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The Bizarre And Brilliant World of a ‘5 Rhythms’ Dance Class
Looking around the room, I realised it was just as I imagined. Circa 2011 Peep Show Episode of ‘Rainbow Rhythms.’
One girl was stood with her hands outstretched in a doll like expression, a glazed look in her eyes, whilst a guy in an orange skirt was twirling round the room.
(Oh god, what have I let myself in for).
Over the last few years, I have become more and more interested in dance and the psychology of movement to get in touch with the body and emotions, and induce a sort of meditative state — an altered state of consciousness where no thinking is allowed.
In the words of the Chemical Brothers — ‘Don’t think — just let it flow.’
And it seemed that ‘5 Rhythms’ might be the place to explore this a bit more. My friend Kasia had asked me if I was interested (she had been before), and since I love anything to do with dance, I eagerly agreed.
All I knew is that it was 2.5 hours of dancing, in a room where you’re encouraged to completely ‘let go’ and allow your body to move in exactly the way it wanted to.
It soon became apparent that whilst I was going to get a good bit of dancing in, this was also going to be an incredibly hilarious experience, and I secretly wished that some of my other…
