sounds true
Back to the future! Meet the Dance First members who love drumming, live music, body percussion, and the human voice. Move with modalities that awaken the living music inside you.
Alchemy Spinning
Dance of Oneness
Body Tales
Dancing the Rainbow
Raquel Boluda’s dervish-inspired dance practice releases stored trauma and heightens awareness. www.alchemyspinning.com The contemplative work of Olivia Corson and Lysa Castro is often done in silence or in the context of witness-performer. www.bodytales.com
Breema
The rejuvenating ‘Seven Principles of Harmony’ are practiced quietly in partners or small groups to enhance well-being. www.breema.com
Continuum
Cultivating the flow of breath, sound, and movement is the heart of the influential practice developed by the late Emilie Conrad. www.continuummovement.com
Core Connexion
The work of Eva Vigran is often practiced in groups outdoors or at sacred temple sites in select locations. www.coreconnexion.com
Banafsheh is passionate about working with world-renowned musicians to raise the vibration of her offerings. www.danceofoneness.com Nature is a willing dance partner in many of the site-specific workshops Lani O’Hanlon offers in Ireland. www.seventhrayarts.com
EastWest Somatics
The Red Rock deserts of Eastern Utah form a backdrop and guide the aesthetic of Sondra Fraleigh’s signature practice. www.eastwestsomatics.com
KiVo
Singing and dancing, chanting and moving, all done in a circle with deep roots in many traditions—Lis Addison’s work brings out your kinetic voice. www.kivokineticvoice.com
SpiritDance SoulSong
Turning the Wheel
SoulWork Tantra
Wassa Dance
A rich variety of embodiment tools woven together with soulful singing and dance, the heart-based work of Ellen Watson and Daphne Tse is joyful to the core. www.movingventures.org Consciousness raising through embodied spirituality is the playful context for these transformational retreats and trainings at the Self-Soul Center in Southern Oregon. www.selfsoulcenter.org
Taketina
Rhythm and motion are interlocked in a deceptively simple yet highly effective method of group circle movement meditation for left/right brain integration. www.taketina.org
Tamalpa Life/Art Process
Drawing from the creative well of the participants, this approach developed in tandem by Anna Halprin and her daughter and Tamalpa director Daria reveals inner wisdom through art and movement. www.tamalpa.org
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Alana Shaw encourages the leaders in her national youth organization to collaborate with live musicians whenever possible. www.turningthewheel.org
A love for rhythms from around the world drives Lara McIntosh to incorporate live drummers and musicians often at her high energy events. www.wassadance.com
Whole Person Drumming
Going back to her roots with the great master drummer Olatunji, rhythm facilitator Zorina Wolf offers authentic drumming for raising consciousness. www.villageheartbeat.com