A Dance of Healing...
We dance to heal ourselves. We dance to heal the planet. They are not separable, and neither outshadows the other.
We gather every Friday to join in a practice of shared art, the movement of dance, as a ritual of healing for ourselves, and a prayer of healing to the planet.
And the fact that it’s a high energy aerobic workout followed by some serious abs work keeps us coming back for more!
Dance With Us
The following information is for our local Illinois Valley Planet Dance Class, where the Motherline meets up each Friday. If you are not local to our valley, learn more about bringing Planet Dance to your community or event!
The Motherline classes are free, every Friday morning, at the Takilma Community Building! (The Dome School, 9335 Takilma Road)
The weekly schedule is:
9:30 am – 10:30 am – Women’s Planet Dance
This class is for adult women only. Regular attendance is encouraged by not required.
10:30 am – 11:30 am – Open Community Planet Dance
Regular attendance not required! Drop in as often as you like! Women of all ages and all kids (boys or girls) are welcome in this inter-generational class!
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Motherline Repertory:
Regular attendance is required for this one, as we will be reviewing ongoing choreography each week.
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch: Connect with Motherline about issues, worries, plans, and ideas, including Rural ReciProsperity, radical nature protection, homesteading, earth wise personal practices, and how we will rise to combat species collapse, chemical trespass, and further resource extraction. Please bring your own lunch!
You don’t have to be an actual mom to join the Motherline and attend Planet Dance! We welcome all women who feel a calling to care for others: who are deeply invested in cultivating a livable planet by nurturing flora, fauna, or other human critters. Even if you can’t commit to joining class every single week, we want to include you. All age and ability levels are welcome in class; we already have an enormous diversity of dancers, and the choreography is frequently adjusted to accomodate and include everyone. Also, we welcome you into the PATHs work as a starting point if you just want to join in to those projects instead of attending Planet Dance with us. If you have any questions at all, please email us at connect@themotherline.org, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to be added to our mailing list for class schedules and extra events.
The MOTHERGROUND
The Motherground is a film about motherhood, our great Gaia ‘One’ mother, the wisdoms she whispers, and our capacity for rising. It honors mothers and The Mother by affirming a commitment to restoration in a jaw dropping, epically beautiful and transformative dance and nature film, shot right here in our valley. The full movie is almost ready for release; meanwhile, the trailer to the movie is not to be missed!
