techniques |
In this workshop stilt acro veteran and professional dancer, Melissa, will lead you from safety falls to stunt falls, basic walking to stunning dancing, and incorporate fun and stunning ground work to add to your stilting repertoire. All abilities welcome …beginner to advanced … we will work with the group’s desires and abilities to have a fun and inspiring experience.
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Temple Yurt - Sacred Space and Ritual Arts |
The temple is a sacred space to drop in and reflect and connect. Participatory intentional altars and healing space will be set and the space will be stewarded through out the festival. Particpants can rest, receive healing touch, draw oracle cards and particpate in community ritual here.
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