Earth Day Dance Celebration

We Belong to Each Other

Earth Day with Wisdom Dances

Join Wisdom Dances for a roving dance celebration that honors the earth, water, and our communities.

Dance is not only an expression of aliveness; to dance is to participate in aliveness. Life is a dance and by dancing we give energy to life. You are not the only one who is renewed and energized through the joy of dance. Even if you have never danced with us before, you can participate in consciously directing the power of singing and dancing for the benefit of all beings.

This celebration draws inspiration from springtime dance traditions from the Balkans where girls would dance from house to house in the village to bring blessing to each member of the community. The simple traditional circle dances in this celebration emphasize connection and presence and are inclusive of all ages. Female-identified and non-binary folk are invited to dance with us. Men are welcome to accompany us in support.

Musicians Greg Herriges (bouzouki & guitar) and Amina West (percussion) will be accompanying us. In celebration the Wisdom Dances “bees” will be dressed in our Bulgarian-inspired ritual costume. It will be a festive day!

Group of seven people wearing traditional folk attire, outdoors in a park. Two individuals are seated with musical instruments: a woman holding a tambourine and a man with a banjo. Five women stand behind them, all dressed in skirts, blouses, and headbands, smiling at the camera.

Stay tuned for the 2026 date!

We Belong to Each Other

Every celebration begins and ends by the water - along the way we spread joy with the community around us. Past celebrations have brought us into many parks and festivals, even homes and hospitals.

Group of six people dressed in traditional clothing standing by water, some holding musical instruments, outdoors with trees and a building in the background, celebrating Earth Day in Minneapolis.
A group of people, including children and adults, dressed in traditional Eastern European folk costumes with bee-themed headdresses, participate in a dance circle outdoors near a lake. Some are holding hands, and there is a small drum on the ground.
Five women dressed in traditional ethnic costumes standing with a woman in a hospital or healthcare facility hallway, with balloons and medical staff in the background.
People in traditional cultural clothing walking on a grassy path through a field with trees in the background.
Four women dressed in traditional folk costumes standing on a bridge with a city skyline and river in the background.
Group of people standing in a circle outdoors, holding hands and raising them up, participating in a celebratory activity in a grassy yard with houses and parked cars in the background.
Three women dressed in traditional folk costumes, with yellow and black accessories, walking on a city sidewalk.
Five women and one dog in traditional folk costumes standing in a room, smiling and raising their hands as if dancing or celebrating. The women are wearing white blouses with gold embroidery, patterned skirts, and yellow stockings with black shoes. O
Six women wearing traditional folk costumes with flower crowns and bee horn headpieces, holding hands and smiling on a riverbank with trees in the background.
Two women dressed in traditional clothing and a man in casual attire at an outdoor event, with the women offering bread and honey.

Lucy has been part of Earth Day Celebration for many years and says:

“The Earth Day Celebration fills me with the feeling that I “bee”long to a “bee”utiful community! Beeing in community cultivates love and care for each other and the earth.”

A person dressed in traditional clothing, including a yellow and black striped headwrap, white long-sleeve shirt, black skirt with yellow trim, and yellow socks, leans over at the edge of a river by a tree, reaching into the water.

Earth Day is an embodied act of love for the earth, our Mother. Just like the river flows through out city, our dancing is the flowing of love in community.

Colleen, Earth Day participant

Stay tuned for 2026 dates

The essence of this event is about honoring the gifts we’ve received and giving in return. There is no charge to participate yet there are many costs to prepare for and hold this celebration; donations to Eye of the Heart Center for Creative Contemplation are appreciated.

If you are interested in being with us in support, reach out and let us know and we can share more details.

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