“Dance is music made visible.” – George Balanchine
For All LevelsDance Spiral is a space to come ToGather and move through dance in a safe and fun environment, bringing in rhythms and music from around the world. We use dance as a conscious way to celebrate life and take care of ourselves. Each dance spiral is unique, weaving together elements of movement, stories, songs, recordings and live instruments.
Music and dance have been part of human culture since the beginning, playing a key role in bringing community together and embodying the stories and traditions of the world.
No prior experience is necessary.
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Facilitator Bio:
Born and raised in Germany, Hannah Apollonia grew up immersed in free and expressive movement through her family, participating from a young age in Five Rhythms, ecstatic dance, drum circles, and dancing around the camp fires. Dance was always experienced as a nurturing, liberating language of the body, a sentiment that was passed on from her mother.
Through her travels around the world, Hannah developed a deep love for observing and learning traditional and cultural dances, sensing their shared roots across continents.
In recent years, under the guidance of her teacher Manuel Rufino, she has dedicated herself to the study of sacred and ceremonial dance, including traditional Indian temple dances, while also exploring African, Central and North American ancestral movement traditions.
For Hannah, dance is a form of prayer and communication and her ongoing path is to uncover the common thread that weaves all sacred dances together.