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Welcome
to Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms
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| with Sue
Rickards |
| Some information
that might be useful for your first sessions
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| This is
a simple and potentially profound movement practice and you can't get it
wrong. Or right, for that matter - it's a chance to explore for yourself
and everyone is welcome, whatever limitations or experience you have. |
| Usually,
though not always, there is time to arrive, when music is playing. Use this
time for yourself, to stretch, move, let the journey here drop away. We
all use this time differently, depending on what we need. It really helps
if people don't chat - it can distract the people around from sinking into
their practice - and you into yours. |
| Wearing
socks on this floor, chewing gum, etc, can be dangerous, and it's a good
idea to remove jewellery and watches, especially if they're sharp or may
catch. |
| Then I
or an invited teacher will begin guiding/following - a mixture of teaching
the Rhythms and following the energy in the room. Sometimes sessions are
easy and comfortable for some people and sometimes not. It all changes -
from minute to minute and week to week. Begin to practice staying open to
how you feel, whatever it is. Be responsible for the well-being of your
body. Drink plenty of water. |
| I know
it can seem unnerving/exciting when you first begin coming. Despite how
it looks, not everybody knows everybody - though as time goes by this practice
does catalyse our ability to be open and honest with ourselves and one another.
There's no rush for anything. Take your time, go with what works for you.
We're all different and that's to be honoured and celebrated. |
| People
may be experimenting with being loud, big, bold, timid, intimate, self-contained.
It's fine to move away from or towards someone - give yourself permission
to experiment too - in your own way. Use your respect for other people and
their process and expect respect for yours. |
| Everybody
came for a first time. If you can, speak to someone (or two or three) at
the end of the session, especially if you notice that you're feeling anything
(shy, weird, exhilarated, etc). Ask questions, tell them how you are. |
| Welcome
to this practice |
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| A YouTube
video with Gabrielle Roth |
| Gabrielle
Roth describes and illustrates the 5Rhythms in this YouTube video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYMdlKWaEEY |
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Dance
like nobody's watching |
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Love
like you've never been hurt |
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Sing
like no one can hear you |
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Live
like heaven is on earth |
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Variously
attributed to Rumi, Souza and others |
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| Some information
from the Moving Center: |
| Welcome
to the 5Rhythms |
| The Movement
Work of Gabrielle Roth |
| This might
help you dive in and enjoy your first experience in the 5Rhythms
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| What
are the 5Rhythms? |
| The 5Rhythms
comprise a simple movement practice 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 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 five
rhythms 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 rhythms
are the foundation of Gabrielle’s body of work, a series of healing
maps for the body, heart, mind, soul and spirit that provide a lifetime
of self-discovery and a path to awakening. The 5Rhythms
practice starts you on that journey and is the place to which you will always
return. |
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| What happens
on the dance floor? |
In every
class or workshop, there is always a wide range of experience in the 5Rhythms
work - from first-timers to certified Wave addicts. In any given class,
the teacher will be following the energy in the room. So, while the essential
map is one of the five rhythms, the teacher might take the class through
the entire Wave or focus on just one rhythm or one facet of a rhythm.
The rhythms themselves are gateways to literally thousands of different
movement landscapes. Like the body, they are alive and designed to catalyze
the dancer’s movement expression in the moment. You are different every
time you walk in the room, so is the group and so is the teacher. Therefore,
each class holds completely unique possibilities. |
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| How do
I start? |
| 1. Go at
your own pace |
| 2. Be
responsible for your own body (stay aware of injuries and limitations) |
| 3. Keep
your eyes open to stay aware of others |
| 4. Dance
barefoot or in dance shoes only - no socks on the floor |
| 5. Move
how you feel and stay open to changing |
| 6. Know
that everything that is alive has a dance, and your only task is to find
and express yours |
| 7.
Enjoy yourself! (Excessive seriousness may slow you down) |
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| For further
information about 5Rhythms
or The Moving Center, see our Links
page. |
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For more information please e-mail info@acalltodance.com
or call Barry 0845 458 8251 (local call
rate) / +44 20 7916 6122 (mobile 07941 990761).
If you'd like occasional e-mail updates,
please send an e-mail to info@acalltodance.com
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