By Michelle Potter

The Book Cow in Kingston was packed to the rafters on Sunday for the launch of Nature Moves, a book with strong local connections.

The book is written by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, founder and director of Mirramu Creative Arts Centre on the shores of Weereewa/Lake George, with editing and design input from local journalist and writer Barbie Robinson, and printed in Canberra by Brindabella Print.

Nature Moves examines Dalman’s philosophy about the creation of dance in nature and has the subtitle A Dance Practice in and of Nature.

Nature Moves also contains information, including a selection of images, about Dalman’s extensive choreographic output.

As such, given Dalman’s extensive career as a director and choreographer for major dance organisations, it is a book that contributes substantially to the record of Australia’s dance history.

The launch opened appropriately with a dance in nature with Vivienne Rogis and Peng Hsiao-yin (Grace) performing in front of a magnificent tree on the lawn at Green Square, Kingston.

The audience then moved across the road to The Book Cow where the book was officially launched by Cathy Adamek, executive director of Ausdance ACT, who gave a well-researched introduction to Nature Moves.

Dalman responded giving further insight into the book and telling the audience of her wish to keep writing. She has several more books in mind, and with one or two even in progress.