5Rhythms Fundamentals with Elisa

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5Rhythms Fundamentals ~ with Elisa Hollenberg

You can attend either one or both mini-workshops. Each mini-workshop will have different content.

Dates:

March 16, 2025

June 15, 2025

Time:

9:30am-12noon  

(you can arrive at 9:15 if you like, to warm-up - the workshop will start at 9:30 a.m.)

Tuition: $20 - $35+ per workshop

2-workshop packages are available at a 10% discount.  You can also buy a ticket for a single mini-workshop, or drop-in and pay at the door.

Location: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd., 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON, M6H 2X4

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Mini-Workshop Description:

5Rhythms Fundamentals is a 2.5 hour mini-workshop with certified and accredited 5Rhythms teacher, Elisa Hollenberg.  

We will explore the fundamentals of the 5Rhythms: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness, and how each rhythm moves us. We will try out gateways to each rhythm, learn what helps us engage, what may stop us, and how we can connect with the breath, weight, body parts, momentum, centre, and more.

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Important Ticket & Registration Info

To sign up for a single mini-workshop date, click a date, select your rate choice, and a ticket will be added to your cart. 

To sign up for a 2-mini-workshop package for a 10% discount of the Sustainability, Supporting or Supported tiers, scroll down to the "Packages".  

When you register at the Supporting or Generosity rate, a portion of your registration fee is applied toward another dancer's reduced-rate spot. 

If a lower price will make the classes accessible for you, please register at the Supported or Access rate.

If you know you want to dance regularly, and these prices are a barrier for you, please email elisa.hollenberg@gmail.com for a possible work exchange or partial scholarship.

2 Class Mini-Workshop Package Rates (available until March 15, 2025 - 10% discount)

$45 Sustainability

$54 Supporting

$36 Supported

Single Mini-Workshop Rates (available until June 15):

$25 Sustainability

$30 Supporting

$20 Supported (20 tickets available - only available through advance purchase)

$12 Access (3 tickets available/class - only available through advance purchase)

$35+ Generosity

Drop-in: Pre-registration is not required. Drop-in dancers are welcome to pay cash at the door, provided we have not yet reached capacity. Please bring exact change. Drop-in tuition is $25-$35 at the door. Please note that there will not be Supported or Access tier single tickets available at the door, so if you would like one of these rates, please reserve in advance. 

Service Fees

Humantix dedicates 100% of profits to charity.

(If you would prefer to pay by e-transfer and save the booking fees, please see instructions below)

Credit Card:  To pay by credit card, please register on Humantix.

Etransfer:  You are welcome to pay by e-transfer  Please register on Humantix and use the promo code:  etransfer.  This will give you a 100% discount at checkout.  To complete your registration, send an e-transfer in the amount of the tuition tier you selected, to elisa.hollenberg@gmail.com.  Your registration will be complete upon receipt of your e-transfer.  No payment reminder emails will be sent, and your ticket will be voided if we haven't received your e-transfer within 24 hours of your booking.

Health & Wellness Agreements

We expect any dancers experiencing cold/flu symptoms to stay home to care for themselves and the rest of the group (please see cancellation policy).

Contact tracing (name, email and phone number of every participant)

If you choose to attend this indoor class, you acknowledge that although we are taking precautions, there is still a risk of contracting an illness as a result of attending, and you are assuming full responsibility for your choice to attend, and any illnesses or injuries that result.

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If you have not attended a 5Rhythms class or workshop before, here is a list of FAQs and community agreements, for this event.

Q. How do I get to this event by public transit?
A. Take the Bloor subway line (the green line) to Ossington Subway station.  The studio is a 5-minute walk from the subway from the Delaware exit and about a 7-minute walk from the Ossington exit.

Q. Is there parking near the studio?
A. There is usually free street parking on Dovercourt Road or on nearby side streets. 

Q. Do I need to sign-up for both mini-workshops?

A. You do not need to sign up for both mini-workshops.  You can buy single tickets, drop-in, or buy a 2-mini-workshop package at a 10% discount. Each mini-workshop will have different content. In 5Rhythms, the learning is experiential and builds up from class to class or series to series, with suggestions which bring out different aspects of embodiment. The mini-workshops will stand on their own, but taken together, will offer lots of learning.  

Q. What is the duration of this mini-workshop and when should I arrive?

A. This mini-workshop is 2.5 hours long, including our closing circle. We start and end our movement journey together. If you really must leave before the end of class, please let the facilitator know before you go.  The mini-workshop officially starts at 9:30 am, but you are welcome to come 15 minutes early, at 9:15 if you need a little bit of extra time to settle in and warm-up. We'll have warm-up music playing.

Q. What is the music like?

A. There will be a variety of songs from a wide range of genres that inspire movements in the 5Rhythms. The facilitator creates a unique playlist each time, choosing music that will suit our dance. 

Q. What should I wear and is there anything I need to bring to class?

A. It is suggested to wear comfortable clothing (like yoga pants, leggings, tank tops, t-shirts, shorts, long tunics or skirts/dresses) that you don't mind sweating in and that allows you a full range of motion. You may wish to dress in layers since you may become warmer as we dance, and cooler at the end of class. We dance bare-footed, or in grippy socks or light-soled dance shoes (indoor shoes only). Bring a bottle of water and a small mat to sit on (optional), if you like, for the beginning or end of class.

Q. Do I need to be a dancer, or have a certain level of experience or fitness?

A. All fitness levels and experience with movement or dance are welcome. In 5Rhythms, we move in unstructured ways, and there are no set movements that everyone needs to do in the same way. There are specific energies associated with each of the rhythms that we will learn, and we adapt the movements to our respective bodies. We move according to our abilities on each day. It is possible to dance at our own pace, whether that is slowly, doing a small dance or more vigorously, depending on your energy, abilities and how you are feeling.  We also have chairs that you can use to sit and dance, if you would like to get off of your feet and continue to participate in the class.

Q. What is the age-range for this class?

A. We welcome a wide range of ages to this class, starting at 18 years old, up to 100.

Q. Is the venue wheelchair/walker accessible?

A. Unfortunately, this venue is not wheelchair accessible.  There are two flights of stairs, up to the 2nd floor studio. The studio has many places to sit on a couch or chair, however, for dancers who need to dance seated during the class.

Q. Will I be dancing on my own, or with others in this class?

A. In 5Rhythms dancing, we mostly dance on our own. However, there are usually some instructed activities and verbal invitations in which the facilitator may invite dancers to dance in groups or pairs. This does not involve any physical contact. Also, any invitation for dancing with others is optional, and you can decide to dance on your own at any time.

Here are some other community guidelines for this class:

-We practice in a sober and substance-free environment (excluding substances used for health reasons)

-We turn our phones off during the class or put them on silent - we do not take photos/videos, or use Shazam. 

-We communicate using movement not words, on the dance floor. Please take any verbal conversations, outside.

-We are a scent-sensitive space. Please keep synthetic perfumes and essential oils off the dance floor.

-We welcome all races, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, shapes & sizes, abilities & disabilities, languages, and movement experience.

I look forward to dancing with you! If you have any questions, please let me know by reaching out to me, at: elisa.hollenberg@gmail.com