Join John Wilson and therapeutic dance & life coach Andrew Cuerden for a 60min conversation on all things dance and wellbeing. They will be exploring topics such as “chorophobia” (the fear of dance), different types of dance therapy including Andrew’s own Modality - Metaphysical Dance. As well as how and why dance can be used as a both a therapeutic tool but also a self-understanding and development tool.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Understanding the importance of dance to facilitate connection, healing and self understanding.
- The power and purpose of expression and play.
- A deeper appreciation of life or existence as an infinite dance of energies.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Coaches, therapists or counsellors who want to explore Dance as a form of therapy and personal development.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Participants may become more aware and curious of their own body language or “dance” as well as of those around them. Which can offer insight into their mental and emotional states. Thereby facilitating more agency and compassionate understanding.
Course Content
Presenter
Andrew Cuerden is a skilled and intuitive dance and life coach. A wisdom weaver and natural leader, and follower, that holds space that is therapeutic & inspirational for individuals, couples or groups to safely explore and enjoy their own unique energies through langue of dance.
Weaving together the fundamental aspects of metaphysics, dance & other life sciences, Andrew helps people integrate mind, body and soul to find more balance, presence, harmony and joy.
Andrew has devoted over 37 years of his life to practicing, competing, performing, judging and coaching Ballroom and Latin American dance. His competitive and show dance career took him all over the world, achieving top 24 in the world Latin American dance rankings, as well as a Pro on ‘BBC Strictly Come Dancing” in 2005.
Since suffering from burn out, depression and a variety of chronic illnesses brought on by life traumas. Andrew found himself embarking on a deep journey of self-understanding, integration and healing in 2016. Hence now a large portion of his work is dedicated to providing safe, intuitive, compassionate and therapeutic life coaching to others, through his own relatively unique modality called – Metaphysical Dance.
