Julie Forsey writes... Four days after the Earthquake, we gathered for our weekly class, a fundraiser for Christchurch. With a disaster of such enormity, how can we possibly respond? Isn’t it superficial or facile, to dance in the knowledge of such suffering, like the Emperor Nero who ‘fiddled … [Read more...]
Stillness, a poem
by Julie Forsey The mood has softened. From the ecstasy of release we move to a calmer beat. Our bodies highly charged with chaos, we weave our limbs and circle; palm close to tingling palm. A delicious presence between our hands entices us to keep the distance not to break the … [Read more...]
Review of Lucia Horan’s Endless Waves
Julie Forsey writes... After dancing a weekend workshop, ‘Endless Waves’, taught by Lucia Horan, I feel replete. Aaah! That was wonderful! Lucia was visiting New Zealand from her home ‘town’ of New York, and we were fortunate indeed that she made time in her schedule to teach a weekend … [Read more...]
Dance ~ a poem by Julie Forsey
I don’t know your name but I know your body, how you move and turn and trace the story of your life before my eyes. Electrifying space, I feel your passion, your grace, the wisp of tenderness you weave upon the air. And after, when I change my clothes from red and gold into streetwise black, I … [Read more...]
5Rhythms and Gardening
Ok so I’m not the world’s greatest gardener and there is still some serious weeding to be done, but I was reflecting on the 5Rhythms yesterday when I was gardening. First there was Flowing in the sense of gathering information, musing on what might grow in this soil, finding out what Tui’s like … [Read more...]
A Sense of Belonging
Julie Forsey writes... We have just arrived back in Lower Hutt from our first real holiday since we arrived in New Zealand - a week together, just me and my partner Callan and freedom to explore this beautiful land. We travelled North (they say it’s warmer there) and went skiing, caving, horse … [Read more...]
