You can find out more about our Cambsdance visiting teachers here:
(please be patient as we are constructing this page and more teacher bios will be added in due course)
Alex Svoboda is the founder of freedomDANCE, a school of dance meditation and conscious movement. He is a passionate teacher, trains others to share this work and also conducts research into its impact. Over 60 people have attended the freedomDANCE teacher training to date. His latest book, Action-Oriented Mindfulness, published in 2024, explores the psychology behind dance meditation. His greatest inspirations in the conscious movement field have been Anna Halprin and Gabrielle Roth, with whom he trained directly. Alex teaches internationally yet remains closely connected to the Cambsdance community.
Angela Griffiths is an experienced teacher who has been working in embodied movement practice for over 30 years, with a background in Contemporary dance, choreography & theatre writing. She studied & trained with Gabrielle Roth becoming an accredited 5 Rhythms teacher in 1994. Angela is also an Open Floor teacher and a Dance Movement Psychotherapist. Angela works with groups & individuals & is based in London. She loves how conscious movement opens us to connection with presence.
Jason Rowe fell in love with the 5Rhythms in 2003 becoming an accredited teacher in 2011 with Gabrielle Roth. He subsequently studied and qualified with Jonathan Horan to teach the Heartbeat map in 2015, and Medicine Dance map (combining Waves, Heartbeat & Cycles levels of the practice) in 2025. Jason holds weekly open classes, regular workshops and teaches out in the wider dancing community across the UK and Internationally both in person and online.
Tim Barnes is a dancer, DJ, DIY motorcycle mechanic and horse back adventurer with more questions than answers. He uses embodiment as the palette of his artistry and is committed to walking his talk. From a nothing to shout about about background, the 5Rhythms practice shook his world in 2012 and offered the opportunity to tune into the beat of a deeper mystery. He holds regular classes in Bristol & London whilst also offering workshops, retreats and festivals internationally.
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