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:
9:15am – Tea Time
10-11:30am – The Motherline Planet Dance II: Performance and Film Group
Regular attendance required for participation! This group and their choreography will be the featured dancers in public performances and our new film.
11:30am-12:30pm – Open Community Planet Dance I:
Regular attendance not required! Drop in as often as you like!
12:30pm – 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!
(The first Friday of every month will be a mentorweb lunch, all other lunches are open to the public.)
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!
