Dance & fertility
from the Minoans to the world
ο χορός της
Isadora Duncan
A journey that will bring to light hidden secrets of our body and soul. The movement of the Goddess of Fertility will inspire us to discover together its benefits both in the physical and in the spiritual part of ourselves, unraveling the thread, starting from the Minoan Crete, and taking into account the exchange of elements of worship and culture with Egypt, but also with other cultures, we will discover the connection of the Great Mother Goddess with the Egyptian Goddess, and we will be initiated kinesiologically in the ritual of the base and our connection with the fertility center of our body. A different approach to a misunderstood dance, and a deepening with cultural and therapeutic extensions. Courses include theory and practice. Participation does not require any previous experience in dance.
The origins of Oriental dance
The origin of dance has its roots in the rite of birth. The roots of dance are the worship fertility ceremonies of the ancient world. These worship ceremonies existed in all ancient civilizations, such as in Minoan Crete, where the main deity was the great mother Goddess. The worship of this goddess is related to people's love for nature, the cycle of the seasons and the reproductive process. The goddess is topless with the little panther on her head, holding up in each hand a snake, which is why she is also called "Goddess of the Serpents".
The great Mother Goddess appears in other cultures with different names, such as Durga, Parvati, Mylitta, Isis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Ishtar, Aphrodite, Venus, Ceres, etc. The function of these deities was reproductive, in a broad universal sense, so to confirm the life cycle. This function started the practice of dancers dancing in temples to honor fertility. These dancers were considered honorary citizens. In ancient times, this dance was considered sacred. It helped women have a less painful birth and was forbidden for men to watch women dancing.
It is an earthly dance and is danced with bare feet joined to the ground. It seems to be specially made for the female body with emphasis on the abdominal muscles, as well as movements of the hips and chest. It is a dance characterized by gentle complex movements, which alternate with sharp and fast muscular movements.
Contact us for more info on a regular attendance (private or group courses) with a monthly contribution, or for the possibility of periodic attendance in the form of a seminar.
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Σάντρα Βούλγαρη
Dioni-Gogo Ganatsiou was born and raised in Larissa and has been living in Athens for the past eleven years. She is a primary school teacher (Graduate of the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the University of the Aegean), but from an early age he had artistic concerns and never stopped dancing in almost all its forms. For ten years he studied classical ballet, attended classes in traditional dances all over Greece and participated in dance groups and performances. She was taught contemporary dance by top and experienced teachers, latin, pole dance, afro fusion, jazz, tribal fusion, acro dance, popping and has taken part in many dance performances throughout Greece. She delved deeper into the study of oriental dance and today teaches in collaboration with various schools in Athens. She is a member of the association for research and study of Greek culture and, as ancient Greek dance is one of her greatest passions, she never stops researching and discovering commonalities with the oriental dance she teaches, and sometimes combines them.