Dancing Freedom Gold Coast: In the Wake of Polarity

Join Anne & Cain on the dance floor and help us bring the magic of Dancing Freedom to the Gold Coast!

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The theme for the event is ‘In the Wake of Polarity’ and will be facilitated by Anne.

Recognizing the polarities in life can lead to new levels of surrender and trust in the 'not' knowing. For Anne, it's been the physical, emotional, and spiritual transitioning from one life stage to another - grieving the old to make way for the new.  

You may have noticed some heightened energies in recent weeks due to the two Super Full Moons book-marking our event. It is said that super moons have a stronger gravitational pull than usual. Considering the effect the moon has on tides and that we are approx. 60% water, then it’s any wonder we’re feeling something, be it good or bad. 

But is there such thing as good or bad? 

Or is it merely what we and society deem as acceptable or unacceptable? 

In every situation we can find the good and the bad dependant on perspective. It’s relative. Both reside within each of us. This theory is known as polarity. 

Polarity is the idea that everything has its pair of opposites. That everything is dual and has poles, and these two opposing forces exist in all things within the universe. Not as separate competing forces, but as two complementary opposing pieces of a singular whole. 

One is as essential as the other and cannot exist without the other. One is meaningless without the other. Neither are fundamentally good or bad. They just are … in life ... in nature ... in the elements ...

Light & Dark, Birth & Death, Night & Day, Creation & Destruction, Masculine & Feminine, Flood & Drought, Wind & Stillness…

The same state seen from two different perspectives, experienced in unison. 

How are opposite forces working in your life? 

Do you welcome them or get triggered by them? 

What new perspectives are available to you through polarity?

Looking to the wisdom of animals, crows are one of the creatures most in tune with polarity. Crows are thought to exist concurrently in the past, present and future, able to watch over all the worlds and dimensions from all angles. Believed to embody light within darkness and darkness within light, they have little judgement between right and wrong. They recognize how necessary the existence of both is. Much like polarity, crow calls us to seek the wisdom found in the inner silence of our instincts and to ponder our actions and reactions to life. 

Without polarity, how would we learn the lessons afforded to us by choice? 

Polarity is essential to human existence because our souls yearn to grow. It allows us to wake up, pay attention, and learn something.

Dancing Freedom is a portal for us to discover and move this wisdom into our realities. Dance unleashes states of new understanding and being within ourselves. 

Join us on the dancefloor to move your own unique embodiment of how polarity shows up in your life. 

Despite the perspectives we choose… the 'not' knowing ...Despite everything...

  All transitions are inevitable.  

Change IS guaranteed - in life and ‘In the Wake of Polarity’. 

See you on the dance floor!

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Dancing Freedom is a deeply somatic practice that encourages and supports the creative expression of each participant. It is a guided dance journey through an elemental wave, tapping into the power of underlying forces that make up life as we know it: earth, water, fire, air, and ether.

By coming together in community and dancing in this way, we each help to co-create a metaphorical cauldron where emotions may be stirred, creative juices can flow, and energetic shifts happen.

It is a safe space to explore the landscape of your being in a deeply embodied and conscious way.

Everyone has their own unique way to move their body, and everyone is on their own journey.

* There is no 'wrong way' to move your body.

* There are no moves to learn.

* You do not need prior dance experience.

* You are welcome as you are

The invitation is to bring a willingness to deepen the connection to yourself; to allow your body to move as it wants to be moved; to open yourself to feeling and expressing what is alive in you.

Ecstatic Dance has the potential to bring you into a state of flow. It's that state you enter when you're completely absorbed and immersed in something. When you lose all sense of self and time.

That's flow.

Experiencing a state of flow while dancing can reduce anxiety, boost your mood, and leave you feeling amazing and connected to yourself for days after.

Ecstatic Dance is also a potent form of creativity, one that enables radical self-expression in a very somatic and embodied way.

It can be practised by ANYONE!

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Guidelines (to help create a safe space):

- It is a substance-free space

- It is a non-conversational space (to allow journeying without distraction)

- Respect your own & others' boundaries

- Contact improv and connection with others is welcome

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Schedule

6:30pm: Warm-up

7:00pm: Opening circle

7:15pm: Elemental wave (dance journey)

8:45pm: Inner-dance

8:55pm: Closing circle

9:00pm: Finish

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A little about Anne:

Music and Dance are at the obsession of Anne's existence. She dabbles in DJing, has trained in various dance styles, has taught dance, choreographed, and continues to be involved in dance performances at Festivals and Events. She has studied Arts Therapy, trained in Kundalini Dance Facilitation, is certified in the Inner Dance process, and has facilitated Inner Dance in Bali, the Philippines, Vanuatu, Melbourne, Sydney, the Gold Coast, and at Rainbow Serpent Festival. Fun, connection, self-enquiry, healing, and joy have drawn Anne to ecstatic dance floors around Australia and the world for over a decade. She is excited to be sharing the magic and medicine of Dancing Freedom with the Gold Coast and beyond.

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A little about Cain:

Cain has been in love with music for most of his life, and for the past 10 years has fallen deeply in love with dance and movement. What started as hugely transformative experiences dancing barefoot in the Australian outback at music festivals, has now evolved into a deep reverence and respect for the power of music and dance. Dancing has brought Cain some of the greatest shifts in his psyche and has taught him so much about who he is at his core; the primal essence that exists underneath all the stories, beliefs, fears, and doubts. Inspired to share and offer his passion in a bigger way, in 2018 Cain became a certified facilitator of Dancing Freedom.

Cain is also deeply immersed in men's work, currently co-leading a weekly men's group on the Gold Coast within the Samurai Brotherhood, a global men's organisation. With over 5 years of experience in men's work, Cain has developed a unique strength of providing a clear, safe, and grounded space for those he works with, and weaving that into his ecstatic dance facilitation.

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What: Dancing Freedom: In the Wake of Polarity

When: 6:30PM to 9:00PM (chat and chill afterward)

Where: 3 Karen Ave, Mermaid Beach, QLD

BYO: Water, cushion

Cost: $25

***Please note: Numbers are capped at 25 people, as the studio space itself is limited. It is highly recommended to purchase tickets in advance to reserve your space***

PARKING: there may be a few spaces to park on Karen Ave, otherwise, there is parking on Cronulla Ave, and also at the big car-park where the Cash Converters and Jetts gym are located.