WHY DANCE?

“To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.”

_Indian Proverb

Deep down, within the very core of our being, lies a yearning that transcends words and boundaries – a yearning to be set free. It's a rhythm that pulses through our souls, an innate desire to soar above the clouds to dive into the deepest oceans and to come up knowing that we are connected and plugged into life with a thousand volts.

It is a desire to move to the music of life with grace and purpose. No matter our age or circumstance, this yearning remains an undeniable part of who we are. When we embrace it, we unlock a world of possibilities and a profound connection to the beauty of existence.

We will not find this life waiting on the sofa, the laptop, or behind wishful thinking. But we can find it in the dance. We can find it when we allow the music of our souls to move our bodies into those ecstatic moments dancing when music, heart and soul merge into the most exquisite expression of ourselves.

So, let us shed our inhibitions, step onto the stage of our own lives, and dance with the unbridled passion that resides within us all. For in the dance of our hearts, we find the truest expression of ourselves and the limitless potential to create a symphony of joy and inspiration that resonates across the cosmos.

_Christos Daskalakos

dancescapes

You are much more than intellect and reason.
You are more than a thinking body.
You are this human with senses of touch, sight, hearing, taste and smell.
You are instinct and intuition.
You are feeling and love.
You are spirit imbued with the force of LIFE.
Awareness – perception, and through your dance, you are
A DREAMER

We dance into our own personal dreamscapes. In some shamanic traditions, dance is used to explore one’s inner world, including personal dreams and visions. When we dance with intention and focus, we too can delve into the dancescapes to access wisdom and insights hidden within the movements, feelings and experience that make up our dance.

Dance is non-linear. We cannot simply ask a question and expect an answer. That is the way of the rational mind. The pathway that dance offers us is to ask the question, and to dancing beyond the limitations of the habitual mind and patterns of behaviour so that we touch the unexpected with surprise and delight for in that moment there is magic.

Our answers come through feeling. A sensation that is a deep embodied knowing. When it happens the vibrations of excitement indicate to us that deep down we can trust. After the dance, as we settled down those feeling vibrations turn into insight as they surface to breathe life in our conscious minds. This sounds like magic – because it is!

_Christos Daskalakos

dance UNIVERSALIS

“Dance is the rhythm of transformation where every movement is a testament 

to our amazing ability to create beauty in our lives.”

_xos

Who owns dance?

YOU DO!

Dance is your canvas and music is your paint. There is no right or wrong way to be in Biodanza – only your presence and willingness to move. It's also not about being the best at it, instead, it's about allowing your movement to express the truest version of you.

Dance belongs to everyone. It is a universal gift to humanity and is awakened when we feel the rhythm in our bodies and the pulsation of life in our hearts. The dance space becomes our world and every step we take reflects the symphony of life. Each dance is a unique story waiting to be told – an expression of our most innermost emotions, but more importantly a celebration of our existence.

The Biodanza group is a special space. It is a laboratory of life where we come to dance and feel this tapestry of life. Biodanza is not symbolic or simulated – each dance is a real experience felt deeply in the moment. From this, we embody the language and tools that we can export from this laboratory out into the worlds we live in. Armoured with love, through the dance, we learn, re-learn, and re-pattern body, mind and soul, opening up new possibilities and experiences of life.

_Christos Daskalakos

For Whom the Dance Tolls

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, 

life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”

_Langston Hughes

Twenty one years ago, VisVita was just a dream – an empty house filled a gigantic invitation.

On the 7th September 2005, we had our first Biodanza class at VisVita. Since then we have witnessed, laughter, tears, madness, sanity, chaos, peace – and much more! Every single moment facet of the kaleidoscope we call life. After facilitating a thousand classes in the studio and around 500 Aqua sessions in the pool, I pause and ask the question …”why?”

The answer is simple – “why not?”

As dancers, we create the dream. With every heart-felt movement, we paint our stories on the canvas that is this world. Our dances transcend the boundaries of the mundane and we enter the magical world where anything is possible. To dance is to embark on a journey where our souls take flight on the wings of imagination. And then, our dance brings us right back home to the inner sanctuary where we discover the enchanting symphony of life itself. The dream was always there.

I look forward to dancing with everyone this week, on such a special occasion.

Please join me after the class for some refreshments, simply to celebrate our journeys together.

_Christos Daskalakos