13 years on, how lucky are we?

13 years on, how lucky are we?

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Dear Dancers

13 years ago today, Oct 22, Gabrielle Roth, the mother of our 5Rhythms® practice, left us for a different dance… but OMG what she has left us with… 🙏

Friday 5Rhythms® in Bristol

Horfield Parish Church Hall, Bristol (weekly)
Oct 24, 2025, 8:30-10:30pm (+café time)
weekly with Bernadette

Friday
BOOK NOW

And coming very soooooon… 

Skeleton dancing

Hallowe’en 5Rhythms Dance

St Michael’s Parish Hall
Thursday Oct 30, 7:30pm – 11pm
Book now: £18/£15(conc), £20 on door – if not sold out 
(advance booking recommended )

BOOK NOW
for Hallowe’en

(NB: There is NO Friday class that week – venue unavailable) 

Gabrielle Roth dancing in front of street art
Gabrielle Roth, 1941-2012

“… You were fierce, and you were right on time, and you left us with so much to work with. Thank you for messing with us. Thanks for the winks … May the benefits of our practice feed you, and may they keep rippling out in all directions, and may we keep waking the fuck up to what is happening right now, to who is right in front of us, to the potency of our gifts, and to where they (we) are needed.” 
~Joanne Winstanley,5Rhythms teacher

 

And TWO fabulous offerings for a transformative start to 2026…

New Year’s Eve 5Rhythms Party 

St Michael’s Parish Hall 
Dec 31, 2025, 8:30-late 
3 teachers (tbc), dance ceremony, nibbles and drinks 
* for your diary – booking soon – watch this space * 

Renewal 5Rhythms New Year workshop

… and …

Renewal – Waves/Heartbeat workshop with Bernadette

6 days at EarthSpirit Centre, Nr Glastonbury 
Jan 12-17, 2026, booking now

See you on the dance floors. 

All Love, 
Jon, Bernadette & team xxx

(Diary Note: Next month’s Weston class with Jon (Nov 9) will be a ‘pilot’ at a new venue – the Front Room Theatre in central W-s-M, and 30 minutes later starting at 11am.)

And thanks to all now arriving a bit earlier – the queues are shorter, making for a better warm-up for all 🙂

Booking now & for your diary:

Friday 5Rhythms in Bristol:
Weekly with Bernadette
and great teachers if she’s away

Sunday 5Rhythms in Weston-s-Mare:
Monthly including:
– Nov 9, 11:00am – Front Room Theatre – Jon Ralls *PILOT*
– Dec 14, 10:30am – Hutton Primary School – Jon Ralls
(Probably going weekly at The Front Room Theatre in Jan 2026)

Seasonal Dances: 

  • Thursday Oct 30 – Hallowe’en 5Rhythms Dance (BOOK NOW)
  • Friday Oct 31 – NO class 
  • Friday Dec 19 – Winter Solstice Dance (Friday class) 
  • Wednesday Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve 5Rhythms event 

(Note: Dec 26 & Jan 2 – NO class)

Workshops:
– Jan 12-17 – Renewal – Waves/Heartbeat™ workshop with Bernadette
6 days residential at EarthSpirit Centre, Nr Glastonbury 
Full workshop details here.

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