Khaita Joyful Dances

11/09/2026

Enjoy 𝗞𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 September 2026, #𝟭
https://mailchi.mp/eccdb0c70e14/khaita-newsletter-september-1

In this newsletter we would like:

• to tell you about upcoming events organized in memory of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Arcidosso (Italy) on September 27th, including those related to Khaita,
• to share the latest news from all around the world,
• to update you on other upcoming events and regular practices.

What will we learn? How can you participate? Which program to choose? All the answers in the next newsletter!

For all the exciting news, dance videos, free tutorials and important updates from Khaita Joyful Dances please 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 📰

On September 27th we commemorate a passage of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. On this occasion several events will be organized in Arcidosso and Merigar West (Italy), involving Khaita-related activities.

19/08/2026

𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗠
📅 August 25, 2026.
📌 ONLINE (Zoom)

Join our online session dedicated to the latest songs from Barsam collection on August 25th at 5pm CET!

𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗠 is the third Khaita collection, placed by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu between Message from Tibet and Mekhor (Zam means bridge and Par means between). He started it in 2017, planning to include 108 songs, and proceeded until the 8th group. These last songs can be found on Khaita Joyful Dances Youtube channel:

Due to collaboration of students we now have transcription and transliteration of these songs. The texts include all ornaments and indications of melody used by Rinpoche:

• Repeated syllables with waves reflect the musical duration of a syllable.
• Syllables written with small letters relate to ornaments, not having any particular meaning,
• and flowers reflect the musical part.

On August 25th we will gather online and in various local groups to sing the songs from the 8th group of the Barsam collection together, as we never did before.

To join online, use the following Zoom meeting information:
ID: 861 8909 8767
Code: 431080

It will also be possible to join local groups in Merigar West (Italy), Kunsangar South (Crimea), Prague and Barcelona.

One of the songs from this group, BS 8.09 Kyes-kar Zhey, is a Happy Birthday song and several years ago we learnt a dance to it in various places for Rinpoche's birthday.

19/08/2026

Enjoy 𝗞𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 August 2026, #𝟭
https://mailchi.mp/e9b006a489d9/khaita-newsletter-august-1

In this newsletter:

• we would like to invite you to sing together the latest songs from 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗠 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, we've never sung before (on August 25th, online and onsite in local centers),
• to tell you about one more recent Khaita performance in Arcidosso at the celebration, organized by the La Vettoraia Association and share beautiful photos and a video record.

What will we learn? How can you participate? Which program to choose? All the answers in the next newsletter!

For all the exciting news, dance videos, free tutorials and important updates from Khaita Joyful Dances please 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 📰

Barsam is the third Khaita collection, placed by Cho(!!!)gyal Namkhai Norbu between Message from Tibet and Mekhor (Zam means bridge and Par means between). He started it in 2017, planning to include 108 songs, and proceeded until the 8th group. These last songs can be found on Khaita Youtub...

11/08/2026

The Khaita Joyful Dances dancers were invited to take part in the annual celebration organized by the 𝗟𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, which this year was held in the spacious venue known as Nido delle Fate, in Arcidosso.

The performance, presented by around twenty dancers, was followed by a joyful moment of sharing, during which the audience was invited to join in the dances.

The evening ended with some auspicious signs: a rainbow and a much-welcomed light drizzle, which brought some relief from the high temperatures of the afternoon.

Many thanks to the La Vettoraia Association for the invitation, and heartfelt thanks to all the dancers whose tireless energy brought the performance to life.

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🇮🇹 I danzatori delle Danze Gioiose Khaita sono stati invitati a partecipare all’annuale festa dell’associazione La Vettoraia, che quest’anno si è svolta nell’ampio spazio chiamato Nido delle Fate, ad Arcidosso.

Allo so spettacolo, eseguito da una ventina di danzatori, è seguito un momento di gioiosa condivisione in cui il pubblico è stato invitato ad unirsi alle danze.

Grazie all’associazione la Vettoraia per l’invito e grazie a tutti i danzatori che con la loro instancabile energia hanno dato vita allo spettacolo.

La serata si è conclusa con dei segni di buon auspicio, un arcobaleno e una super benvenuta pioggerellina, che ha portato un po' di sollievo dopo l’alta temperatura del pomeriggio.

05/08/2026

💎 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗠
𝐷𝑧𝑎𝑚𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐺𝑎𝑟 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚
We are happy to invite you to our new study program starting in September! The program is dedicated to Dzamling Gar Song and Dance and consists of three parts gradually deepening its knowledge and understanding.

𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 👉 https://www.khaita.org/little-gem/

Dzamling Gar Song expresses in a poetic way the principles of the Dzogchen Teaching and shows us how understanding and applying them in daily life becomes a gateway to evolution. Steps, movements and all the choreography of the dance harmoniously accompany the words and are as well symbolically expressing its essential meaning.

The program consists of three parts:

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁, open to everyone, is designed to provide a basic knowledge of Dzamling Gar Song and Dance. It starts on September 29 and consists of 3 online sessions once per week.
A Little Gem: Part I

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 consists of a weekend dedicated to deepening both the understanding of the song and the movements of the dance. Participants should already have a basic knowledge of the steps. It will be online, on December 11–13.

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 consists of a one-week in-person session during which participants will deepen their knowledge of Dzamling Gar Dance while also practicing other Khaita dances. Since the Dzamling Gar dance embodies the essential principles of Khaita, we will study specific terminology, references, as well as the history and principles of Khaita.
This part will be on 31.03 – 06.04.2027. It's also possible to participate online.

‼️ At the end of the program, participants who wish to do so will have the opportunity to teach the dance after having passed a final supervision.
Participants who register for all three parts may attend the complete program for a reduced fee.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 👉https://bit.ly/45jKPsq

Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

♬ ♪ ♫ ♪ Welcome everybody ♬ ♪ ♫ ♪

04/08/2026

𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗺: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜
Dzamling Gar Song and Dance intensive study program
We are happy to invite you to our new study program starting in September! The program is dedicated to Dzamling Gar Song and Dance and consists of three parts gradually deepening its knowledge and understanding.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁, open to everyone, is designed to provide a basic knowledge of Dzamling Gar Song and Dance.

Dates: 29.09 / 06.10 / 13.10 2026, 3 online sessions on consecutive Tuesdays, at 6:30 - 8 PM CET

A Little Gem: Part I
Place: ONLINE
The sessions will be led by Adriana Dal Borgo, Khaita & Vajra Dance teacher and trainer.
Costs: free donation basis

Register by link: https://forms.gle/59eJP8rsFivskoz66

Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions:
📧 [email protected]
To learn more visit: 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 👉 https://www.khaita.org/little-gem/

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Dzamling Gar Song was composed by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Tenerife at the end of 2012, on the occasion of the birth of Dzamling Gar. The words and melody spontaneously and joyfully arose in His mind.

“𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴… 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱.”
— Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

Dzamling Gar Song expresses in a poetic way the principles of the Dzogchen Teaching and shows us how understanding and applying them in daily life becomes a gateway to evolution. Steps, movements and all the choreography of the dance harmoniously accompany the words and are as well symbolically expressing its essential meaning.

To discover more, watch the video:
👉 https://youtu.be/0Zc1hiuR2UA

Participants who register for all three parts may attend the complete program for a reduced fee.

♬ ♪ ♫ ♪ Welcome everybody ♬ ♪ ♫ ♪

03/08/2026

Enjoy 𝗞𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 July 2026, #𝟮
https://mailchi.mp/911da40b2172/khaita-newsletter-july-2

This summer is rich in performances and events involving Khaita Joyful Dances. In this newsletter we will tell you about them and share photos and videos from the spot:

• Live concert with Lobsang Delek,
• a festival Danze Dal Mondo (Dances from Around the World),
• a composition Music of the Present Time on the Espirito festival.

What will we learn? How can you participate? Which program to choose? All the answers in the next newsletter!

For all the exciting news, dance videos, free tutorials and important updates from Khaita Joyful Dances please 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 📰

This summer is rich in performances and events involving Khaita Joyful Dances. In this newsletter we will tell you about them and share photos and videos from the spot:

24/07/2026

𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗠
𝐷𝑧𝑎𝑚𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐺𝑎𝑟 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚

We are happy to invite you to our new study program starting in September! The program is dedicated to Dzamling Gar Song and Dance and consists of three parts gradually deepening its knowledge and understanding.

Dzamling Gar Song expresses in a poetic way the principles of the Dzogchen Teaching and shows us how understanding and applying them in daily life becomes a gateway to evolution. Steps, movements and all the choreography of the dance harmoniously accompany the words and are as well symbolically expressing its essential meaning.

The program consists of three parts

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁, open to everyone, is designed to provide a basic knowledge of Dzamling Gar Song and Dance. It starts on September 29 and consists of 3 online sessions once per week.

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 consists of a weekend dedicated to deepening both the understanding of the song and the movements of the dance. Participants should already have a basic knowledge of the steps. It will be online, on December 11–13.

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 consists of a one-week in-person session during which participants will deepen their knowledge of Dzamling Gar Dance while also practicing other Khaita dances. Since the Dzamling Gar dance embodies the essential principles of Khaita, we will study specific terminology, references, as well as the history and principles of Khaita.
This part will be on 31.03 – 06.04.2027. It's also possible to participate online.

‼️ At the end of the program, participants who wish to do so will have the opportunity to teach the dance after having passed a final supervision.

Participants who register for all three parts may attend the complete program for a reduced fee.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 👉https://bit.ly/45jKPsq

Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

17/07/2026

Enjoy 𝗞𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 July 2026, #𝟭
https://mailchi.mp/27f501ac8574/khaita-newsletter-july-1

In this newsletter:

• let's sing Phepjung (ཕེབས་བྱུང་།, They Have Arrived!), an aspiration song, dedicated to Tibetan country,
• an invitation to the course Khaita — Easy Dances, which will take place in Merigar West very soon.

What will we learn? How can you participate? Which program to choose? All the answers in the next newsletter!

For all the exciting news, dance videos, free tutorials and important updates from Khaita Joyful Dances please 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 📰

This song, performed by Sherten (ཤེར་བརྟན།), is a part of the Mekhor collection (Metreng 1, Group 6, Song 2). In the subtitles for video there is lyrics in Tibetan, transcription and translation.

04/07/2026

𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 – 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘
👉 https://melong.online/espirito-festival-music-of-the-present-time/

Performance by Yeshi Namkhai, Alessandro Di Maio, and Matilde Namkhai at the Espírito Festival World Spiritual Music in Arcidosso, Tuscany, Italy on June 20, 2026

Over two hot and beautiful evenings almost 1000 people gathered in the Piazza della Riconciliazione in Arcidosso for the Espírito Festival World Spiritual Music