The elements of our natural world contain wisdom and potent medicine for our souls. Learning to dance with them can assist us in attracting and amplifying their energy to support us on our life's journey. Fire represents our life force, desire, and purpose. We can work with this element to transform our thoughts into conscious action, lead with confidence, and expand our reach.
Fire is the spark of action that fuels our passion. It is also instinctual. It doesn’t think about how to burn, it just burns - unafraid to take up space. The solar nature of this element helps us to harness our personal power and align with our soul’s mission. It teaches us to redirect powerful emotions and counteract negative influences. Movement that connects us to the energy of fire is angular, percussive, and expansive - compelling us to move forward with strength and determination.
The nature of fire is to ascend and expand. It is an externally directed force that generates light and heat. Fire is always rising as it attempts to occupy the highest plane possible, purifying and burning away any distractions. We can mimic these qualities in our body by focusing on movements that grow up and out. Fire energy is bold and powerful - asserting boundaries and burning away anything that is not aligned with our vision. When dancing with the fire element, we learn to embody swift and direct shapes to externalize our desires and aspirations.
Here are some reasons for bringing the element of fire into our bodies …
- To be SEEN and felt
- To align with our soul’s desire
- To find the courage to express our WILL
- To channel the motivation needed to achieve our dreams and goals
- To push past limitations and overcome obstacles
- To redirection powerful emotions (such as anger and fear) to serve our highest good
- To release toxins and strengthen our body’s natural defense mechanisms and increase vitality
- To banish negative energies and sever toxic connections
Movement guidelines for aligning with the attributes of fire 
- Strong, sharp, and powerful shapes that radiate from the mid-section of the body.
- Medium to fast tempo sequences that are rhymic and percussive - often creating sounds with the body such as clapping and stomping
- Movements can include pulsing, slicing, jumping, stomping, pressing, pushing, reaching, and drumming
- There's limited travel involved with this element - the focus is more so on expansion from a focal point than moving throughout space
Other associations and tools for dancing with fire energy
The fire element has a Yang (+) polarity meaning it displays an outward flow of energy that is solar (or masculine) in nature. A dancer moving with this energy would have an external focus, movements would tend to be shared with someone or something else and/or their motivation would come from interacting with the world around them.
Fire is associated with the solar plexus chakra, compelling us to shine as brightly and extend our energy outward in all directions. You can visualize your movement initiating from the solar plexus area (mid-belly) and use your arms and hands to create a visual extension of that energy.
Fire is the inspiration for the suit of wands as well as the knights in the tarot. Some major arcana cards to help you connect to this element are the Strength card, The Tower, Wheel of Fortune, and the Emperor.
Fire energy can also be found in the cosmos. You can embody the qualities of the Sun and the planet Mars as well as the constellations of Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
For more information on this topic, check out some of my other resources:
- Episode 6 of my Spiritual Dance Podcast titled "Elemental Dance Magick"
- Episode 8 of my Spiritual Dance Podcast titled "Cosmic Choreography"
- My "Astrology for Dancers" Blog Post
- My book titled "Dance Divination"
- My channeled movement video for the element of fire
