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Rachel Godfrey-Kurtz

Certified 5Rhythms Teacher
I completed the training with Gabrielle in 2001 and ran a weekly class in Newcastle upon Tyne and occasional workshops for more than 10 years while my daughters were growing up. At the same time I co-founded the Bare Toed Dance Company,  teaching and performing movement and aerial dance for children and families in the north east of England.


In 2012 I began a degree course at Durham University, which led me to research for a PhD in Embodied Learning through their School of Education. I graduated in 2026 with a thesis based on 5Rhythms: https://etheses.durham.ac.uk/id/eprint/16736/


I currently teach classes and longer workshops in Newcastle, Cumbria and Durham, and occasionally in southern Scotland, Manchester and Liverpool.

My 5 Rhythms work is trauma-informed and incorporates a variety of creative disciplines. I also love to work in nature. I am particularly interested in levels of relationship, shadow work and supporting deep transformation through regular practice. 


Maps: Waves
Location: , United Kingdom
Dancing since: 1996 Teaching since: 2001
Languages: English, French


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12 Sep 2026 - 15 Sep 2026
Thessaloniki, Greece
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