🌊 Picnic & Dancing with the elements | An Evening of Water, Music & Movement

Welcome to our new series of dance workshops in and with nature, from season to season, a whole year long!

We gonna dive in the qualities of each element and create a dance out of it. Additionally to the four elements water, earth, air and fire we will also dive into the Chinese elements wood and metal. So during six dance workshops in different natural locations in Vienna you will get in touch with nature, music, like minded people and yourself!

First session: Dancing with water
According to a music collage from Morcheeba´s “The Sea”, over the Afro-brazilian “É d´Oxum”, Beach Boys to hang sounds, our movement teacher Barbara will guide you step by step into the river, through different movements associated with the qualities of water such as: flexibility, clarity, cleansing, beauty, fun, emotions, strength and relaxation. You can move around freely trying out the different movements and find your very own way of expression!

In the end we will do a choreography to Maddie Moon´s “Dancing on the water” based on the movements we´ve learned and let the session fade out by floating on the water.

Details

• Saturday, August 23 | 17:30–19:00 | Romawiese near Angelibad, inside Alte Donau ;)
• Optional picnic: 19:00 – open end
• Dancing teacher Barbara Windtner: https://www.barbarawindtner.com/ ; www.Facebook/dancetimejourney

Who is this for?

• Those searching for more connection with nature, their bodies & souls as well as with other people
• Music and dance lovers seeking other forms of dancing and embodied freedom

What to bring:

• Bikini/Surfshirt/swim short – whatever makes you feel most comfortable
• Water shoes (if you have)
• Something to float on like an air mattress or a swim noodle
• Towel, sunscreen, cap
• Snacks, drinks, cups, something to sit on (for the picnic)

Safety & Setup:

• We will be in shallow water (knee-to-waist deep) – although our feet will always touch the ground, basic swimming skills are recommended!
• On-site helpers will be present for guidance

💛 Contribution:

• 25 € per person and session (supports the organizer, teacher, setup and materials)

DISCOUNTS for:

• Early birds (registration until August 9th) and Vorteilsclub Stadt Wien Mitglieder: 20 €
• Booking all six sessions together – one for free: 100 € total
  (If you can’t make all of them: up to two sessions can be caught up in the next cycle 2026/27) You can make the payment through our link: https://buymeacoffee.com/nocrastination or 25 € on the day
• 🕊️ RSVP: Limited to 30 spots.

⚠️ Weather Notice
As this event takes place outdoors in nature, we’re keeping an eye on the weather.
If there is rain on the day of the event, we will dance in a studio in city instead, same time same concept with water sounds as the dancing background. If we move from outdoor to indoor depending on:

• The intensity and timing of the rain
• Whether the ground will be dry and comfortable again

We’ll update you the same day here + WhatsApp Group.
☀️ Thank you for being flexible and part of this playful experiment with nature!

Coming up dancing sessions in and with nature:

• Second session: Dancing with wood
  October 11th – Prater, 1020 Wien
• Third session: Dancing with metal
  December 6th – location to be confirmed
• Fourth session: Dancing with earth
  March 2026 – location to be confirmed
• Fifth session: Dancing with fire
  April 2026 – Steinbruchwiese im Ottakringer Wald
• Sixth session: Dancing with air
  June 2026 – Cobenzl