Dervish in Progress – Beginners Retreat
Dervish in Progress offers space for a free form of the whirling dance, for personal variations, and for exploring emotions. You will challenge your limits, and extend your physical, mental and emotional comfort zone. Over three days, under the guidance of Ziya Azazi, you’ll have the chance to learn the fundamental principles of whirling while embarking on a transformative personal journey.
The retreat includes introductory theory and technique, preparing the body for whirling, and long whirling sessions where you will implement what you’ve learned. Sharing circles and morning walks complete the day.
No prior dance experience required, just the curiosity to engage with your body and the whirling movement.
This retreat is an excellent preparation for the DIP Forum, which will follow May 9-12, 2025.
The event is bilingual (English & German)!
Detailed information & booking:
https://dervishinprogress.com/dip-beginners-oberlethe-germany
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Dervish in Progress - Ziya Azazi
Ziya Azazi was born in Antakya in 1969. After graduating from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), he took the stage as a dancer from 1990 onward, working with various dance groups mainly in Istanbul and Vienna for a decade.
In the 2000s, he increasingly focused on solo stage projects, as he started to focus on whirling – one of the basic dances of Sufism – since 1999.
The Vienna-based artist has interpreted this dance with different solos, duets, and group stage projects. While enriching the traditional dance terminology wth contemporary elements, he has also shared the Dervish in Progress approach teaching in 35 countries around the world with workshops and retreats. As the DIP community constantly grows, he has started to offer his Teacher Education Program, and has trained more than 30 instructors so far.
| Telefon: | +49 170 7532319 (Lea Trampenau) |
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| E-Mail: | trampenau@iss-tt.de |
| Website: | https://dervishinprogress.com/dip-beginners-oberlethe-germany |