Wild Moves

Dance in Nature

Wild Moves is a series of dance events that take place in variety of spectacular locations around the world, led by accredited 5 Rhythms teacher Tess Howell.

For many millennia people have gathered together to dance; often out of doors. In Wild Moves events we continue that ancient tradition with modern methods; using the headset technology we can simultaneously both tend to ourselves as we dive deep into the dance- and respect the environment around us and all of its inhabitants.

California 2026 Teaching schedule 

Teaching Schedule Spring 2026

June 12th 7-830  Santa Cruz Friday Night outdoor sunset session

June 14th Northern California  Dance Camp- opening Sunday session 

June 16th-Northern California  Dance Camp- Wild Moves outdoor dance

June 17th -Northern California  Dance Camp- Magic and Mischief -a late night dance ceremony with Tom Truman

June 21st- Summer Solstice Open Floor Sunday Sweat- MLK Gym, Suasalito CA

July 13th-17th Maps to Ecstasy @ the Esalen Institute- supporting Lucia Horan and Doug Drummond

July 17th 7-830  Santa Cruz Friday Night outdoor sunset session

July 19th -Open Floor Sunday Sweat- MLK Gym, Suasalito CA

July 31st- August 2nd Black Tent - grief and joy long dance- midsummer edition. River Dragon Ranch, Nevada City

August 9th -Open Floor Sunday Sweat- MLK Gym, Suasalito CA

September 19 -Moving With The Mystery - a dance day retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains

We use the dance as a dynamic movement practice that ignites creativity, connection, and community.

There are no steps to learn, nothing to get right, just being with our own body as we move to the music. No previous dance experience is necessary.

We use "silent disco" headsets to allow us to take part in 5 Rhythms classes outdoors - letting us find the freedom of dancing together in areas of outstanding beauty- with no noise pollution to the surrounding environment.

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Moving With The Mystery 

a dance day retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Saturday, September 19  •  10:30 AM - 5 PM

Join us for a dance-day of sweetness, surrender and soul.

Join us for dance day exploring what it means to live fully and to dare deeply-to wholeheartedly experience and enjoy this one wild and precious life that we have been given. FULL INFO HERE

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BLACK TENT 

July 31at- August 2nd 2026

An all night-grief dance; a community ceremony.

A space and a place to feel, to pause, to still, to sink into the soulful, the slow, the somatic; to speak from the heart. A time to dance deep into the night, to dance long, to dance hard, to dance soft, to dance our way home to the heart, to dance through the dawn into an new a day, into a new way.... 

Nevada City, CA- full info here 

 

Tess Howell Wild grace outdoors dance

Tess Howell

is an accredited 5Rhythms teacher, a SomaSource qualified Dance Rites of Passage Facilitator, a Spirit Rock Dharma & Yoga Teacher, a 360 Emergence apprentice and has trained in Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy.  She is the founder of Wild Moves outdoor dance events and has been taking people on deep-dive outdoor dance experiences in areas of wild beauty since 2012 She is full time hearth-tender School of Lost Borders and loves holding space for deep dives into folk’s inner world. Tess relishes and cherishes space, sky, sea and stillness.  She finds refuge in dance, the dharma, badass basslines and beautiful boots