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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T103000
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SUMMARY:The Attention Economy
DESCRIPTION:The Attention Economy\nSunday\, September 27th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nWhat do we pay when we pay attention?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-2026-09-27-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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SUMMARY:The Attention Economy
DESCRIPTION:The Attention Economy\nSunday\, September 27th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nWhat do we pay when we pay attention?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-2026-09-27-1/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T123000
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CREATED:20260729T010247Z
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SUMMARY:Lost
DESCRIPTION:Lost\nSunday\, August 23rd\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nStand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you\nAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here\,\nAnd you must treat it as a powerful stranger\,\nMust ask permission to know it and be known.\nThe forest breathes. Listen. It answers\,\nI have made this place around you.\nIf you leave it\, you may come back again\, saying Here.\nNo two trees are the same to Raven.\nNo two branches are the same to Wren.\nIf what a tree or a bush does is lost on you\,\nYou are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows\nWhere you are. You must let it find you. \n— David Wagoner \nI can never be lost\, and I can never be abandoned\, because wherever I go\, there I am.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260823-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lost-4.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T100000
DTSTAMP:20260818T194732Z
CREATED:20260729T005953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T194732Z
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SUMMARY:Lost
DESCRIPTION:Lost\nSunday\, August 23rd\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nStand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you\nAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here\,\nAnd you must treat it as a powerful stranger\,\nMust ask permission to know it and be known.\nThe forest breathes. Listen. It answers\,\nI have made this place around you.\nIf you leave it\, you may come back again\, saying Here.\nNo two trees are the same to Raven.\nNo two branches are the same to Wren.\nIf what a tree or a bush does is lost on you\,\nYou are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows\nWhere you are. You must let it find you. \n— David Wagoner \nI can never be lost\, and I can never be abandoned\, because wherever I go\, there I am.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260823-1/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lost-4.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T123000
DTSTAMP:20260513T133034Z
CREATED:20260420T201001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T133034Z
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SUMMARY:Let Go of the Banana!
DESCRIPTION:Let Go of the Banana!\nSunday\, May 17th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nYou may have heard the parable of a simple way to catch monkeys in the jungle. Leave a banana in a container with an opening large enough for the monkey’s hand\, but small enough that it can’t remove its hand while grasping the banana. Even as a hunter approaches\, the monkey won’t release the banana so it can escape. \nWhat is the banana that is keeping you stuck because you won’t let it go? Approval or acceptance of your lifestyle choices from a parent? Permission to set a boundary? Needing to prove your point or win the argument? \nYou are invited to release some bananas in Sunday’s dance and grieve their loss. Then\, enjoy your freedom!
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260517-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/banana-4.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T132902Z
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SUMMARY:Let Go of the Banana!
DESCRIPTION:Let Go of the Banana!\nSunday\, May 17th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nYou may have heard the parable of a simple way to catch monkeys in the jungle. Leave a banana in a container with an opening large enough for the monkey’s hand\, but small enough that it can’t remove its hand while grasping the banana. Even as a hunter approaches\, the monkey won’t release the banana so it can escape. \nWhat is the banana that is keeping you stuck because you won’t let it go? Approval or acceptance of your lifestyle choices from a parent? Permission to set a boundary? Needing to prove your point or win the argument? \nYou are invited to release some bananas in Sunday’s dance and grieve their loss. Then\, enjoy your freedom! \n 
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260517-1/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/banana-4.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260331T131953Z
CREATED:20260316T195310Z
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SUMMARY:This AND That
DESCRIPTION:This AND That\nFriday\, April 10th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nSomething in us is always trying to put things into categories – this or that. Isn’t reality\, including music and dance\, mostly this AND that?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260410/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/This-AND-That-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T123000
DTSTAMP:20260303T010241Z
CREATED:20260217T144559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T010241Z
UID:10000581-1773570600-1773577800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:I Don’t Know
DESCRIPTION:I Don’t Know\nSunday\, March 15th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nHumans seem to have a part that needs to know\, and it causes us to lock in beliefs without adequate information.  Then we have to defend those beliefs so that we aren’t ‘wrong’\, fighting with others who locked in different beliefs.  This Sunday\, let’s experience the freedom of not knowing. \nClick here to see an amazing video of one of the tracks from Sunday’s wave. \n  \n 
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260315-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/not-knowing-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T100000
DTSTAMP:20260303T012516Z
CREATED:20260217T144456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T012516Z
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SUMMARY:I Don’t Know
DESCRIPTION:I Don’t Know\nSunday\, March 15th\, 2026\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nHumans seem to have a part that needs to know\, and it causes us to lock in beliefs without adequate information.  Then we have to defend those beliefs so that we aren’t ‘wrong’\, fighting with others who locked in different beliefs.  This Sunday\, let’s experience the freedom of not knowing. \nClick here to see an amazing video of one of the tracks from Sunday’s wave.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-riskin-20260315-1/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/not-knowing-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T123000
DTSTAMP:20251231T123526Z
CREATED:20251223T171356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T123526Z
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SUMMARY:Dance Like a Child
DESCRIPTION:Dance Like a Child\nSunday\, January 4th\, 2025\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \n“Babies don’t perform movement — they discover it.”\n— Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen \nFrom a recent NYTimes article: \nBabies and toddlers are un-self-conscious when they dance. They’re spontaneous\, present\, unconcerned with who’s watching them. This approach brings us back to our own intelligent bodies\, our own basic understanding of what it is to be alive. \nDo adults perform movement when they dance? They do. We do. We have no choice — we’ve done it before\, so each time we dance we’re re-enacting the remnants of every time we’ve danced previously. We try and fail and try again to catch the rhythm; we think about how we’re being perceived. But what a privilege it is to move\, even if it’s awkward\, to be embodied and expressing and trying to be responsive to a beat\, to be more subject and less object. \nSo much of our movement is just using our bodies like reliable vehicles to get ourselves from one place to another. Dancing is an act of remembering that\, once\, when we were small\, everything was new. Once\, we moved our bodies primarily in order to play\, express and discover. The more online we become\, the farther we drift from our earliest soundtrack\, the rhythm that’s in us before we’re born\, the basslike thump-thump of our mother’s heartbeat and the oontz-oontz of her circulating blood. \nYou can watch adults learning from a toddler here and here. \nParents: ask your little one if they would be willing to teach us all some moves during the first several minutes of the wave!
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-20260104-2nd/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/child-dance-2.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T083000
DTSTAMP:20251231T123511Z
CREATED:20251223T171202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T123511Z
UID:10000549-1767515400-1767515400@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Dance Like a Child
DESCRIPTION:Dance Like a Child\nSunday\, January 4th\, 2025\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \n“Babies don’t perform movement — they discover it.”\n— Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen \nFrom a recent NYTimes article: \nBabies and toddlers are un-self-conscious when they dance. They’re spontaneous\, present\, unconcerned with who’s watching them. This approach brings us back to our own intelligent bodies\, our own basic understanding of what it is to be alive. \nDo adults perform movement when they dance? They do. We do. We have no choice — we’ve done it before\, so each time we dance we’re re-enacting the remnants of every time we’ve danced previously. We try and fail and try again to catch the rhythm; we think about how we’re being perceived. But what a privilege it is to move\, even if it’s awkward\, to be embodied and expressing and trying to be responsive to a beat\, to be more subject and less object. \nSo much of our movement is just using our bodies like reliable vehicles to get ourselves from one place to another. Dancing is an act of remembering that\, once\, when we were small\, everything was new. Once\, we moved our bodies primarily in order to play\, express and discover. The more online we become\, the farther we drift from our earliest soundtrack\, the rhythm that’s in us before we’re born\, the basslike thump-thump of our mother’s heartbeat and the oontz-oontz of her circulating blood. \nYou can watch adults learning from a toddler here and here. \nParents: ask your little one if they would be willing to teach us all some moves during the first several minutes of the wave!
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/ted-20260104-1st/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/child-dance-2.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T123000
DTSTAMP:20251118T192754Z
CREATED:20251028T170101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T192754Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Freedom\nSunday\, November 30th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nWhat stands between us and the feelign of true freedom? Let’s release those constraints on Sunday.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/freedom-ted-riskin-20251130-2nd/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/freedom-5.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T103000
DTSTAMP:20251118T192840Z
CREATED:20251028T165903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T192840Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Freedom\nSunday\, November 30th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nWhat stands between us and the feeling of true freedom? Let’s release those constraints on Sunday.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/freedom-ted-riskin-251130-1st/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/freedom-5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T123000
DTSTAMP:20250902T020430Z
CREATED:20250902T020430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T020430Z
UID:10000501-1757845800-1757853000@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Community
DESCRIPTION:Community\nSunday\, September 14th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nIn recent years\, about one-in-two adults in America reported experiencing loneliness. … People began to tell me they felt isolated\, invisible\, and insignificant. … Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling — it harms both individual and societal health.\n— U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy\, 2023 \nIf only we had a place to go and connect with other lovely people…
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/community2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T103000
DTSTAMP:20250902T020136Z
CREATED:20250902T020136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T020136Z
UID:10000500-1757838600-1757845800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Community
DESCRIPTION:Community\nSunday\, September 14th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nIn recent years\, about one-in-two adults in America reported experiencing loneliness. … People began to tell me they felt isolated\, invisible\, and insignificant. … Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling — it harms both individual and societal health.\n— U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy\, 2023 \nIf only we had a place to go and connect with other lovely people…
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/community/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T210000
DTSTAMP:20250820T181943Z
CREATED:20250724T184704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T181943Z
UID:10000492-1756494000-1756501200@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Exquisite Care
DESCRIPTION:Exquisite Care\nFriday\, August 29th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nThe laws of science\, as we know them at present\, contain many fundamental numbers\, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the proton and the electron…The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life… Most sets of values would give rise to universes that\, although they might be very beautiful\, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.  — Stephen Hawking
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/exquisitecare/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Exquisite-Care-universe.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T123000
DTSTAMP:20250705T111257Z
CREATED:20250624T211028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250705T111257Z
UID:10000475-1753007400-1753014600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:All One
DESCRIPTION:All One\nSunday\, July 20th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nFor a table to exist\, we need wood\, a carpenter\, time\, skillfulness\, and many other causes. And each of these causes needs other causes to be. The wood needs the forest\, the sunshine\, the rain\, and so on. The carpenter needs his parents\, breakfast\, fresh air\, and so on. And each of those things\, in turn\, has to be brought about by other conditions. If we continue to look in this way\, we’ll see that nothing has been left out. Everything in the cosmos has come together to bring us this table. Looking deeply at the sunshine\, the leaves of the tree\, and the clouds\, we can see the table. The one can be seen in the all\, and the all can be seen in the one. \n– Thich Nhat Hanh\, in “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching”
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/allone2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/All-one-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T103000
DTSTAMP:20250705T111136Z
CREATED:20250624T210814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250705T111136Z
UID:10000474-1753000200-1753007400@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:All One
DESCRIPTION:All One\nSunday\, July 20th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nFor a table to exist\, we need wood\, a carpenter\, time\, skillfulness\, and many other causes. And each of these causes needs other causes to be. The wood needs the forest\, the sunshine\, the rain\, and so on. The carpenter needs his parents\, breakfast\, fresh air\, and so on. And each of those things\, in turn\, has to be brought about by other conditions. If we continue to look in this way\, we’ll see that nothing has been left out. Everything in the cosmos has come together to bring us this table. Looking deeply at the sunshine\, the leaves of the tree\, and the clouds\, we can see the table. The one can be seen in the all\, and the all can be seen in the one. \n– Thich Nhat Hanh\, in “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching”
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/allone/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/All-one-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T210000
DTSTAMP:20250606T235410Z
CREATED:20250606T234959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T235410Z
UID:10000461-1750446000-1750453200@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Sun Stands Still
DESCRIPTION:Sun Stands Still\nFriday\, June 20th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nEach day for the past six months\, the sun has been appearing higher in the sky\, but on the day of this dance\, that movement stops before switching directions. “Sun stands still” leads to the Latin word\, “solstice.” \nWe will experience 14 hours and 34 minutes of daylight\, compared to 9 hours and 47 minutes on the winter solstice. What would you like to do with your extra 5 hours?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/sunstandsstill/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/solstice-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T123000
DTSTAMP:20250521T132028Z
CREATED:20250521T132028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T132028Z
UID:10000454-1748773800-1748781000@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Blossom
DESCRIPTION:Blossom\nSunday\, June 1st\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ― Anais Nin\nAs warm weather encourages buds to open all around us\, would you like to blossom as well?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/blossom-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Anais-2-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T103000
DTSTAMP:20250521T131754Z
CREATED:20250521T131754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T131754Z
UID:10000453-1748766600-1748773800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Blossom
DESCRIPTION:Blossom\nSunday\, June 1st\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ― Anais Nin\nAs warm weather encourages buds to open all around us\, would you like to blossom as well?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/blossom/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Anais-2-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T123000
DTSTAMP:20250324T154317Z
CREATED:20250321T185631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T154317Z
UID:10000427-1743935400-1743942600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Walk in Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Walk in Beauty\nSunday\, April 6th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nThe Navajo concept of walking in beauty encapsulates a philosophy of living in harmony\, balance\, and reverence for the natural order. It is a way of life that integrates spiritual\, physical\, and emotional well-being\, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things. This philosophy encourages individuals to strive for balance in their relationships with themselves\, others\, and the natural world\, often through ceremonies and practices that restore harmony when it is lost. Walking in beauty is a continuous journey of aligning oneself with the rhythms of existence\, fostering peace\, and embodying the beauty of creation in every step. \n(Walk in Beauty is also a salon where you don’t need an appointment.)
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/walk-in-beauty2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Walk-in-beauty-hazy.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T103000
DTSTAMP:20250324T154249Z
CREATED:20250321T185441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T154249Z
UID:10000426-1743928200-1743935400@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Walk in Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Walk in Beauty\nSunday\, April 6th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nThe Navajo concept of walking in beauty encapsulates a philosophy of living in harmony\, balance\, and reverence for the natural order. It is a way of life that integrates spiritual\, physical\, and emotional well-being\, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things. This philosophy encourages individuals to strive for balance in their relationships with themselves\, others\, and the natural world\, often through ceremonies and practices that restore harmony when it is lost. Walking in beauty is a continuous journey of aligning oneself with the rhythms of existence\, fostering peace\, and embodying the beauty of creation in every step. \n(Walk in Beauty is also a salon where you don’t need an appointment.)
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/walkinbeauty/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Walk-in-beauty-hazy.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T123000
DTSTAMP:20250211T191814Z
CREATED:20250209T225757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T191814Z
UID:10000412-1740306600-1740313800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:What's Going On?
DESCRIPTION:What’s Going On?\nSunday\, February 23rd\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nA friend of mine told me he is taking a news fast. I replied that it was a tempting idea\, but “I want to know what’s going on.” \nReally?\nWhile it might be important to stay informed\, is the news really what’s going on? \nOr is it: \nThe sun comes up every day.\nSeasons change.\nPlants are growing.\nOur bodies are breathing in and out.\nWe are in relationship with each other.\nPeople are serving each other – how many contributed to me having breakfast today? \nAnd once again we are gathering in community to move our bodies in harmony and appreciate the gift of music. \nWhat’s going on for you?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/whats-going-on/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/whats-going-on-in-world-today.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T103000
DTSTAMP:20250211T191924Z
CREATED:20250209T225444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T191924Z
UID:10000411-1740299400-1740306600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:What's Going On?
DESCRIPTION:What’s Going On?\nSunday\, February 23rd\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nA friend of mine told me he is taking a news fast. I replied that it was a tempting idea\, but “I want to know what’s going on.” \nReally?\nWhile it might be important to stay informed\, is the news really what’s going on? \nOr is it: \nThe sun comes up every day.\nSeasons change.\nPlants are growing.\nOur bodies are breathing in and out.\nWe are in relationship with each other.\nPeople are serving each other – how many contributed to me having breakfast today? \nAnd once again we are gathering in community to move our bodies in harmony and appreciate the gift of music. \nWhat’s going on for you?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/whatsgoingon/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/whats-going-on-in-world-today.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T123000
DTSTAMP:20250115T181506Z
CREATED:20250105T202358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T181506Z
UID:10000392-1737282600-1737289800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Outer and Inner Direction
DESCRIPTION:Outer and Inner Direction\nSunday\, January 19th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nTo live in community\, we must respond to the needs of others. \nTo live with fulfillment\, we must respond to our inner needs. \nHow do we balance the two?  Can dance help us do that? \nDon’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who come alive.\n— Howard Thurman
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/outerandinnerdirection2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outer-and-Inner-Direction.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T103000
DTSTAMP:20250115T181557Z
CREATED:20250105T201545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T181557Z
UID:10000391-1737275400-1737282600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Outer and Inner Direction
DESCRIPTION:Outer and Inner Direction\nSunday\, January 19th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nTo live in community\, we must respond to the needs of others. \nTo live with fulfillment\, we must respond to our inner needs. \nHow do we balance the two?  Can dance help us do that? \nDon’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who come alive.\n— Howard Thurman \n 
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/outerandinnerdirection/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outer-and-Inner-Direction.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T123000
DTSTAMP:20241101T224647Z
CREATED:20241026T204317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T224647Z
UID:10000365-1731234600-1731241800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Whining Welcomed Here
DESCRIPTION:Whining Welcomed Here\nSunday\, November 10th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nOur culture of rugged individualism shames us for whining or feeling sorry for ourselves. But isn’t what we call “whining” just parts of us that need to be witnessed in our pain and sadness? Why should we deny that\, especially when many of us have recently suffered losses? Let’s provide that necessary compassionate witnessing on Sunday. \nYou can hear some of Ted’s mixes at https://www.mixcloud.com/tarisk/.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/whining-welcomed-here-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Whining2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T103000
DTSTAMP:20241101T224550Z
CREATED:20241026T204102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T224550Z
UID:10000364-1731227400-1731234600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Whining Welcomed Here
DESCRIPTION:Whining Welcomed Here\nSunday\, November 10th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin\nOur culture of rugged individualism shames us for whining or feeling sorry for ourselves.  But isn’t what we call “whining” just parts of us that need to be witnessed in our pain and sadness?  Why should we deny that\, especially when many of us have recently suffered losses?  Let’s provide that necessary compassionate witnessing on Sunday. \nYou can hear some of Ted’s mixes at https://www.mixcloud.com/tarisk/.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/whining-welcomed-here/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Whining2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T123000
DTSTAMP:20240908T011524Z
CREATED:20240904T191837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T011524Z
UID:10000342-1726396200-1726403400@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Is There Anywhere to Get?
DESCRIPTION:Is There Anywhere to Get?\nSunday\, September 15th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nTo travel is to be alive\, but to get somewhere is to be dead.\n― Alan Watts \nWestern culture is linear and hierarchical.  We should improve\, grow\, and get better.  We should accumulate more learning\, health\, and wealth.  We should reach the goal\, score the touchdown\, and accomplish the objective. We should work hard to get from Point A to Point B. \nWhat if reality is actually circular?  If you keep heading east\, you end up west\, so what have you accomplished?  What if there is nowhere to get?  What if life is just a dance? \nYou can hear some of Ted’s mixes at https://www.mixcloud.com/tarisk/.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/is-there-anywhere-to-get-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mother-earth.jpg
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