| The welcome tent's ready. Everyone is singing
" I am the love that loves t... |
| | | Lives to Love, Loves to Love |
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| | Awasury, Tchydjo's son, leads us into a circle |
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| | This year our training focus is on Native Cultures & the Great Mother tra... |
| | | Tchydjo and Maria Ache from Rio enjoy the bird dance |
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| | Vânia of Sao Paulo and Mercia from Recife join in |
| | | And without any hesitation, the group is hopping merrily |
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| | Now Tchydjo takes the lead |
| | | The maracas and stamping feet keep the heartbeat rhythm of the dance |
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| | At the morning tea break Tchydjo freshens up his paint |
| | | A little help from Maria Ache with the paint job |
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| | Awasury decorates the rest of the tribe. Anahata first |
| | | Beautiful Aradna from Bahia is next |
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| | Headress changed, time for a heart to heart |
| | | Awasury also got very pensive listening to his father's story of the tribe |
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| | The struggle to survive to maintain their culture in the face of white dominance |
| | | Maria Lucia, a close friend of Tchydjo, told of many years visiting the tribe |
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| | All differences disappear at Lunch |
| | | Patricia, far left prepares to lead a session of Dances of Universal Peace |
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| | Without hesitation Awasury opens to Vânia in the Rutter Kyrie Eleison Dance |
| | | And Tchydjo embraces Mercia |
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| | Maria Lucia meets new member of our training, Andrea Patricia from Joao Pessoa |
| | | The crown of feathers or reeds signifies the protection of nature |
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| | Sarva Dharma Sama Bhav - All Spiritual Traditions have the Same essence |
| | | A victorious Dance led by Patricia |
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| | | A sentiment fully supported by the tribals |
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| | Deus é um só - God is One |
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| | Patricia, our organizer and registrar |
| | | William, hair cut, freshly shaven |
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| | Maria, crowned with flowers could only stay the weekend |
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| | | Our noble translator, Jorge Mello from far south, Porto Alegre |
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| | | Rosane, from a community near Sao Paulo |
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| | New member of our training Cibele from Curitiba |
| | | New member of our training Anne from Curitiba |
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| | Anne's mom, Delly, an MD and Naturopath, also new member of the training |
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