by Inspirational Village, April 2011 Dance is a spiritual channel, an opening of metaphysical and sensuous doorways. Every dancer knows her goal: to get to that point where the body no longer stands in the way but becomes the instrument of the soul’s expression, the body, and psyche working … [Read more...]
Review of Lucia Horan’s Endless Waves
Julie Forsey writes... After dancing a weekend workshop, ‘Endless Waves’, taught by Lucia Horan, I feel replete. Aaah! That was wonderful! Lucia was visiting New Zealand from her home ‘town’ of New York, and we were fortunate indeed that she made time in her schedule to teach a weekend … [Read more...]
Dancing through a ‘safe’ earthquake
Today I joined the 5Rhythms tribe downtown for a Sunday session with Geordie. And what a session it turned out to be! ‘Earthquake’ above – invitation to dance deep down into my roots on the floor. The ‘earthquake’ was Black Grace doing final rehearsals for their UrbanYouthMovement Tour. They … [Read more...]
Lammas, cacao elixir and 5Rhythms
Last night at Blockhouse Bay Boating club with Christina and all the dancers we 'danced in' the Year of the Rabbit aided by a cacao elixir and chocolate heart from Chalice! It is also Lammas this week - the time that is equidistant between Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox. This is a mixed time … [Read more...]
Summer: The Time To Dance by Geash
Dear Dancing Friends... It feels like a good time to dance!! I do admit this could easily be a generic opening for any 5Rhythms newsletter or blog at any time of day, night or year! This feels like a good time to dance. As the flowers are blooming color magic, asI can almost see the gardens … [Read more...]
My first 5Rhythms Workshop, by Callan
My first ever 5Rhythms workshop was a 5 day workshop in Belgium with Ya'acov Darling Khan. I arrrived in a bit of a state after having spent half the night in a train station in Brussels – followed by a train journey to the belgian countryside, a bus journey further in and finally a walk through the … [Read more...]
Dance ~ a poem by Julie Forsey
I don’t know your name but I know your body, how you move and turn and trace the story of your life before my eyes. Electrifying space, I feel your passion, your grace, the wisp of tenderness you weave upon the air. And after, when I change my clothes from red and gold into streetwise black, I … [Read more...]
