Ecstatic Dance Portland Oregon/Soul Motion Classes/Vinn Marti/Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms

Momentum: Conscious Movement
(Last update: 3/30/2021)

Due to the global Coronavirus outbreak,
our physical studio is closed until further notice.

We are currently running online ZOOM classes and solo home practices.
See below or contact Meshi or Winky with questions.

Dearest Dancers,

As we ride the waves of uncertainty that these wild times continue to produce, we return to the simple truth of our gratitude for you, this magnificent group of dancers and these movement practices we all love and share. We continue to be humbled and blessed by you and all the ways we are showing up for each other. Thank you.

As most of you now know, we have moved our classes and workshops online. We originally imagined that this would be temporary, yet, it now seems that this will be part of our world for a while. Certainly we are eagerly looking forward to the time we can all move together in the same space. In the meantime we are applying our creativity to move beyond just adapting towards reinventing our work using technology and ingenuity. We feel strongly that it's important to keep our movement practices alive and refreshed. It is more clear then ever how essential it is to attend to our embodied groundedness, to cultivate our creativity and keep moving. Indeed, sensation and movement are key to attending to the moment.

We continue to practice searching for ways that we can find opportunities in the chaos. Certainly a beautiful element has emerged....Dancers we love and new people from far flung places are finding their way to our classes. This makes our hearts happy!

So stay tuned for new offerings and creative collaborations. In the meantime please join us for our amazing weekly movement offerings.

Find your now through embodied movement!

Dancing with you,
Meshi and Winky

Butoh Intensive: Presence - Practice - Creation

Led by Meshi Chavez
Module 1: March 13 & 14 2021
Module 2: April 10 & 11, 2021
Module 3: May 8 & 9, 2021
Final Showing: May 29, 2021 (Time TBA)

Saturday's & Sunday's: Noon - 2p (PST)

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Words in Motion Series

With Winky Wheeler
Tuesdays, March 16 - April 30, 2021
Committted small group

We meet at the cross roads of words and movement. Here we sift through poetic phrases to find inspiration for movement. This is a small group, committed series that spans six weeks.

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Portals and Gateways

Openings to Objects
With Meshi and Winky
April 21 and 28, 2021, 6-7:30pm
$45

Whether we are dancing in our homes, outside in nature or in a studio our world is filled with objects. These items are imbued with immense inspiration if we are able to open our minds and bodies to their inspiration.

Join Meshi and Winky for two evenings of exploration into the secret lives of the objects that surround us. We will offer specific ideas and movement prompts that will cultivate your ability to listen, connect and open your dance in new ways.

We look forward to a lively experience that will change the way you engage with your world and the objects you encounter.

Butoh Foundations

75 min online Zoom class

Mondays
6:00pm-7:15pm
$20-0 sliding scale.

Butoh Foundations is a fully guided class that utilizes and encourages you to trust your own creativity. With this dance practice there is no such thing as a good or bad move. There is only the exquisite experience of truly inhabiting our bodies. Here we develop techniques of radical attentiveness which can lead to radical embodiment. Butoh Foundations peaks curiosity and ushers in a sense of freedom. This is a drop in class and no experience is necessary.

Movement and Metaphor

Online Zoom class

Tuesdays
5:30-7:00pm
$20-0 sliding scale.

Due to the creative process this class is initiated with, the size is limited to 10 people.
Contact Winky to see if there is room.

Sunday Dance

Online Zoom class

10:00am - 11:15pm
$20-0 sliding scale.

For those having financial challenges due to the corona virus crisis, we offer you refuge in our movement practices. Please contact Meshi or Winky and we will make sure you get the links for the classes you are interested in attending.

We hold you in our hearts.

with deep love

Meshi & Winky