Street address

Hove Methodist Church Hall, St Patrick’s Road, BN3 5DR.

The main church entrance is in Portland Road but the entrance to the church hall is on the left side, in St Patrick’s Road.

By bus

We are closest to the 5, 5A, and 5B bus route in Sackville Road (bus stop name is “Portland Road”).

Others routes within a 5-10 minute walk include the 1, 2, 7, 21, 46, and 49.

Our classes and workshops could neither exist nor be sustained without the community that supports them - and in particular, we are grateful to the stars of our show - the Crew.

The Crew are responsible for moving the chairs out of the way, cleaning the floor, setting out the lights and generally making the space lovely before each dance. At the end, the lights are packed up and the chairs returned to their normal positions. It’s not a huge amount of work, but it’s essential, and we couldn’t make these dances happen without the assistance of the Crew. We need two or three helpers for each dance, and three for workshops.

5Rhythms the movement practice is closely connected to the visual and performing arts and one tradition in the 5Rhythms community has long been to create installations or altars as an artistic, conceptual, centrepiece for each dance.

If you’re interested in occasionally creating installations or altars for the dances and workshops we run, please get in touch. Free or reduced price entry to the events is on offer for contributing artists.

• We come together to practice 5Rhythms.
• We are drug- and alcohol-free.
• We are adults responsible for our own wellbeing.
• We are aware of and respect each others’ bodies and boundaries.
• We touch only with mutual consent.
• We dance barefoot, in grippy socks or soft dance shoes.
• We avoid synthetic perfumes.
• We turn our phones off.
• We do not take photos/video or use Shazam.
• We communicate using movement not words.
• We participate, we do not spectate.
• We start and end our dance journey together.

Sarah Jane Johnson (South London Dance Community)

If this is the first time you’ve thought about attending a 5Rhythms® class, it might be a little daunting. Hopefully these notes will enable you to relax and enjoy the class.

Beginners are always welcome, let us know if you’re new and we’ll answer any other questions you have.

This is not a spectator sport: nobody will be watching you.

There is nothing to get right or wrong: no steps to learn.

In work of this nature, things will arise in the body, mind and soul. Sometimes huge shifts occur, and other times smaller feelings or questions come to the surface. If you need support during or after a class please reach out to Zsuzsi, Paul or Catherine.

If you find yourself wanting to leave early, ask yourself if maybe there is something arising that you can move with, it’s all material to bring into the dance. It’s OK to want to lay down for a while, or to sit at the edge, to take your breath, too. Usually it’s the case that moving with what arose is just what one needed, but everyone’s experience is unique and we recognise and support that.