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Deeper Dance · 5Rhythms®

Move. Breathe. Come home to your body.

A moving meditation for every body, with Rachel Kurtz, PhD — no steps to learn, no way to get it wrong.

A dance floor where everything belongs


[Placeholder] The 5Rhythms are a map of energy in motion — Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. Together they form a Wave: a simple, powerful structure through which we move, sweat, release and arrive more fully in ourselves. Classes are open to all bodies, all ages and all levels of experience. You don’t need to be a dancer. You just need to be willing to move.

Explore below … come dance with me!

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Dance with Rachel

View classes, workshops and upcoming dates.

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The Practice

The five rhythms, the Wave, and how to begin.

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The Blog

News, musings and videos from the floor.

“Put your body in motion and your psyche will heal itself.”

— Gabrielle Roth, creator of the 5Rhythms

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Meet Rachel


[Placeholder] Rachel Kurtz holds a PhD in dance-movement for children and has spent two decades guiding people back into the wisdom of the body — on the dance floor, in schools, and through research.

Begin where you are

[Placeholder] Curious but not sure where to start? Browse the upcoming diary, read the FAQs, or simply get in touch — I’d love to hear from you.