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WILD & TENDER

Conscious Dance Weekend w/ Jo Hardy

15 to 17 May 2026
Upaya, Lisbon, Portugal

How do we bring the full wild truth of who we are into relationship,

and stay tender enough to let each other in?

 

For many of us, these feel like competing impulses. We can be expressive and free or we can be tender, open, careful with each other. But rarely both at the same time. The wildness risks overwhelming. The tenderness risks hiding what's true. And somewhere between the two, the fullness of who we actually are gets lost.

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This weekend is an invitation to explore the whole territory. Through conscious dance, embodied inquiry and practices from Authentic Relating, we will play with what becomes possible when we stop choosing between our fire and our softness — and bring both into the room.

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Together we will:

  • Move freely and fiercely, letting the body's wild intelligence lead 

  • Show up tenderly in real-time contact, revealing what is true, receiving what is offered 

  • Explore the edges where authenticity and intimacy meet, and ask different things of us 

  • Dance with difference, activation and the beautiful mess of genuine encounter 

  • Discover what emerges when we bring both wildness and tenderness to the space between​

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You are welcome whatever your movement experience.

Come as you are... wild, tender, and everything in between

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PRACTICALITIES

 

SCHEDULE​ - Friday: 18:00 - 21:00 | Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00 | Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00

 

PRICE - The price for the workshop is divided into 3 slots, depending on when you register:​

  • First Slot: 160€ 

  • Second Slot: 190€ 

  • Third Slot: 220€ 

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DISCOUNTS

- 10 % for Release Members (you can become one by quickly filling up this form)

- 30% for students or people in a situation of unemployment (send us an email with proof of your status to request this discount)

*the discounts are not cumulative

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VENUE - Centro Upaya, an oasis in Lisbon (Campolide) where you immediately feel safe and at home. The dance floor is delicious and everything about the space is softly inviting us to relax and open. 

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REGISTRATION - 

​​​Book your place to the Wild & Tender weekend by filling up this form.

Don't wait for the last minute, as Jo's workshops are always sold out ;)​

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For any questions, write us to releaseembodiedarts@gmail.com

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CONTACT

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  Prefer to text or call? Reach Jo on  +44 7905 493956 SMS / Whatts App

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