Dance like no-one is watching

Joan Street, Pat Brikinshaw, Jill Hobbs, Shane Middlemiss, Beth Dixon, Robin Williamson and Tracy Dillon getting ready to dance like no-bodies watching at Tawhero School. PHOTO/ STUART MUNRO

A group called For Love of The Dance (FLOTD) started their Sunday morning fresh with meditation dancing at Tawhero School.

FLOTD was weekly session but this week the group partnered up with La Fiesta.

Three newbies joined yesterdays class in a bid to dance like no-ones watching.

Jill Hobbs said she decided to come along out of curiosity and because she loves music and meditation.

"I decided to try something new, I've done lots of dancing before but never this....I think it will be good fun," Ms Hobbs said.

FLOTD organiser Robin Williamson said the dance is inspired by American dancer Gabrielle Roth who created 5Rhythms approach to movement in the 1970s. It focused on five body rhythms; flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness and was spread worldwide.

"A friend of my dragged me to a workshop in Auckland run by Gabrielle's son and I was hooked," Ms Williamson said.

She said it started as an alternative form of medicine and is a great way to express yourself.

"If you think of how a three year old dances - that's us," Ms Williamson said.

The non-profit group runs every Sunday at the Tawhero School Hall, Whanganui from 10 to 11am.