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 is an artistic soul-preneur, who has been dancing for 37 years of which 27 of those years has been as an international competitor, performer, teacher and judge. Reaching top 24 in the world competitive dance rankings and being a BBC Strictly Professional in 2005.
Andrew’s life has also been dedicated to exploring and practicing psycho-somatics, metaphysics as well as yoga, meditation. Since his own health crisis and healing journey he has dedicated himself to understanding the fundamental mechanics of life and begun to see the amazing correlations with dance.
Hence he has created his own therapeutic dance and life coaching modality called **Metaphysical Dance**. A unique and integrative way of exploring the energetics of life through the metaphor and practice of dance, in his case Ballroom & Latin dancing, as the primary vehicle. Where the fundamental principles of dance such as balance, timing, alignment, integration, leadership & followership are explored more intimately and related to life. Hence t’s an opportunity to find the freedom of expression and flow within the safety of structured patterns and rhythms. Enabling everyone to dance with life more harmoniously.
