"Your dance just took me today, and suddenly I began to whirl. All the realms spun around me in endless celebration. My soul lost its grip. My body shed its fatigue. Hearing Your drum beat and Your hands clap, I floated up to the heavens."

- Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi

Sema, a word which means "listening", is a ceremony which recreates the human spiritual journey. This 20 minute video presents portions of the Sema of Peace, as performed in Seattle, Washington on December 17th, 1995, under the direction of Shaikh Jelaluddin Loras, head of the Mevlevi Order of America. Fascinating to view in itself, it also gives a glimpse of the true Beauty which lies beneath the surface of the ceremony.

Available for $18. plus $3.95 s/h from:

Mevlevi Order of America, PO Box 15910, Seattle, Washington 98115...206 215-1193

A New Music Release from Visonary Dance Productions... Rapture Rumi by Steven Flynn Inspiredby the poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi...dark,tubulent and jubilant music...churning melody lines that haunt and rip at the heart. Utilizing ney/reed flute, tar/frame drum, digeridoo, violin, and more, Steven Flynn is joined by master percussionist Armando Mafufo. Hot rhythms and yearning melodies combine to mek songs that speak of the desires of both body and soul.

"The entire composition seems soaked in the dark indigo of night skies when lovers turn to each other and those alone ponder the cipher of existence."  Laurel Gray, HABIBI Magazine CD $15, cassette $10; plus $1.50 shipping. Order by mail with check or MO, or by phone with Visa or Mastercard. Visionary Dance Productions, PO Box 30797, Seattle, WA 98102, 206-632-2353 Visit us on the web at www.jetcity.com/~visdance. Download samples from Rapture Rumi. Call, write, or email for a free catalog of our music releases and bellydance instructional and preformance videos.