In the 1960s, western Sufi teacher Samuel Lewis brought forth a spiritual practice he called the Dances of Universal Peace. Its purpose is to unite us in community beyond the distinctions and differences that often divide us. Today, the Dances of Universal Peace have spread throughout the globe. Penelope Salinger first encountered the Dances in 1975, while living in England, and fell deeply in love with this spiritual practice. Upon returning to the United States, she didn't know where to find the Dances again until she moved to Santa Barbara, where she met senior Dance leader Tasnim Fernandez at a Peacemakers retreat in 1983. She then began participating in every Dance event she could find and started leading the Dances herself in 1985. The idea for a local dance leadership group began in 1987. Penelope Salinger joins "Art of Peace" with a lively discussion on this local social event & spiritual practice. http://www.site.sbdances.org/Contact.html