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Distinctly Montana Gal Spring 2013

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Step Up Your Spirit with Drumming and Ethnic Dance Around Bozeman who sees it wants to find "Yamama," based do it," says Melissa Duon Yamama, a tradilin, of Montana Taiko, tional African goddess who first experienced celebrating fertility, Taiko while living in creativity, and womJapan. With a 5x3 ft en's power. This group drum as the opponent, practice West African Melissa feels that hand drumming. Taiko is an empowerAccording to Shaun ing and safe place for Phoenix, a member women to be loud of Yamama, these six and to get comfortwomen bring in other able making mistakes, The Yamama group. Photo by Rab Cummings. rhythms, use their pushing through and voices and choreography, to bring these West African being great anyway. She would encourage anyone rhythms to life right here in our Big Sky country. interested in trying out Montana Taiko to, "challenge it, Their intention is to become a World Rhythm Enface your fears and find out that you are more capable semble. Shaun dove into drumming therapeutically than you realize, plus it's a great workout!" For more for 20-25 years where she just expressed ecstatic information on Montana Taiko call Melissa Dulin at 406drumming, with no form other than celebration 580-6698 or visit www.montanataiko.org. "The rhythms that govern life can get out of balance; finding a way to practice bringing that into a form that is in celebration with a community is very healing." Montana Taiko Group. Photo by Erik Petersen. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A Gal 9 S P R I N G | 2 013

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