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Both work with facial muscles. Both take tension seriously. The difference is music. Learn how Face Dance grew out of face yoga — and what changed.
I trained in face yoga. I'm certified in the Danielle Collins methodand trained as a teacher with Paula Sá.
I still teach from it. But something felt off.
The movement was there - and nothing underneath was moving with it.
Face yoga works. Over time, the targeted exercises lift, tone, and release facial muscle tension.
The practice is quiet, precise - you repeat, you hold, you release. It works like exercise, and when done with consistency and real expectations, it does real things. Both Face Dance and face yoga work with the same muscles, take tension seriously, and share many of the same movements.
If you've tried face yoga and liked it, Face Dance will feel familiar.
The difference is music. Face Dance uses music as the guide.
The rhythm gives the face something to follow instead of something to correct.
Traditional face yoga often works in silence - which is valuable, but I kept noticing that the silence made people go inward in the wrong way. More self-critical, more watchful, less free.
Adding rhythm changed that. Movement became flow.
Most facial tension isn't structural. It's accumulated - stress, self-consciousness, years of holding a certain expression. Music bypasses some of that. Not all of it, but enough to shift the quality of the practice entirely.
Face Dance isn't a departure from face yoga. It's the version of it I actually wanted to practice - and the one I've found helps people feel at home in their face, not just exercise it.
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Not exactly. Face Dance grew out of face yoga and shares many of the same exercises and principles. The main difference is music - Face Dance uses rhythm as a guide, making the practice feel less like exercise and more like movement.
Both work. Face yoga is precise and structured. Face Dance adds music and rhythm, which helps release tension that's tied to self-consciousness or stress. If you tend to hold tension in the jaw, forehead, or around the eyes, Face Dance may feel more natural.
No. Face Dance works for complete beginners. If you've done face yoga before, you'll recognise some of the movements - but experience isn't required.