Summer’s coming! Time to come out and play! As older adults, hopefully with memories steeped in summery spells of joy, we are also well acquainted with the bittersweetness embedded in life’s fleeting delights. This new series of five classes, Dancing with Play & Pathos, is Madelyn’s latest incarnation of her mission to ignite the expressive potential of the experientially mature at its deepest. Fancy free, we will revel in the playfully creative possibilities of our expressive range. Be prepared for eruptions of giggles and laughter along with feelings of amazement at just how inventive we can be! At the same time, there will be ample opportunity to commune with the sublime in motion as we sample the emotive shades of pathos at the heart of the Dancing With…. programs.

It’s only in a judgement free zone that letting go and experiencing our potential at its most delicious can occur. We do that together in the empathetic embrace of an encouraging circle of movers. All levels of experience are welcome, the only requirement is the calling urging you to participate!

“I’d love you to join us! We’ll experience the duality of playing like children and moving soulfully together as adults, sharing in the exquisite beauty that I believe only the bittersweet can stir within.” - Madelyn

Madelyn Farr is a dancer/choreographer and expressive arts specialist, with a Masters in Dance-Movement Therapy. She has professional credits in her native Venezuela and in the northeast US. Madelyn explores the healing potential of Middle Eastern and other dance forms to enhance the soulful, sensual and expressive vitality of older adults - and brings her findings to her teaching practices. As the creator of Dancing with Joy & Sorrow, she has touched the hearts of many. She founded Wild Mushrooms; Aging With Art, a collaborative of older artists with a mission to inspire the artist in all of us, no matter the age!

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