Roy and Ania One year to womble about in the world

We are now at the movement centre Earthdance in Massachusetts (http://www.earthdance.net). We arrived a week ago today and we are slowly starting to land, arrive and become a part of this wonderful community of movers and dancers. We are in the middle of the woods. No busses and a 30 minute drive to the nearest town...it is pretty isolated, but it does not feel like it since the place, although small, is alive and has quite a large community of people from the local surrounding coming to take part in movement sessions and support the retreat.  
Roy and i are working 5 hours per day in return for food and board and the work we do vary from assisting in the kitchen to cleaning and raking leaves etc. The other day i was given the official title the Washing Goddess and from now on i am responsible for the washing of the entire place. I feel important. Roy is taking on practical tasks on the grounds.

We are slowly getting in to the movement side of our stay here. On the Sunday there was a contact jam (a gathering for the dance form Contact Improvisation which is the primary focus of Earthdance) and we were stunned by the large group of people that assembled to move, play and have fun for hours to improvised live music. The vibe was great as nearly 34 people were playing. Wonderful!
This morning we had a smaller gathering and did some Authentic Movement when half the group was witnessing as the other half was moving in the pace with closed eyes, expressing with their bodies whatever was present for them. A deep and meditative practice that enables the mover to follow the flow of material that appears internally and to get surprise by the directions it takes.
We like this place!