A fascinating discipline emerges, merging freediving, the grace of dance, and the precision of artistic swimming. Tiphaine Arnal, a leading figure of this movement and author of the first book dedicated to the art of underwater dance, opens the doors to her aquatic world.
« Underwater dance is an immersion in absolute silence, a suspension in apnea where gravity is redefined. A unique sensory universe to explore: heightened bodily sensations, altered sound perception, blurred vision, and infinite freedom of movement... » explains Tiphaine Arnal, on the occasion of the release of her book Apnea dance (Agitated Editions). A unique guide to get initiated and improve, offering an accessible method to evolve from exploration to choreographic creation. This innovative discipline is gaining popularity online, where artists and freedivers share aesthetic and engaging performances.
A Fusion of Three Disciplines
According to Tiphaine Arnal, underwater dance is a harmonious synthesis: « It relies on the techniques of artistic swimming, borrows the elegance of dance, and mainly uses apnea. It’s a kind of 3-in-1 discipline ! ». Although its current form is recent, it finds its roots in marginal practices from the 1980s.
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