by Kairos Alive | Oct 29, 2010 | Article, International, Maria
Our Executive Director, Maria Genné, wrote an article for Animated , a magazine from the Foundation for Community Dance in the United Kingdom. Below please find the excerpt of the magazine where Maria’s article is written....
by Kairos Alive | Oct 28, 2010 | Dancing Heart™
What a great time of the year for the Dancing Heart program. We have radiant colors on the trees, crunchy leaves under foot, the crisp fall air and Halloween! This week we focused on Halloween stories, costumes, and trick or treat memories. The most fun of all was...
by Kairos Alive | Oct 27, 2010 | Dancing Heart™
Today Peter and I danced with a group of elders – some who speak Russian and others who have English as their first language. This was my second time with the group- usually they meet separately but have come together to dance and tell some stories (with...
by Kairos Alive | Oct 26, 2010 | Dancing Heart™
Today at ECC we delved into the Greek myth: Persephone and Demeter. The message of this myth is appropriate for elders. Each year we enter into the darkness and emerge into the light in Spring. Our eldest elder Julia played Demeter. Wrapped in a colorful long silk...
by Kairos Alive | Oct 26, 2010 | Dancing Heart™
For many months we have nurtured a delightful gentleman in one of our adult day programs to encourage him to be more participatory. We understand some people take longer than others to feel comfortable so we took it slowly. At first he would sit in his wheelchair way...