What is 5Rhythms^® Dancing?

The practice of 5Rhythms dancing, often described as moving meditation, was created in the late 1960s by Gabrielle Roth, who distinguished five rhythms common to all humans. When she combined these rhythms together in a wave as a natural progression of energy, Gabrielle discovered they can liberate the free creative spirit inside each of us, regardless of our age, size or physical ability. There are no steps to follow, no choreography to learn, no way to do it wrong. The practice of 5Rhythms dancing has spread around the world, and one of the strongest centers is right here in Maine. For more about the 5Rhythms in our state, click here. For more about Gabrielle Roth, view her video below or visit her website.

The rhythms described

FLOW fluid, continuous, grounded glide of our own movements click here to listen to a sample of Flow

STACCATO percussive, pulsing beat that shapes us a thousand different ways click here to listen to a sample of Staccato

CHAOS rhythm of letting go, releasing into a catalytic wildness that can never be planned or repeated click here to listen to a sample of Chaos

LYRICAL rhythm of trance, where the weight of self-consciousness dissolves as we lighten up and disappear into our own uniqueness click here to listen to a sample of Lyrical

STILLNESS quiet emptiness, where gentle movements rise and fall, start and end, in a field of silence click here to listen to a sample of Stillness