In order to understand the dance one must be still. And in order to truly understand stillness one must dance ~ Rumi
This workshop is an invitation to come to ground and take a pause from our everyday movements. To drop deep into the emptiness and find the still point.
Using the maps of the 5Rhythms and drawing on the teachings of the final rhythm of stillness, we dance to discover presence, peace and a kind of quiet aliveness - a state of being to help navigate the chaos of the times we are living in.
Who's it for?
Every body ~ whether you are new to 5Rhythms or have been dancing the practice for some time
When
Saturday 10 December 2022, 12pm - 5pm
Where
Theatre, Chestnut Grove Academy, Balham, London, SW12
Cost
£50 full /£40 concs IN ADVANCE
or £55/45 ON THE DAY (if not sold out)
** if this workshop is full please consider joining the waiting list in case anyone with a ticket can't make it , these will be released back into the system **
about 5Rhythms and this workshop
Our bodies are full of the wisdom and creativity needed to move through these changing and often challenging times. This is a space to discover, stretch, release, energise, shake off, lighten, and land inside your body, to drop deep into the emptiness and find the still point. The 5Rhythms is a simple yet profound practice that helps us move from one state of being to another with no dance experience needed - all that is required is a willingness and a curiosity to set your body in motion. The rest will be revealed.
5Rhythms can be experienced by anyone regardless of their physical limitations. There are no specific moves to learn and dancers can participate at their own pace, within their own capacity to move.
Newcomers are always welcome!
workshop protocols
This is a space to practice 5Rhythms only. While the essence and spirit of other practices are welcome their form is not. The invitation is to bring that form into movement.
This is a drug and alcohol free space
No phones, shazam, photography or video during the dance. Please turn off notifications and ringer for the duration of the class.
Let's keep conversation off the dancefloor – please communicate with movement
Take responsibility for your own body and move within your capacity to move
No spectators, only participators.
Please listen out for others' boundaries and respect everyone's choice for connection in the dance. We are free to choose with who, when and how we'd like to connect, changing our minds if necessary. No touch without consent.
This practice is about learning to connect with yourself, the other and the group. With that in mind particularly the last of these three please stay for the closing circle. If you have to leave before please check in with the facilitator before you go.
We look forward to welcoming you in the dance.
If you would like to know more about 5Rhythms visit www.5rhythms.com
If you would like to know more about Nikki visit www.nikkiashley.com
VENUE:
Theatre
Chestnut Grove School
Boundaries Road entrance
Balham
SW12 8JZ
2mins walk from tube / 3 mins overground
https://goo.gl/maps/a92hvG13Q4SjvxZK8
Timings:
11.45 Doors open / arrive and stretch
12 - 5pm Workshop
A note on Timings
Doors open at 11.45 and arrival music is on for you to begin to stretch and prepare - Please arrive from then in order to be ready to start promptly at 12pm. Doors close 15mins after the start of workshop in order to create a safe held container. There will be no entry after this time.
What to wear
Dress ready to move, loose comfortable clothes and layers are recommended
Please wear a soft soled shoe or barefoot - no socks or outdoor shoes on the dance floor
Please refrain from wearing perfumes or using other fragrances.
What to bring
Do bring some water in a reusable container to keep yourself hydrated
A journal and pen
A blanket & cushion
confirmation
Full details will arrive in the booking confirmation email. If you haven’t received the confirmation email after paying please contact Nikki at: nikki@nikkiashley.com
a word about tickets
Numbers are limited to give us space to dance comfortably together. Please be generous if you can, a full price ticket helps us offer reduced and concession places. thank you. 10% of ticket sales are contributed to our community interest company which supports our reach out work.
Refunds are offered up to 48hrs before the workshop (with a £2.50 admin fee per ticket) after which time dancers are permitted to transfer their ticket to another workshop with Nikki (up to 24hrs before the dance) or they can gift/sell on their ticket.
| Cost | ||
|---|---|---|
Full
for those earning / or other sources of income
|
£50.00 | |
Concessions
For those not in work / on benefits
|
£40.00 |
Chestnut Grove School
Boundaries Road
London
SW12 8JZ
entrance in Boundaries road
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