Dance
and
Movement
In every culture, dance is a powerful means of expression, collaboration, and community building. Through creative movement we bring our stories and traditions forward in an embodied way to connect more deeply with ourselves, with others, and with the divine in all of us.
NOW, choreographed by Janaea Rose Lyn and featuring dancers Marilyn Castaneda and Leidy Ruelas with original music by Ruben Llorach and Manolo Lopez was presented on the Third Space Dance Festival 2025.
NOW investigates the two primary ways people understand and engage with the concept of Time.
The ancient Greeks called them Chronos: linear, measured, standardized, and Kairos: curved, suspended, continuous.
Each dancer embodies an approach, which doubles as a metaphor for choosing to live life in a fixed or an expressive way.
What happens when these opposing forces come into contact, as is happening in our society today?
To see the NOW click on CHOREOGRAPHY at the bottom of the page.
Third Space Dance Project professional concert dance works by Arizona-based artists,
offering audiences a vibrant mix of styles, aesthetics, and creative approaches.
Here are some examples of the specific Workshops and Sessions I have developed and used with a range of participants. I especially enjoy designing creative movement classes which accommodate the interests and needs of specific organizations and communities
for dancers and non-dancers of all ages and abilities.
Please contact me to see what we can create together.
Collaborative Dance Making
These workshops empower people to express their individual creative voice in collaboration with others. Participants develop movement motifs on a theme and depending on the intention of the group, learn to use choreographic craft to create simple studies or to develop fully produced dance works. This progressive approach to dance composition has been used over ten years with professionals, college and high school students, as well as non-dancers of all abilities to foster community and creative connection. The article "Collaborative Dance Making: Philosophy and Practice" was published in the journal Dance Education in Practice.
"You gave me the opportunity to learn about and discover dance in a way I have never been able to before.
Learning from you has completely changed my life." - John B.
Moving the Moment
Designed to help participants connect more deeply with their bodies and to release the places where stress is held, these group sessions incorporate imagery, mindful moving and creative dance to facilitate wellness through physical, emotional and spiritual integration. Each class has a similar format but focuses on a particular theme:
Time In: Avoiding Burnout with Balance
Always Bend Never Break: Flexibility is Key to Resilience
Beyond Fight or Flight: Countering Adrenalin with Endorphins
Hydrating the Parched Heart: Held Emotions Cause Physical Stress
Moving Your Moment are individual sessions tailored to the needs of the client.
"The wonderful Moving the Moment session was very helpful to me to gain relaxation and meditation strategies, and connect them to movements that I will remember. " - Nancy S.
Isadora Duncan Dance
Janaea is a third generation Duncan Dance practitioner
and is currently Chair of the Isadora Duncan Archive.
“Thank you for saving my life and believing in me from the moment we met.”
Esmeralda Castro
David Hardison
“You've taught me so much about dance & life itself. Thank you for carrying me under your wing all these years, words cannot express what you mean to me.”
“You are such an amazing human being. I cannot get enough of your spirit, light, intelligence, smile, just being around you makes
me feel full.”
Leidy Ruelas
