tim broughton - open to life
Richmond
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 power to catalyse deep healing and creative expression. The primary teaching
of this work is: if you put the body in motion the psyche will heal itself. The
5Rhythms 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
Roth’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.
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. The teacher will be following the energy in the room. So, while
the essential map is 5Rhythms, 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 catalyse the dancer’s movement
expression in the moment. You are different every time you walk into the room,
so is the group and so is your teacher. Therefore, each class holds unique
possibilities.
