Dance Beyond Winter Retreat

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The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, NY

Experience the healing and transformative power of dance. Meet and connect with and open hearted community who value authenticity, creative expression and spiritual growth.
Over the course of the retreat, we will explore daily themes through embodied workshops, Ecstatic Dances with DJ's, nighttime live music concerts, guided meditations, nature walks and more.
Our venue for the weekend will be a historic retreat center in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Upstate NY with gorgeous indoor gathering spaces, surrounded by beautiful forests, meadows and streams.

In Alessandra's workshop, we'll learn the traditional ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula, in use for centuries throughout the Mediterranean as music and dance therapy. We’ll create a community healing ritual as our bodies move in ways that help us to open the energy points and stay grounded. According to what Alessandra observed in her practice and personal experience in teaching healing workshops around the world, “tarantismo” may be defined as depression or sadness caused by unrequited love or abuse. In modern day music therapy the tarantella rhythm targets especially women.

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