5Rhythms with Special Guest, Julia Mercurio
Inhabiting your body via a 5Rhythms Dance Journey
Our bodies carry wisdom that goes far beyond our thinking mind and the practice of 5Rhythms can help us to get in touch with that innate embodied intelligence.
5Rhythms with Julia Merucrio
We have the pleasure of welcoming in special guest, Julia Mercurio, who will infuse our dance space with her love of dance and its potent medicine.
Julia will guide us into the wisdom our bodies carry far beyond our thinking mind using the 5Rhythms framework, to get in touch with that innate embodied intelligence.
Come and let your body move as we welcome in this wonderful being onto our dance floor to inspire and move us.
About Julia Mercurio
JULIA MERCURIO is a certified 5Rhythms teacher with 15 years of dancing experience. She has trained with Gabriel Roth’s 5Rhythms Global in New York. Her work is infused with her love for soulful music, her experience of being a woman in this world, years of bodywork and somatic practice, as well as an animist worldview. A core theme of her teaching is how to fall in love with ourselves and the world through embodiment as a natural source of healing.
For you
Perhaps you want to release tension from daily life and connect with your body? Or, you really love good music and want to dance outside the club space? Or, you’re curious to find greater freedom in your body …
Maybe you’ve danced 1000 times, or never before. Wherever, however, come as you are and give yourself the permission to dance, to be curious and to meet yourself in ways you might never have imagined.
5Rhythms dance is an open and non-judgemental space that invites you to come exactly as you are. No previous dance or other experience required.
Flow
Doors open at 19.15 and close promptly at 19.45. Please note entry after 19.45 isn’t possible.
- Welcome + Introduction: After a guided warm-up through the body, we’ll have a general welcome and introduction to the theme for the evening before we go into the dance.
- Dance + Music: Let go of any preconceived notions you might have about dance. Unlike anything you’ve experienced before, there is no choreography or special moves in this space. The music is played in a form of a wave where the rhythms will rise to a crescendo and then gently fall – and you’ll get to discover how it feels to move to those beats, moment by moment. During the dance, you’ll be guided with some words of inspiration and invitations (never instructions) to enhance your experience.
- Gathering after class: Once the official dance is over, we open the space for all who want to stay and connect. There will be snacks, opportunities for exchange and spaces for quiet reflections, too.
- No phones: To allow for greatest spontaneity, creativity and freedom of expression, no phones on the dance floor.
Contribution
Packs may be purchased and/or used for this special class.
To celebrate the power of regular practice, the beauty of dancing together and your dedication to showing up, you can now buy a discounted class pack — 5- or 10 dances – payable in cash at the door. Single classes are still available at the door and here on the website.
5Pack @ 20% Discount (Cash @ Door)
€60 (Reduced) | €80 (Regular) | €100 (Supportive)
10Pack @ 30% Discount (Cash @ Door)
€105 (Reduced) | €140 (Regular) | €175 (Supportive)
Single Class (via “Get Ticket” link or Cash @ Door)
€15 (Reduced) | €20 (Regular) | €25 (Supportive)
For single classes, you are welcome to purchase these with PayPal or Bank Transfer via the “Get Ticket” link here or pay cash at the door.
What to bring
- A water bottle, there is a bathroom to fill up your water bottles.
- Indoor shoes optional – most people dane barefoot.
- Clothing that feels good – easy to move and sweat in. And maybe a towel (for your sweat :-))
Additional Information
- Class begins at 19.30 and doors open at 19.15. Please be on time for our journey together. We close the doors promptly at 19.45 to help us create a positive holding for the evening and for safety measures.
- Please do not talk on the dance floor so you, and others, can drop into movement, sounds and noises without the distraction of words.
- Please do not use your cell phone during this time so you can stay present and alive in your dance.
- When you love a track, just ask after class (not during the dance :-)) so you can enjoy that moment fully in all its glory.
- Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable to a future date if you are unable to join. However, you may personally pass on your ticket to someone else. In this case, please let me know via an email the name of the person taking your spot. Thank you for understanding and helping to keep the dance alive!
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FAQ’s
5Rhythms brings a beautiful framework to the world to the conscious dance space. It is a practice developed by Gabrielle Roth who identified that life moves in different energies. The more we experience being in these different energies, the more prepared we are for life.
I am a certified 5Rhythms® teacher and use the 5Rhythms framework as a gentle guideline for the music I play. At x-dance, we begin the evening with a 5Rhythms Wave.
You may find a video here which provides some information about the five rhythms – Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, Stillness.
You may read more about 5Rhythms here. There is also one article available about 5Rhythmen auf Deutsch here.
Samar Linn’s music style is eclectic, edgy; an invitation to express yourself in all shades and flavors. The music is a backdrop and support as you discover, express and let go into your own spontaneous and free dance.
Our bodies are always 100% present no matter where our thoughts might be. So when we dance and bring attention to our physical bodies, we teach our minds to be present with the body in that exact moment.
Meditation is when we develop ways to bring our attention and awareness into focus. In turn, this leads to mental calm, emotional peace and a clear state.
In this way, we use the music, our bodies and dance to quieten the thoughts and build tools that we can use in daily life.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable to a future date if you are unable to join
However, you may personally pass on your ticket to someone else. In this case, please let me know via an email the name of the person taking your spot.
Please note that there are no refunds if you come later than 15min post start time and the door is closed.
Thank you for understanding and helping to keep the dance alive!
Yes, there are usually tickets at the door.
However, we cannot guarantee you’ll get a spot if the event is fully booked.
As the nights draw in and autumn invites us to turn towards ourselves, come and gather for an evening of movement, music and connection 🖤🔥
Samhain marks a seasonal threshold, a time to honour what has been, acknowledge what is ending and make space for what is still taking shape. As the world around us slows and the trees release their leaves, we’re invited to notice what we might be ready to lay down, and what we want to carry with us into the darker months.
For this Samhain Dance, held at Chinley Community Centre, @sallyeccleston_ and I invite you to bring whatever you’re arriving with into the dance - the joy, the tiredness, the grief, the fire - and give it room to move, without needing to explain it or make it look a certain way.
Through music and movement, we’ll gather to honour the season, follow the impulses of our bodies and feel the warmth of being together as we move towards winter.
A space to honour what’s ending, listen to what’s stirring and feel the warmth of being together as we move into the darker months.
There are no steps to learn and no dance experience needed, just an invitation to follow your own rhythm, with space to pause and rest whenever you wish.
🌙 Wednesday 4th November
🕯️ 6:45 - 9pm · Chinley
✨ With @sallyeccleston_ & @samarlinn
Come as you are. Let’s meet on the dance floor. Really hope you can join us. 💞💞💞
🔗 follow the link via @sallyeccleston_
Movement · Music · Freedom #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmsmanchester #samhain🎃 #ecstaticdance #5rhythmsliverpool
Oct 15
HARVEST x-dance | 5Rhythms Dance Berlin
This Saturday, October 3
Inspired by Erntedank, we’ll dance with celebration + gratitude for what the summer brought (or didn’t).
Alongside our 5Rhythms wave, there’ll be optional spaces to bring your own theme of thankfulness to life.
Saturday, October 3 @ 19.30
Center of Dance · Kulturbrauerei · Berlin
⟢ €15 – €25 sliding scale
⟢ Pay online or cash at the door
More Info + Register via link in bio
samarlinn.com/events
And after the dance, the crew and I will collate all your pieces into our Harvest collage — carrying a little of what we harvest now through autumn + the darker days of winter. 🤍
Feel you on the dance floor #5rhythms #5rhythmsberlin #erntedankfest #danceritual #kulturbrauerei
Oct 2
October x-dance dates are here ✦ We`ll begin with a dance to harvest what the spring and summer seasons have provided us.
Preparing for the shorter, darker days ahead, may we harvest and give thanks "Erntedank" to whatever we received.
5 Oct — HARVEST x-dance | Dances of Appreciation
12 + 19 Oct — x-dance | Creativity in Motion
26 Oct — CLOSER x-dance | Dancing the Erotic Pulse
19:30 · Center of Dance
Cash at the door or register online
samarlinn.com/events
Celebrate the love of dance with discounted packs
5 dances · 20% off
€60 Reduced · €80 Regular · €100 Supportive
10 dances · 30% off
€105 Reduced · €140 Regular · €175 Supportive
Single dance:
€15 Reduced · €20 Regular · €25 Supportive
#5rhythmsberlin #ecstaticdanceberlin #manchestertantra #tanzberlin #erntedank
Sep 29
Giving <> Receiving
☍ SoundCloud LINK IN BIO
How often does our binary thinking attach to giving OR receiving? That both-and don`t or can`t happen?
The dance inevitably shatters any of my either-or illusions.
When I hold space, I am deeply, and gratefully, aware that as I "give", I receive in equal measure.
Giving and Receiving:
Inspiration. Energy.
Spaciousness.
Permission. Presence.
Embodiment. Integrity.
Fullness of Being.
Dearest you in the Digital Ether, here is a 5Rhythms wave as an invitation to dance your own either-or illusions.
☍ www.soundcloud.com/samarlinn/wave-022
♡ I’d love to hear what you discover. Share in the comments or DM ♡
#5rhythms #consciousdance #embodiedmovement #danceberlin #samarlinn
Sep 14
Whether you struggle with addiction, compulsive habits, codependency, emotional dependency, work addiction, perfectionism, people-pleasing, substance use, or recognize patterns that no longer serve you that you cannot stop, healing begins with curiosity rather than judgment.
The KIX Project is rooted in a special and specific format that combines cognitive (brain), somatic (body), emotional (heart) and spirited (mystery / universe / goddexx) elements to help you understand the deeper roots of addictive and compulsive patterns.
_5Rhythms® Dance
_ Somatic Practices
_ Expressive Arts
_ Group inquiry
Rather than focusing on willpower alone, we explore why addictive behaviors develop, what needs they attempt to meet, and how to cultivate healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.
This retreat offers time away from daily life to reconnect with your body, develop practical recovery tools, and experience the support of a compassionate, organic community walking similar paths.
No previous experience is required.
☍ Link in bio for more.
DM or email with any questions or to register.
#5rhythmsworkshop #compulsions #addictionrecovery #12steps #codependency
Aug 27
This summer, I had my first "Urlaub auf Balkonien".
I played with a very happy fox in Wannsee (I love foxes), I felt my feet in the (non-glass strewn) grass for long, slow-mo meditative walks, I was entranced by a spider (again!) and watched it weave the most beautiful web for a long time.
As I watched this spider weave this huge web between two trees across a "human footpath", I was moved to tears by its delicate work. I have a special place in my heart for spiders. How marvelously intricate their webs are, how diligently they work and then rest and wait. How many times in their life they weave and weave again, after webs are destroyed by weather, other creatures, humans ....
Spiders don`t ever say "Not again! I`m not going to try to rebuild again, I`m done." Or "I put all this hard work into building my home and it`s ruined. That`s not fair." Or "I`ve done this too many times."
Spiders are a power animal (as are all animals in their inherent wisdom) that give me an uuuumf when I get stuck in "I don`t wanna try again" thinking.
I didn`t wake up to any alarms on this Urlaub, I didn`t "work" (with all my various streams of work, it`s very rare I`m off everything). My brain rested, I didn`t adhere to linear time. I saw friend`s spontaneously. Markus and I wandered around the city and parks with no plans, no agendas and no practical conversations.
(Indie did spend some days with one of his human favs in Bayern, too).
Summer 2026 (post Eichenprozessionsspinner horror months 🐛)
#urlaubaufbalkonien #summervibes #foxfriends #spiderwisdom #poweranimals
Aug 24
A few weeks ago, Markus and I offered our 4th annual CLOSER Retreat, a 5Rhythms x Er0tic Exploration to open up space inside ourselves and in connection to each other. This year`s theme was "My Other Sides", an inquiry into our er0tic personas.
By inviting the possibly for er0ticism to arrive without relegating it to s3x, we are always touched by the depth of vulnerability, feelings, organic connection and vibrant creativity that emerges.
Some people come back each year and what an extra gift it is to witness their process over the time. One asked how do I develop the yearly installations which are inevitably different and always co-creative.
Quite simply, I open myself to the creative process without trying to understand what the "outcome" will be. Staying present and relaxed in the unfolding, never being "nervous" about not knowing, deeply trusting in the creative process and the juicy aliveness of Spirit bursting through each person.
CLOSER Retreat 2027: June 17-20
Save the date 🖤
#sexologicalbodywork #sensualarts #facilitatorlife #5rhythmsworkshop #installationart
Aug 10
Gorgeous being you - two spots have JUST opened up to the 4th annual retreat. DM if you want a playful, embodied inquiry into your erot!c personas.
◉ My Other Sides Retreat | July 16–19
○ 4 days of dance, play, touch & creative exploration.
✦ A unique and creatively rich framework to explore your er0t!c personas:
— 5Rhythms® Dance
— Sexological Bodywork®
— Expressive Arts
— Games & Sharing
— Touch & Massage
— Visualizations & Improv
⇣ Curious? DM or comment here for more info.
☍ www.samarlinn.com/events
#5rhythmsdance #danceretreat #expressiveart #authenticconnection #tantra
Jul 8
Sometimes I catch myself walking through the streets so completely with myself - whether in my mind or heart or special reverence with my body. Other times, I`m drawn into the energy of one person or a group of people around me. These days, I`m in connection with early - very early - morning breeze and the relative quiet of the city.
How often do I choose my degree of connection? How often am I passively pulled by it? And when does the mix between arise?
Let`s dance ....
☍ https://soundcloud.com/samarlinn/wave-021
#connection #presence #dancejourney #movingmeditation #deephouse
Jul 8
It`s officially Summer!
And for the L O V E O F D A N C E,
bring a friend for F R E E
and let`s co-create together ❤️🔥
❥ Save this post, pass it on, and most certainly grab that someone who you love and come dance with us.
☍ Link in Bio: www.samarlinn.com/links
PS no classes in July and August
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❖ June Offerings ❖
5Rhythms with special guest, Julia Mercurio
Saturday ✦ Jun 6
Julia is back to hold space with her potent energy and deep wisdom. Taking you on a deep journey through a 5Rhythms wave, come and inhabit your precious body with her.
x-dance | Creativity in Motion via a 5Rhythms Dance Journey
Saturday ✦ Jun 13
A cue from springtime. Sowing Seeds. This Saturday, we dance with an invitation to plant seeds ... what`s ready to grow?
CLOSER x-dance | An Erot!c 5Rhythms Dance Journey
Sunday ( yes Sunday) ✦ Jun 21
Bringing awe to what arises when there is permission for the erotic to have space to dance, this evening especially offers invitations to play with clothing, sensations and dropping our perceptions of eroticism = s-xuality. Rather, we make space for the energy to light our creativity, integrity and freedom of expression in its sacred aliveness.
x-dance: On Tape | Co-creating a 5Rhythms Dance Journey
Saturday ✦ Jun 27
This special event offers a unique opportunity to dance with no facilitator – I will be dancing right along side all of you as we co-hold the container and co-create the magic.
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🜂 Retreats 🜂 FEW SPOTS LEFT
My Other Sides | Meeting your Er-t-c Personas
Thursday - Sunday ✦ July 16 - 19
A rich deep dive into discovering, meeting and expressing your er-t-c personas through a combination of frameworks to hold you, dance and other creative modalities so you may expand fully into yourself.
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❍ Integrative Coaching. For focused individual support with a holistic approach. These are one to one sessions, or open for couples, looking for ways to deepen awareness and transformation.
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #consciousdance #ecstaticdance #consciousberlin
Jun 5
Our 4th annual "CLOSER" Retreat is almost sold out.
My Other Sides: A 5Rhythms Erot!c Retreat - July 16-19
So if you`ve been curious to discover and experience your Erot!c Personas with a special and unique combination of embodied explorations held by some beautiful frameworks alongside other human creatures .... the call is now ִ
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Workshop timings
Start: Thursday, July 16 @ 15.00
End: Sunday, July 19 @ 13.30-13.45
Transport Details:
Travel for free with a Deutschland Ticket
Workshop Cost:
Individual: Reduced: €280 | Regular: €320 | Supportive: €360
Discounts for Couples
Reduced rates for 5Rhythms Teachers
Accommodation with delicious food
Double Room €255 (3 nights)
Caravan options for discounted rates
#sexologicalbodywork #sexpositivity #5rhythms #5rhythmsworkshop #conscioussexuality
Jun 4
