Your body is surrounded by an electro-magnetic energy field called the Aura. As you go through the day it magnetically attracts astral matter and negativity to itself. Just as you would take a shower daily to cleanse your physical body, it is a good idea to cleanse your auric body daily. The dance is a series of movements that cleanse your auric body which is a slowly moving energy field. The slower you can do the movements of the dance, the greater the effect you have in cleansing your auric body. In order to become more sensitively attuned to the movements of the energy involved, many people find it helpful to do the dance to music (a slow tempo that moves you emotionally is suggested here). 

There are two major parts to the dance: the basic steps and the creative part. In addition to the movements, certain breath patterns help move the energy of your aura and they are an integral part of the dance. Just as there are 7 major chakras in your auric body, so too there are 7 steps to the first part of the dance. Each movement does not relate specifically to any one chakra, but rather to the general cleansing of your auric body as a whole. For further clarification of these movements and their accompanying breath patterns, watch the demonstrations in class. 

The 7 steps to the first part of the dance are as follows:

The second part of the dance is:

Part 1: To begin, face the East when doing this dance. The East brings in a stronger spiritual energy as an added element to the dance., Steps 1 through 4, priming, balancing , raking and churning, are done with the feet shoulder-width apart and the knees bent to break Earth energy.

Priming. Priming is essentially a pumping action that generates energy. Place hands on the body just below the hipbone, fingers together, palms facing in towards the body. From this position, slide the hands down the body to just past the lower hem of your underwear. Blow out as you go down, inhale as your return to start. This breath is known as the Choo-Choo. Do this rapidly for a time, can't be 2 minutes, until you are warm. Slow down and stop.

Balancing. A twisting action that balances the energy generated. Hands in front of face, palms in, fingers spread with 2nd and 3rd fingers almost touching. Elbows up, arms parallel to the floor. Twist to the side slowly (inhale), then return to center (exhale). Repeat on other side and repeat the whole pattern.

Raking. Raise your hands from your side up to over your head, then with palms facing the earth, and your fingers spread, bring your hands down in front of your body. At the bottom, push palms away from your body and sharply shake free the collected energies from your hands. Repeat pattern as often.

Churning. Position your hands in front of you. With your palms facing each other but not in direct alignment, begin rotating your hands in circular patterns up and away from your body. Begin from the root chakra and move upwards as far as your arms will stretch. Never allow your palms to ever be directly opposite each other. Complete this movement three times, once in front, once to the left then once to the right. The accompanying breath in this movement is the Choo-Choo breath.

Stirring Up. To clean the root chakra, with fingers spread, make figure eights at hip height in front, sides and back.

Scooping Up. Hands cupped as if to scoop water, one above the head, one in front of your pubic bone. Bring your hands slowly together (Do not bring your lower hand above the heart or the upper hand below the heart). Then give back to the universe for recycling, what your clamshell shaped hands have collected,.

Combing. Bring your hands up over your head again and begin to feel your auric body as if gently patting it into place, smoothing out possible wrinkles. This is a slow and gently loving movement.

Taking In. Gathering in armloads of positive energy to each chakra, starting at the bottom and moving up. Take in two armloads to the solar plexus. Mentally repeat an affirmation or prayer as you take in the energy. After you take energy into a particular chakra, break the energy from your hands as described previously. 

As you gain knowledge of the chakras and their functions, you should create your own affirmations that are most suited to you.

ROOT CHAKRA. Purify this that is my physical energy and build this that is my life force and vitality to become the strength and base of my spiritual knowing.

LEYDEN CHAKRA. Transform this into becoming all that I am capable of being.

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA. This that is the point of entrance of my experience so it is the Creator's experience. All that is power is divine power because it is God I am.

HEART CHAKRA. Be not afraid, it is I. And this that is I so is I in everything that is God and all is love and all is well here in this place where dwells my soul. That I thank God for this loving and as you've made me aware, so do I share my love.

THROAT CHAKRA. Not my will but your will be done in and through me.

THIRD EYE CHAKRA. I bring in the love of the Creator so that I might see all that is creation and through this place may I always see love.

CROWN CHAKRA. This is the place that I meet the Christ-God-Man, Man-God and so it is.

MOUTH. May all I say be truth and be truth that is known as universal truth of God.

NOSE. May I rejoice in all fragrance within this experience of Earth.

EYES. May all that I see remind me of this that I am and may I see God in all that is.

EARS. May all that I hear be Truth.

MIND. Keep pure these thoughts for they are sacred things.

EARTH ENERGY. I bring forth the energy of Nature and I share the energy of this beloved entity called earth. As I walk upon her sacred surface, may I know she too is a sister and is God experiencing.

After the basic steps have been completed, move in any way that you feel expresses yourself, the music, and your feelings. Then raise your hands over your head and state "As above" and bow down "So below."