Special Workshop in Vienna and online

July 3-9, 2023

On July 8-9 Samdrubling (Austria) hosted an open Khaita 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 led by participants of 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 under supervision of Adriana Dal Borgo.
 
“This meant that we had to pick several dances and materials to include in the workshop. This is not an easy task at all given that there are around 400 songs to choose from and a wide range of important information to select! The preparation of the material was further challenging.
 
The weekend workshop proved to be a fantastic, new and slightly stressful experience. On Saturday, thirteen people, both from inside and outside the International Dzogchen Community, came to learn Khaita with us. We managed to study six dances, with which we introduced the basic and lateral steps with several arm variations and also included aspects of formation such as moving in two circles and meeting each other while dancing.
 
We received great feedback on Sunday from the new Khaita enthusiasts about our teaching skills and how we managed to evoke joy through the dances..”
 
Eva Leick for The Mirror:
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We are happy to invite you to participate in the Special Workshop on Khaita Joyful Dances, in Vienna or online on July 8-9.
This workshop is a unique opportunity to experience the Khaita spirit in an international group of Khaita experts.
It will happen as a part of the 3-year Khaita training, final year students teach, under the supervision of the course director Adriana dal Borgo.

You will learn the basic steps and simple circle dances. The workshop is suitable for beginners as well as for slightly advanced dancers.

Course location: Samdrubling, Friedrich-Kaiser-Gasse 74, 1160 Vienna
Course times: Sat July 8, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Sunday July 9, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Course fee: donation according to financial possibilities – approx. 25€ for both days.
Course language: (simple) English

Please bring: comfortable clothes to sweat in (does not have to be sportswear). In the studio no street shoes – for dancing we recommend all kinds of dance or gymnastic shoes that give good support. Barefoot is possible, but can be disadvantageous for certain turning movements.

Info & Registration: wien@dzogchen.at