Dance Our Way Home

“I just wanted to say thank you for all the wonderful energy and nurturing and teaching you provide. You have made this period of growth and renewal in my… more rich and beautiful than I ever imagined possible… I wanted to thank you for… role modelling as you do.

(This) tribe of women… has been key to my healing and returning to my personal power and strength, and that of the women goddesses that surround me and carry me when I can’t walk myself.”

— Gina Silvestri

“I had a chance to attend a "Dance Our Way Home" session a few weeks ago. After missing out on previous sessions, I came to the realization that I had to MAKE the time to show myself some affection and to stimulate my mind, body and soul.

My spirit soared. My body followed. My heart leapt. My mind expanded. I challenged my body. I synchronized my internal elements. I loved and accepted myself. I was inspired by all the other beautiful goddesses who shared their valuable messages through the language of their bodies.

Erica truly provides a space where we have an opportunity to collectively nurture an atmosphere that is condusive to free expressions and reflexive and honest transformations. A completely moving experience. I hope that at one point or another you have/take/make the opportunity to participate in this sacred practice.”

— Azin Soltani

“I have so enjoyed dancing at DOWH. The sessions are like magical movement journeys, subtely powerful and transformative. Erica holds space in such a loving and joyful way. I have felt really free to express myself, surprise myself and engage with others in a safe and heart-centred way.”

— Catherine Malone

“I've known Erica for many years and witnessed her blossoming into the teacher she is today. Her dance sessions incorporate the power of mythology to give us direction in our transformations through the mystery and magic of our own rhythms, the creativity we call on in our lives. Erica's DOWH sessions are always well researched, and carefully planned with open dance, partner exercises, a flow between movement and resting while Erica guides our visions towards integrating a greater whole within ourselves, in the relationships in our lives, our harmony with the forces of the universe. It is her loving care for the gentle and deep nurturing of women, our often fraught and splintered self-images and connections in an ever-changing world, in a safe and welcoming space that drew me to her Dance Our Way Home practice. In this practice I have found compassion and a celebration of us, as we are, as well as support for who we would like to become, the realization of our dreams.”

— Brenda Clews

“Erica is a gift to all women. Her transformational talent touches the hearts and spirits of all. I highly recommend her work.”

— Laura Nashman

“At Erica's workshop I experienced joy, acceptance, love, healing, peace, sharing and blessings. Thank you for such a wonderful journey.”

— Guiomar Campbell

“It was a beautiful, powerful and healing workshop. You have great dance medicine!”

— Marla Slavner

“I’d like to honour the beautiful magic which your series of DOWH is helping me to create in my life… (A)t the last session… I felt that I had come HOME!... I feel that I have my life back and that I am good enough. Thank you again Erica, for helping me to keep the doors opened.

I am finding that I am taking the relationships of my friends, family, and even acquaintances to an incredibly deeper, richer, more spiritual level. I am truly experiencing miracles in my daily life. Thank you for leading the way in being courageously wholehearted.”

— Carroll Malkin

“Erica, I loved your workshop on Saturday! It was a great flow in terms of the gentle balancing between introspection and interaction. The music was wonderful! Thank you!!”

— Catherine Laurier

“Before the workshop I felt disconnected from my true self and other people and uprooted from the earth. After the workshop I feel my body. I feel acceptance towards myself. I feel that I am more understanding; I am more connected to the woman inside myself. I feel that I got in touch with my joy.”

— Lucy Tishkina

“I find learning to trust the body and the experiences that come out of being vs. out of thinking of something (as) valuable - DOWH definitely helps with this.”

— Nadia Stolpner

“Erica’s Dance Our Way Home class has been a weekly highlight... With her inspirational words, music selection, and movement patterns, she creates a protected space where dancers can connect with what truly nourishes them. For me, Erica's guided visualizations and collective dances are what nourish and restore me. After the sessions I feel simultaneously more alive and more relaxed.”

— Catherine Raine

“Deeply authentic & honouring movement practice. Celebrating my womanly-self & circle of women.”

— Tamika Neilson

“Dance Our Way Home offers the opportunity to come to an ancient form of celebration of the feminine body through ritual and the collective potential of self-healing… We dance in community, understanding our given right of joy, laughter and self-acceptance.

I remember the first time I stepped into the studio, meeting Erica and the feeling of finding my tribe, a tribe of women to dance with in respect… I found Dance Our Way Home when my body was calling. I needed a space where I could dance freely and express myself in honour. No judgements, just movement as healing. I began to heal immensely and began to open myself to new experiences and new perspectives. I believe that as a dancer I have grown, as a woman I have developed. I honour Erica and am thankful for her kindness and love for movement. She opens a space for growth, compassion, truth and joy.”

— Alex Collas