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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2002-01-16, Page 2WW1 fnOS$TOR, Jaawary 17, 2001 Susan H undertmark photo Dancing around the candles at Northside United Church during a recent Friday night offering of sacred circle dance include the - leader Julia Peniston, of Embr, Sandra Johnstone, of Clinton, Alta Wilbur, of Seaforth and Evelyn Howe, of Teeswater. Sacred circle dancing celebrates the earth From Page 1 sacred because it's done with the intention to celebrate and heal the earth, celebrate and heal the participants and to send the energy generated in the dance to anyone else who needs it. "All dance is holy but the difference with sacred circle dancing is the intention. We dance with the awareness that our feet are on the earth and that we can make a difference," she says. German ballet master Bernhard Vosien started sacred circle dancing during a stay in Findhorn. While he gathered folk dances from many traditions, including Greek, Armenian and Israeli dances, he also created his own dances. "When he choreographed a dance he would say, 'A dance happened to me last night,"' says Peniston. The dances are very simple, require no partner or special equipment and are taught on the spot during the circle. There is no fee or registration or commitment for any period of time but there is a free will County planner as council seeks From Page 1 Davidson said the county is in the process of looking at four different possible permanent sites, most of them near Kinburn Road on Highway 8 and is only asking for three years because that's what the rules governing the by-law provide for. He said the temporary site would likely only be used for about a year. McGrath also asked what financial gains the county made by speeding up the closure of the Seaforth ambulance station before a permanent alternate site is found. "You can. appeciate the hard feelings from Seaforth. To me it doesn't make much sense. You only gained one and a half miles to the west and you've had to make structural changes to the building. Is it just a vicious rumour that the county is going to be paving the laneway?" he said. Davidson said he didn't know the exact figures "off the top of my head" but said while the county was planning to pay for paving the laneway, the winter weather prevented the paving from happening. He confirmed that crew quarters were built into the building at the site so that 24- hour ambulance services could be offered but that the landlord paid for the structural changes while the county paid for the appliances like a fridge and stove. "We put what .we saved into upgrading the service," he said, pointing to the 24 - donation. "Even if someone thinks they have two left feet they can do it. And, if anyone makes a mistake, we laugh. There are no mistakes, just joyful variations," says Peniston. The evening begins with a warm-up dance to help the participants gain awareness of their bodies and continues with dances that help dancers get used to dancing in a circle before any of the more vigorous or challenging dances are attempted. "Most people have an easy time with the dances because they have a flow to them," says Peniston. As leader, she often tells the story of each dance as she teaches it. For example, she talks of how the nomadic culture of the Israelis is reflected in the dance or how certain prayer dances reflect the psalms and scriptures. "Some of the dances are fast and furious and others are deeply prayerful," she says. The evening winds down with slow and simple meditation dances ending with under fire more answers hour ambulance service, McGrath persisted in asking for the numbers and said he wanted that information to come to Huron East. "The public has to be made aware of what the county's doing. He (Davidson) skated around the entire question," said McGrath. Coun. Sharon McClure, of McKillop Ward, asked Davidson to convey to county council that she doesn't want to see the county pave the laneway if the location is only going to be used for one year. Sterner said she wanted the by-law to only give the county approval to use the temporary location for a year to give county council impetus to find a permanent site. But, Coun. Joe Seili, of Brussels Ward, wat'ned that it was unlikely, with legal work, finding a contractor and the possibility of winter construction, that one year is enough time to build a new ambulance station. "We don't want to put a gun to their head," he said. Coun. Greg Wilson, also of Brussels Ward, told his fellow Huron East councillors to stop looking back. "There's not a soul here from the public who cares. Why are we trying to hold this up?" he asked. Huron East administrator Jack McLachlin said the temporary use by-law hadn't been advertised to the public because the rules didn't require it to be. Huron East council agreed to put an 18 -month time limit on the temporary use by-law. a guided meditation by the leader, who invites the participants to feel the benefit ,of the evening of dance in their bodies and to feel thankful for what's good in their lives. Peniston says she knows many people who regard dancing as a spiritual observance, similar to going to church. "For people who don't fit into an organized religion, this can be a place where there is a lot of acceptance and very little i judgement," she says. Along with the circle in Seaforth, Peniston says she knows of circles starting up in Clinton and Goderich. "Sacred circle dancing is really starting to sprout up everywhere," she says. In Seaforth, the next evening for sacred circle dancing is Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. While the circle has been held every two weeks in January. it will be held every Friday in February. 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