Enlightenment Dance Mission Statement
To awake the dancer within, to have fun, to exercise, to embrace the art of fusion dance style as it is ever evolving and changing. To promote through the Art of Dancing: wellness, friendship, personal growth and health in all aspects including mental, physical and spiritual; improving the quality of life of the members of the school and to bring acceptance, love, and respect for every human being as they are and the uniqueness of each other's path.

Enlightenment Dance is not to be described but to be experienced. It is a series of dance classes designed to promote self-awareness of the body, mind and spirit. The body is lost if it does not have the spirit. The spirit is lost if it does not feel the body.

Enlightenment Dance can be fast or slow; sensual or playful; with the guidance of rehearsed steps or free with no verbal instructions; choreographed or spontaneous; it can be a prayer of the body to reach the deepest levels of the soul, or, a celebration of the spirit to enjoy the moments of life. The movements used are influenced by the movements of many cultures, particularly of the Middle East, India and Brazil.

The music is from around the world.

It’s an inner exploration of conscious movement that uncovers the essence of Belly Dance, Dynamic Meditation and much more!

It’s a bare-foot and bare-soul dance with a creative costume for the body! It’s fun and joyful, above anything else! It teaches us to be in the moment, to live life in ecstasy and to appreciate what we have here and now. It is a dance of feelings and healings that captures the magic of being and feeling alive.

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THE BENEFITS OF ENLIGHTENMENT DANCING
Enlightenment Dance promotes physical, mental and emotional healing. By enhancing your intimate connection with Spirit, it may increase insights about your well-being, what you are feeling, and life in general. It can help make you more aware of influences in your life and how you react to them.

At the physical level, this dance promotes flexibility, muscular toning, strength and good posture. Enlightenment Dance is not based on the idea of tensing muscles, as in some other western dance forms (such as ballet); it is actually the reverse: you do not have to be tense to be in control. Your body can be relaxed and still be in perfect control of your movement. This lesson can be applied to other aspects of our lives, as well…just by acknowledging the truth that we do not need to be tense to be in control, but the opposite, very relaxed into the core of our being.

At the emotional level, Enlightenment Dance banishes insecurities, tensions, and emotional blocks, thus promoting creativity, confidence, freedom and sensuality.

At the mental level, it develops concentration, mind/body coordination, intuition, and relaxation.
This dance also has a soothing, hypnotic effect on the audience, helping to relax and heal them as well. Healing occurs because the mind steps away from its rationality and allows the spirit to be in the moment where perfection resides. Beholding the dance, the audience is captivated to share the bliss of the dancer. There is a communion of energy and spiritual bounding that emerges in a kindred way throughout the performance.

The movements are performed in isolation, with parts of the body moving independently. It involves geometric shapes, such as spirals, infinity signs, and circles. These shapes are related to nature symbolism and subconscious archetypes that connect us to our humanity and divinity, and promote a sense of unity between dancer and audience. This is because all these forms are infused in nature, in our bodies, and in the heavenly bodies. You can see them in turtle shells, spider webs, snakes, trees, the cells in our bodies, on our finger prints, and in the galaxies! We are part of all these nature aspects, and dancing the symbolism awakes this relationship with nature, mostly forgotten in our modern life.
This dance promotes a feeling of unity, of eternity and of belonging, something that we all long for. So dance to your heart's content! It not only feels good, and is therapeutic, but your audience will feel the healing as well!
 

Excerpt from the Enlightenment Dance Book, by Hozuhni