Poi Spinning series with Julie November 14th
Dream Circle Ecstatic Dance with Kimberly December 20th
Dreams and dancing are for everyone, available to us all no matter who we are! YOU have the wisdom of the dream-maker & dancer inside of you for all of your life! What wants to move through you?
I hold space for, and facilitate, rather than instruct. I create a playlist in wave-pattern, beginning slow, reaching chaotic and then softly landing, patterned after Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Rhythms.
Roth describes the effects of ecstatic dance as a feeling of connectedness with others and with the dancer's own emotions. Ecstatic dance can serve as a meditation, a way of coping with stress, restoring serenity and serving as a spiritual practice.
Specific emotions associated with the five different rhythms of ecstatic dance include: flowing rhythm connecting the dancer with their own fear, the staccato rhythm with anger, chaos with sadness, lyrical with joy, and stillness with compassion.
Classes are open to all ages, genders, and levels of experience. Come alone or with a friend, wear comfortable clothes and bring an exploratory openness to creative movement. Classes are offered the third Friday of each month from 7 to 8:15pm, no registration, drop-in with a $10 suggested donation.
https://www.facebook.com/events/347363569548848/
FMI: kimbojets@hotmail.com, 503-791- 6087 www.kimberlylane.xyz
Modern Mondays with Julia
MONDAY 5:30-6:15pm
Beginning Modern Dance Fundamentals
Beginning Modern Fundamentals is designed to give someone with no dance experience a peek into the liberating experience of modern dance. The class gives you the chance to experiment with how the body interacts with gravity, the space around you, your breathe, the ground and other dancers. This class will focus on building body awareness, modern dance vocabulary, safe technique, musicality and organic movement. Organic movement is movement that feels natural and free flowing as opposed to forced, rigid or constraining. It is the use of organic movement that allows modern dance to be accessible and resonate with beginners as it builds upon our already innate movement capabilities, like walking, hopping, running, jumping, galloping, rolling, stretching, and pushing.
MONDAY 6:15-7:00pm
Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Modern
- Combines energetic flow, athleticism, and artistry
- Technique from Limon, Cunningham and Humphrey-Weiden
- Emphasis on whole body, organic and weighted movement
- Attention to musical phrasing and dynamics
- Traditional format of floor, center, across and combination practice
$8 per class (or $12 for both) no reg required
Questions? Julia Gingerich 503-502-3118 julia.gingerich@gmail.com
Dance Church with Shanna December 29th
"From the earliest moments of known human history, dance accompanied ancient rituals, spiritual gatherings and social events. As a conduit of trance, spiritual force, pleasure, expression, performance and interaction, dance became infused into our nature from the earliest moments of our existence - from the moment when first African tribes covered themselves in war-paint to the to the spreading of music and dance across all four corners of the world. Without a doubt, dancing remains one of the most expressive forms of communications that we know."*
Dancing to relieve stress is a healthy alternative to drinking, smoking or comfort eating. Some people call it "high powered meditation" or trance. Whatever you call it, it's a great way to free the tension in your body, mind, & spirit while surrounded by loving, supportive community. Using movement for healing broadens our windows of tolerance, presence, patience, and emotional intelligence.
Join us for this once monthly (if it goes well, there could be more!) Sunday morning sweat. We will begin with a light vinyasa yoga warm-up (optional) and flow naturally into free-form movement & dance. This is a space of non-judgement to assist you in letting go of shame, fear, and judgement about yourself and others. Dance skills not required! Just let the music move your body in any way it wants to move. Allow yourself release from the structures and stories that bind. Bend your own rules and unstick your old patterns. Get out of the box the world puts you in. Cultivate bliss and renewal while shaking your booty in community with fellow conscious dancers!
What's ok:
- Movement of any kind (you wanna jump up and down and wave your arms like a lunatic? - this is your place.)
- Emotions (cry, laugh, frown - it's all ok here.)
- Consent (Do Not touch another human w/ out it or you will be thrown out. No exceptions.)
- Acceptance, understanding, kindness, & sweating.
- Resting when your body needs it.
- Staying hydrated.
What's not ok:
- Invading others space or touching w/out consent.
- Alcohol or drugs of any kind.
- Judgement.
- Talking on the dance floor (Wanna talk? Go outside please.)
- Shoes (No shoes that can be or are worn on the street can be worn on the dance floor.)
- Phones
- Photos
- Heavy perfumes
$10 at the door. Recommended to wear loose fitting, free-flowing, light clothing you can sweat in. Typically these events are not geared toward kids. That said, they are welcome if they are mature enough to dance unattended and follow the rules above. Here's a great article about general etiquette that may be helpful if you've never attended an event like this:
http://www.dolphindancing.com/etiquette-freestyle-ecstatic-dance-jam-da
* taken from: http://www.dancefacts.net/dance-history/history-of-dance/
https://www.facebook.com/events/782428382214688/ Questions? Please write to: justbevibration@gmail.com Hope to see you on the floor!!
Belly Dance with Jessamyn Grace
Come dance with us every Wednesday!
6pm to 7:15pm, Belly Dance Basics: This is where you'll want to start- we'll focus on technique, accents, drills, layering, safe posture, rhythms, core strengthening,, and movements such as turns, traveling steps, shimmies, undulations, taxims, omis and more. This class will also include basic work with veils, Zills and sword technique. $10 drop-in fee (5 class punch cards for $40 also offered)
7:15pm to 8pm, Belly Dance Choreography: This is where you get to put all of those moves together- we'll learn a new routine on a quarterly basis. Dedicated attendance and Belly Dance Basics required, opportunities to perform will present themselves but performing is, optional. Class fee is a donation.
All genders, ages and levels are welcome in both classes. Coin belts, Zills, music and veils provided. No registration required- just come in comfortable clothing and with an open heart! Contact: info@astoriaartsandmovement.com or 503-791-5657 www.jessamyngrace.com
Wise Women Gatherings with Melissa January 24, 6:30 - 8:30pm
This wise women gathering is a sanctuary for the feminine, where we meet from that beautiful place in our hearts, with like-minded conscious women, and those that identify as female. It is a practice of embodied spirituality with movement, sound, breathwork, inquiry, meditation, connection, and respectful touch. It is a place for you to be celebrated, seen, and deeply nourished-all of you are welcome here in this community of sisterhood. Together, we create a safe container to dive into practices that bring us face-to-face with our essence and open us to the insights to our wholeness. The circle will include Nourishment, Expansion & Connection:
*ritual to connect you with The Sacred (consciousness, God, Goddess, Allah, Mama Earth, Nature, higher SELF- whatever is your path), others, and to yourself
*movement to embody, de-stress, and access other ways of knowing and being
*respectful touch to sooth, nourish, and practice the art of giving and receiving
*meditation to develop discernment and wisdom
*sharing to integrate your experience and support one another
*honoring where ever you may be in the moment
*journaling...and you can't have a circle without some chocolate
This is for females, and/or those that identify as female. Appropriate for those 18 and over. Wear comfortable clothing, and bring a journal and something to write with. This is up two flights of stairs, and unfortunately, there is no elevator for those that may need one. $10-$20 suggested donation, though no one will be turned away.