Where to Find Tom

Classes & Workshops

The Monday night dance is the heartbeat. Workshops go deeper into the map. New Bay Area dates are added as they're confirmed. Get on the list to hear first.

Weekly Class

The Monday Night Dance

Running year-round. The floor at The Tannery is a living practice, a community that has been gathering week after week, building something together that's difficult to describe and easy to feel.

Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 PM Year-round, with occasional holiday breaks. Please arrive 10 minutes early to register.
Tannery Arts Center, Studio A 1060 River Street, Suite 110, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
All are welcome No dance experience needed. No steps to learn. Bring water and comfortable clothes you can move in.
Check the Facebook events page Cancellations or changes to the schedule are announced there first.
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Pricing

Drop-in (single class) $25
Dance Tokens · 5 classes $100

Cash preferred. Venmo and PayPal accepted. Tokens are good anytime.

A sliding scale is always available. If cost is a barrier to coming, reach out to Tom directly at tom@5rhythmssantacruz.com

What to bring

  • Comfortable clothes you can move freely in
  • Bare feet or clean, flexible dance shoes (no socks, slip risk)
  • Water
  • An open mind

Workshops

Going Deeper Into the Map

Tom's workshops are half-day or full-day explorations held in Santa Cruz and across the Bay Area. Each one moves through the 5Rhythms arc with a specific theme or inquiry at the center.

Wholeness Workshop

Ongoing Workshop Series

Wholeness

In this workshop we turn toward the simple, essential truth that we are already whole. Through the map of the 5Rhythms, movement becomes a way to remember, not to perfect or perform, but to return to the body's innate intelligence. When we surrender to the body's wisdom, letting breath, rhythm, and instinct loosen the habits that fragment us, we open the pathways that reconnect us to our original aliveness.

Duration

Half day · 1:30 to 6:30 PM

Pricing

$75 to $125 sliding scale

Locations

Santa Cruz · Sacramento

More Coming

New workshops announced to the list first

Tom holds workshops in Santa Cruz and across the Bay Area throughout the year. Dates go to email subscribers before they're posted anywhere else.

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Other Practice Spaces

Related Dances

Tom recommends these practice spaces for those who want to dance more than Monday nights.

Open Floor Dance

Open Floor

Find Open Floor dances near you, a related movement practice.

openfloordance.org →

Sweat Your Prayers

Sweat Your Prayers

5Rhythms-inspired conscious dance gatherings worldwide.

meditate.dance →

5Rhythms Global

Find a Class Anywhere

Search the global 5Rhythms event directory by location and date.

5rhythms.com →

The Community

Join the WhatsApp group

The Monday community stays connected through WhatsApp. Last-minute changes, conversation between dances, and occasional offerings from Tom.

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