Musical Sementical in Biodanza
Methodological Deepening*
A Series of 5 Online Sessions
Facilitated by Maira Martinez,
Director of the Biodanza SRT School of Montreal and Southwestern Quebec
and the Biodanza School of New York State
Thursdays — March 12 and 26, April 9 and 23, May 7, 2026
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
In Biodanza, music is never merely a background element.
It is a language — a living fabric of sound that touches the body, opens the heart, and awakens the deep memory of life within us.
When we speak of musical semantics, we refer precisely to this:
the way music carries meaning — emotional, somatic, imaginative, symbolic, and cultural.
Selecting music for a vivencia is not simply about finding “what fits the exercise.”
It is about weaving a poetics of meaning, accompanying a group along a path of integration where each musical piece becomes a passage, a threshold, a breath that says to each participant:
"You can feel. You can surrender. You can allow yourself to be moved, transformed, and reborn."
As much as a sound understanding of the dances themselves, it is the deep comprehension of musical semantics that allows the facilitator to refine their art.
In recent years, thanks to the contributions of experienced didactic facilitators, the catalogue of music used in Biodanza has expanded considerably, and the selection of music has become an increasingly delicate and complex task.
Although the major lists that have complemented Rolando Toro’s original list (Sergio Cruz, Buenos Aires; Hélène Lévy Benseft; Jorge and Betina; etc.) provide associations between exercises and music, the breadth of available choices requires facilitators more than ever to truly learn how to listen and feel, in order to make the best possible use of the extraordinary diversity now available.
It is the deepening of this learning that I invite you to explore in this series.
Developing a deeply “vivencial” listening: learning to hear meaning (emotional, imaginative, symbolic, cultural) and to choose music according to its capacity to induce vivencias, within a gestalt logic of music–movement–vivencia, creating harmonious and highly powerful session curves.
Program**
Session 1: Review of the fundamental elements of musical semantics and presentation of the model proposed by Sergio Cruz
Building on this review, in each subsequent session we will explore music while seeking to feel what must be heard in order to make appropriate choices.
Session 2: Rhythmic dances and the five lines of vivencia
Session 3: Melodic dances and the five lines of vivencia
Session 4: Caring for transitions, the phases of the session curve, and their qualities
Session 5: Harmonizing the session: coherence – harmony – dynamism
The sessions will include theoretical presentations, musical listening, movement with music, exchanges, and small-group exercises.
* This series is intended for certified facilitators, trainees, and students at the end of their third year (with the approval of their school director).
** Program subject to change depending on participants’ needs.
A more detailed program and the Zoom access code will be provided upon registration.
Date and Time
Thursdays — March 12 and 26, April 9 and 23, May 7, 2026
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Montreal time / EST)
Price
Full series: $125 + tax
Includes access to recordings of all sessions and teaching materials
($130 + tax if paid via PayPal)
Single session (à la carte): $35 + tax
Includes access to the recording of the session.
Information and Registration
Geneviève Sirois
info.ecolebiodanzamtl@gmail.com
(514) 995-0797