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5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
December 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$15 – $25
Fresh Start 2026!
What would you like to manifest for 2026? What are somethings that you need to release and let go of from 2025! What new moves would you like to bring onto the dance floor! Join us to move in community the end of the year 2025 and bring in the New Year of 2026! It is always exciting at the beginning of the New Year to get a fresh start, reset, renew and begin again. We get a chance to breathe, shake off the year of 2025 and see what unfolds in our bodies and lives for the year of 2026! Pic by Jon Tyson
“The dance is not where we lose ourselves. But where we find ourselves! ” Gabrielle Roth
Asia House 828, 119 Coxe Ave. Asheville, NC, 28806, 5:00-7:00pm, $15-25 sliding scale, no one turned away, this is the last day for first time dancers and bring a friend for free admission! The entrance is a side door and you climb stairs.
Parking around Asia House 828, there will be plenty of parking on the street and there are parking garages around in the South Slope area! There will be 8 parking places in the back of the building.
About 5Rhythms®
Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide. 5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principles that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself.
About Karen:
5Rhythms dance is for everyone. This meditative freeform dancing practice was created by dancer and visionary Gabriellle Roth. Accredited 5Rhythms teacher Karen Chapman has been hosting dances in Asheville and around the country for 9 years. Through the dance, Karen acts as a guide for the dancer on their journey through the rhythms. Karen is interested in how energy moves on the dance floor through the Breath and Body!
Dance movement timeline:
Doors open at 5 PM for warm up and close at 5:45 for the opening circle. The wave is complete at 6:45PM. If you can arrive at 5 PM that is best but you are welcome to come to the dance anytime before 5:45 PM.
5 PM: Warm-up, Meditative stretching and dancing.
5:45 PM: Doors Close, Opening circle
Demonstration of the 5 Rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness.
6 PM: Dancing the wave of the 5Rhythms
6:45: Closing Circle/End
Thank you and see ya on the dance floor soon! Love K
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