Biodanza
for Men
Identity Integration in Biodanza for men (est. 2015)
Vivencial Sessions , workshops and retreats.
Dr. Evandro Oliveira
Netherlands 19-21 September + 25 October + 05-07 December 2025
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Barcelona 8 November 2025
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Madrid 6-8 February 2026
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Lisboa 27-29 March 2026
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Valencia 8-10 May 2026
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Netherlands 19-21 September + 25 October + 05-07 December 2025 〰️ Barcelona 8 November 2025 〰️ Madrid 6-8 February 2026 〰️ Lisboa 27-29 March 2026 〰️ Valencia 8-10 May 2026 〰️
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Dance it.
Identity is not only what you think or feel, but a living dance of connection, where you continually rediscover yourself in relationship with others.
Expressing our identity through dance—and in doing so, revealing emergings facets and discovering ourselves more deeply—is one of the central possibilities offered by the practice of Biodanza.
We dance the five lines of vivencia, following the Biodanza method, while going deeper into Yin–Yang integration, affectivity, and archetypal symbolic dances. This process can have a profound, systemic impact on you and your relationships, while also regenerating your well-being and supporting both physical and mental health. -
Integrate it.
Over the course of the sessions and weekends, we embark together on an integrative journey into our identity, guided by two to five vivencias and some lively theory blocs.
Along the way, we will revisit eleven archetypal dimensions and explore eleven existential questions, evolving into being more fully yourself—moving beyond the mandates of society, the expectations of others, your work, or any group that has conditioned your expression.
Each weekend is part of a series of four retreats, each opening a different gateway. It is a liberating process of leaving behind what blocks your free expression. The journey also invites a powerful integration within the group of men—one that respects and embraces you in your uniqueness.
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Expand it.
Dancing with other men opens a new doorway to different vivencias —ones that go far beyond what you may know from your familiar mixed group.
The feeling of truly belonging here—of being welcomed, recognized, valued, and seen in your unique identity—can be a profoundly powerful experience. New spaces for affection and solidarity emerge, acting as positive “eco-factors” that nurture your personal evolution. The immersive experience of being together offer deep support along the way.
From the numinous unconscious, expanding consciousness toward deontic masculinity—an integrated identity that is plentiful, joyful, sensitive, and happy, where men become catalysts within their families, communities, and societies.
The 11 Archetypal Dimensions
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Wings to Fly: The Father and the Son
Inspired by the myth of Icarus and Daedalus, it invites reconciliation with the father and the receiving of “wings” for one’s own abundant and joyful life. It is about emancipation, regardless of how the relationship with your father may have been.
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The Mother Cord: The Boy Becomes a Man
Explores the child’s and adolescent’s necessary separation from the mother, fostering the development of autonomy, trust, sensitivity, and purpose in life—while at the same time nurturing, as an adult man, a renewed and deeper connection with her.
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Nurtured from the Earth: The Ancestors
Integrates family and ancestral heritage as the basis for co-creating one’s own plentiful life project. It is also about transformation and how you are able to honor but also to own your vital path and choices.
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Instincts and the body: The Animal Man
Emphasizes the importance of connecting with one's primal instincts, physical vitality, primordial joy and strength of the body. It is also about embracing emotions.
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Pleasure and Sexuality: The Eternal Hedonist of the Paradise
Opens the door to pleasure, sexuality, self-esteem, and the liberation from inner conditionings, cultivating a freer and happier self. It is also about deeper connections and affective relationships.
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The biospheric experience: The Natural Man
Restores unity with the earth and the biosphere, awakening a sensitive and ecologic awareness. Invites for regenerative and sustainable being.
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Limits and preservation: The Biocentric Warrior
Recognizes boundaries, protection, and strength in service of a healthy, joyful identity. It is about taking responsibility for relationships and community, while balancing assertiveness with empathy.
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The power of now: The Cosmic Co-creator
This dimension invites a state of presence, where feeling and action find their balance. It opens the way to co-create life in harmony with the universe—flowing with sensitivity, awareness, and a deeper connection.
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Affectivity and relationships: The Father Heart
With the understanding that this dimension emphasizes affectivity and care for the people around us—not only for biological offspring. It cultivates relationships grounded in mature, affective, and abundant communication.
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The chain of life and new generations: The Grandfather Star
The importance of men recognizing their role in the great cycle of life—contributing to the well-being of future generations and embracing care as part of their life’s mission. It connects us with co-creation for those who come after us and with the joyful, unbroken chain of life.
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Transcendence and Integration: The Deontic Man
From the numinous unconscious, consciousness expands and opens to an ethical, ecstatic, sensitive, and deeply affective experience of existence. It recognizes the cycles and patterns of life as guidance for being a man within society. Transcend beyond individuality to community. Interdependence with all the beings.
A Process of moving, feeling, sensing, and connecting.
This work is rooted in symbolic and archetypal dimensions that awaken deep memories and open new possibilities for integrating one’s identity and expanding the potential of being a man in the world.
Each vivencia is designed around the integration of body, emotions, sensations, and meaning. In this way, a powerful process of integration can emerge — both in the individual’s expression of identity and in the shared experience of connection and belonging with other men..
The Existencial Questions
“Biodanza encourages participants to explore what gives their lives meaning, not through intellectual analysis, but through embodied experience”
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By navigating the tension between trust and mistrust, the virtue of hope can be integrated.
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By navigating the tension between autonomy and shame/doubt, the virtue of will can be integrated.
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By navigating the tension between initiative and guilt or shame, the virtue of purpose can be integrated.
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By navigating the tension between industry and inferiority, the virtue of competence can be integrated.
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By navigating the tension between identity and role confusion, the virtue of fidelity can be integrated.
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By navigating the tension between intimacy and isolation, the virtue of love can be integrated.
Biodanza, as a practice, delves into fundamental questions about life, identity, and purpose. It uses movement and music to explore these questions, encouraging participants to connect with their own vitality and the world around them.
Existential questions in Biodanza often revolve around the search for meaning, the experience of presence, and the nature of human connection.
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Those are the three clasical existencial questions of Biodanza. They will be revisited.
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By navigating the tension between integrity and despair, the virtue of wisdom can be integrated.
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By navigating the tension between generativity and stagnation, the virtue of care can be integrated.
Who is Evandro Oliveira?
Since 2015, Prof. Dr. Evandro Oliveira has been exploring and researching Biodanza for men.
He has published books, articles, and conference papers, and has facilitated processes with more than 200 male participants in several European countries.
Originally from Portugal, Evandro now lives in Barcelona, Spain, and has also lived in Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Brazil, and Thailand.
The first Vivencias for men were held in Leipzig, Vienna, and Israel.
Since 2020, Evandro has been collaborating continuously in the Netherlands with didactic teachers Arnold van Westerhoven, Minco Ruiter, and Richard Loohuis to further develop this work.
Together they have co-facilitated weekends and continue to offer Integration and Encounter Days several times a year — now entering their third cycle.
From 2025 onward, Evandro is also collaborating with Fernando Tucho (Co-director of the Hispánica School of Biodanza in Madrid) and Sergio Cabrera (Valencia), preparing new workshops to begin in 2026.
Prof. Dr. rer. pol., phil. Evandro Samuel Oliveira is CEO and founder of Gaudere – Regenerative Ecosystem, Biodanza facilitator (License EN2035), organisational consultant, trainer of professionals and teams, coach, poet, activist, university lecturer, and researcher (see publications on ORCID)
“We are humans having a collective experience, sometimes individual”
“Every human being is unique, full of potential to be awakened and to flourish.”
“Dance opens a space to feel — and with that, to rediscover the poetry and beauty of living.”
Let’s talk…
If you have any questions or would like more information — or if you wish to organize or take part in an event — please fill out the form below.
Next Events
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Identity for Men - Weekend 1 Netherlands
19-21 September in Biodanza Salon in Haren bij Oss
In this first weekend of the 3th Cycle, we invite men with experience in Biodanza for a deepening. We will dance the first 3 archetypal dimensions and existencial questions.
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Integration day for Men - Netherlands
25 October 2025 10:00-18:00
Integration day working on the identity and group integration with Minco Ruiter and Arnold van Westerhoven.
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Charla de Presentación y Vivencia
8 De Noviembre 2025
en la Escuela de Biodanza de Barcelona Spai Viu.
Invitamos a hombres y mujeres a conocer este trabajo con detalle y a bailar una vivencia. Mujeres que bailen Biodanza pueden aprovechar para invitar a sus parejas. Hablaremos de los temas de masculinidade y del trabajo de integración. -
Identity for Men - Weekend 2 Netherlands
05-07 December 2025
in the Biodanza Salon
in Haren bij OssIn this second weekend of the 3th Cycle, we invite men with experience in Biodanza for a deepening and join the group for this or for more weekends. We will dance deepening in more 6 existencial questions and dance 3 dimensions in 5 vivencias.
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Profundización en Identidad para Hombres - Modulo 1 en Madrid - España
06-08 Febrero 2026
Madrid
Final de Semana con el primer Modulo en España en un nuevo grupo. Invitamos hombres que bailan Biodanza a participar en esta propuesta de profundización en este taller vivencial. -
Aprofundamento em Identidade para Homens - Modulo 1 em Lisboa - Portugal
De 27 a 29 de Marco de 2026
Lisboa CentroPela primeira vez em Portugal, este fim de semana convida a criar um grupo em Lisboa de homens com experiencia de grupo regular de Bidoanza. Através de cinco vivencias e tres perguntas existenciais, iniciaremos o processo.
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Profundización en Identidad para Hombres - Modulo 1 en Valencia - España
08-10 Maio 2026
Valencia - Residencial
Final de Semana con el primer Modulo en Valencia, invitamos hombres que bailan Biodanza a participar en esta propuesta de profundización en este taller vivencial y residencial.
Book Deontic Masculinity
In times when hegemonic masculinity dominates on one side, and certain movements, in their struggle, appear to demand a kind of suppression of the expression on the other, there is a need for processes that help reveal the potential of the male and an integrated form of masculinity — in the sense of being male and being a man-person within a context.
Detached from specific cultural contexts, normative frameworks, or prescriptive rules, this work seeks to understand which dimensions can be identified as components of the identity for men, and how these dimensions can be applied through Biodanza with groups of men to support identity integration and self-awareness processes.
The investigation draws from physiological, psychosocial, and sociocultural perspectives, applying the method of Biodanza while grounded in insights from identity development as a macro-theoretical framework. At the same time, it proposes an original theoretical model of deontic masculinity, aligned with the needs identified during the research, while also embracing and reflecting upon previous proposals and perspectives on the subject.
Keywords: masculinity; integration; identity; deontic; dance; Biodanza
