My son mentioned something about esctatic dance the other day.  I've never heard of it!
It is a free form type of dance event that is based on Gabrielle Roth's "5Rhythms" guided dance practice.
Ok, I'm still clueless.  Who is Gabrielle Roth?
Gabrielle Roth
Gabrielle Roth (February 4, 1941 – October 22, 2012) was an American dancer and musician in the world music and trance dance genres, with a special interest in shamanism. She created the 5Rhythms approach to movement in the late 1970s; there are now hundreds of 5Rhythms teachers worldwide who use her approach in their work.
Roth worked at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. She founded an experimental theatre company in New York, wrote three books,
one can connect to the essence of the soul, the source of inspiration in which an individual has unlimited possibility and potential.
The practice.
The practice of the 5Rhythms is said by Gabrielle Roth to put the body in motion in order to still the mind. The five rhythms (in order) are Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. The 5Rhythms, when danced in sequence, are known as a "Wave." A typical Wave takes about an hour to dance.
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