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Sum-Fall 2026: Dances of Universal Peace in Twin Cities (1st Fridays!)

What: Dances of Universal Peace (also known as Sufi Dancing) When:  1st Sundays, 6:30-8:45 p.m. July 5 August 2 September 6 October 4 Novem...

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Meet Rie

Points of Light Music (PLM) is inviting each Freeing Refrains storyteller into an public pre-conversation to help us get to know them before the event. 

Meet Rie, the storyteller for our May 19th event.

Friday, April 29, 2022

Setlist from New Moon EARTH Vocal Explorations @ Yess Yoga, April 29, 2022

Here's the songs Liz and Conie lead at the New Moon EARTH Vocal Exploration at Yess Yoga on Friday night, April 29, 2022: 
  1. Soften the ground (a baby song born on the drive over! clb)
  2. Wanna Be Ready for Change to Come (Charon Hribar, the Kairos Center; Tune: I Wanna Die Easy)
  3. Gathered Here (Phil Porter)
  4. Get Into Your Body (Lea Morris)
  5. Loosen, Loosen (Aly Halpert)

May 27: New Moon Vocal Explorations: FIRE @ Yess Yoga


New Moon Song Circle-FIRE w/ Conie & Liz

Date:  Friday, May 27th 
Time: 7:30-8:45 pm
Sliding Scale:  $5-$20

Register here

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

A New Easter Carol: Lord of the Dance

This year I got encouragement from Brene Brown to create another Easter dance.  Our church was reading her book, Gifts of Imperfection, where she names "Laughter, Song, and Dance" as one of 10 guideposts to cultivate.  And knowing this community usually sings "Lord of the Dance" at the Easter Sunrise service, it seemed a no-brainer.

Not having a lot of capacity to do exhaustive research, I took to my personal mobile research unit and intuited my way to something that felt natural and meaningful.  Here's the write-up; a video from the service is at the end.  Let us know what you think.

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Refrain:  Instructions first with (accompanying words from the song in parathesis)

  1. Standing in a circle facing in, take hands with your neighbors and take four steps in (Dance then)
  2. Step back 4 steps (wherever you may be)
  3. Turn in place to the right (I am the Lord of the Dance said he)