Making Music. Creating Community.

Turning Dreams Into Reality

Hi! My name is Rebecca Dancyger and I first discovered the handpan at 16 watching a Daniel Waples busking video online. It was a classic on his D minor PANArt hang and I was enthralled.

It quickly became the focal point of my life. I decided to start building handpans because of an absolute need to have this industry and community as close as possible.

This decision was made easier by the support and friendship of Jon Antzoulis of Aura Handpan. He put a hammer in my hand and taught me how to hit steel with grace.

I eventually founded Spirit Handpans in June of 2016 in Asheville, NC at the age of 20. My aim is to inspire dreamers to chase even the biggest of ideas.

Whatever your gender, sexual orientation, age, or ability, anything you can dream is within reach and no dream is too big.

What’s the meaning behind
Spirit Handpans?

The handpan can be used as a tool for spirituality, finding centeredness, peace, and joy. Spirit is one thing that shines brilliantly any time someone plays or hears the handpan. I wanted to capture that essence in my company.

My philosophy as a handpan builder

My goal as a handpan builder is to help get as many people as possible exposed to handpans.

Building handpans is a wild ride that can take you through so many different attitudes, emotions, and attachments to what it means to love handpans.

I believe that these instruments can wake people up, change them, help them find themselves, and discover a profound joy that words can hardly describe. I have the power to make these magical tools accessible to people, so that is my mission.

What are my handpans known for?

I often hear that my instruments really do have a feminine touch that isn't heard in other instruments. That comes with a really nice sustain and sensitive response to touch plus a special bloom on the ding.

Beginners often note a high level of stability which translates to lasting tuning and incredible isolation between notes.

Achieving the Vision

At Spirit Handpans we are making it easier than ever to experience the magic of handpans by:

Making it Accessible

  • Beating the average market price for a custom handpan

  • Offering discounts to schools and organizations

  • Providing affordable opportunities to experience the handpan through workshops and events

Making it Fun

  • Bringing like-minded people together to connect, inspire, and celebrate

  • Offering an engaging, interactive process when ordering a custom handpan

  • Teaching handpan in a way that is stress free, exciting, and fun

Making it Easy

  • Showing you how handpans are intuitive and naturally easy to play

  • Hosting hands on educational workshops

  • Providing handpan lessons and resources to more educational content and teachers

Imagine

  • Easily playing a musical instrument that mesmerizes and soothes both you and everyone around you.

  • Feeling empowered to play a musical tool that helps bring you peace, joy, and nourishes your soul.

  • Being in a community of folks gathered to share and spread joy through the love of making music.

It’s Only Possible Through Gratitude.

Handpan Community. You have taught, healed, supported, and have shown that family is limitless. 

Teachers. You seed and water spiritual growth, inspire eagerness to  learn, and you make being human a little bit easier. 

Jon Antzoulis. Thank you for never giving up on me and showing me the path of steel.

Kristi Knupp, Veronica Price. Thank you for sharing your amazing photography with me!

William Bakst, Dante Bucci, and Jim Dusin. Spirits who have passed on that are held in the heart of Spirit Handpans.