Friedel and Saskia Kloke came to England this year for International Peace Day.
We had an afternoon of peace dances in a hall near Sidmouth in Devon, with 100 dancers. The centrepiece and decorations were paper cranes.
After the Peace Day dancing, about 27 dancers stayed on for another 3 days of dancing in Sidholme Hotel, with a friendship theme. The dance space was very grand and you descended a wide staircase. We had about an hour of ballet exercises in the morning, and danced some quite intricate dances. They were wonderful to learn, although my brain was racing to keep up with the teaching. Because quite a few dancers already knew many of the dances, we often only got a quick run through. I could feel my neural pathways multiplying by the minute!!
 |
| our centrepiece of 11 yellow roses, signifying friendship |
 |
| View from the dancing room. The autumn colours are starting. |
 |
| The hotel gardens |
 |
| Sidmouth seafront. The cliff face in the distance is constantly crumbling away, giving the sea a brown tinge. Houses built on top of the cliff are in danger of falling in to the sea within the next 30 years, even though they are set a long way back at the moment |
No comments:
Post a Comment