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Dance Beyond Winter Retreat

Wednesday, December 14 @ 5:00PM — Saturday, December 17 @ 11:00PM (EST, UTC-05)Wed, Dec 14 @ 5:00PM — Sat, Dec 17 @ 11:00PM (EST, UTC-05)

The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, NY

Experience the healing and transformative power of dance. Meet and connect with and open hearted community who value authenticity, creative expression and spiritual growth.
Over the course of the retreat, we will explore daily themes through embodied workshops, Ecstatic Dances with DJ's, nighttime live music concerts, guided meditations, nature walks and more.
Our venue for the weekend will be a historic retreat center in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Upstate NY with gorgeous indoor gathering spaces, surrounded by beautiful forests, meadows and streams.

In Alessandra's workshop, we'll learn the traditional ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula, in use for centuries throughout the Mediterranean as music and dance therapy. We’ll create a community healing ritual as our bodies move in ways that help us to open the energy points and stay grounded. According to what Alessandra observed in her practice and personal experience in teaching healing workshops around the world, “tarantismo” may be defined as depression or sadness caused by unrequited love or abuse. In modern day music therapy the tarantella rhythm targets especially women.

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Rhythm is the Cure Intensive Workshop-- Hawaii

Monday, February 27, 2023 — Monday, March 6, 2023Mon, Feb 27, 2023 — Mon, Mar 6, 2023

Windward Retreat Center, O'ahu Hawaii

Space is limited to 10 participants!
Rhythm is the Cure is a 6-day, intensive healing workshop featuring Southern Italian ritual music and dance used as therapy for centuries throughout the Mediterranean. This new workshop will blend the Southern Italian musical traditions of the Black Madonna, and the Divine Feminine, with sacred Hawaiian Hula dance for the Goddess Pele. Every morning drumming sessions will be held on the beach. Alessandra will be joined by special guest instructors, Fr. Phil Harmon and Auntie Nettie Armitage Lapilio
Please see: https://alessandrabelloni.com/retreat-in-hawaii for details on payment and registration. If you have any questions please email abelloni@aol.com.

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Annual Voyage of the Black Madonna Tour in Sicily

Thursday, June 22, 2023Thu, Jun 22, 2023

Exact dates TBD! Summer 2023 Sicily, Italy

EXACT DATES TBD-- Coming Summer 2023!! This retreat will be a full immersion into the ancient drumming traditions and devotional chants in Honor of the Black Madonna, which can only be truly experienced in the sacred mountains and healing waters of the Mother Land. This powerful journey will introduce and transport students to a time and place where an unbroken and ancient tradition continues today with folk music, processions, devotional drumming, and dance.

Following Alessandra Belloni’s vision as part of the Black Madonna Center, this summer students will have the special opportunity to study and tour Sicily.

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Scenes From "Tarantella Spider Dance 2013"

Presentation Video for "Tarantella Spider Dance 2011"

Living Shamanism: The Tarantella Trance Trailer 2013

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Spinning Dance from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013

RHYTHM IS THE CURE is the Annual Healing dance and percussion Workshop by Alessandra Belloni in Tuscany, Italy. Spinning Dance, Rhythm of San Rocco is a healing trance dance to send away fear of death & disease. Choreography Alessandra Belloni. Recorded August 2013 by Maurizio Longobardi. http://youtu.be/UiFljd6WwRE

Pizzica Tarantata from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 RHYTHM IS THE CURE is the Annual Healing dance and percussion Workshop by Alessandra Belloni in Tuscany, Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-TIZ40ZfU

Tammorriata from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 RHYTHM IS THE CURE is the Annual Healing dance and percussion Workshop by Alessandra Belloni in Tuscany, Italy. Tammorriata Dance is in honor of the Black Madonna & Sicilian Tarantella (choreography Alessandra Belloni). Recorded August 2013 by Maurizio Longobardi http://youtu.be/vIIEZNDsL94

Fire Dance & Closing Ceremony from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 RHYTHM IS THE CURE is the Annual Healing dance and percussion Workshop by Alessandra Belloni in Tuscany, Italy. Music: Axe Xango composed by Alessandra Belloni Videography: Maurizio Longobardi Editing: Rich Brotman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZQsqVKdWOM

Dragata’s Testimonial from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 RHYTHM IS THE CURE is the Annual Healing dance and percussion Workshop by Alessandra Belloni in Tuscany, Italy. Videography byMaurizio Longobardi. Edited by Rich Brotman. http://youtu.be/ea3X7z5Lx_Y

Danielle's Testimonial from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 http://youtu.be/l_xE9VgIiT8

LIVING SHAMANISM: documentary film – interview to Alessandra Belloni about her work as shaman by Manex Ibar https://vimeo.com/87706104

Alessandra Belloni: Tuscany Drumming Workshop 2012