Maria Fux dance therapy

Dance therapy is made up of numerous disciplines that all have a minimum common denominator: rhythm. A fierce enemy of apathy and boredom, the rhythm shakes the body and invigorates the spirit. Dance, on the other hand, is a primordial, primitive instinct.

Maria Fux, creator of the method that takes her name, defines dance as "a meeting of a being with others". And this meeting feeds the souls, considering that, at 88, the Argentine Maria Fux still dances with lightness, smile and enviable temper. The movement upsets the routine and increases the level of endorphins, or our internal analgesics, the so-called "joy molecules".

The dance lessons of the Fux method help to get to know each other better and reduce self-imposed limits. The method is designed for all ages of life and there are also sequences designed for blind, deaf, people with limited motor skills or those suffering from mental handicaps.

Who is and what the dance therapist does

Tangotherapy, 5-rhythm dance and Dervishi dance

If you feel the need for a stronger, more sensual approach, perhaps you should try a tangotherapy lesson. The technique inspired by the Argentine tango consists of the interaction between the female component, the lunar component, the receptive component, and the masculine, decisive and active component. Practicing with your partner can be very useful: a couple dancing the tango realizes a real fusion in movement.

Absolute novelty in the field of movement therapies is the 5-rhythm dance. It is a free dance based on 5 moments of body expression: flowing (flowing), detached (clear pause), chaos (release), lyrical (lightness), stillness (immobility and silence). Gabrielle Roth, theater director and dancer, as well as creator of the method, identifies these 5 phases with mental and emotional states. The result is a very visceral, intense dance, full of movements that alternate aggressiveness with delicacy.

If instead you want to welcome the energy of the universe and accumulate vitality, you will just have to spin like Dervishi. The dance of the Dervishis, born in Turkey in the XIII century AD, has a deep symbolic value, follows precise schemes on which the master ( semazen ) watches, who in the dance represents the Sun. The Dervishis are also called "door seekers"; they are those who seek the threshold between the earthly and the heavenly world. As they rotate, the heart remains the center of being, the divine abode. You can try it yourself. Put on a well-rhythmic piece of music. Open the outstretched arms with the right palm turned upward and the left one downward. Start spinning and slowly increase your speed. We advise you to set a point and try to look at it again at every turn. When you decide to stop, do it slowing down very slowly. Then remain silent for a few minutes with your hands on your chest. Then, if you like, tell us what you felt ...