Wisdom of Dance

LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF DANCE

Meet the creators of Wisdom of Dance, Benny Maslov and Jane Martin:

THE CONCEPT

Welcome to Wisdom of Dance! A place where we draw parallels between dance and life. Borrowing from the lessons we learn on the dance floor to apply them in our daily life and relationships with others.

Yourself

Get ready to start a physical and psychological journey that will lead you to self-awareness while empowering your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Reduce stress and anxiety, improve your confidence and mood, and find your inner balance while learning the language of dance!

Work

As a team/company, build new relationships on the dance floor with your bosses, colleagues or employees. Learn how to communicate better and become more productive together in an enjoyable way, and apply the concepts of leading and following in your everyday life at the office.

Family

Learn how to communicate and interact with your loved ones on another level on the dance floor and then apply what you have learnt in your everyday life. Acquire new problem-solving skills and strengthen your most important relationships in a fun and effective way.

Friends

Take your usual night out to the next level! Experience a mix of social and physical activities with your friends or come along and join our workshops to meet and have fun with like-minded individuals. Learn how to interact more effectively with others and yourself while learning the language of dance.

Date

June 10th 2018

Location

O'Neill's St Mary Street, Cardiff , CF10 1DW

Participants

Open to the public. Suitable for complete beginners. All level dancers are welcome!

Focus

Principles of dancing in a couple and improving your mental well-being through interactive basics of Occupational Therapy.

Dance Your Way Through Life 2

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A workshop with a unique collaboration between Dancer/Actor/Choreographer and Occupational Therapist. The facilitators will provide opportunities for participants to learn a selection of dances and acquire knowledge of how the inseparable links between mind and body can enable an individual to improve their mental health and well being, self-awareness and quality of daily living. Those looking to meet people socially, improve their health in a fun way will find that this workshop will be a session not to be missed. Suitable for beginners to more experienced dancers.

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Workshop Goals

Full breakdown for each Workshop

Dance Your Way Through Life 2

Workshop plan

14:00 - 14:30 PM

Doors open. Meet and Greet

14:30 - 16:30 PM

Workshop start time. Introduction. Dance Breakdown

Benny Maslov

Goal setting. How it is all going to work. Brief explanation. Practical work. Dancing and learning the main principles of the focus dance.

16:30 - 17:30 PM

Occupational Therapy Approach

Jane Martin

How we perceive what we've just learned on the dance floor in light of occupational therapy theory. Conclusion. More dance practice.

Bespoke Workshops

Benny Maslov Actor, dancer and choreographer and Jane Martin, Occupational Therapist have formed the unique collaboration to be able to create tailor made Workshops.

We use the skills of dance and a bio psychosocial approach to develop team building, confidence, motivation, problem-solving and goal setting within work or personal situations.

A bespoke programme will be created following a meeting with the client to identify the specific outcomes that the client wishes to achieve.

Workshops can be undertaken in any suitable location across the UK and Europe and as long or as short as required.

What each workshop can give you