Dance as creation
By Victoria Tustin
January 9, 2009 San Miguel de Allende

Ananke is the primeval goddess of necessity, governing our physical and internal necessities, particularly the necessity to create, to find our particular “genius” and give it a living form. The Greeks understood that if we did not heed this creative imperative that same energy, dormant within us, would rise up and destroy us. When we consider the phrase “get your creative juices flowing,” we understand this to imply that the act of creating opens our channels and allows energy to flow freely, promoting holistic balance and harmony. Otherwise, blockage occurs, energy does not flow and often some form of sickness—mental, emotional or physical—follows.

In ancient times, dance was revered as one of the most sublime artistic expressions of the relationship between humankind and the divine. The temple dances of ancient India, Greece and Egypt were a testament to devotion to the source of all creation, linking us to the divine feminine. As such, dance has a unique potential to connect women with the dignity and beauty of their inner beings. 

My preferred mode of creative expression is dance. Dance acts as a vehicle with the power to lift my soul into a state of ecstasy and communion with the spirit. Pneuma dance offers the opportunity to experience the great beauty contained within dance. It is directed toward women who wish to make contact with the beauty and power that dwell within them in order to offer it as a prayer of healing to the world. Classes involve various meditative techniques accompanied by profoundly edifying and spiritual music designed to lead us into an experience of transformational improvised dance. 

Pneuma dance classes begin January 13, from 6:30–8:30pm, at Shelter VG4, Vicente Guerrero 4, Col. San Rafael. The cost is 100 pesos.


Victoria Tustin is a trained facilitator of Pneuma dance. 
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