La Vivencia
To practice Biodanza means to participate in regular, weekly classes called "Vivencias". The term “Vivencia” also relates to an intense perception of being alive, a vividly felt experience in the here-and-now. A "Vivencia" awakens the intuition of living the moment.
Biodanza sessions, or "Vivencias," are usually held in a big enough space to move freely. They can also be practiced outdoors, in contact with nature, and in body-temperature water.
Each Biodanza class is different from the other, as it uses a different sequence of a selection of more than 300 dances or exercises. Usually, each session will consist of 10 to 14 dances or exercises, thoughtfully stringed into a coherent sequence. Each individual dance or exercise has a specially selected music, from a library of about 1000 "officially designated" musical pieces.
These are pieces as varied as our human emotions, ranging from classical to pop, in a musical journey that can take us from R&B, soul and rock to lounge, chill and electronica. The important issue here is that the musical piece must allow and call for an integration of feeling and movement: it needs to deflagrate an emotion. If a musical piece is disturbing, dissociative, or if it leaves you cold, you will certainly NOT find it in Biodanza.
The typical format of a "Vivencia" or Biodanza Session is non-verbal, after a verbal opening circle to share thoughts and feelings with the group. The main, non-verbal part has different phases, carefully designed to respect human physiology:
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