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Wilderness Dance Camp 2026
Camp N-Sid-Sen on beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho Registration Is Now Open! ~ June 9-14, 2026 ~Registration is Now Open! Click Here to register for camp.Another Great Camp Is Coming in June 2026 is already shaping up to be an amazing Wilderness Dance Camp. We will be returning to N-Sid-Sen. The NW Conference of the United Church of Christ (the organization responsible for operating Camp N-Sid-Sen) made remarkable strides in restoring our trust regarding the way the facility is operated. The dates available to us for next year were limited (and did not include the September dates we had for this year’s camp), so we are going to try something new. Next year’s dates will be June 9-14, 2026. We won’t have to worry about the scorching heat and wildfire smoke we often experience in August. We have secured commitments from two remarkable Dance Leaders, both of whom have been with us before. We are very pleased to announce that Wilderness Dance Camp 2026 will be led by Gayan Long & Jennifer Friedman. And we have a new theme – Dance Leader Bios She founded and led the Longmont and Lafayette, CO DUP Circles for 17 years and has been a long-time member of the Canyonlands, Paonia, CO and Puerto Morelos, Mexico Dance Camp Teams. Jen led Virtual Peace Dances online for 2 years during the Covid pandemic while also working actively as a hospital chaplain at 2 Northern Colorado hospitals where she continues to this day. She currently leads monthly DUP circles in her spacious backyard home in Longmont, CO and at the Nyland Co-housing Community Common House in Lafayette, CO. Jen leads frequently at retreats throughout the US, four times a year in Colorado and in Mexico with her Dance mentor Bernie Heideman and Sky Roshay and Friends Shivadam Adam Burke and Douglas Stevenson. In 2023, after many years of organizational service, Jen was honored to step into the role of Executive Director for Dances of Universal Peace North America. To learn more: www.dancesofuniversalpeaceNA. Jennifer has been personally transformed by the Dances and the direct transmission of Source energy and wisdom that they offer while simultaneously fostering a communal sense of the peace that is possible in our world. Sheikh Gayan Gregory Long Gayan began drumming at age eight and has been performing ever since. Gayan has drummed for, and led, kirtan for twenty years. He is an active leader and contributor to the vibrant Boulder kirtan scene. He has also accompanied Wah!, Girish, David Newman, Donna De Lory, Dave Stringer, Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band, Saul David Raye, Katie Wise, Johanna Beekman, Govind Das & Radha, Robert Gass, and Shiva Rae. Gayan has appeared on sixty-eight recording projects (including two of his own records). He has collaborated and recorded with the electronic musicians Emancipator and Desert Dwellers, and serves as a producer and music director for recorded and live music projects. Gayan teaches, performs, and leads retreats from India to Russia, Thailand to South America, and in North America. Planning Team Wilderness Dance Camp is sponsored by |
