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Supervision and exam of Khaita Educational Program in Dzamlingar
April 17–19, 2024
Photos by Yulia Petrova, Lubomir Mishna, Lourdes, Monika Marcik, Gisela Martinez, Sharina Techer, Carlos Garcia
Photos from the exam
The supervision and exam for the students of the first cycle of Khaita Educational Program took place on April 17–19 in Dzamling Gar, Tenerife.
Examinees explained simple and complex dances, shared their understanding of Khaita principles, knowledge of its history, goals and other aspects, and explained the basic Khaita movements.
The final task was to study and perform together a dance with complex choreography, Tashi Thogang Nyiwod (བཀྲ་ཤིས་མཐོ་སྒང་ཉི་འོད།, Auspicious Highland Sunshine), which was especially challenging due to the students living in different countries. We performed the dance on the graduation ceremony.
Newly graduated instructors Eva Leick and Martina Krejčová share sharing their impressions and a story of intensive preparation and successful passing of the exam in The Mirror article.
Graduation ceremony: video and photos (below)
Congratulations to the new instructors:
- Issa Cox (Peru)
- Janina Parejo (Spain)
- Anna Jiresch (Austria)
- Alessandra Policreti (Spain)
- Eva Leick (Austria)
- Nadiia Gnatenko (Hungary, Ukraine)
- Clotilde Hubert (France)
- Katerina Drajsajtlova (Czech Republic)
- Martina Krejcova (Czech Republic)
- Sharina Techer (France)
Having a great time together while preparing to the exam and after it.
After exam we went to Khaita picnic on Teide, and tried to shoot the video for to complex dances — Jidkai Trinsang and Choelka Sum. Though the weather was not favourable, we enjoyed dancing, talking, delicious food and great company.
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Workshop in Lima, Peru
Workshop in Lima, Peru
September 30, October 8
On September 30th and October 8th we were very happy to organize, with the support of Peruvian Gakyil and Dzogchen Community, two public presentations of Khaita and Vajra Dance in Lima, Peru. Both of them were wonderful occasions for practitioners to remember the joy of dancing and being together, as we lost our renting place in the pandemia. Also it was so nice how people in the street wanted to participate and try for the first time. It was a very relaxing and joyful experience for everyone!
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Special Workshop in Vienna
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
