What our dancers say...

Perhaps one of the following insights will spark something you'd like to achieve for yourself. And when you're ready to share your story, please send it along.

"For me, 5Rhythms dance movement practice is an exhilarating exploration to the outer edge of my own self-expression and capacity for intimacy with others. It's the best container for experiencing the wisdom of the body, liberated from mind chatter and habitual social masks. A deep sense of release and, with it, clarity, wonder and love flow through me as I dance a wave. I am very grateful."
     — Judy Tierney...Portland, Maine

"When I discovered 5Rhythms in Maine, I was fulfilling a very long dream to do the work of Gabrielle Roth.  And then, when I danced the 5Rhythms, I was back to being the dancer I was when I was seven.  Seven to seventy makes a very long and interesting journey!  This work…this play…this pleasure…will be a theme for the rest of my life!  Now I can dance my grief and dance my joy and dance my life all in the same hour and a half!"
     — Judith Simpson...Belfast, Maine

"When I started 5Rhythms dancing, I had no idea just how much I would get out of it. For one thing, it has played a major role in my overcoming Crohn's disease. When I look at why this is, I see that moving freely with awareness has dissolved the physical, emotional and spiritual crud in my organs, muscles and cells. In addition to getting a terrific full-body workout and having a lot of fun, I am also cleansing, relaxing and meditating in a unique way. I feel myself lightening up and letting go more and more all the time. And maybe that’s what it’s all about: letting go of what is stuck inside us."
     — Bob MacLaughlin...Warren, Maine

"5Rhythms dance cracks my world open and reaches out to dance me with angels. Moving instinctually, I experience my mind quieting as I become the space for what is. In these moments I feel truly alive. Nothing is expected, presence is requested and I am free to experience nothing and everything."                                
     — Linda Haupt...Martinsville, Maine

"There are not words enough to express my gratitude for how 5Rhythms dancing has cleared out debris and moved my life. Blessings, just blessings.
     — Marggi Shechannah...Portland, Maine

"It reminds me to breathe and take breathing into my daily life!"
     — Jamie Sylvestri...Woolwich, Maine