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Bodyfest Retreat 2011 - video sets 2 of 2
This event was our first use of a retreat called Double Bear in the Santa Cruz hills near Bear Creek. This private patch of ground had several yurt stractures... one for meals, another for activities, and a couple others for sleeping. We had group leaders who offered a variety of workshops involving body movement and connection, plus some simple fun stuff.

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a man with a grey beard sits and explains while a young woman sits next to him listening

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5:05
A butoh dance event is coming up but first the nature and history of this modern Japanese movement arts...

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outside at the retreat bodies move in the study of butoh

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6:05
The first exercises prepare us for a state of body and mind where movements arise form the subconscious.

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forest behind, nude dancer gyrate outdoors with the Japanese dance

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6:29
'You are molten lava' is what we are instructed. Let's see what happens. Next exercise: 'Walk with the Dead'

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a young naked man stretches upwards while other dance oddly behind him

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5:44
This final butoh segment has us moving while carrying the tray of infinite future and past lives.

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outside a yurt two women discuss bodypaint possibilities

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5:29
After Butoh, it's time to relax while waiting for dinner. Bodypainting with shades of clay or relaxing by the hot-tub.

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at the talent show a naked girl does a hand-stand in the yurt

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8:03
In the early evening people show off their various talents: Gymnastics, music, poetry, singing, dance...

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Talent show continues.. In the early evening people showed off their various talents. Gymastics, music, poetry...

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night around the camper and a Butoh performance of several gyrating naked people stumbles forward

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7:08
Nighttime around the fire and a few of us give a spooky Butoh performance in the dark.

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before the performance two naked women performers bump together in fun

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7:14
First we oil up our bodies, then out into the night for fire fun! It's thrilling to watch the skilled spinning of hot flames.

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in the dark of night fire spinners light up the surroundings

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5:20
The art is called "poi" and we now have 3 performers at the same time creating a whirlwind of flames.

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sitting but the fire one woman rubs a flame along the legs of another woman

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5:03
Leah uses her poi flame to burn the hair off people's bodies. Only a couple of people were brave enough to play with fire.

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female butoh performer peeks around a tree under the spooky dark moonlight

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4:14
Martha on her own, channeled a butoh performance that had her crawling under the cottage at night.

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a man and woman hold hands while dancing in the yurt

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8:02
The next morning we start another body-movement workshop, somewhat based on martial arts principles.

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groups face each other in a naturism challenge exercise

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6:46
Exploring the range of motion of your body is the beginning of the edge of balance awareness.

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in the yurt people paired up to study basic martial principles

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9:15
Now partners can try a simple push to study where one should move to with least effort.

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8:42
There is lots of pushing and pulling. Can you move to keep your own perfect balance?

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two naturists practice a twist technique in the yurt

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8:41
A last chance to synthesize everything we've learned as the naked combat principles workshop comes to a close.

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5:50
Time to take a group shot photo, a process with much drama. Then on to hula-hooping fun.

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forest and outside starting body-painting naked

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7:56
Everything is happening all at once. Bodypainting, skipping, and preparing for a suspension act.

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the nude dancer is suspended by silk from the tree

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4:53
Finally the suspension silk is safely tied to the tree and Leah performs amazingly.

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she is spinning naked, suspended by silk from a tree

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7:10
A unique performance by Anomaly while she is suspended by a silk cloth. Bodypainting continues with an extra level of fun.

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at night a single backlight casts a shadow of multiple naked bodies

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5:10
Our last evening... here we have some shadow-box fun in the darkness of night.

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naked performing girl spins fire in the darkness poi

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8:08
Our fire-spinning dancers are back one last time this evening.

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13:40
Before we leave our retreat camp we have one last event... a "cuddle puddle". This is the only video we shot this time.

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