5Rhythms Class
Way of the Wave : 5RHYTHMS practice in Quw'utsun
Led by:
Chantell Foss
Next Class: 4 Sep 2025 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Providence Farm , 1843 Tzouhalem Rd, North Cowichan, BC V9L 5L6
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DESCRIPTION
Since 2015 I've I offered 5Rhythms in Quw'utsun territory in acknowledgement of our shared human condition and creativity. My classes are invested in deepening realism, responsiveness and balance in our personal and communal life. We can dance to support and cultivate our capacity to know ourselves, be basically well, and deliberately direct our attention. Care and awareness directed inward prepares ground for extending care and engagement to extend outward. We can show up, decompress, relate, and leave strengthened and sparkled. We carry potential for positive movement.I create classes with people across and between cultures, colours, creeds,
genders and sexualities, sizes, life stages, (dis)abilities, and health situations in mind and in respect.
I hold practice with justice, equity, and liberation intent, and with a commitment to continually learn. Chairs available for seated dance. All 15 + welcome.
NOTES
Plan to arrive on time and stay until class ends. (With the odd exception, because: life!) Doors close 20 minutes after start time. If work or family duties on Thursdays create an issue for you, reach out and we'll sort it out.
Masking is welcome in the space. Please do not attend with symptoms of any communicable disease.
Pay at the door: cash or card. E-transfers also accepted
(chantell@chantellfoss.com)
$20 : STANDARD
This is the bare-bones cost of running classes. Dancers paying under $20 are underwritten by other dancers and me.
$25 & UP : SPONSOR
Giving any amount over $20 supports my ability to sustain classes and supports community members who face money barriers.
$15 : SUBSIDIZED
For those able to meet basic needs but with little to no expendable income.
For those for whom paying for class is a sacrifice, but does not create hardship.
$10 : SPONSORED
For those who struggle to meet basic needs, and for whom paying standard fees for this class would create significant hardship.
$5 : SCHOLARSHIP
For those who cannot afford other levels.
Bottom line: I do not exclude people due to finances.
I set class fees from three commitments: transparency, sustainability, and solidarity.
Transparency:
Offering these classes is not profitable.
I don't offer a 'pay what you want' sliding scale. I use compassionate pricing, which requires mutual honesty to succeed.
Sustainability:
Sustaining regular classes without creating barriers for dancers or undermining myself is tricky.
If you need subsidized fees now, that's totally okay and welcome. Please increase your fee if your financial picture improves.
Solidarity:
I give my solidarity by offering reduced fee options and welcoming anyone who can't pay.
You can give solidarity by choosing your contribution from integrity.
Alexis J. Cunningfolk of Worts + Cunning Apothecary's "The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice"
expanded and supported my analysis and approach to a capitalism-resisting, managed sliding scale. Thank you, Alexis!
Masking is welcome in the space. Please do not attend with symptoms of any communicable disease.
Pay at the door: cash or card. E-transfers also accepted
(chantell@chantellfoss.com)
$20 : STANDARD
This is the bare-bones cost of running classes. Dancers paying under $20 are underwritten by other dancers and me.
$25 & UP : SPONSOR
Giving any amount over $20 supports my ability to sustain classes and supports community members who face money barriers.
$15 : SUBSIDIZED
For those able to meet basic needs but with little to no expendable income.
For those for whom paying for class is a sacrifice, but does not create hardship.
$10 : SPONSORED
For those who struggle to meet basic needs, and for whom paying standard fees for this class would create significant hardship.
$5 : SCHOLARSHIP
For those who cannot afford other levels.
Bottom line: I do not exclude people due to finances.
I set class fees from three commitments: transparency, sustainability, and solidarity.
Transparency:
Offering these classes is not profitable.
I don't offer a 'pay what you want' sliding scale. I use compassionate pricing, which requires mutual honesty to succeed.
Sustainability:
Sustaining regular classes without creating barriers for dancers or undermining myself is tricky.
If you need subsidized fees now, that's totally okay and welcome. Please increase your fee if your financial picture improves.
Solidarity:
I give my solidarity by offering reduced fee options and welcoming anyone who can't pay.
You can give solidarity by choosing your contribution from integrity.
Alexis J. Cunningfolk of Worts + Cunning Apothecary's "The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice"
expanded and supported my analysis and approach to a capitalism-resisting, managed sliding scale. Thank you, Alexis!
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CLASS LEVEL DETAILS
A Gabrielle Roth 5Rhythms Waves workshop is the foundation of the entire body of 5Rhythms work in which we expand our class work with a deepened physical expression and knowledge of the essential 5Rhythms and their polarities.
PREREQUISITES: No prerequisites required.
PREREQUISITES: No prerequisites required.
