@TQW 14–15 March 2026
Vienna Whirling Hub at Tanzquartier Wien is a 10-month Dervish in Progress workshop series designed to grow a regular whirling community in Vienna. Following the spirit of our Whirling Hub journey in 2025, we now continue this pathway at TQW with a clear structure: Saturday mornings welcome newcomers and anyone wishing to refresh the basics, including the First Whirling Kiss for first-timers. Saturday and Sunday afternoons are dedicated to long DIP Whirling Sessions, with DIPup and deep practice time. Sunday mornings are the monthly chapter of the series—lecture, Q&A, and implementations—so each workshop becomes a unique step in one continuous learning arc. Open to everyone 16+, the only requirement is the desire to explore the whirling world with curiosity and commitment.
Saturday Morning: Fundamentals and the First Whirling Kiss
As in every workshop, we begin by welcoming newcomers and those refreshing their understanding of whirling. We revisit the essential physics—friction, inner pressure, gravity, and the strongly felt centrifugal effect. After this, newcomers enter their first whirling experience: the First Whirling Kiss, which helps them understand whirling directly through sensation. Advanced participants observe others learning, which can enrich both clarity and compassion.
Saturday Afternoon: DIP Whirling Session
The afternoon opens into a long whirling session with special attention to Body Architecture. Participants explore how the feet distribute weight; how the knees provide suspension; how the belly and butt lift inward and upward; how the spine lengthens; how the torso lowers, widens, and softens; how the arms create outward expansion; and how the head elevates gently. Through guided exercises, movement, and breath, the body is recognized as a coordinated system rather than a single object. The long session begins with DIPup (a warm-up combining body-check, stretching, and take-off exercises) to activate coordination and awareness. After DIPup we enter whirling, starting slowly and rising through different tempos until reaching a physical, mental, and emotional peak (the Journey), then moving into slow down (Landing & Restart), where the body rests and resets. This full cycle forms the DIP Whirling Session, practiced in the Whirling Hub with a depth rarely possible before.
Sunday Morning: Deepening Body Architecture and Complementaries
Sunday morning is dedicated to a detailed lecture-style presentation with Q&A, followed by Needed Implementations and Exercises, on Body Architecture and Complementaries. We examine the Aware principles of each body part, and the Complementaries including the Density Scale, active and passive transitions, 3D moving and 3D breathing, and the Three Liberations: ocular focus, vestibular system, and vocal cords. Participants embody these ideas through specific implementations, building structural clarity and increasing efficiency.
Sunday Afternoon: Integration Through Whirling
The weekend closes with a second extended whirling session where all elements explored in Body Analysis I come alive. Movement becomes more stable, open, and effortless as participants discover harmony in their bodily architecture. Each long session begins with DIPup—a warm-up combining body-check, stretching, and take-off exercises—to activate coordination and awareness. After DIPup we enter whirling, starting slowly and rising through different tempos until reaching a physical and emotional peak, then moving into slow down (Landing & Restart), where the body rests and resets. This full cycle forms the DIP Whirling Session, practiced in the Whirling Hub with a depth rarely possible before.
Participation: Who can join
This program is open to everyone aged sixteen and above. No experience is required. The only real condition is the desire to explore whirling with curiosity, commitment, and openness.
Practical Information
Dates: 14–15 March 2026
Time: 10:30–13:30 and 14:30–18:30