OCTOPUS - 5 Days (Deep) Water Dance Retreat

𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 — 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 & 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 registration: https://www.bluemotion.live/workshops#register-b555c5fb89f2 OCTOPUS is a 5-day immersion into (Deep) Water Dance — a practice weaving freediving, somatic movement, and contact improvisation. It is a reawakening of the body as a sensing, relational organism — remembering how to belong within water. 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗷𝗼𝘆: Supported by freediving fundamentals, we will be dancing between surface and depth (up to 10m), entering a living dialogue with the ocean. Through buoyancy, spirals, and shared weight, the body relearns how to organize in water. We offer clear, grounded tools—breath, orientation, partner awareness, and simple compositional scores—so you can discover your own dance. Like the octopus, offering another way of knowing—soft-bodied, decentralized, exquisitely perceptive, We learn to taste the water with our movement. Here, perception loosens from the mind and spreads through skin, contact, and environment. We begin to feel ourselves not as a separate mover, but as part of a living field—shaped by it, shaping it in return. An invitation to step beyond the human-centered view and rejoin the wider story of the Earth. ** no prior freediving experience needed, you will learn it here. it is required that you are at least a comfortable snorkeler. registration: https://www.bluemotion.live/workshops#register-b555c5fb89f2 __________________________ 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑬𝑿𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 >>>>>>> * Somatic Freediving Foundations Learn to move, breathe, and descend with ease and awareness * Creative Embodiment Lab (land) Explore movement, touch, and improvisation to prepare the body * Deep Water Dance — Open Water (4 sessions) Enter depth, space, and fluid partnering in the sea * Water Dance — Shallow / Pool (4 sessions) Refine technique, trust, and play in a held environment __________________________ 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑺 >>>>>> 𝗢𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 : Ola is a Ukrainian movement facilitator and creative producer, and the founder of Blue Motion — a project exploring the meeting point of body, water, and artistic collaboration. With a background in psychology and over 20 years of experience in dance and somatic practices, her work weaves Contact Improvisation (land and water), embodiment, and freediving as a felt, relational practice. She creates spaces where movement becomes a shared inquiry — inviting dancers and curious bodies to explore presence, connection, and expression in natural environments. Ola guides water dance, CI jams, and movement sessions with precision, intuition, and play, supporting participants to discover their own language in and with water. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻 : A dolphin-hearted human from Taiwan, she is a freediving instructor, contact improvisation and water dancer, and organizer of wild, land–sea gatherings. Based in Bali and living nomadically for over eight years, she has shared her work across Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico, and beyond—inviting people into movement as a way of remembering. Her practice explores how dancing in near-weightlessness softens the edges of identity, expands perception, and reorients us toward collective care. Rooted in eco-somatics, she is drawn to the quiet intelligence of the ocean—learning from our marine mammal kin how to move, listen, and belong differently. __________________________ When September 23–27 The workshop begins on Wednesday, September 23, at 10:00 and concludes on Sunday, September 27, at approximately 20:00. We can assist with booking additional nights directly at the villa if you choose to arrive early or extend your stay. Location: Egypt, Dahab The workshop takes place in Dahab, a coastal village in Sinai situated between the desert and the sea. Our villa is located in the Asala district, and all deep-water sessions are conducted at the Lighthouse, a primary site for water-based training. Nourishment Meals are self-catered. Each apartment at the villa is equipped with a functional kitchen, and local markets are a short walk away. Participants typically coordinate shopping and cooking collectively to accommodate the daily training schedule, or use food delivery. Accommodation We stay in a spacious private boutique villa in Dahab, featuring an onsite warm pool, terrace, and balcony. This is our shared base — a comfortable place to land, rest, and connect, equipped with multiple kitchens and living areas. Rooms are available with a double bed or two single beds. Please choose your accommodation type after registration. How much? EARLY BIRD (until 30.06) • 605€ — private room • 555€ — shared room (2 people) • 480€ — own accommodation (for those already based in Dahab or arranging their own stay) REGULAR (until 10.09) • 705€ — private room • 655€ — shared room (2 people) • 580€ — own accommodation LAST MINUTE (after 10.09, if spots remain) • 805€ — private room • 755€ — shared room (2 people) • 680€ — own accommodation What’s included: • 5 days , 8 guided workshop (land sessions, shallow water, and deep water) Not included: • Water gear rental • Meals (we’ll share meals together, paid individually) registration: https://www.bluemotion.live/workshops#register-b555c5fb89f2