This week's Dance First Member Insight is from Sedona-based Maneesha McClure, founder of Dance Alchemy. Dear Dancers, In the mid-'60s, Gabrielle Roth arrived at Esalen and began teaching in Fritz Perls' gestalt workshops. Her teachings focused on getting a society of 'up in the head' people to open their bodies and resolve their repressed [...]
This week's Dance First Member Insight is from Dr. Jamie Marich, founder of Dancing Mindfulness "Dancing Through Troubled Times" When I sought out my own recovery from trauma-related disorders and addiction in my early twenties, one of the reasons that I was open to accessing the emotions needed for healing is that the arts (and [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Jean Trewhella, founder of Movement Insights.Dear dancers,I first experienced JourneyDance with Toni at the Wild Women's Retreat in 2016. I loved how JourneyDance blended the witness/mover modality with transformation and fun, ecstatic dance. Toni's teachings resonated with me in a deep and soulful manner, and I knew that [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Adam Barley, UK-based founder of ZeroOne. Dear dancers, One of the things I’ve loved about this last year has been the increased amount of time I’ve spent on morning practices of one sort or another. That’s been true for many of us, hasn’t it? I’ve loved [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Breema practitioner and Integrative Family Physician Dr. Alexandra Johnson, MD. Dear dancers, All life expresses the principle of Mutual Support. From the relationships that create and sustain our bodies to our interactions with the world around us, our lives are a dynamic interplay. When we relate [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Morgan Rae Berk, who together with her partner Jonathan Horan leads the Global 5Rhythms Tribe. I never realized dancing in a room together with other people was something I was taking for granted. Looking back, it's screamingly ironic that the upheaval 5Rhythms practice predicted rhythmically in [...]
Moving into a Higher Frequency by Amara Pagano I wonder if you have been feeling an acceleration of growth - or challenges - in your life in this past year, as a result of Covid …I know many of us have, but I am wondering if there is more. Are you feeling nudged to [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Sofiah Thom, Creator and CEO of the Temple Body Arts™ School for Embodied Feminine Leadership! Dear Conscious Dancer Tribe, As we celebrate International Women's Day and Women's History Month, let us honor how far we have come - and celebrate the history we are creating right now! [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Banafsheh, creator of Dance of Oneness! Dear dancers, Despite all the tragedies and losses, the pandemic has simultaneously brought a new level of expansiveness and intimacy with self and others. It has also given us a new appreciation for the power of dance. Our dancing communities [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Vashti Blacker, a member of the Dance from the Heart community & Critical Mass Dance Company! Dear dancers, Unprecedented has been a word often used to describe 2020 and the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic - both individually and collectively. Life over zoom and digital connection has [...]
