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Yesterday my partner and I went to see ‘Exodus’.. and despite the fact the script was appalling and any attention to facts and timeline non-existent, (i.e. Abu Simbel existing during the time of Sety 1st among other cliche clangers!) – … Continue reading →

If you haven’t yet been introduced to Nawal El Saadawi, then I invite you to listen to one of the most forward, free thinking and courageous women of our time.  Despite a prison sentence, threats to her life and all … Continue reading →

Below is an insightful perspective from a Rwandan talking about his experience with the western clinical approach to mental health and depression. To me it is as priceless as the act of dance itself – Sun, dance, rhythm, community – … Continue reading →

Each week I teach classes back to back – sometimes up to 4 1/2  hours without a real break.  Needless to say I need more than water to keep me going.   I needed something low GI,  low in bad … Continue reading →

The soul of a poet, the heart of a lion, the spirit for dance….are you ready to take flight in 2014?  Every year we make promises about what we are going to do..but more often than not, we don’t seem … Continue reading →

  What is The Gyrokinesis Method? – A BACKGROUND “I want music in my body and poetry in my body, and I want to be skilful without struggle; it has to come without struggle” – Juliu Horvath, GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® … Continue reading →

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have supported Egyptian Elementals Dance and Movement™ in 2013.   May you enjoy success and prosperity in a safe and wondrous 2014. My special wish for 2014 is for more … Continue reading →

Here is a very special invitation to learn firsthand about ancient Egyptian dance.* ‘If these walls could speak…’  Well apparently they do! Come and find out how Dr. Lesley Kinney (Macquarie University) has come to reconstruct several Ancient Egyptian Dances … Continue reading →

Some interesting viewing exploring the tunnels under Djoser’s 5,000 year old pyramid at Sakkara with Zahi Hawass and Richard Engel.   Jump the first 30 seconds if you don’t want to watch the worst promo for a journo I think I have ever seen – … Continue reading →

The wanton destruction of Egyptian antiquities would leave any archaeologist or Egyptologist bereft  - but to actually bear witness as your life’s work literally turns to dust would be beyond distressing.  Carol Redmount,  interviewed here by Richard Engel, shares her experience as she voices her … Continue reading →