Presence ~ 5Rhythms Sunday Waves with Elisa

Name: Presence ~ 5Rhythms Sunday Waves with Elisa
Start: 2025-01-05T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-05T12:00:00-05:00
Location: 805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4, Canada

Schedule

Sun Jan 05 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4, Canada | Toronto, ON

DESCRIPTION
Presence ~ 5Rhythms Sunday Waves
1st and 3rd Sunday of Every Month
Dates: Jan. 5, 2025 - Dec. 21, 2025
(there will be 5-class series packages that will start after the last one finishes, throughout the year)
Tuition: $20 - $35+
You are welcome to register for a single class, for a 5-class package at a 10% discount, or to drop-in and pay at the door.
Time: 10am-12noon
Location: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd., Toronto, ON, M6H 2X4
Registration:
https://events.humanitix.com/presence-5rhythms-sunday-waves-with-elisa
***
pause with breath
resurface
land in the body
dance with what is
meet yourself
land in the moment
move once more
feel
reconnect with self
***
'Presence' is a 5Rhythms class with certified and accredited 5Rhythms teacher, Elisa Hollenberg
For more information and to register, click here:
https://events.humanitix.com/presence-5rhythms-sunday-waves-with-elisa

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

Q. How do I get to this class 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. What is the format of this class?
A. In this class, there will be a warm-up period where dancers will arrive and move to music (stretching and moving to the music as you like) for about 20 minutes. This will be followed by an opening circle with some group instruction. There will then be a period of dancing that lasts for about an hour (called a Wave, with the 5Rhythms - flowing ~ staccato ~ chaos ~ lyrical ~ stillness - in sequence) with some verbal facilitation during this time. The class will gather at the end as a group, to close.

Q. What is the duration of this class?
A. The class is 2 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.

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, so the music will be different from class-to-class. The music starts-off slow in flowing, then speeds up and inspires more vigorous movement in staccato, reaches a peak in chaos, then becomes lighter, soulful or playful in lyrical and becomes connecting and vast, in stillness. The music inspires movements of the 5Rhythms Wave in sequence, from flowing-->staccato-->chaos-->lyrical-->stillness.

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 at class. 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 on any given day. 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 15 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.