EarthDance Hampton Roads is part of the worldwide EarthDance celebration. The theme of this year's celebration, mirrors that of the United Nations, Preserving the Forests.

The highlight of EarthDance is the Prayer For Peace, a profound and powerful expression of our shared desire for world peace and healing. It is a simultaneous, global joining of the human community, across all time zones, national borders and spiritual belief systems. Join us, in person or in spirit, at 7:00 pm EST as we recite the Global Prayer For Peace.

Earthdance was conceived in 1996 by artist/musician Chris Deckker, as a vision to unite the whole world through the universal platform of dance and music. Earthdance has now become the largest global synchronized dance event in the world.

What began in 1997 with 22 cities in 18 countries now encompasses over 300 locations in 60 countries. Rising out of the global electronic music scene, Earthdance has now grown to include a diverse cross-section of musical genres including world music, jazz, conscious hip-hop, folk and reggae.

Earthdance has shown how the potent combination of music, dance and technology can be harnessed for positive and humanitarian aims. For one day all around the globe, people join together to dance as one global community, united with a common vision world peace.

In the spirit of "Think Global, Act Local," each local promoter must donate at least 50% of their profits to a charity. The remaining portion will be used to support future Earthdance Hampton Roads events.

Click here for pictures and video of EarthDance Hampton Roads 2009 and a preview of the fun to come.