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Meditation in Motion: Bells, Candles and Music



Today marks the beginning of the teaching season for Methods of Teaching Dance.  Angel Nieves stepped up to the challenge and decided to be the first to teach a dance lesson.  His class revolved around symbolic references to ancient in-motion meditation practices.  His candles signaled the center of the learning community, his Tibetan bells reminded us of balance in sound and the music created an all encompassing mood that further invited to relax and let go of all the stress accumulated through out the semester.

The groups affirmations included Angel's choice of music; his modulated voice, the flow of the warm up, his articulate explanation of the subject matter, the interactive eye to eye connective exercise and the layering of hands that brought us all together. 

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  1. Ellen MitchellMay 1, 2018 at 7:50 PM

    Even though he went first, Angel still had one of the most memorable classes! He is a natural at teaching. He was confident and calm and successfully led the class through his lesson. The candles, lighting, music and bells all worked together to reach the objective of the class, and kept all of his students at peace throughout the class.

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  2. ArtlanderMay 7, 2018 at 10:19 AM

    Thank you Ellen. I also think that Angel taught a beautiful class. He was brave in volunteering to be the first to teach. He did so successfully.

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