For
non-dancers and dancers alike, this is not what you
think of dance class! My students have ranged in age
from 11 to 83, have been all shapes and sizes, have
danced before, or only in their living rooms, or not
at all, and they keep coming back! This is for every
BODY! No experience is needed, nor is an ability to follow
someone else's steps or to know your right from your
left.
Discover the joys of moving the body, even if you never
thought of yourself as a "dancer," you truly
are! A movement experience like no other, this is one
of those great rivers that lead us back into our bodies
and rejuvenates us with the vital energy of life. For
some it's therapeutic and healing, for others it's a
spiritual practice, or it's just a great workout, or
it's cathartic and transformative, or it's a source
to creativity.
Whatever it is for you, it's designed to move your body
and stir your soul, and when the soul, heart and body
meet, you find that naturally the mind quiets from all
the chatter, the chaos of the world falls away, moods
shift, the breath deepens, stress dissolves, we experience
release and balance. Safe and softly lit space, conscious
facilitation, and up to 15 diverse pieces of great music,
are the midwives to assist the birth of your inner dance,
where you'll find your inhibition and self-consciousness
replaced by self-expression. From flow to passion, to
stillness, we explore it all dancing with yourself,
in partnership, and as a tribe. Can be offered as a
2 to 3 hour workshop; or a weekly series of
one-and-a-half or 2-hour classes. Pre-teen thru adult. Wear comfortable
clothes, dress in layers (for changing temperatures
like from sitting still or moving lots), bring a water
bottle, indoor-only dance shoes or slippers if you can't
dance barefoot, and a blanket or towel or yoga mat to
make the floor more comfortable if a stretch class is being offered.
Barbara is a lifelong dance explorer. In 1991 her dancer's path brought her to Gabrielle Roth, author of Maps to Ecstasy, and Sweat Your Prayers: Movement as Spiritual Practice. Inspired by her studies with Gabrielle and many other teachers, Barbara has been leading Ecstatic Dance sessions since 1995.
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