5Rhythms® Upcoming Dance Workshops
5Rhythms® Upcoming Dance Workshops
February - Heart Wave 2/15/25 5 pm - 9 pm Trenton, NJ
March - Sacred 3/7 - 3/8/25 6:30 - 9:30 pm Friday / Noon - 7 pm Saturday Pittsburgh, PA
April - Special Class in Ithaca, NY 4/12/25 $25
Past Workshops
Shaking Spirit Waves in the Windy City
ESSENTIAL WAVES in Chicago May 12 - 14, 2024
“The spirit in motion heals, expands, circles in and out of the body, moving through layers of inertia to ecstasy. Open to the spirit and you will be transformed.”
---- Gabrielle Roth, 5Rhythms Creator
When we dance the Wave of the 5 Rhythms, Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness, we tap into our authentic, constantly creative, unpredictable selves. Our movements rise and fall; find definition and provide substance; allow release; and are transformative and healing. When we tap into this essential Wave, we discover how energy moves within us and relish in our discoveries or discover how to transform our energy if desired. Our dance becomes food for body, heart, mind, soul, and spirit.
Shaking Spirit Waves in the City of Brotherly Love
HeartScape 5Rhythms Workshop in Philadelphia May 26 - 28
This weekend workshop dances through the terrain of the heart. We explore how the five major energies we call emotions move in our bodies. Fear in flowing; Anger in staccato; Sadness in chaos; Joy in lyrical and Compassion in stillness. We explore both what our bodies know and what the emotion teaches us.
“The spirit in motion heals, expands, circles in and out of the body, moving through the layers of consciousness from inertia to ecstasy. Open to the spirit, and you will be transformed." - Gabrielle Roth
We give lip service to standing in our own power… but what does that mean? One reason we find it hard to define is we rarely do it. In fact, we spend much of our time trying to avoid our emotions. In Heartbeat, we partner with our emotions, welcoming them, dancing alongside and within them. We find out what it is they want to tell us and move with and through them.
This weekend workshop explores the landscape of the heart. We explore the five major emotions through the lens of the body. Fear in flowing; Anger in staccato; Sadness in chaos; Joy in lyrical and Compassion in stillness. We explore both what our bodies know and what the emotion teaches us.
Friday, Feb 10: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, Feb 11: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, Feb 12: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A brief taste of this dynamic exploration of transformative dance!
SACRED : A Journey to Reclaim the Sacred Dance Within
Date & Time
Fri, Mar 7 - 8, 2025
6:30 PM EST
Location
Wightman Community School Building
5604 Solway Street
Pittsburgh , PA 15217
SACRED: A Journey to Reclaim the Sacred Dance Within
Sacred Waves invites you into a profound experience to rediscover yourself as a sacred being through the ancient and primal language of dance.
📌 A variety of ways to participate:
Sliding scale tuition to keep it accessible
Single-day options if both days feel like too much
In this immersive workshop, we honor the wisdom of our ancestors, who danced not only to connect but to heal, create, and celebrate life. Together, we’ll reclaim dance as a potent tool for personal and communal transformation.
Awakening – Reconnect to your primal self through the 5 foundational stages of movement. As we revisit our pre-verbal stages—rolling, creeping, crawling, standing, and walking—we awaken our instinctual body memory and open ourselves to the energy of new beginnings.
Flowing – Rooted in the support of the earth, we step into sacred space through grounded, rounded movements, feeling into the rhythm of our connection to the Great Mother and inviting flow into our bodies.
Staccato – Embrace your truth with sharp, clear movements, giving authentic expression to each layer of your being. In staccato, we celebrate the Sacred through the clarity of our voice and the wisdom of our hips.
Chaos – Surrender fully as we abandon the mind, release constraints, and let go of judgments, wounds, and burdens. In this freeing space, we dance faster than thought, allowing ourselves to move beyond reason and into the Sacred within.
Lyrical – Here, we relax into the dance, guided by the sweetness of self-compassion. This rhythm invites pure, effortless joy, allowing us to delight in our journey with ease and grace.
Stillness – Finally, we honor the sacred pauses, allowing answers to arise from within. In the quiet, we connect deeply to the eternal dance within our bodies, finding wisdom and guidance in the stillness.
Sacred Waves is more than a dance—it’s a reclamation of your sacred self. Join us to embody the rhythms that guide us all, in an experience that will leave you grounded, transformed, and in touch with the wisdom that only the dance can reveal.
Friday Night Only :
03.07 // 6:30PM to 9:30PM
$60
(Included for full Sacred weekend participants)
Full Weekend Re-sourcing
Friday 03.07 // 6:30PM to 9:30PM
Saturday 03.08 // Noon to 7PM
Sliding scale $200 - $150
Tier I – $200 - I am grateful to contribute more, supporting both my journey and others in the community
Tier II – $175 - I am able to pay in full and invest in my personal re-sourcing
Tier III – $150 - I welcome this opportunity with financial assistance to support my participation
Saturday Only Re-sourcing
03.08 // Noon to 7PM
Sliding scale $150 - $100
Tier I – $150 - I am grateful to contribute more, supporting both my journey and others in the community
Tier II – $120 - I am able to pay in full and invest in my personal re-sourcing
Tier III – $I50 - I welcome this opportunity with financial assistance to support my participation
Refund Policy
Up to 7 days before the workshop: Refunds will be granted, less processing fees.
No refunds will be granted within 7 days of the workshop.
Sacred
A Journey to reclaim the divine dance within.Date & Time
Fri, Mar 7
6:30 PM EST
Location
Wightman Community School Building
5604 Solway Street
Pittsburgh , PA 15217
Description
SACRED : A Journey to Reclaim the Sacred Dance Within
March 7 & 8. 2025 Pgh
Sacred Waves invites you into a profound experience to rediscover yourself as a sacred being through the ancient and primal language of dance.
📌 A variety of ways to participate:
Sliding scale tuition to keep it accessible
Single-day options if both days feel like too much
In this immersive workshop, we honor the wisdom of our ancestors, who danced not only to connect but to heal, create, and celebrate life. Together, we’ll reclaim dance as a potent tool for personal and communal transformation.
Awakening – Reconnect to your primal self through the 5 foundational stages of movement. As we revisit our pre-verbal stages—rolling, creeping, crawling, standing, and walking—we awaken our instinctual body memory and open ourselves to the energy of new beginnings.
Flowing – Rooted in the support of the earth, we step into sacred space through grounded, rounded movements, feeling into the rhythm of our connection to the Great Mother and inviting flow into our bodies.
Staccato – Embrace your truth with sharp, clear movements, giving authentic expression to each layer of your being. In staccato, we celebrate the Sacred through the clarity of our voice and the wisdom of our hips.
Chaos – Surrender fully as we abandon the mind, release constraints, and let go of judgments, wounds, and burdens. In this freeing space, we dance faster than thought, allowing ourselves to move beyond reason and into the Sacred within.
Lyrical – Here, we relax into the dance, guided by the sweetness of self-compassion. This rhythm invites pure, effortless joy, allowing us to delight in our journey with ease and grace.
Stillness – Finally, we honor the sacred pauses, allowing answers to arise from within. In the quiet, we connect deeply to the eternal dance within our bodies, finding wisdom and guidance in the stillness.
Sacred Waves is more than a dance—it’s a reclamation of your sacred self. Join us to embody the rhythms that guide us all, in an experience that will leave you grounded, transformed, and in touch with the wisdom that only the dance can reveal.
Friday Night Only :
03.07 // 6:30PM to 9:30PM
$60
(Included for full Sacred weekend participants)
Full Weekend Re-sourcing
Friday 03.07 // 6:30PM to 9:30PM
Saturday 03.08 // Noon to 7PM
Sliding scale $200 - $150
Tier I – $200 - I am grateful to contribute more, supporting both my journey and others in the community
Tier II – $175 - I am able to pay in full and invest in my personal re-sourcing
Tier III – $150 - I welcome this opportunity with financial assistance to support my participation
Saturday Only Re-sourcing
03.08 // Noon to 7PM
Sliding scale $150 - $100
Tier I – $150 - I am grateful to contribute more, supporting both my journey and others in the community
Tier II – $120 - I am able to pay in full and invest in my personal re-sourcing
Tier III – $I50 - I welcome this opportunity with financial assistance to support my participation
Refund Policy
Up to 7 days before the workshop: Refunds will be granted, less processing fees.
No refunds will be granted within 7 days of the workshop.
Special Class in Ithaca
The 5Rhythms® comes to Ithaca - a special one time offering to dive into a unique, self choreographed exploration of movement and body wisdom $25 Venmo @Kierra-Foster-Ba to register. Contact aliciafree1@gmail.com for additional information.
Heart Waves
Heart Wave is a whole hearted movement based
re-sourcing experience designed to support you
in accessing the deep well of wisdom and inspiration
that is a key part of us all
regardless of the circumstances
we find ourselves.
Feb 15, 5-9p • HEART WAVE
a 4hr evening workshop
LED BY KIERRA FOSTER-BA
location: The Social Profit Center
1 N Johnston Ave, Hamilton, NJ, 08609
~35 minutes to Philly ~45 the ocean ~ 20 Princeton ~1hr NYC ~0 Trenton
$50
Registration is open!
RSVP required by 3p day of
Building entry details sent upon payment
Contact the event producer directly to join.
text or email: 609-503-4562 | studio@lifeformpractices.com
send your name, email + preferred payment method
zelle, venmo, cash, check are options
ALCHEMY : A SHADOW TRANSMUTATION – 5RHYTHMS® HEARTBEAT WORKSHOP
Somatic Alchemy is a body based exploration of shadow integration rooted in the 5Rhythms Wave and HeartBeat maps created by Gabrielle Roth. Over the course of the weekend we will explore the polarities of fear vs. courage; anger vs forgiveness; breaking down vs breaking free (sadness) and the relationship between joy and compassion.
Wave Upon Wave
Reclamation – when we dance the 5Rhythms® waves we are reclaiming ourselves as sacred beings and acknowledging the true value and purpose of dance in our lives. The ancients danced. They danced to create community. They danced for healing and transformation. They danced to invoke - to physicalize into being. They danced for self-expression and they danced to create joy!
HEARTSCAPE
We give lip service to standing in our own power… but what does that mean? One reason we find it hard to define is we rarely do it. In fact, we spend much of our time trying to avoid our emotions. In Heartbeat, we partner with our emotions, welcoming them, dancing alongside and within them. We find out what it is they want to tell us and move with and through them.
Adventurous Hearts
In Adventurous Heart we begin with recognizing how fear moves and shapes each of us in relationship to ourselves, others and in a group dynamic. Belonging is a basic need that when unmet can turn inward and lead to a deep sense of loneliness even when we are with others. Meeting our fear, expressing it and letting it go creates a shift from “fitting in” to “belonging” and being accepted just as we are moment to moment. Fear leads to performance, giving ourselves away to feel accepted. Tapping into the courage in our body and hearts we practice the art of vulnerability and showing up just as we are. Moving fear into courageous connection.