Dancers introduce themselves
Interview with Yolanda Hdez
Yolanda Hernández Diáz, Madrid, Spain
Yoly, what was your first encounter with the meditation of dance?
My first encounter with dance meditation was at a 5-day retreat in London with Lorraine Pratt in July 2018. I didn’t know you could be in stillness for five days through meditative dance. Also, during one dance, tears suddenly flowed. …
Interview with Verena Baldinger
Verena Baldinger, Büdingen, Germany
Verena, you work as a management coach. How did you come to Meditation des Tanzes?
My sister Gitti is a belly dancer and I danced with her one weekend. In the evening, when our hips were glowing, she danced with us: “Can I come as I am?” by Nanni Kloke. Gitti was in Friedel’s first training group in Germany …
Interview with Astrid Knipping
Astrid Knipping, Seuzach, Switzerland
Where did you learn about the meditation of dance?
It was a big event, an afternoon of peace dancing in Wetzikon, Switzerland. I had once followed a smaller training course in liturgy and dance and got to know some of Friedel Kloke-Eibl’s dances there. And then Friedel came to Switzerland…