Tandava is a freely improvised, very slow and continuous meditative dance, without any voluntary action. It leads us into a deep relaxation that allows our body to tune in a very subtle way like a musical instrument, so that it can vibrate harmoniously with the vibrations of the Cosmos. This process of vibrating with totality is called „Spanda“ and is innate to us, but it cannot be manifested, when we are tense and rigid on an emotional, mental or physical level.

The communication through touch is much deeper and more intimate than words can ever be, because we have cosmic bodies that are equipped with all the wisdom of the universe.
To touch and to be touched, is one of the basic needs of every human being. Not being touched starves our soul, our body solidifies and our heart closes. Unfortunately, we live in a society that is dominated by the fear of touching.
Just do not get too close, is our motto, but if we do so, it’s often combined with
explicit sexual intention.

The gestures and movements of Oriental Dance originate from prehistoric matriarchal societies and the temples of ancient civilizations
such as the Sumerians, Greeks, Egyptians, and Indians. At that time a broad range of female deities – e.g. fertility, mother,
wisdom and love goddesses – symbolized the many faces of the One Goddess, the Cosmic Mother and the positions that
women occupied in these early societies. These include the mother, the creator, the preserver,
the seer, the healer, the lover, the initiator…