There are a few principles that make this couple dance, Tantric Dance:
1) There is one who creates the dance and one who receives in the dance. We call this playing with polarities. The one who receives has the eyes closed and can be blindfolded to support the surrendering.
2) Each dance is a unique creation between two people, there are no fixed moves or mandatory postures. Everything is possible but we do not touch sexual areas of the body and it is with clothes on.
3) It is a tool to become conscious, embodied, grounded and present. It's focus lies in the energy exchange of giving&receiving and becoming aware of one's own internal processes.
4) There is no goal, one way or achievement. There is no focus on good or bad, since everything can be fuel for a person's conscious development. It is about learning to dance with everything that arises in you.
5) In a deeper sense it is about dancing with life, being able to steer and give direction, but also being able to receive and surrender. Not only during the workshop, but in daily life and with all facets of life.
6) It is an active meditation, where you are invited to look inward without judgement or need to change anything, but simply see what is there. Sometimes we abruptly stop the music, in order to go into this meditative state and emphasize this.
7) Anything that arises during TD is a mirror that is reflecting something to be seen, felt and experienced. This might also cause resentment, projection and body reactions. This is part of the Tantric Dance and is not to be avoided.
8) It is always with two people, tuned in with one another. The creator of the dance is inviting (not pushing/pulling) the one who receives into movement, keeping in touch with the receiver how it is being received.
9) Everyone is always in their own authority. There is no (group) pressure being given to dance (with somebody) when this doesn't feel right or is not willing to do so. Also the dance can always be stopped at any given time.
10) Safety always has the highest priority. With the room where is being danced, the people and their clothing, jewerly and body limitations. And there is a zero tolerance policy for drugs, alcohol, medicines or other intoxicans.
Life is a playful dance of existence, if you learn to dance with it all and let energies move through your body as you dance, your full potential becomes awakened by doing this and all separation of the outer world is able to dissolve.
