The Harmonic Pulse of Earth & Sky
Please join John Friend and Desi Springer for a Bowspring weekend experience for all levels in Indianapolis, IN — May 2-4, 2025.
@ Danceworks Indy — 537 E Ohio St Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46204
This is an all-levels 10-hour Bowspring workshop. Online classes are also available, and all registrants will receive a video recording of the classes for which they register. Online registrants will receive a Zoom link for each class 24 hours in advance of the class.
Friday night is welcome to first time students. The weekend will be progressive so there will be no drop-ins permitted for Sunday classes.
Friday night: 6:30 – 8:30 pm CT – The Heart — The Union of Earth and Sky
In this opening session, we center in the radiant intelligence of the Heart — the living midpoint where grounding and rising converge. Learn to expand the ribcage 360° and awaken the pulsing core of your being. Through dynamic alignment, the heart becomes a bridge: rooted in gravity, lifted by light.
Saturday: 10 am – 12 Noon CT – The Wings — How to Open Your Shoulders to Fly to the Sky
Unbind the chest and liberate the shoulders with curving, spiraling motion. This class reveals how the arms and shoulder blades move like wings — not with tension, but with buoyancy and breath. Balanced action and alignment of the hands will also be taught. Discover the aerial architecture of your Wings (hands, arms, and shoulders) and experience new freedom for your Heart and soul.
Saturday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm CT – The Roots — How to Root Your Hips and Legs into the Earth
Find power from below, cultivating a living relationship with the Earth through our feet, legs, and pelvis — rooting to rise to new heights. Learn how to create uniform tone in your legs and hips through balanced action of your feet for optimal functional power in every day movements.
Sunday: 10 am – 12 Noon CT – The Pulse Between Earth and Sky
This class explores the rhythmic wave that pulses through every curve of your form — a somatic tide that harmonizes above and below. We attune to the natural pulsation of the body, using breath and movement to feel the flow of energy in spirals, and radiant pathways.
Sunday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm CT – As Above, So Below
In this culminating session, we integrate all elements into a unified field of movement and awareness. The sacred geometry of the Bowspring form mirrors the larger cosmos — spiraling upward, rooting downward, and radiating from the heart. This is the dance of your body as a living temple between Heaven and Earth.
