Embodying Rhythm

Women's Dance - with Arlyn Alderdice
2025-02-10 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Paonia Laundromat, 604 2nd St, Paonia, CO, United States
Women’s Movement as Medicine
Mondays 10:30-11:30am February 10th is our last session for this cycle.

Let’s lean in and dance our way to our Full Being Aliveness!!

Life-Coach Skills Meet-Up with Arlyn Alderdice
2025-02-21 11:00 - 12:00 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States
11am-noon
Friday March 14th
Curious about life-coaching? Come and learn a coaching tool and check-in coachy style. Each session unique. Come to one, two or three groups.
“Now, more than ever, the world needs you to follow your heart.” -Martha Beck
“I will not rescue you, for you are not powerless. I will not fix you, for you are not broken. I will not heal you, for I see you, in your wholeness. I will walk with you through the darkness, as you remember your light.” – A Medicine Person’s Prayer⁠

NF Polka All Stars at Bock Fest in Paonia, CO
2025-03-01 15:00 - 17:00
3-5pm at Chrysalis Brewery

David Alderdice, Jeannette Carey, Jon Hickam, and John Whoolly

Movement as Medicine with Live Music in Paonia, CO
2025-03-02 11:00 - 12:30 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States
With David Alderdice, Daniel Be, and Sami Akert.

Join us as we dance our way home to ourselves with responsive live music!
Childcare available on-site with Miss James.

Friday Morning Dance
2025-03-07 09:00 - 10:00
Every Friday 9-10am
We offer ourselves to the dance.
We meet ourselves as we are, so that we may let transformation unravel through our bodies, gently meeting ourselves moment-by-moment with self-compassion and curiosity.

Movement as Medicine for Writers as Part of Festival in Palisade, CO
2025-03-07 15:00 - 16:30
Movement as Medicine: A Body-Centered Approach workshop with Arlyn Alderdice and Ben Bentele
When: 3:00-4:30 PM
Where: Ordinary Fellow Winery, 202 Peach Avenue, Palisade
Join us as we explore what it is to be embodied writers, readers, seekers and life-long learners. We will track our sensations, we will ever so gently allow ourselves to move our Somatic experience in a variety of styles. We will write about what we discover along the way. There will be responsive live music as well as a touch of pre-recorded music. You can expect to move out of your habits and be invited fully into the ever-changing world of your inner landscape.
Arlyn Alderdice: Wayfinder Life Coach. SomaSource Leader. Space-holder. Presence seeker. Musician & Dancer. Invoker of Full Being Aliveness! More at www.arlynalderdice.com
Ben Bentele: Fruit-fly / Hay-hand Translator & Odd-jobber. Somewhere
between American Folk & Persian Classical / birdsong & streamflow. More at www.bbben.org
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Registration and full festival info:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-4-day-writers-festival-in-western-colorado-tickets-1147705892219?aff=oddtdtcreator

This four-day festival in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado offers stunning evening performances, writing workshops, round-table discussions on place, poetry and storytelling, stimulating conversations, place-based reflections, heartfelt connections, spoken word, song, dance, movement as medicine, percussion, astrology and more.
Featuring beloved Placerville poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, adventure writer Craig Childs, co-editor of Native Voices, CMarie Fuhrman, Western Slope poet laureate, Wendy Videlock, award winning poets Uche Ogbuji, Kierstin Bridger, SETH, Rick Kempa, Jennifer Hancock, assorted regional musical guests, founder of Talking Gourds Art Goodtimes, Lithic Bookstore’s Danny Rosen and many more.
Events will take place at Ordinary Fellow Winery, The Blue Pig Gallery, and TBA (all in Palisade) with Saturday evening performances taking place at Lithic Bookstore and Gallery in Fruita.
Tickets will sell quickly. Seating is limited and fill on a first come, first served basis.
Please read carefully:
Early Bird All-access passes are on sale now until Feb 7. They will not be available after February 7.
Individual tickets for individual events will go on sale Feb 7. Individual tickets for individual events will be priced at $45 each. Check back on this page to purchase individual event tickets on Feb 7.
Purchasing an all-access pass for $155.00 allows you to sign up early for the events you wish to attend. This will give you first choice prior to the opening up of individual event ticket sales on February 7th.

NFV Community Band Swing Night in Paonia, CO
2025-03-08 18:30 - 20:30
6:30 beginner dance lesson
7pm live music
A fun night of music & dancing!

Women's Mini-Retreat with Arlyn Alderdice in Paonia, CO
2025-03-23 09:00 - 13:00 | Paonia Laundromat, 604 2nd St, Paonia, CO, United States
Ground & Inspire
Let’s take some time out of time and re-center at the shifting of seasons.
We’ll dance (Movement as Medicine practice), play (gently and courageously with our voices), create (start some seeds and maybe some beading) & connect (internally and with each other).
This is a deepening of the Movement as Medicine gatherings, but there is no pre-requisite for this gathering. Somatic dance is about the felt experience of the mover, it’s not about looking any particular way.
Sliding scale $35-$75. Please pre-register by emailing ladyarlyn @ gmail . com or via text 970 – 294 – 93 93 and submitting a $20 deposit to hold your spot. 18 person max.
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“True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you really are.” – Brene Brown

Swing Night with NFV Community Band in Hotchkiss, CO
2025-03-29 18:30 - 20:30
6:30pm beginner swing dance lesson
7:00pm live Swing music with a 20+ piece band

This is fun, please join us!

Movement as Medicine with Live Music in Paonia, CO
2025-04-06 11:00 - 12:30 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States
With David Alderdice, Daniel Be, and Eric Baumheier.

Join us as we dance our way home to ourselves with responsive live music!
Childcare available on-site.

Movement as Medicine with DJ Soul Candy in Paonia, CO
2025-04-18 09:00 - 10:00 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States
A special dance for you while Arlyn is out of town.
DJ Soul Candy will host Friday morning dance on April 18th.

Friday Morning Dance with Arlyn Alderdice & pre-recorded music
2025-04-25 09:00 - 10:00 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States
9am-10am at the Hearth. Let’s dance our way to Fully Being Aliveness!
This is a great conscious dance practice to return to again and again as we shake off the old and step into our best versions of ourselves.

David Alderdice with Ben Bentele in Paonia CO
2025-04-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Blue Sage, United States
at the Blue Sage
Folk music with a world twist.

Integrate the Dance Arlyn Alderdice and Kent Tompkins in Paonia, CO
2025-04-27 10:00 - 12:30 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States
First we dance our Movement as Medicine practice with perhaps a few extras thrown in, then we take time in circle to digest and integrate our experience in a therapeutic container.
$20 to register, by donation thereafter. $50 value. Register here.
Please join this dance if you want to dive deeper into your experience of embodiment and integrating our humanness.

David Alderdice with the NFV Community Choir in Delta, CO
2025-05-03 16:00 - 17:00
Delta United Methodist Church on May 3rd – 477 Meeker Street. Delta, CO

https://www.northforkcommunitychoir.com/

Mama Lingua at Hestival in Paonia, CO
2025-05-04 09:00 - 10:30 | Big B’s, 39126 Highway 133, Hotchkiss, CO, 81419, United States
Our season kick-off show. 9:15am, breakfast served. Free show.
More info and tickets

Mama Lingua Music

David Alderdice with the NFV Community Choir in Paonia, CO
2025-05-04 16:00 - 17:00
West Elk Family on May 4th
639 Samuel Wade Road, Paonia CO

https://www.northforkcommunitychoir.com/

David Alderdice with Northforkestra in Paonia, CO
2025-05-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Blue Sage, United States
David is the guest arranger/director & percussionist w/ Northforkestra for their spring concert.

Movement and Sound Healing "Honoring the Mother" in Paonia, CO
2025-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Opaloka, 39675 Panorama Rd, Paonia, 81428, United States
“Honoring The Mother”
through gentle movement and sound healing
With Arlyn Alderdice and Katie Snyder
This Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday May 10th from 10-noon at the Opaloka
Open to every body, no prior experience necessary.
Sliding scale $20-$40, no pre-registration required, but please arrive by 10am so we can have our full journey together!
Through community, gentle movement and a sound healing journey we will honor the Mother in her various forms: Mother Earth, our physical human Mother, the Mother within each of us, and the Great Mother who holds us all. Our full range of feelings are welcome from grief to celebration as we offer ourselves to greater healing and wholeness.
The Opaloka is at 39675 Panorama Rd, Paonia (but maps take you too far). Parking in the field before the red address sign. Walk up to the Opaloka from the field.

NFV Community Band at Arbol Farmer's Market Paonia
2025-05-13 17:00 - 18:30 | Paonia Town Park, United States
Join the multi-generational multi-award winning NFV Community and Parade Band at the first Arbol Farmer’s Market of the season.
Tuesday May 13th at Paonia Town Park. 5pm

David Alderdice with John Whooley Band at Big B's
2025-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Big B’s, 39126 Highway 133, Hotchkiss, CO, 81419, United States
As part of the Friday Night Light’s Series
https://www.bigbs.com/

Mama Lingua at Folk N Roots Rendezvous
2025-05-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Big B’s, 39126 Highway 133, Hotchkiss, CO, 81419, United States
at Big B’s
more info

Frame Drum Workshop
2025-06-05 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-03 15:00 - 17:00
all experience levels welcome
drums available for use
This is a co-ed educational workshop experience taught by David and Arlyn Alderdice. We will go over some sounds and techniques and playing styles as well as different traditional and modern grooves and rhythms as well as improvisational tips. It’s a great way to deepen the
relationship to rhythm and the frame drum and is designed to meet each player where they are at in the frame drum journey from beginner to advanced.

3-5pm on the first Thursday of the summer months, June 5th ~ July 3rd ~ August 7th
Registration & Information: 970- 2 94- 93 93 admin @ embodying rhythm.com
located at the Embodying Rhythm Teaching Studio East of Hotchkiss, address and directions available upon registration

Solkattu Workshop with the Alderdices, Hotchkiss, CO
2025-06-07 10:30 - 12:30
Solkattu is a rhythmic tradition from Southern India.
In this workshop we’ll learn to quickly embody different rhythmic patterns in a fun group class.
with David and Arlyn Alderdice at the Embodying Rhythm Teaching Studio outside Hotchkiss, CO
registration and information : 970- 29 4 – 9393
or via contact

Marimba Workshop with the Alderdices Hotchkiss, CO
2025-06-13 13:00 - 15:00
This fun polyphonic ensemble music is easy to learn and fun to play.
Join us for an exciting workshop opportunity.
June 13th, 1-3pm at the Embodying Rhythm Teaching Studio just outside Hotchkiss, CO
For information and registration 970 – 29 4 – 9393
$20
Geared for adults, ages 11+ welcome with an accompanying adult

Honoring and Healing with The Father workshop with Arlyn & Katie
2025-06-14 10:00 - 12:00
“Honoring and Healing with The Father”
a movement and sound healing workshop
With Arlyn Alderdice and Katie Snyder
This Father’s Day weekend, Saturday June 14th from 10-noon at the Opaloka
Open to every body, no prior experience necessary.
Sliding scale $20-$40, no pre-registration required, but please arrive at 9:45am so we can have our full journey together!
Through community, gentle movement and a sound healing journey we will honor the Father in his various forms: Father Sky, our physical human Father, the Father within each of us, and the Great Father who holds us all. Our full range of feelings are welcome from anger to celebration as we offer ourselves to greater healing and wholeness with the masculine.
The Opaloka is at 39675 Panorama Rd, Paonia (but maps take you too far). Parking in the field before the red address sign. Walk up to the Opaloka from the field.

David Alderdice with Polka Poyo in Almont, CO
2025-06-18 18:00 - 21:00
The Pavillion Dance Series in Almont, CO.

Tickets for The Pavillion Dance Series

David Alderdice on drums, Jon Hickam on accordion, Jeannette Carey on Sousaphone and Tony Peters on horns.

Dance lesson 6-7pm live music 7:30-9pm

Movement as Medicine (pre-recorded music) with Arlyn Alderdice in Paonia, CO
2025-06-20 09:00 - 10:00 | TLC Hearth, 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428, United States

Mama Lingua at Stanton Lavender Farm in Paonia, CO
2025-07-06 18:00 - 20:00
Tickets: https://stantonentertainment.ticketspice.com/mama-lingua-stanton-farms–the-storm-cellar
A sweet an intimate outdoor listening environment to enjoy the solid grooves and honeyed harmonies of Mama Lingua.
