The Dance Movement Journey
Dance, Move, Connect
Dance, Move, Connect


For anyone wanting to deepen the compassionate and creative connection with themselves and others through dance and movement - the embodiment of a life well lived! Dance Journey Weekends are stand alone or can be the pre-requisite for embarking on teacher training. A commitment is required to attend 6 of the Dance Journey Weekends before entering the Teacher Training programme.
The Purpose
The Journey
The Dance Pathway
To open & stimulate pathways to a life well lived through dance, movement and connection, employing the principles of interdependency and interconnection.
We work with self awareness through the language of music and movement to give the opportunity to realise our authentic connection, expression and communication.
The learning process is experiential and somatic, an exploration of your own life journey through dance, movement and communication. Sharing is based on the Circle Way and communication is based on the principles of empathic communication and reflective listening.
The Dance pathway is geared to help you partner your body and listen, learning to recognize your sensing system: the gut instinct/intuition; emotional indicators; physical indicators, instincts and sense of well-being. Exploration of Laban’s analysis of movement gives vocabulary for expression. Verbal communication will be grounded in embodiment.
The Programme
Where?
What is required of me?
Theme 1: Introduction to Movement, Dance, Connection and Empathic Communication
Theme 2: How We Dance, How the Body Moves
Theme 3: Health and Wellbeing Through Movement and Dance
Theme 4: How We Express Ourself in Dance & Movement - Expressing Yourself Honestly
Theme 5: How the Body-Mind Intelligence Takes Care
Theme 6: Dancing the Elements and Yin Yang
Theme 7: Connection - How We Care For Others
Theme 8: How the Body-Mind Contributes
Theme 9: Myths, Archetypes and the Heroic journey
Creative Expression Through Dance, Voice and Percussion
Theme 10: Celebrating Uniqueness & Authentic Movement
Theme 11: Dance of the Numinous Ordinary - The Divine in Everyday Life
Theme 12 : Creative Expression Through Dance, Voice and Percussion
Theme 13: Dance & Nature
Theme 14: Building Resilience
At this point we are embarking on Theme 12. The programme is circular, so you can join at any time.
The training is both non-residential and residential in Wessex, at present in Dorset.
For more information please email : danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com
A commitment to yourself and taking the dance journey is requested. If you want to access the teacher training units you need to complete 6 of the themes as a minimum.
Dance Journey
2020- 2022
The dance journey and teacher training is presently based in West Dorset, UK.
with Julia Hope Brightwell and visiting teachers.
If you are interested please email:
The Dance Journey is on now
Interested?
Please include your experience in dance/movement, how you heard about Dance Connection and whether you want to just dance for your own pleasure or want to gain access to the teacher training,
