Dancing the Gaps

“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”

_Albert Einstein

Life sometimes feels as if we move from one story to the next, like episodes in the unfolding drama called “My Life”. In the rush, we barely notice the quiet spaces that lie between stories. These almost invisible pauses are where choice resides and, when we miss them, habit takes over and it can feel as though things “must” be the way they are.

 

True choice lives in these gaps, much like in dance where one movement flows into another and we forget the magical point where all possibilities open. This gap is a delicate field.  It is not empty, but spreads out like a sea of potential when we pause, breathe, and bring awareness into it. As in life, our dance becomes an act of conscious creation rather than unconscious momentum.

 

When we learn to sense and feel these subtle spaces, we begin to sense the quiet intervals between our own stories. We stop being driven by them and start moving from a deeper intuition, trusting the wisdom of the body. In these gentle pauses, we reconnect with our power to shape the dances life and of our becoming.

 

_Christos Daskalakos

The Joy of Imperfection

“The greatest enemy of ordinary daily goodness and j

oy is not imperfection, but a demand 

for some supposed perfection or order.”

_Richard Rohr

My formal dance training was shaped in a world of mirrors, precision, and perpetual striving. A feeling of never being good enough permeated every class draining the joy out of dance. Driven by the desire to be that perfect dancer classes sometimes became a weight and stressful.

On the other hand the trust placed in me by my teachers created a different yet conflicting perception of self. This all changed when I discovered a way to let go of technique and rediscover the unfiltered joy of dance I had grown up with. My discovery of Biodanza was pure excitement because here I didn’t have to “become a dancer”, I was “already a dancer”. Every person who steps into a Biodanza class is a dancer of life.

In these spaces we dance life and every experience is valid and has its place. There are no “perfect” dances, nor “perfect” technique. There is just the dance which connects us with a deep and profound freedom to just be ourselves. Each dance shines a light on what is genuinely unique and magical about each one of us. In these moments there is neither perfection nor imperfection – just life

_Christos Daskalakos

Dancing Self-Trust

“Everything you need to know is within you. Listen. Feel. 

 Trust the body’s wisdom.”

_Dan Millman

Beneath the noise of the mind lies the quiet wisdom of the body. When we slow down and listen we connect with the movements arising out of an inner guidance without seeking approval. Self-trust begins when we dare to move freely beyond the restrictions that arise from seeking validation either internally from our inner critic or externally from the world around us.

In Biodanza we learn to trust our experience in the Vivencia. Our dances invite us to move beyond self-consciousness and to return to the natural intelligence that breathes through our instincts. As we move in response to the natural call of life the thinking mind softens its grip and we rediscover trust. We embody the ease with which we move and make way for this to manifest as a dance of life that acknowledges ourselves as agents of creation and transformation.

To surrender to the dance reflects a confidence that arises from effortless connection to life. The dance becomes a mirror that reflects our innate ability to move with ease, to make choices, and express our uniqueness. To dance self-trust is beyond trying to prove anything to anyone. It is simply a manifestation of the joy of being unapologetically alive in this world.

_Christos Daskalakos