dancing the WE

“The need for connection and community is primal,

as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.”

_Dean Ornish

Life does not move in isolation. Beneath the stories of separation lies a deeper truth. Everything is held in a cosmic embrace within which we are invited to dance. When we dance in a group this becomes tangible. I have my own dance and yet it is held within the safety of the group. When we dance together, we are bring our presence to each other as individual contributions to the greater dance.

The power of dancing in a group is that we can surrender the illusion of individuality without losing our essence. It is an invitation to move beyond the “I” into the living field that arises when we are present together. Dance becomes a language of empathy where differences become harmony.

In this shared field something sacred awakens. The group becomes a living organism where each person is a vital cell of the whole. These collective dances allow us to not only experience our connection with others but also a deeper connection with life itself. In this space the intelligence of the group becomes the intelligence of existence itself as we connect to the eternal dance of WE.

_Christos Daskalakos

Roots and Stars

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves."

_William Shakespear

We are not animals nor angels, and yet we are both.

Through dance this paradox becomes tangible.

Every movement anchors us in the body’s weight, in the solid presence of feet connecting to the earth. At the same time, our movements can open a space of expansion. To dance is to activate our imagination reaching beyond what we can hold, touching the infinite sky of dreams and possibilities. Dance weaves together gravity and lightness, presence and transcendence, grounding and flight.

It is here, in this spiral of movement, that body and cosmos meet.

_Christos Daskalakos