Back to About Us Page   Home Living Rhythms is fortunate in its friendship and association with many like-hearted organizations and individuals. We deeply thank all those who have been of support to our community. Please visit them at their websites. Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, and The North Carolina Arts Council Both of these organizations have generously supported the work we do with children by awarding Living Rhythms with multiple Arts-In-Education Grants. They also recently awarded Bill Scheidt, founder of Living Rhythms, the highly competitive Regional Artist grant to support a four-week drumming residency in West Africa. Ballet Warraba Ballet Warraba is an American and Guinean African Dance Company bringing traditional music and dance to America in an effort to promote cross-cultural understanding, breakdown cultural stereotypes, and change people's lives! They also offer drumming and dancing residencies in Guinea, West Africa, and classes in the Asheville, NC area. Baluba's African Market Baluba's is an African art wholesaler, retailer, and gallery. Staffed and owned by wonderful folks, Baluba's has masks, statues, cloth, instruments and African art pieces of every size and description. Barry Bittman, MD Barry Bittman, MD is a neurologist, author, international speaker, award-winning producer/director, inventor, and medical advisor for the Remo HealthRhythms Division. Dr Bittman and his renowned research team made history in the field of medical science by being the first to offer irrefutable, hard-core scientific data showing that a specific group drumming approach significantly increased the disease fighting activity of circulating white blood cells (Natural Killer cells) that seek out and destroy cancer cells and virally-infected cells. Dr. Bittman has been an inspiration to Living Rhythms in training us to deliver the HealthRhythms programs, and in working as a co-collaborator on a grant we've written in conjunction with the Wake Forest Medical School to further study the health effects of drumming. [To read about Dr. Bittman, click Our Team on the vine at the bottom of the page, then click Barry Bittman, MD.] Christine K. Stevens, MSW, M.A., MT-BC Christine Stevens is the Director of Music Therapy and Wellness for the Remo HealthRhythms Division. Christine is a board certified music therapist (MT-BC) with over 15 years of experience creating and implementing programs using rhythm and percussion for rehabilitation, health maintenance, and life enhancement. Before arriving at Remo, Inc., Christine took drumming into diversity training, corporate teambuilding, and wellness through her own UpBeat Drum Circles. She is a talented multi-instrumentalist and an infectious drum circle facilitator and speaker. Christine has been an inspiration to Living Rhythms and has trained us to deliver HealthRhythms programs. [To read about Ms. Stevens, click Our Team on the Remo page, then click Christine Stevens.] Back to About Us Page   Home   Top of Page Golden Flower T'ai Chi Association International The Golden Flower is an international organization dedicated to sharing T'ai Chi for health and well-being. The energy, teaching, and community of the Golden Flower have been a major supporter of Living Rhythms. The majority of the Living Rhythms Evening Classes are taught at the international headquarters of the Golden Flower, located at 612 Trade St. in downtown Winston-Salem. Additionally, Bill Scheidt, founder of Living Rhythms is a professionally certified Golden Flower T'ai Chi instructor. Joe Galeota and JAG Drums Joe Galeota is an associate professor of percussion at Berklee College of Music. He also performs and builds drums through his organization JAG drums. Mohamed DaCosta Mohammed DaCosta is a master drummer and dancer from Boke, Guinea. He has been a teacher and student of traditional West African dance and drumming for over 25 years. His career as a professional performer has taken him to France, Germany, Russia, and the Gambia. He currently teaches at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. To contact Mohamed please send him an email at dacosta1@ufl.edu. Sabu International School, Guinea, West Africa The Sabu International School in Guinea, West Africa, provides a comprehensive K-4 education to children who do not have access to education. Many of the children's parents are college-educated refugees who fled civil war in Sierra Leone. Sabu provides education for the next generation of African leaders who will address political disputes, social issues, and modernization in their homelands. T.H.E. Choir and Kumandi Drums The T.H.E. Choir is a community based drumming ensemble in Atlanta, GA whose mission it is "to make the joyful statement that people of racial diversity, male and female, able and disabled, gay and straight, old and young, can come together to honor African rhythms and make beautiful music." Back to About Us Page   Home   Top of Page The Healing Force The Healing Force is an internationally known group based in Winston-Salem, NC that offers performances and workshops in African drumming, dancing, and storytelling. For more information contact the Healing Force at 336-767-2724. Tom Harris and the Excel Drummers of Inner Harbor Tom Harris leads workshops in the art and science of West African drum building. He is also the director of Therapeutic Drumming at Inner Harbor, a residential institution for youth. For information about drum building workshops contact Tom Harris at 770-920-6818. For information about the Excel Drummers of Inner Harbor contact 770-942-2391. Stillpoint Center for Integrative Therapies Stillpoint Center For Integrative Therapies, located in Winston-Salem, NC, offers traditional and innovative therapies in mental health care and bodywork with an emphasis on wholeness and independence. Jaime Gould-Hill, Master Life Coach For 15 years, Jaime Gould-Hill has been assisting people, from all walks of career disciplines; in having the life of their dreams. She has contributed to numerous communities within our community to distinguish and follow their desires and contribute those desires to the community at large. She leads workshops and offers coaching one-on-one for people who are interested and committed to contributing their unique self expression to the world around them. Based in downtown Winston-Salem, N.C. Contact Jaime at: jaime@championeducation.com RECOMMENDED DRUMMING RESOURCES To see how it's really done, check out the following African drummers and drumming ensembles. Many have CD's and books, and often perform at various venues in the U.S. and around the world. Adama Drame Babatunde Olatunji Famadou Konate Koungbanan Conde Les Ballets Africains Les Percussions de Guinee Mamady Keita Mohamed Diaby Papa Ladji Camara Back to About Us Page   Home   Top of Page   Supported in part by the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, and the North Carolina Arts Council. The Living Rhythms logo is a trademark of Living Rhythms. All website material © 2003 Living Rhythms.