There are many kinds of meditation, and probably the most common is sitting, closing one’s eyes and breathing deeply or following a guided meditation exercise. Indeed, the common meditation is meditating while the body is still. There is, however, another kind of meditation called movement meditation. There is the so-called walking meditation, which the spiritual [...]

Pangalay is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people in the Sulu archipelago of the Philippines and in Sabah, Malaysia. Pangalay’s movements greatly resemble the movements of the Asian martial art “kontaw silat,” which is particularly practiced in the Malay archipelago. Pangalay calls for dexterity and flexibility of the wrists, elbows and shoulders. The [...]

There is a particular musical genre nowadays called trance music, which to some, indeed has an otherworldly sound with its digitally altered sounds and indigenous music, though not all would agree that trance music puts them in a trance. Trance dance, though, is not necessarily related to trance music. In fact, trance dancing can be [...]

Inner dance is not just a body movement but also an inner process. Inner dance is about getting in touch with your core within and dancing in the way it tells you to. Inner dance can be said to be a form of intuitive dance. While it has many variations, in one variation, the person [...]

There is a tribe in Africa that believes that each person is born with his own song.  The song is revealed mystically to the mother even before her child is born, and then the mother teaches the whole tribe the song. The tribe sings the song upon the child’s birth to welcome him to the [...]

Do you feel like not much of a dancer? Do you find it hard to follow dance steps? In fact, do you feel like you have two left feet and cannot dance to save your life? No need to worry – you are a dancer. Everyone is. Your body has a natural rhythm and grace, [...]