Panta Rei Fusiondancing and hand-drumming A Fusion of Spanish-Gypsy, African, Asian and Middle-Eastern Dancing on World Music Scroll down or click here for more background! Classes are at Dickson College, Phillip Ave ACT 2602 as part of Adult Education Evening Classes Hand-drumming: Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm Fusiondancing: Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm To enrol, call: (02) 6205 6455 (see below for details!) or call Panta Rei at 0405 638910 or email to fusiondancing@gmail.com

Click on the arrow on the right to view one of the performances of Panta Rei Fusiondancing and Hand-drumming at the National Multicultural Festival in Canberra, February 2008. Also see the drumming session by Marianne and Jonathan at the Phoenix Bar, 20 June 2008.

National Folk Festival Canberra, 2008 Performances at the Piazza (above, left, right and below)

Workshop at the Oasis - National Folk Festival, Canberra 2008 (above)

Audience participation at the National Multicultural Festival, Canberra,  2008  (above)

Drum class, 1st term, 2008

Drummers and dancers Drum circle Drum class, 2nd term, 2008 Drummers and dancers Dance class, 2nd term, 2008

Father's Day in the Park,  Weston Park, Canberra,  7 September 2007  (above and below)

International Fair, Canberra City Uniting Church - 5 May 2007  (above)

Multicultural Festival Caboolture 2004 Performances Local Festivals Haflas Shows Openings Carnivals Costume making Multicultural Festival Caboolture 2003 Photoshoot Pyramid Pulse 2004

Panta Rei Veil dances Performances Expression Live drumming/improvisation

Panta Rei Fusion Dancing celebrates the idea that everything flows and is constantly changing. It takes elements of Spanish, Gypsy, African, Asian and Middle Eastern styles and combines them with more modern styles, to create a fusion of spectacular choreographies, costumes and rhythms. All dances are different, with emphasis ranging from the smooth moves and wave patterns of veil dancing, to the more rhythmic shaking and shimmying of drumdances. Some dances focus on exciting African percussion or Latin rhythms. Other dances embrace the more reflexive ambiance of relaxation music. All choreographies are designed to match movement with sound and colour in a celebration of harmonious flux and renewal.

Multicultural Festival Caboolture - 25 March 2006 Panta Rei dancing also gives public performances at local festivals and for community groups. Some members love to perform, others just come to classes - nobody is pressured into performing. Panta Rei Fusiondancing creates a friendly, stimulating and supportive environment that builds up each person's self-confidence, where nobody is judged or put under pressure, and where everyone feels inspired and encouraged to take part in and enjoy a world of dance, costumes and music.

Performances at festivals such as Farmfantastic 2004 (top) and Farmfantastic 2006 (right and below) at care centres, community groups clubs and craftgroups (bottom)

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Dancing and Drumming on the Beach Click above to see photos! Macrame course coming up! Macrame - the art of making lace work by weaving and knotting cords into patterns for decoration, fashion, clothing and accessories Make bracelets, necklaces, waistbands, chokers, guitar straps, pothangers, and more! Panta Rei also gives workshops at the Woodford Folk Festival

The 2005 End Of Year Event - friendly atmosphere - fantastic guest performances - everyone joins in - everyone performs!

The 2006 Party - again, some amazing guest performances!

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The Panta Rei Spectacular 2004 in Morayfield

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Panta Rei Fusiondancing Classes in Canberra! Panta Rei (pronounced as: Panta Rei) is a phrase that sums up the philosophy of Heraclitus, who lived around 500 BC in ancient Greece. It translates as "everything flows", indicating that everything is constantly changing. Applied to dancing, it means that there are no fixed steps, but that movements smoothly flow into each other, as the dancer is inspired by the music. Panta Rei, the dancer, set out to design choreographies along this philosophy, as well as costumes that emphasise flow, such as veils and wide skirts with lots of flamboyant colours. Panta Rei has been a teacher for most of her working life, teaching many different subjects at many different schools, but her real passion has always been with dance. She studied classical, modern and ethnic dance with various dance specialists in Europe, the US, New Zealand and Australia. Eventually, she combined the various styles into a whole new type of dance, fusing elements of African, Spanish-Gypsy, Asian and Middle Eastern styles and merging them with more modern dance, resulting in spectacular choreographies, costumes and rhythms. Panta Rei fusiondancing classes are a great way to get fit and stay in shape in a friendly and supportive environment, to dance without pressure and to make new contacts. Nobody is judged and there are no mistakes, only "little variations" that help towards each dancer's self-development. You can wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing; perhaps you can tie a scarf around your hips, but definitely bring a smile along. At Panta Rei hand-drumming classes you can learn different Middle Eastern and African rhythms, learn to drum in sync with a group and work towards accompanying the dance group. Bring your own handdrum or contact Panta Rei at 0405 638910. Classes in 2008 Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30pm Handdrumming   7:30-8:30pm Fusiondancing   Dickson College Philip Ave Dickson ACT 2602 Performances at The National Multicultural Festival and the National Folk Festival Further classes, upcoming performances and other events will be announced here later

Classes are at Dickson College, Phillip Ave, Dickson, Canberra, ACT 2602 as part of Adult Education Evening Classes, on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 7:30pm (Hand-drumming) and 7:30 - 8:30pm (Fusiondancing) To enrol, call: (02) 6205 6455 or contact Panta Rei for more information at: Phone:   0405  638910 PO Box 855 Civic Square ACT 2608   fusiondancing@gmail.com www.pantarei.org

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