The Program

Even though our artists change each year, I always still follow a basic structure. Check the downloadable program for more details on the specific year.

Friday night is always a cultural fusion ritual where we get rooted to the Earth and connected to the Universe by awakening our wild moves through the honouring of traditional culture and opening to the elements of fire, water, air and earth. A traditional libation ritual is lead by our Elders or artists from Australian Aboriginal, African, Afro Cuban or Afro Brazilian, West Indian, Caribbean, Afro American cultures.

Friday
Environment Centre
5.00-6.30pm Registrations and settling in
6.30-7.00pm Film
7.00-8.00pm Awakening Wild Moves Opening Ceremony with Libation to the Ancestors, traditional custodians and opening of the elements with a celebration of the Festival of Light (releasing the dark of Winter and welcoming the longer days of light)
8.30-10.30pm Ecstatic Dance Freestyle movement and dance connecting you to the
Devine within. Facilitated by a Deejay with live percussion by guest artists, Wild Moves on
the Surf Coast and special guests.

Saturday
8.00am Awakening Wild Moves massage and stretch and then Tai Chi on the cliff top overlooking Point Roadknight
9am Registration & breakfast
10.00-12.30pm Traditional African Dance or Drumming Dance workshops are open to all skills level. Generally dance classes start with basic movements and sequentially progress to a more advanced level. The levels and skills are dependent on who books in and the amount of children, teenagers and adults. This is decided on the day. For drumming, the levels are no experience (beginner or kids class), some experience and can hold a rhythm (intermediate) and experienced (advanced drummers who enjoy the challenge of trying different drums and supporting percussion)
Lunch Film We generally show one of the study tours to Ghana.
2.00-3.00pm Traditional African singing for all levels of experience in another language
3.30-5.30pm Afro Contemporary dance or creative djembe dancing. Open level (as above) or djembe drumming with skills level as above
Dinner Film
7.00pm Cuban Salsa Rueda. Starting at level 1 & progressing to advance. This workshop is free for the Geelong Salsa crew from Cuban Dance Academy
9.00pm Interactive performance show with guest artists/company
11.00pm Evening fire twirling, acrobatics, story telling around the drum circle bush camp fire.

Sunday
8.00am Awakening stretches and massage in the bush with vocal toning
9.00am Breakfast and registration
Outdoor Chapel
10.00-12noon Gospel singing with drumming and dance, outside overlooking beautiful Point Road knight. Closing ceremony in the outdoor chapel for a sound scape of vocal toning in a celebration of life.
Environment Centre
Lunch Film Witness the healing power of music and dance in a film showing of Children of the Blue Light, set in the slave dungeons of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa.
1.00-4.30pm An afternoon of jam packed, back to back dance classes. Possible dance styles range from Gumboot body percussion, Rhythm Tap, Brakka, Soukous, Afro Cuban, Afro Brazilian, Afro Jazz, Swing, Batchada, Salsa, Funk, Hip Hop, Hip Life, Reggaeton, Pre-school kids and adult classes, drumming games, acro-balance, creative djembe dance. Trek down through the bush to a drum & dance party picnic to make more music and dance to the soundscapes of the beautiful Surf Coast.