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Ukubuyisa Ubuntu Ngamandla Omdanso

Ezweni elinokucindezeleka, isizungu, kanye nokungaxhumani — lapho ubuchwepheshe buvame ukuhlukanisa khona futhi isiko lithengiswa — siyavuka.

Asivuki ngokuzibamba, kodwa ngesigqi.

Hhayi ngomsindo, kodwa ngokuba khona.

Hhayi ngezinhlelo eziqinile, kodwa ngokunyakaza okukhululekile.

Sikholelwa ukuthi umdanso uyilungelo lokuzalwa, hhayi umbukiso.

Ukuthi wonke umzimba — yonke imilo, yonke iminyaka, wonke amakhono — uyisitsha sokuhlakanipha.

That movement is not entertainment; it is healing, it is learning, it is remembering who we are.

DanceResource.org is a radical act of unity.

A non-profit, open-source platform built by dancers, dreamers, scientists, and storytellers — not to dominate, but to connect.

To gather the scattered knowledge of conscious dance into one living, breathing ecosystem.

To celebrate the rhythm of every culture, the wisdom of every lineage, the story of every body.

We are building:

• A Wikipedia-style knowledge base — to preserve the dances that heal, liberate, and transform.
• Global forums — to cultivate peer support, shared stories, and cross-cultural connection.
• An events platform — to discover, share, and celebrate gatherings where movement brings us together.
• Open science tools — to prove what dancers already know: that movement heals, connects, and reveals.
• A mobile/web app — to guide anyone, anywhere, into mindful movement, with no gatekeepers.

This is not a brand.

It’s not a trend.

It is a movement of movements.

We are creating a world where:

• Schools use dance to teach emotional intelligence.
• Therapists recommend guided movement as medicine.
• Elders pass on their ancestral rhythms.
• Teenagers dance through heartbreak instead of silence.
• Communities shake off trauma and reconnect, together.

And no one is left behind.

Our code is open.

Our knowledge is shared.

Our hearts are beating — with yours.

This is your invitation to reclaim your body,

remember your joy,

and rejoin humanity —

one step, one breath, one beat at a time.

Join us. Move with us. Help us change the world —

by simply remembering how to dance.

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This manifesto is supported by a clear set of ethical and practical commitments. Read the full Core Values of DanceResource.