What to Expect
Spring - when it arrives - doesn’t arrive all at once.
In the late winter days it tends to begin with a thawing of what has been
held that is slowly starting to move again.
In this one-day workshop we’ll take time to listen to what is emerging,
to tend to what is present, growing beneath the surface.
Through the 5Rhythms® Wave we’ll explore:
The thawing of places that have felt frozen or stuck:
What wants nourishment and steady attention?
What is ready to be let go of, dissolved, or melted away?
What no longer needs to be carried forward?
This is not about forcing change,
It’s about tending to what is emerging.
Practicals
Saturday 21st February 11am-6pm
Marlborough Primary School, Draycott Avenue, London SW3 3AP
S. Kensington / Sloane Square
£80 Abundance/ £70 Regular / £60 Concessions
Contact: stuart@mydancemovement.com
Full details and booking:
https://bookwhen.com/mydancemovement
Nikki and Stuart have 20 years teaching experience between them.
About Nikki
Nikki brings two decades of movement wisdom to her 5Rhythms practice. She weaves her theatre background with embodied movement to create transformative experiences for dancers of all ages and abilities. To find out more about Nikki visit her website www.nikkiashley.com
About Stuart
Stuart first danced the 5Rhythms in 2007 and has been teaching since 2018. His teachings are practical and rooted in inviting awareness to the physical body that we each inhabit. His work has been described as bringing clarity and simplicity to the practice of embodied movement. To find out more about Stuart visit his website www.mydancemovement.com
WHAT IS 5RHYTHMS?
The 5Rhythms comprise a simple movement practice, the foundation of the late Gabrielle Roth’s work, a series of healing maps for the body, heart, mind, soul and spirit. Designed to release the dancer that lives in every body, no matter what its shape, size, age, limitations and experience.
To find your dance is to find yourself, at your most fluid and creative level. While the practice itself is the essence of simplicity, it has the power to catalyze deep healing and creative expression. The primary teaching of this work is: If you put the psyche in motion, it will heal itself.
The 5Rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. They come together to create the Wave, a movement meditation practice. Rather than having steps to follow, each rhythm is a different energy field in which you find your own expression and choreography, thereby stretching your imagination as well as your body.
Each rhythm is a teacher and you can expect to meet different and sometimes unknown aspects of yourself as your dance unfolds and your practice of the rhythms deepens over time. The 5Rhythms – Flowing Staccato Chaos Lyrical Stillness – are states of Being.
They are a map to everywhere we want to go, on all planes of consciousness – inner and outer, forward and back, physical, emotional and intellectual. They are markers on the way back to a real self, a vulnerable, wild passionate, instinctive self.
Doors will open at 10:45pm
On arrival please make your way to the reception desk and follow their guidance.
WHAT TO BRING:
In this one day workshop you will be in movement some but not all of the time. Please bring with you the following:
This is a drug and alcohol free event.
DANCE SPACE ETIQUETTE
We come together to practice 5Rhythms.
We are drug-free and alcohol-free.
We are adults responsible for our own wellbeing.
We are aware of and respect each others’ bodies and boundaries.
We touch only with mutual consent.
We dance barefoot, in grippy socks or soft dance shoes.
We avoid synthetic perfumes.
We turn our phones off.
We do not take photos/video or use Shazam.
We communicate using movement not words.
We participate, we do not spectate.
We take the journey together and stay until the end.
Participating in this way maintains a strong and safe container
By booking your ticket you are acknowledging that you will be responsible for your physical and mental well-being.
Ticket Policy:
If you find you cannot attend, a few options are available:
You may gift or sell your ticket. If you do so, it is essential to inform us of the new attendee's name and email; otherwise, they will not be on the door list and will not be admitted.
If you cancel 72 hours before the start of the workshop we will offer you either a full refund or a credit for a future class.
In the event that we have to cancel the class, we will offer you a full refund or credit for a future class.
If there is a waiting list, you can email us to see if the ticket can be sold through it. If the ticket sells from the waiting list, we will refund your ticket price minus a £2.50 transaction fee Please note: Within 24 hours of the event, our response to emails may be limited. The waitlist option will close at 8 am on the day of the workshop.
Stuart and Nikki
| Cost | ||
|---|---|---|
Abundance ticket |
£80.00 | |
Regular ticket |
£70.00 | |
Concession ticket |
£60.00 | |
Crew (participating) ticket
For Crew, who would like to participate in the workshop as dancers
No memberships are currently available for this ticket.
|
£40.00 | |
Crew (crewing ticket) |
Marlborough Primary School
Draycott Avenue
London
SW3 3AP
Directions:
From South Kensington tube (6 Mins):
1 Go up the steps and turn left
2 Then turn left out of the tube onto Pelham Street
3 Next cross Brompton Road onto Sloane Avenue
4 And then turn left into Thomas More Walk
Marlborough Primary School is on the right
Find us here:
https://goo.gl/maps/Uvcx3yDYsMprtQ9k9
Bus: 360 Stop E or N (1 min)
Tube: South Kensington (6 min)
Street Parking after 6:30pm Mon-Sat
