Spiritual Dance Blog

In 2019, I began a journey of searching for spiritual dance communities that existed outside of religion. At first, I found myself in several different conscious dance communities. These groups placed a strong emphasis on freedom in movement, meaning moving intuitively without any structure or choreography. As someone who has a strong background in modern dance, I have a deep appreciation for improvisational movement practices. I was excited to be in communities with people who were eager to move however they pleased. However, I kept finding myself in conversations with people who disliked the idea of choreography and even thought it hindered those seeking spiritual growth through movement. 

Solar dance practices are outward expressions of kinetic energy that help us ignite our creativity and harness our personal power. They are initiated and executed in the body with conscious intention. In this article, I share my four favorite solar dance practices that help me to embody my fullest expression and have a positive impact on the people, places, or things I would like to share my spiritual energy with. These practices are Conscious Dance, Prayer Dance, Prophetic Dance, and Shamanic Dance.

Spiritual movement is an embodied practice of becoming aware of the energy that is already flowing both in and around you and then allowing your physical body to move (or be moved) in response. The specific modalities I focus on when teaching spiritual movement are intuitive movement, interpretive movement, psychic movement, and channeled movement. These four practices can help activate our connection to the divine and strengthen our energetic receptivity.

Elemental Dance Magick is the practice of attracting and utilizing elemental power in a kinetic manner in order to bring about a desired change. It is a type of embodied ritual where we can alchemize the energy both in and around us in order to cultivate a relationship with the natural world and align with our highest potential. This is one of my favorite topics to teach on and it is also a key component of my Dance Divination practice.

Prayer dance is an expression of our relationship with the Divine. It is outwardly directed kinetic energy performed with the intention of communicating our desires, needs, or affection for that which we hold sacred. This is a practice that allows us to express gratitude and adoration for our spiritual connections, send healing energy towards someone or something, or manifest something we need or want.