a one-day Live Wire workshop with Lorca Simons

Nothing truly dies… all energy simply transforms. We may like to think of our life’s path as being linear but in reality life moves in cycles. So it is with the cycles of our own life.

In the Cycles map, we give ourselves permission to embody this journey with new eyes and understanding. We explore the patterns, waves and vibrations that move us from birth to death – and we attend to sacred tasks and teachings that we may not have marked along the way.

Our journey will be a deep investigation into our personal relationship to the rhythms and rituals, teaching and traditions, the people and places that have formed and informed who we are. From birth into infancy, childhood, adolescence, maturity, elderhood and death, this workshop is an opportunity to update our understandings, to prepare for what's next, and to move with the parts of ourselves and our journey that we wish to honour and explore, as well as those parts we are ready to let go.

"I have always loved the Cycles work… maybe it’s the idea of seeing and embodying things anew. Recently, my 100-year-old mother shared a story with me about an incident that had happened to me 70 years ago, and I realized that for all that time I had labored under a misconception. Similarly, talking with my children about their life experiences often results in a deeper understanding of events and perceptions. Nothing is fixed. This was especially true when I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during class on Valentine’s Day 2020. My death was unexpected and as I was recovering, it was an incredible invitation to ask myself… what’s next?" Peter F

Coming together to explore the cycles of life gives us the opportunity to see ourselves in each other, to understand and honour our own journey, and to celebrate the thread that connects us all.

"From the moment I stepped into the 5Rhythms, I knew I had been called home to my creative intelligence and embodied wisdom.  I came to the practice late in life and immediately fell in love with its accessibility, honesty and integrity.  I completed the teacher training with Gabrielle Roth in 2004, Heartbeat in 2010, and Cycles 2022.  I am a member of the 5Rhythms teacher training staff and, as a founding member of the 5Rhythms Reach Out (5RRO), I continue to work with elders and differently abled communities." Peter Fodera

March 15 to 19, 2023

White Eagle Hall, 90 Dock Street (at Niagara) in Victoria BC

11am to 5pm daily

• $695 CAD before February 1, 2023
• $750 CAD after
• $795 CAD includes a scholarship donation

Pre-requisites: 15 hours of Waves level (ie weekly classes) and 15 hours of Heartbeat level 5Rhythms study.

To Register:

1. Send your payment by e-transfer to joanne@danceherenow.ca, 
2. Register online through Eventbrite, or
3. contact joanne@danceherenow.ca to request a scholarship, or to arrange an alternate method of payment.

Please ensure I have your best email address, so your can receive workshop-related information and updates.

Cancellations and Refunds:
A full refund, less $75, will be issued for cancellations before February 11, 2023.
A 50% refund will be issued for cancellations before March 8, 2023.
No refunds for cancellations after March 8, 2023*.

*a 75% refund MAY be issued if the workshop is at capacity, and a replacement is registered.

*for cancellations up to 48 hrs prior to the workshop, due to testing positive or for a known exposure to COVID, we will offer you a refund less a $75 admin fee. If you test positive for COVID during the first 2 days of the workshop, we will offer you a 50% refund. If you test positive for COVID after the first 2 days of the workshop, any refunds will be on a case by case basis.

If we need to cancel or postpone this workshop due to a worsening of the pandemic, then we will refund participants 100% of their workshop fees. We are not able to cover any costs incurred by participants for transportation or accommodations, so please organize your travel and travel insurance with this in mind.

COVID POLICIES:
All participants will be required to complete a Rapid Antigen Test (also known as a "lateral flow test" in some countries) both 2-3 days before the workshop, and within the 2 hours prior to arriving at the workshop venue on Wednesday March 15. You will be asked to attest on arrival that you have tested negative.

As winter approaches, our energy begins to turn inwards. We are often called to return to home base, to sit at our own Hearth, to reflect and tend to our own inner fire.

This three-part series is an opportunity to stir, explore, and embody the natural movement and intelligence of our hearts – to gather with others in a committed group and to be warmed, enlivened, and encouraged by what we may discover, witness, and share.

Through physical investigations, personal inquiry, and the presence of our companions, we will approach our emotions and our inner world as energy that moves, as a natural part of our human anatomy, and as a potential source of vitality, connection, and deep intelligence in each moment.

In the midst of tumultuous times, and through a sometimes-demanding holiday season, this series will offer a welcoming space to move, be, and tend to whatever is on our hearts.

November 19 | December 17 | January 14
Hours: 11am to 5pm
Location: Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street, Victoria BC

Assisted by Chantell Foss. 

$325 if paid in full by November 19
$350 in 2 payments ($200 by November 19 | $150 by December 17)

To Register: send your e-transfer to joanne@danceherenow.ca, or sign up on Eventbrite:

• paid in full by November 19: select “paid in full” and complete your payment.
• paid in two installments: select “installment 1 of 2” and complete your first payment. You will need to submit your second installment on or before December 17th.
• for the Supporter rate: select your ticket, and then select Add-ons below. $30 will be added to your ticket and will be applied to another dancer's attendance.

2 crew places are available at a reduced cost ($165) in exchange for your hands-on support. To enquire, please contact Joanne.

If cost is a barrier and you want to take part, please email me and we'll work it out.

Please ensure I have your best email address so I can reach you.

Proof of vaccination, or a documented medical exemption, is required on registration. (I understand that some folks will feel well taken care of and some folks will not feel well served by this requirement – I am sorry if this means that we won't see you this time around.)

Refund Policy: Full refund, less a $30 admin fee, for cancellations before November 13th. 50% refund for any sessions missed due to illness. No refunds for no-shows.

This workshop fulfills 3 full days of Heartbeat (for students who are tracking hours towards the 5Rhythms teacher training), and is a suggested preparation for the Cycles and Mirrors maps, as well as for everyday life : )

“I want to feel that we can touch each other through the screen towards a new kind of intimacy. Listening with the ear of the heart, seeing with the eye of the heart, speaking from the voice of the heart through the screens that we share. Let’s find our way into this landscape of creativity and possibility together.” – Lorca

~ Wing Span ~

An eruption of soul straight from the heart
Fueling the spirit & casting edges wide
The magic of theatre begins here…

Spread your wings, free your mind, expand your imagination, magnify your curiosity, and illuminate your breath in the beat. Awaken and sharpen those places in yourself that need a rewire, recharge, a realigning back to what is most original and true. We will meet you there.

Wing Span is a physically based movement theatre lab. We dance deep. We write, utilising the poetry of the body as our spring board for theatrical expression. We illuminate language, uncover gesture, and free the mind through our 5Rhythms practice. We turn our suffering into art and art into awareness expanding into an ensemble of limitless possibility. An intimate sliver of the poetic landscape at the root and heart of our 5Rhythms practice.

In response to Gabrielle Roth’s investigation into what it means to be an authentic human being, Live Wire 5Rhythms Theatre is dedicated to the creation of physical theatre that is both interactive and transformative. Lorca offers labs rooted in a visionary and rigorous technique for people to become true “athletes of the heart.”

When: Saturday May 22, 2021
10am to 1pm Pacific Standard Time
12pm to 3pm Eastern Standard Time | 6pm to 9pm UK | 7pm to 10pm Europe

Where: Zoom Creative Space

Cost: 
Full Registration $75
Sponsor: $90 – $110
Supported: $60

Limited to 40 participants; pre-registration is required.

To Register: send an e-transfer for your chosen amount to joanne@danceherenow.ca, or email Joanne to arrange for payment.

Prices are in Canadian dollars. If cost is a barrier and you know you want to take part, please be in touch.

A welcome email including Zoom link and password will be emailed to participants one week before the event. Please ensure that we have your best email address, so we can send you the details.

The 5Rhythms® is a simple, powerful movement practice which guides us to re-connect with our innate body-knowledge, wellness, and wisdom. This workshop will be both an introduction and a deep dive into Gabrielle Roth’s healing movement work.

Together we will explore, embody, and give form to the strength and intelligence of the heart: the central chambers where blood moves, excitement races, and rhythm runs steady and deep. Moving from our center we may deepen our capacity for presence, find and give shape to our heart's true expression, and reaffirm our connection to the pulse of life.

Times: Friday February 14th, 6:30 to 9:30pm | Saturday February 15th, 11:00am to 5:30pm

Location: Westmount Community Hall, 10978 127 Street NW, Edmonton, AB

Tuition: $145 if paid in full by January 24th | $175 after.

As winter approaches, our energy begins to draw inwards and we are often called to return to home base, to sit at our own Hearth, and to tend to our inner fire.

This three-part series is an opportunity to stir, explore, and embody the natural movement and intelligence of our hearts – to gather with others in a committed group and to be warmed and enlivened by what we may discover, witness, and share.

In this year’s series, we’ll invite the stillpoint of Solstice to slow us down, drop us deep, and remind us what matters most. By the light of our own true stories, we’ll practice and develop our capacity to witness ourselves and one another through the eyes of the heart.

Through physical investigations, personal inquiry, and the presence of our companions, we will approach our emotions as energy that moves, as a natural part of our human anatomy, and as a potential source of vitality and deep intelligence in each moment.

In the Heartbeat™ map, each of the 5Rhythms becomes a gateway to our essential emotions: Flowing / Fear, Staccato / Anger, Chaos / Sadness, Lyrical / Joy, and Stillness / Compassion.

Pre-requisite: 15 hours of 5Rhythms “Waves” instruction.

Workshop Hours: 11am to 5pm
Dates: November 16th | December 21st | January 18th
Location: Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street, Victoria, BC

Tuition:
$275 if paid in full by November 1st
$295 if paid in full by November 16th
$325 if paid in 2 installments ($175 by November 1st | $150 by December 21st)

To Register:
Please send your e-transfer to joanne@danceherenow.ca, or your cheque, made out to Joanne Winstanley, to 142 Moss Street, Victoria, V8V 4M3, or register by PayPal below.

* enliven your body * move in community * discover and dance to the beat of your own drum *

The 5Rhythms® is a simple, powerful movement practice which guides us to re-connect with our innate body-knowledge, wellness, and wisdom. This workshop will be both an introduction and a deep dive into Gabrielle Roth’s healing movement work.

Workshop Hours:
Friday November 1st – 6:30 to 9:30pm
Saturday November 2nd – 11:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Westmount Community Hall, 10978 127 St NW, Edmonton, AB
Tuition: $135 if paid by October 1st  |  $160 after
Contact: Michelle Whitehead  |  780.803.5243  |  michewhitehead@gmail.com

To Register: please send your e-transfer to michewhitehead@gmail.com, or contact Michelle if you wish to pay by cheque. To pay by credit card, please contact Michelle or use the PayPal link below.

Joanne teaches 5Rhythms (Waves and Heartbeat levels) with a deep respect for the transformational nature of this practice, and for the unique discovery practice of each participant. Her teaching is rooted in a lifelong engagement with her own personal work. Since 2001, she has held a steady space for the growth and evolution of a robust dance community in Victoria, BC, and has shared her love of this practice with students across North America.

"God, Sex and the Body is and always will be a profound and integral part of the 5Rhythms® curriculum. It has personally informed my way of being, my teaching style, and, most deeply, my acceptance of who I am and who I am not." 
— Gabrielle Roth

In the series of maps that comprise the dancing path of the 5Rhythms®, God, Sex and the Body is an initiation into being an embodied soul. It is a deeply personal journey, a celebration like no other, a ritual for the hot and holy you. 

This journey is a call to stretch our imaginations with a long forgotten innocence and move through a spectrum of feminine and masculine archetypes, to dress up these characters in ritual theater, get inside them and give them expression. No one else can be a man or woman exactly like you. No one else can embody your soul, or project your magic or have your specific curiosity. Part lover, part artist, part god, we were born to rock the world and feel our way into each other’s hearts. 

Grounded in the 5Rhythms Movement practice, this experience can liberate and inspire us to emerge a bit more fascinated with each other and the mystery of it all.

Pre-requisite: 15 hours of 5Rhythms “Waves” instruction.

Dates: August 15 to 18, 2019

Workshop Hours: 
Thursday: 12 to 7pm
Friday: 12 to 7pm
Saturday: 11 to 5pm and 8:30pm to 12am party
Sunday: 11 to 5pm

Location: Polish White Eagle Hall, 90 Dock Street, Victoria, BC

Tuition:
$495 paid by July 1st 
$525 with $30 scholarship donation (towards another dancer's tuition)
$560 after July 1st
$590 with $30 scholarship donation (towards another dancer’s tuition)

To Register: please send your e-transfer to joanne@danceherenow.ca, or mail your cheque, made out to Joanne Winstanley, to 142 Moss Street, Victoria BC, V8V 4M3. To pay by credit card, please use the PayPal links below.

Alex MacKay has been teaching 5Rhythms for over 20 years, beginning in Manchester and Liverpool, and now offers workshops internationally. She loves travelling to different tribes and dance floors and returning home to beautiful West Wales.

“Offering these archetypal maps of God, Sex and the Body feels exactly right for me – I can honour Gabrielle Roth’s maps and be myself: delicate and deep, clear and playful, creating a safe space to be daring.

“I want it all – no divide between spirit and flesh, between the masculine and feminine within... the lover to feel desire and find beauty in many moments, the seeker to naturally connect to inspiration and devotion, the artist to design and take care of a life full of these riches.

“I am delighted at the surprise invitation to Vancouver Island this summer, feeling the call of ravens and the full moon, summer grasses and blackberries... such abundance around us as we connect with the archetypal and mysterious realms.”

— Alex MacKay

PayPal: 
$582 ($560 + PayPal fee) – Workshop tuition
$613 ($590 + PayPal fee)  – Workshop tuition with scholarship donation

Set right in the heart of summer, the weekend features six amazing movement teachers, each with a unique offering on our shared theme, Resilience. With a focus on nurturing embodied presence, we will explore taking shape and letting go, and movement as a transformative tool to actualize new ways of being in which we thrive.

Our Tribal Gathering is composed of dancers from around the world and a fabulous catered celebratory dinner together. Join new friends and old, for a remarkable weekend of movement and discovery.

Tuition:
US$205 Early bird* / US$235 after June 9, 2019
*To receive Early bird rate, payment in full must be completed by June 9, 2019

Hours:
Friday July 19th: 7pm to 9pm
Saturday July 20th: 10am to 5pm followed by catered dinner party
Sunday July 29th: 10am to 3:15pm

For production information, please contact Ronny, or, to register, click here.

For production information, please contact Kellie,
or, to register, click here.

Live Wire is a movement based theatre lab, a dynamic, raw, experimental base where anything can happen. A poetic landscape that is at the root and heart of our 5Rhythms practice.

Tuning into the artistic nature of our practice invites our dance to new depths of discovery, unlocking the stories our bodies are longing to tell, further articulating the threads of your life.

In this laboratory we illuminate language, uncover gesture and free the mind through our theatrical investigation. A ‘plug-in' to creative action, an opportunity to reawakening and sharpen those places in ourselves that need realigning or perhaps rewiring back to what’s most original and true. A soulful surrender.

“Delivering one's self back to the artistic nature of the body. Sculpting spirit into shape, writing soul into story, dancing mind into the wind and tracing the heart home.” 
— Lorca

*Live Wire: Soul Threading is a ritual theatre lab and part of the Live Wire series created by Lorca Simons.

A threshold is a place of potential; a delineation between one set of conditions and another. A place to gather resources. A cusp or an edge we may not have approached, or crossed over, until now.

As we move through time, we may find that each moment or new season requires something different from us. Even in times of relative stability, the world is poised to offer surprises. As citizens of a changing world, we may find ourselves being called to ‘step up,’ change course, learn new skills and perspectives, or take creative action that we haven’t taken before.

In this year’s retreat we’ll engage with the 5Rhythms® movement practice, ritual, and meditation to investigate this place of potential. We’ll explore where we may be ready to step beyond our own edges and we’ll practice moving, with purpose and presence, from awareness into action.

Supported by the land, guided by the 5Rhythms maps (Waves and Heartbeat) and accompanied by a committed group of dancers, we’ll gather and embody the resources we need to step into the fall.

Previous 5Rhythms® experience is recommended, but not required. If you are tracking hours for the 5Rhythms® teacher path, this retreat counts for 1 day of Heartbeat and 2.5 days of Waves practice.

All rates include tuition for the workshop, 3 nights of accommodation, and 9 locally grown organic meals. Vegetables grown on the farm are used whenever possible, and meals are vegetarian with the exception of a salmon dinner on Friday evening. The workshop starts with dinner on Thursday evening, and completes on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 PM.

Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis. We do recommend signing up early – this popular annual retreat fills up fast!

Early bird prices are in effect until July 31, 2018:

• Private room: $965/ $920 before July 31
• Shared room: $830/ $785
• Camping: $710/ $665
• Commuter (off-site accommodation): $630/ $585

To register, please follow the link to the registration page.

To join the Facebook event (for rideshares, announcements, etc), click here.

Cancellation Policy:

• All cancellations will incur a $50 administration fee.
• Cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund.
• Because this is a residential workshop with individualized meal and accommodation planning, no refunds can be issued for cancellations after August 28th.