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April '19
Apologies I have not been updating the site for a while! This is because a new and more interactive website is in preparation and almost ready!
Shamanic Tango / Le Tango Chamanique
Du 14 au 17 juin 2019
Join us again for the -
Transformational weekend in a vibrant venue near Paris
Un weekend de métamorphoses, dans un lieu charmeur près de Paris
La Ferme de Revin Blue
CULTURES SINGULIÃRES
7, rue Turgot. 77520 Montigny-Lencoup
With Biljana Lipic
in collaboration with Delia Spatareanu, George Bradley-Peer and Alexandra Zierle
Coordonatrice: Biljana Lipic
Avec la collaboration de Delia Spatareanu, George Bradley-Peer, Alexandra Zierle
http://www.ravinbleu.org/laferme.html
Shamanic Tango is a way to explore and practice the art of relating in an intuitive, embodied and regenerative way. Itâs main aim being self-revelation.
The method employs movement with sound based creative practices and psycho-somatic techniques, as well as indigenous and archaic shamanic technologies of ecstasy, healing and community making.
Through mindful and imaginative explorations of our experience as a soul within the body and the body within the soul, we come together to experience authenticity within the consciousness of unity as an individual, as a couple and as a tribe. In a safe holding we learn to surrender to poetic beauty, erotic intelligence and the wisdom of interrelated life - within and outwith.
Please note: All care is taken for these retreats to bring rejuvenation and healing, and that everyone emerges out of them with their needs met. However, it is important to note that they are not therapy sessions, hence everyone is invited to hold and to own their own process, and to participate as much or as little as they need to.
Designed over decades of extensive work with people and groups, study and research, as well as personal practice, these unique retreats and workshops are open to all the curious souls who are committed to the task. Please note that you do not need to have an experience of either shamanism or tango dance to join in, although some experience of either of these practices can be helpful!
La Ferme de Revin Blue is a lovingly converted farm, imaginative and comfortable space, at about an hourâs distance from Paris.
Our food will be vegan and prepared by our own cooking artist /alchemist Alexandra Zierle, with us onsite. Other diets will also be catered for, if you let us know in advance.
The fee is â¬350 (inclusive of food, accommodation and guidance) and a non-refundable deposit of â¬150 is payable in advance. Some concessionary places are available for those unable to pay the full fee.
Spaces are limited so booking is essential.
To book, please contact Biljana on
contact@biljanalipic.com
or 07966 457 863
We look forward to meeting you there!
Le Tango Chamanique (âShamanic Tangoâ) est une approche expérientielle qui combine une exploration personnelle profonde avec une pratique de lâart de la communication intuitive, régénérative et avec conscience de son corps. Son but principal est la révélation de notre soi.
La méthode emploie des approches créatives fondées sur le mouvement et le son. Elle sâinspire de techniques psychosomatiques, ainsi que des approches chamaniques indigènes et ancestrales axées sur lâextase, la guérison de soi et la formation dâun sens de communauté et dâappartenance.
Nous entreprendrons des explorations imaginatives profondes, amplifier par une prise de conscience intentionnelle de notre expérience tel une âme dans un corps et un corps dans une âme. Nous nous rassemblerons pour vivre une unité dâesprit, en tant quâindividus, en tant que couples et en tant que tribu. Au sein dâune étreinte rassurante, nous apprendrons à déposer les armes face à la beauté poétique, à lâintelligence érotique et à la sagesse qui provient de reconnaître lâinterdépendance de la vie â la vie en soi et hors de soi.
Veuillez noter que tous les soins seront pris pour assurer que les retraites fournissent aux participants un sentiment de rajeunissement et de guérison. et que tous puissent en ressortir avec leurs besoins comblés. Toutefois, il est important à noter quâil ne sâagit pas de sessions thérapeutiques; chacun(e) est donc prié de prendre en mains leur propre cheminement, et de participer dans la mesure où il ou elle en ressent le besoin.
Notre méthodologie a été élaborée pendant quelques décennies de travail de groupe intensif, dâétude, de recherche et de pratiques personnelles. Les ateliers qui en résultent sont ouverts à toute âme curieuse qui cherchent à se découvrir de façon plus intime. Aucune expérience avec le chamanisme ou le tango est requise.
La Ferme de Revin Blue , ancienne ferme respectueusement reconvertie située à une heure de Paris., est un espace créatif et confortable.
Les repas seront véganes et préparés par notre artiste cuisinier/alchimiste, Alexandra Zierle, qui nous accompagnera le long du stage. Dâautres types de spécifications culinaires seront prises en compte. Prière de nous informer à lâavance.
Le coût de participation est de 350 euros (comprenant les repas, lâhébergement et les ateliers). Un dépôt de 150 euros (non remboursable) est requis dâavance. Quelques places exceptionnelles sont disponibles pour ceux qui nâont pas les moyens de payer le montant entier.
Les places étant limitées, une réservation est nécessaire.
Pour réserver, nous vous prions de contacter Biljana :
contact@biljanalipic.com
ou 07966 457 863
Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir !
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Biljana Lipic is a dancer between worlds.
Born in former Yugoslavia, and has been living in the UK since the countryâs break up through war. She experiences herself as someone inhabiting the spaces between cultures, identities and lands - a permanent wanderer always at home.
Coming from an interdisciplinary perspective, her artistic and teaching practice are grounded in embodied encounters, which are informed by her extensive experience and formal knowledge of Argentine Tango and performance based creative practices, as well as spiritual process, but not solely framed by them. She is an initiate in the little known, mystical shamanic tradition - Path of Pollen.
Her professional creative experience and her shamanic practice spans over 20 years. She has played a major role in creating the tango community around the UK and has also taught internationally. As well as been an independent dance theatre maker, she has worked for TV & independent film as a performing artist and coach.
She holds space in an open, spacious and playful way that is firmly grounded in values of honesty, integrity and inner sovereignty. She believes that in order to meet the uncertainty of our future in an empowering way, we need to rediscover a sense of home in a more than human universe, as well as make the interdependent way of being our living reality.
Biljiana Lipic danse entre deux monde. Née en ex-Yougoslavie, elle habite au Royaume-Uni depuis la guerre qui a mener à la rupture de son pays natal. Elle se qualifie comme étant une personne qui fait son chemin entre différentes cultures et avec un sens dâidentité personnelle nuancée - une citoyenne globale.
S'inspirant to perspectives interdisciplinaires, ses pratiques dâenseignement et artistique sont fondées sur un principe de rencontre incarnée influencé par ses profondes connaissance du tango argentin, des pratiques créatives expressives ainsi que différentes approches spirituelles. Elle sâavère être une nouvelle initiée dans le domaine peu connu de la tradition chamanique « Path of Pollen ».
Sa formation en enseignement créatif ainsi que sa pratique chamanique couvre plus de 20 ans dâexpérience. Elle a contribué de façon significative a lâétablissement du réseau de tango au Royaume-Uni en plus de ses contributions internationales. En plus dâavoir été une réalisatrice théâtrale indépendante, elle a travaillé pour la télévision et le cinéma indépendant en tant qu'artiste de spectacle et coach.
Elle assure un espace humain et émotionnel qui est ouvert, spacieux et ludique et qui repose fermement sur des valeurs d'honnêteté, d'intégrité et de respect du soi. Elle croit avec conviction que pour faire face à l'incertitude de notre avenir de manière catalytique/ responsabilisant, nous devons redécouvrir notre sens dâappartenance en un univers plus qu'humain, tout en acceptant une approche dâinterdépendance à la base de notre réalité vivante.
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Delia Spatareanu is an independent artist interested in a trans-disciplinary approach between scientific research and the embodied practices of photography, anatomy and creative movement. Delia is interested in opening conversations on ecology of the body, human nature and delicate activism, rooted in her experience in Argentine Tango, Body-Mind Centering® and Spiritual Ecology.
Delia Spatareanu est une artiste indépendante intéressée par une approche transdisciplinaire entre la recherche scientifique et les pratiques de la photographie, de l'anatomie et du mouvement créatif. Delia souhaite entamer des discussions sur l'écologie du corps, la nature humaine et lâactivisme délicat, inspirées de son expérience du tango argentin, du Body-Mind Centering® et de l'écologie spirituelle.
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George Bradley Peer is a musician and artist currently performing with Shallal, an inclusive community Dance Theatre. On his life journey he says, "My love of sound, of seeing, of wondering continues to steer my life towards new kinds of being. What is the next right thing to do? I am making friends with myself and the world around me. It is here I step, stumble and even run towards something deep inside that says, Yes."
George Bradley-Peer est un musicien et artiste qui est actuellement actif avec Shallal, un théâtre de danse communautaire inclusif. Au cours de son parcours, il a déclaré: "Mon amour du son, du voir, du questionnement continue de me guider vers de nouveaux types d'être. Quelle est la prochaine chose à faire? Je me lie d'amitié avec le monde qui m'entoure. Câest là que je marche, trébuche et même je cours vers quelque chose de plus profond qui dit: Oui. "
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Image credits:
Ross Bannister Kundalini Tattoo
Dancing the Tango Underwater by Katerina Bodrunova
August '18
In a vibrant and beautiful venue http://www.ravinbleu.org/laferme.html The Art of Love
with Biljana Lipic
Iâve found rich soil where I can bloom. - Jodi Feist King
I have been to the moon and back! - Alison Fleming
Let us not adopt some facile, narrowly psychological view of our lives. The radical dimension I speak of demands everything we are and have. Joy, not happiness, is its fruit. - Charlotte Jako Beck
Drop into the honey of infinite being. Move deeper in love. Journey in connection.
We invite you to gather, this time in a vibrant venue near the city of love, Paris - to creatively and spiritually explore Love in its infinite forms. The Shamanâs map of consciousness, ecstatic and healing techniques and the movement metaphor of Argentine tango will be our gateways to these higher vibrational heart encounters and adventures.
Indoors, outdoors, together and alone - Immersing into our presence through the body and senses, we shall be sharing beautiful space, eating nourishing food, spending time with-in nature.. Also, walking, dancing, playing, meditating, whilst at the same time engaging our mind with symbols and meaning in movement. Gently nudging the parts of our soul, which have separated themselves from the inter-connected oneness of all life, sharing together in circle, in ancient healing and ceremony, we shall come back home, to our infinitely re-source-ful sense of wholeness and heart.
Although incredibly simple at its core, answering the call of Love (which is often dormantly waiting in our very bones and cells) is the most radical act of freedom! An act that requires sensitivity, sensuality and compassion. It calls for deep honesty, playful curiosity and courage, but also willingness to do the work, as well as trust in what lies beyond the known.
Secure in the guidance and support of those who came before us, allowing these fruits to ripen and their juices to run in our own minds and bodies, our communities, within our creative practices, relationships and lives... is a beautiful way to truly anchor us on our journeys, whilst gracefully awakening us to the primal joy at seeing ourselves embraced by lifeâs beauty, as part of itâs infinite dance.
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VENUE: CULTURES SINGULIÃRES
7, rue Turgot. 77520 Montigny-Lencoup
PRICE: 380 Euros Early bird discount 350 Euros till 15th October. Places limited. Booking deposit 100 Euros
The price includes facilitation, accommodation, food.
Bookings and further enquiries:
+44 7966 457 863
info@biljanalipic.com
Still April '18 news!
Absolutely buzzed up!
April '18
Biljana Lipic - movement / communication / transformation
invites you to a:
Cornish tango immersion
with a guest teacher & performer Jorge Rodriguez!
Join us in the stunning beach cove of Sennen, at the far westerly point of Cornwall, for a weekend packed with milongas and dance workshops, including a Saturday night performance by Jorge & Biljana!
Advanced bookings are essential.
For more info and bookings contact Vincent Goyeneche
Email: v.goyeneche@gmail.com
Mobile: +44 7545 392800
NOTE: If you intend to stay in and around Sennen, ask us for a list of local B&Bs and hotels, which we have compiled to help you..
WEEKEND PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 27th:
20:00-23:00 Tango Centre Falmouth Guided Practica, moved to Sennen for the evening! Guided by Jorge. [www.tangocentreflamouth.or
FREE for those taking Biljanaâs Fundamental Technique course or the weekend workshops / otherwise £10 [•VENUE 1]
SATURDAY 28th
Improver/intermediate level workshops [•VENUE 1]:
10:30 -12:00 Relationship between the circle above and the square below
13:00 - 14:30 Medio Giro (rhythm, relationship to the floor, pivot)
15:00 - 16:30 Milonga 1
18:00 - 23:00 Evening at the Sennen restaurant. Relax whilst you sit and eat, and watch Jorge & Biljana perform! Finally, join in the Mini-Milonga at the restaurant..
FREE for ALL [not including the meal] [•VENUE 2]
SUNDAY 29th
Intermediate/advanced level workshops [•VENUE 1]:
10:30 -12:00 Sacadas
13:00 - 14:30 Arrastre
15:00 - 16:30 Milonga 2
20:00 - 23:00 La Ultima Milonga!
FREE for those taking the workshops / otherwise £10
[•VENUE 1]
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Jorge's approach to teaching tango accentuates:
- Providing elements necessary for development in the dance, which for him is both fragile as well as complex - while also searching for the aesthetic which suits each dancer, posture of the body, embrace, arms
- Achieving the precision in the movement expression and rhythm
- Working with the structure in order to have a language which allows one to access improvisation
•VENUE 1: Sennen Churchtown Hall, Sennen, TR19 7AD
•VENUE 2: Ben Tunnicliffe, Sennen Cove TR19 7BT
WORKSHOPS FEES PER DAY:
1 workshop: £15
3 workshops £40
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Jorge Rodriguez is an artist who dedicates his talent to
several artistic disciplines. His career is witness to his dynamism and his desire to transmit to others his passion for tango, dance, theatre and stage.
Born in Argentina, he began his dance training at the age of ten. He toured in Latin America and across Europe with the celebrated âGrand Ballet Argentin de Cordoba, before he decided, at the age of 23, to settle in France and pursue his career in Paris. He appears regularly as a dancer, actor and choreographer in the highly acclaimed tango show productions as well as opera. For more information visit his website:https://
Biljana Lipic has been called âInspiratriceâ. She is known for her unique vision,âprofound understanding of the dance, inspiring enthusiasm and passionâ.
Biljana is one of the pioneers of the UKâs tango scene, an internationally respected artist, teacher, director and shamanic practitioner with over 20 years of experience. She runs retreats of her visionary work Shamanic Tango in the UK and Europe. She founded a historic tango club at the Dome in London, and has appeared in various TV & film productions, including Strictly Dance Fever. Her own tango theatre production La Milonga Interna, was shown in Madeira and critically acclaimed.
March '18
Hola todos,
Here are some early spring news.. I am doing a course as part of Tango Centre Falmouth events.. please click on the image to enlarge and see in full..
More news to come soon!
See you on the dance floor!
Jan '18
Happy New Year!
I am back in Kernow land and in addition to the Winter news here are some of the more recent tango updates:
First of all there is a new Tango beginners course running from February as part of the Tango Centre Falmouth programme. Here is the info sent from Becalelis:
Hello,
We have set the dates for a new beginners course in Falmouth. We would be very grateful if you could distribute the information to anyone you know who would be interested in beginning tango and lives in Cornwall.
The course will consist of 5 sessions and begin on Saturday Febuary the 10th then every Saturday to March 3rd 15:00 - 16:30. The last session will be an introduction to the Practica on Fri March 9th 20:00 to 22:30.
Booking in advance is essential.
Fee for all 5 sessions:
£32 or £25 Conc (if paid in advance)
£40 if paid on the day (No Conc)
Where: King Charles Hall, New st, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3HX
The course will be led by Becand Ruth from the barefoot practica alternating with Clive and Chrissy Matthews. Equally experienced dancers who first met in Buenos Aires over 10 years ago.
To book Contact tangocentrefalmouth@gmail.com
Mob: 07968915563
Many thanks
All the best
Becalelis
Furthermore, there are some changes to the TCF practica format - explained bellow:
A little update:
We are going to experiment with the idea of a "Curated Practica" rather than a "Guided Practica". What is the difference you may well ask?!?! The difference will evolve but to kick off these are the key differences:
The Curated Practica
- The entry fee will be £5 ( less than the guided practica)
- The start time will be 20:00 to 22:30
- Teachers and advanced dancers will be there to focus on developing their own dance
- There will be greater emphasis on "how we practice as individuals together?"
- The last 30 mins will be pure dancing , not practicing. Lights low!
- The music will continue to be played by a DJ but requests for playlists for specific practice will be invited from dancers
- Members of the TCF will be invited to curate evenings
IMPORTANT NOTE of change re total beginners.
- Total beginners will need to undertake an intro course of Private Class ( see below) so they have enough knowledge to undertake their own practice
- Of course total beginners can still come, either to observe or practice from observation, but not to be taught.
- At some point dancers of a certain level, who expressed an interest , will be trained to mentor new dancers.
To support the practice there are:
- Intro courses . One beginning on the 10th of February https://barefootpractica.wordpress.com/workshops/
- Biljana classes http://www.biljanalipic.com/
- Private classes on request
My classes in Ponsanooth Hall are running as usual - bi-monthly.. They are for people of all levels experience except complete beginners..
But they started a bit later this year than first announced, hence the next class is this week Wednesday (31st Jan) and then we follow through with the format of every other Wednesday.
Where: Ponsanooth Hall 20:15 - 22:15
Price: £15 for two hours
Finally, of course, I am available for private lessons that can be arranged to suit your time.
Looking forward to seeing you on the dance floor..
Dec '17
I have been intensely busy throughout Summer and Autumn, so much so I have not managed to give you any news in Autumn! But here I am with the Winter update at least!
Presently I am in Serbia, a part of my Balkan home-land. I am staying here until just after the New Year - avoiding the British Christmas altogether this year, since Serbian people celebrate their Christmas orthodox style, 6/7th January!
Belgrade is a great city and almost Buenos Aires like when Tango is concerned! There are many dancers and many milongas. To dance, one goes out after 9pm and goes to sleep early morning hours! To me, for a short while, it has been very inspiring dancing like that again, even if tiring!
I hugely enjoyed the weekend workshops I taught here at the end of November, organised by one of the Belgrade tango schools - Tango Vortex. There are pictures on Facebook of the event and I will post some on the website too. We mainly worked on the improvisational and spatial aspects of the dance, together with, as usual, looking at the technique, musicality as well as tango vocabulary.
Here in Belgrade, I have also been a guest in a conceptually interesting event called âDuhovni Dorucakâ (which translates into something like âSpiritual Breakfastâ!) There, people come to present, discuss and explain their artistic and other practices that they work with, within a spiritual context. These events are filmed for their Youtube channel as well.
I of course, spoke about spirituality and tango through a perspective of Shamanic Tango and again, there are some pictures of the event on the Facebook page. Speaking is not quite my art, but I do believe that conversation, whose aim is simply that - to converse, can be one of the truest ways, through which it is possible to gain spiritual insight and to experience life in its essential form. It is why, in my view, conversation is embedded in both tango and shamanism, in fact. Thus I went and simply tried to inspire a conversation :-)
Back in the dear Kernow home-land.. and whilst on the subject of tango and shamanism.. let me mention that the November Shamanic Tango retreat in Rosemerryn in Lamorna was yet again a truly unique and magical experience. This time we had visitors from various places in the country as well as distant lands, who joined us even from as far as Pennsylvania, USA! Despite the cultural and other distances and differences, the love shared and the friendships forged between all in the group, in such a short time, was incredible as well as brought inspiration and healing!
Now I am in the process of planning the next experience, which I really hope will happen in the mountains of France! Meanwhile, look out for pictures and testimonies from the Nov retreat, on Facebook plus the website..
With regards the future tango classes and other events in Cornwall - The Wednesday classes in Ponsanooth Hall are suspended till I am back, first one starting again Wed 10th January.. The Tango Centre Falmouth practica has now stopped as well, and will restart again Fri 12th January.. In the new year, the TCF is to start organising regular milongas, as well as run beginner courses before the practica.. For more info and regular updates about all this, please check the TCF website and Facebook page..
Finally, whilst we are all wrapping up another turn of the sun and pondering how 2018 is best going to nourish us.. I am sending you white snowflakes and a sharply dry cold air from the Balkans, together with lots of cozy and warming embraces to last you through the Festive wintery season of 2017!
And I am looking forward to our further meetings, more dance based friendships, co-creations and many more spins around the dance floor!
Aug '17
As it dawns on me that it is almost the end of August, I am almost certain that time is speeding up - at least it is for me! :-)
I do hope you are all well and have had a very enjoyable summer. Personally I have, even if at times, I have almost been drowning in water, from all sides!
In my view, when we are able to look at the world symbolically, everything, even those difficult situations and moments, become different, become something we can work with, learn from, relax into.. For, looking symbolically means taking into consideration a bigger picture.
Talking of the bigger picture! As you may already know, this month is a total solar eclipse, which can be seen from the US. As our collective passions seem to be intensifying lately, very much in tune with the movements of the stars, I myself feel that through this eclipse season (which will last for at least another six months), we are being called to commit even deeper to our souls. This to me means - allow ourselves to have an even fuller experience of our spirited way of being from within our bodies.
For some people their journey may become a 'walk in the park', whilst for others perhaps a 'walk to Mount Everest'! All of the ways we choose to journey in life via our bodies have their value. But only if we are able to see, to witness and to feel, we shall actually know what that value for us is. And whatever your discoveries, my wish for you is that you make the best out of your time, in the tango language, that your walk turns into a dance, because you find yourself aligned with the loving truth in you.
Personally, in order to step deeper onto my own soul's path, I have been nudged to write a lot more! Write about dance and all other wonderful things of life that go with it too. As English is not my first language, I have some reservations and feel nervous about this, but slowly and patiently, I am going through with it! :-)
If you are interested in reading some of my musings, you will be able to find them on my blog, which I will also regularly share on this website/Facebook etc..
https://biljanalipic.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.biljanalipic.com/?page=writing
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I feel very excited about this new creative adventure and really do hope you find something in it for yourselves too, perhaps a tiny bit of inspiration, new understanding, new way to question and enquire.. I also hope, that this can bring us more communication - about dance, about what dance can teach us about life, and really about life itself. For truly, dance IS life, life IS dance..
But now onto some other news..
The Tango Centre Falmouth practica has been strengthening :-).. We are excited to have some of our regulars take on roles in running the venture, which is a huge help and also lovely co-creative fun.. Thank you Clive, Chris, Andrew..
Too, our visit to the Tropical Pressure Festival in July was received with much enthusiasm. Inspired by the success, from now on, we are hoping to bring tango to a much wider audience in Cornwall.
Throughout August, the practica has been taking a summer break, but we shall be back in September, and look forward to seeing some of you there.. For more information about the practica visit the website:
https://tangocentrefalmouth.org
I continue to run my Wednesday workshops all throughout August and into Autumn, however. This workshop is for all level dancers, except the complete beginners.. and as I have now resolved the problem I've had with the calendar on this website, you will be able to keep up to date with the practical information for this workshop, via that page again:
http://biljanalipic.com/?page=calendar
Plus, I continue to offer private lessons.. faster and deeper pathway to learning. Please get in touch if you're interested in working in this way with me.
Finally, looking into what is coming up in Autumn (the smell of which is already in the air!) - there is few more things to tell you about:
After the first successful weekend of tango in May, at Tango Centre Falmouth, we are planning another one in October. To follow what is going on with that, either follow the website, get into our FB group or get our email updates (if you are not on our email list, please get in touch).
Also, I would like to invite you to my very special and different SHAMANIC TANGO journey, 3rd - 6th Nov 2017 - which I am offering at the beginning of Nov in the enchanting Rosemerryn centre again.. I was going to take us all to France, but as that journey couldn't quite lift of this year, we are staying one more year in the beautiful Cornwall. Perhaps some of you decide to join us for that.. Information is on the special workshops page on this website and my Facebook pages:
http://biljanalipic.com/?page=workshops
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That much from me for this crazily wet summer of 2017!
I hope to see you somewhere on the dance floor, whether that is inside or outside in the wild!
April '17
Finally, Spring is giving our steps that lovely spring! :-)
I hope you are all well and still dancing in all ways too.
I was a big Hermit this Winter, but refreshingly creative as well. A lot of working internally on releasing and transforming the past within myself, as well as on birthing new ideas and projects for the future. The results are not ready to fully come out into the world as yet, but as more light and warmth approaches us, they too are continuing to be nourished, hence gaining in momentum as well as strength. I hope to be sharing it all with you soon!
With regards to the tango activities, the Spring news are as follows:
In Falmouth, Cornwall, in answer to many dancers' desire for more milonga, I am running a milonga workshop with Becalelis Brodskis, as part of the Tango Centre Falmouth programme of workshops and events.
Details are:
3 hour workshop
For Beginners • through to Intermediate
Sunday 30th April 2017
14:30 to 17:30
Booking must be made in advance as places will be limited. The venue for the workshop is the TCF's regular venue, The King Charles Hall in New Street in Falmouth.
£25 for 3 hours
Send email to tangocentrefalmouth@gmail.com
•the workshop would assume at least some beginners knowledge of tango
You can see/join the event on Facebook too
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Furthermore, if you are an Improver/Intermediate level dancer, you are also warmly invited to my regular bi-monthly tango workshop on Wednesdays in the lovelyPonsanooth Hall. Please get in touch if you wish to join this class.
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Throughout Cornwall, I also continue to giveprivate lessons. If you're interested in speeding up your learning, polish or refresh certain areas of your dancing or simply let me help you where you may feel stuck, I am here for you. I am also here to help you deepen your own relationship with your body, its innate wisdom and the natural ways of moving.
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Finally, a bit further afield, in case you are somewhere near London in May, or don't mind traveling - let me alert you to a unique opportunity to dance to the live music played by La Juan D'Arienzo, one of the best tango orquestras of today, coming straight from Buenos Aires! With this extremely dynamic ten-piece orchestra, as well as DJ Os, whose music you have had an opportunity to experience few summers ago in Penzance, you will most certainly have the most wonderful evening!
More info here:
http://tangueando.net/la-juan-darienzo#ljd-video
And for now, thats it folks!
Look forward to seeing some of you at the classes, workshops and the Friday Practica or just anywhere on that dance floor!
Happy Spring!
Dec '16
Its that Christmas time again! How are you feeling about it all? Edgy, frustrated, overwhelmed, chilled, expectant, excited, happy..??
Wherever you are on that emotional scale, try stay with it, stay with yourself, stay embodied, gently but firmly, most of all honestly. Tango invites us to be receptive to what is, to all that we are at present including what is coming towards us, but also to actively allow ourselves to let go of what doesn't serve us anymore and to choose the new direction and the shape we wish to dance from now on!
All the while keeping the flow going :-)
My update for Winter tango activities is as follows:
Tonight is the last workshop for this year in the lovely Ponsanooth Hall.. I fully enjoyed this dynamic bi-monthly experience and send my gratitude to all of you who committed to it.. Next year's cycle of workshops will commence on Wednesday 11th January and I am looking forward with excitement and joy to our new improvisations, explorations and walking together.. Anyone who wishes to join this workshop, please get in touch with me via email..
I am around throughout winter and am continuing to give private lessons, which always cut much deeper than the group lessons.. So do get in touch if you're interested in working with me in this way..
News from Becalelis and myself re our collaboration as Tango Centre Falmouth:
Due to so many dancers having prior Xmas party commitments, we have decided to postpone our Milonga. Apologies to those who were looking forward to it. We will reschedule the Milonga to Springtime to give an extra spring in our step.
On the 16th December we will instead run our usual guided Practica with a touch of added Xmas spirit. Starting at 20:00 till 23:00. £5 on the door
For those longing for a local Milonga TJ and ther Penryn Tango Co-opertative have a Milonga on Wednesday 14th with a live band . 20:00 to 23:00. St Gluvias Hall, Penryn.
We will return in January with Practica on Friday 13th 2017. Fundementals at 19:00 followed by Practica at 20:00
Look forward to seeing some of you at the Practica and to all of you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
All the best
Becalelis and Biljana
For the information about the venue etc. find us on Facebook or web page.
Sending you sparkles and crystal clear wishes and blessings for the festive season ahead!
Oct '16
Autumn is well underway although, this October, we have been blessed with some mild weather and beautiful sunshine here in Cornwall.
I realise I haven't written anything here since August! I am sure I am not alone in saying - always so much to do, we have all become so busy, our lives ever so speedier and fuller!
Which, to me, also means that knowing how to live in the present moment, in that flow, as well as how to stop the wheel turning from time to time, has become a hugely important skill to have and to use.
Myself - I have learnt that skill in many ways through Tango and it is for this kind of quality that I really wish to promote this magical dance practice even more out there!
So, the update for Autumn tango activities is as follows:
A dynamic bi-monthly tango class, now forimprovers/intermediates on Wednesdayscontinues in the lovely Ponsanooth Hall. To join the class please get in touch with me via email..
I am also continuing to give private lessons, which always cut much deeper than the group lessons.. Please get in touch if you're interested in working with me in this way.
Tango Centre Falmouth continues to run in October with a slightly different structure. We shall be running a Fundamentals class 7-8pm followed by the Practica till 10/11pm each Friday of the month. It is a trial month as we don't know if running the practica each week is sustainable as yet, but lets see! We are offering a space, so hope to see you, the dancers, there.. More information about the venue, fees and this project can be found on Facebook or web page.
Then also, 11th-14th November 2016, I am running another Shamanic Tango intensive retreat in Rosemerryn Centre in Lamorna, Cornwall. As always, I am very excited about this serious playshop and hope to see some of you there too. Please see Special Workshops page for more information and to book contact me directly..
Bright blessings and much love on your onward Tango journey..
Aug '16
For me, summer this year has meant lots of being and playing outdoors in nature, dancing, socialising, partying and also attending a few festivals (including the Tropical Pressure festival in Porthtowan, at which I also led some tango sessions). I have also been loving my life on the boat and being surrounded by water.
Like most of you, I am sure, I too have been impacted by the tumultuous times we live in at the moment. In a sort of unexpected way though, this has made me even more determined to continue deepening into the simple joys of life, the essence of which for me lies in connection and relationship.. Actively immersing myself into the simple acts that can bring me joy and happiness in that way, this has in fact become a radical way of rebellion for me and my own way to feel free, despite the depressive and as I see it, ideologies driven extremist atmosphere that seems to be pervading our lives these days.
And I feel we are all going to need a lot more determination and activation of will in order to create the lives we actually want, on a small as well as on the big scale, but also, we will need much more surrender too, to true collaborations, to working together, to feeling and enjoying life as a dancing relationship.. Tango then will become an even more important teacher for us all! :-)
So please keep dancing..
A little update of my tango activities:
- I continue to run a dynamic tango class bi-monthly on Wednesdays in the lovely Ponsanooth Hall. To join the class please get in touch with me via email..
- I am also continuing to give private lessons, which always cut deeper than the group lessons.. Please get in touch if you're interested in working with me in this way.
- Tango Centre Falmouth continues to shape up as a collaboration between Becalelis Brodskis (Barefoot Practica) and myself. So far we have been offering classes and practices on Fridays in Falmouth, and will continue to do so from September.. Plus - although we have meant to break up in August, by popular demand we have decided to run two practices on the 12th and 23rd Aug; 8-10pm.. More information about the venue, fees and the project can be found on Facebook or web page.
- I am also delighted to be guest teaching in a retreat for flutists in September, led by an amazing Jessica Quinones in St. Agnes, Cornwall. I will be bringing movement, dance and generally more conscious understanding of the body to the musicians.. all in order for them to open to the state of flow whilst playing.
- Then further down the line, 11th-14th November 2016, I will be offering another Shamanic Tango intensive retreat in Rosemerryn Centre in Lamorna, Cornwall. As always, I am very excited about this. See more information on the Special Workshops page.
Much love on your continuing dance journey and hope to be hugging some of you in flesh soon too!
June '16
Summer is here and summer in Cornwall is truly gorgeous! Let this warm season get the most active and confident part of you out - dancing!
Barefoot Practica and myself are teaming up for an exciting collaboration and project we have called Tango Centre Falmouth - A place to learn, dance, share, exchange the love of Tango.. To start with we shall be running classes for Beginners and Improvers as well as Practica on Fridays (starting 3rd June 2016) in the King Charles Hall in Falmouth. For more information about this check www.facebook.com/groups/tangocentrefalmouth
or get in touch with me or Becalelis on tangocentrefalmouth@gmail.com
I am also continuing to run a committed Intermediate tango class bi-monthly on Wednesdays in the beautiful Ponsanooth Hall, Penryn. If you are interested in joining please get in touch with me on info@biljanalipic.com
Happy Summer Tangos!
March '16
Slowly emerging out of my wintery hideaway, together with the Sun I am beginning to climb the ladders of the white light again, and have finally come out to give you some news! After the most amazing Shamanic Tango Spring rebirth in Lamorna, Cornwall, I am already looking forward to the next retreat 11th-14th November 2016! Please keep the dates in your diary and check back again for when the bookings will be open..
Dec '15
Time passes in a flash! It is already December! Apologies there has been no news from me for a while!
Dec '15 cont.
I warmly invite you to the new cycle of Shamanic Tango - Immersive spaces and intimate embraces! Click on the image to see the full flyer.
For more information about the upcoming March 2016 retreat - please go to the special workshops page..
Aug '15
Times are transformational, and it is ALL CHANGE in BeeSpace! As of September I will be moving my tango activities to different locations in Cornwall.I will keep you posted of the changes, but for the month of August I am still around in Penzance and will be holding beginner classes with practice on Tuesdays and will also do one last milonga on Sunday 23rd Aug.. Please note that there will be no second class on Tuesdays though, but I will continue doing private lessons throughout the month.
I look forward to continuing to share the dance with you!
July '15
Are you enjoying the warmth and beauty of the summer that is upon us? Down here in Cornwall summer really is a very special time. Light, beach, sea, festivals, music and of course tango is not stopping either..
I continue to do group tango lessons and the monthly milonga which is turning into a yummy and nourishing space with all levels local dancers, food feasts plus with guests too, last month from as far as Devon and Bath :-).
I would also like to say that (with your lead in this) I am doing more private lessons these days, and because of the effect they have (i.e.. they are faster and deeper way to access this dance and our own best dancer within) I am going to focus on doing them even more in the future. I can be quite flexible with the times plus, if there is a few of you wishing to group up on a day and also live further away, I am open to traveling to you instead of you having to come down to Penzance. So if you are interested, please get in touch.. I also have vouchers available in case you wish to give a dance lesson as a gift to a friend or a family member.
May '15
Happy Beltane!
Tango can help by focusing us exactly on that balance, between masculine and feminine, body and mind, movement and stillness.. Come join the dance floor! Classes and milongas await you. The last month's milonga at Beespace was oh, so delicious and full of bounce!
April '15
Happy Spring everyone!
It seems to me that whilst the days are getting longer, the time we feel we have available is getting shorter, as we tend to fill it with more and more things to do! With more light there is more outward expansion, but just as we feel we need to fill our time with work and duties, to balance the scales we need to allow ourselves to have more time to play too. What better way to do that than dancing :-)
March '15
This month Spring changes are afoot!
Following my enquiry and the feedback I got from many of you who come to my tango classes in Penzance, I can finally say that things are official :-)
From Tue 17th March I will be joining together, back to back, the usual Tuesdays Beginner class and the regular Fridays Intermediate/Advanced class, and will be running them all together on Tuesdays from then on! There are few reasons for this, but one of the main ones is to bring again the tango dancers of all levels in Cornwall into one space, to mix, socialise, learn and dance on the same night. My hope is that most of you who do come to the classes will be able to accommodate this change into your daily lives and that in that way our Cornish tango dancing community will become even richer and ever more enjoyable.
I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!
Please see Calendar for details about dates, times etc. of the tango classes, practicas and milongas that I run.
Feb 2015
During this beautiful 'quickening of the year', time of renewed hope and potency of life stirring inside our bellies, I myself would like to invite you to clear the space and bring more fiery tango as well as warming thoughts and creativity into your lives!
