Thursdays at Heart and Hands this Fall

Thursday evening sessions (7:30-9pm) will start up September 5th! There will be three free workshops in September, and then two series of classes. The sessions are at the lovely Heart & Hands Health Collective (851 Cormorant Street, downtown) in Lekwungen territories. (Detailed overview of what Thursday sessions are like). To RSVP for the weeks you would like to attend, please be in touch.

Upcoming series of classes:

Dance Improvisation for Fun
Thursdays 7:30-9pm, October 10, 17, 24 (join any week)
The will be a variety of dance improv activities and games to encourage moving in new ways. Each class will focus on a couple of dance concepts (e.g. shape, time, space, consent, flow, focus).

Dance for Wellbeing
Thursdays 7:30-9pm, November 7, 14 & 21
There are a lot of intense things happening on this planet, and sometimes November – with winter approaching – can be a rough month for people locally. Each dance class will include: movement activities for self-care and connecting with personal sources of strength, creative dance games for fun, and crayons & art supplies available for (optional) doodling or writing after dancing.

Workshops:

Dance as Self-Care/ Mutual-Care: Sept. 5
This workshop will include various creative movement and dance activities for grounding, connecting with personal sources of strength, and supporting each other as a group. (Full description). FREE.

*FULL* Intro to Creative Dance: Sept. 12
This workshop is for people who are new to dance improvisation, who think they “can’t” dance, or who feel ‘awkward’/’rusty’/’shy’ about dancing in front of anyone. The focus is on accepting and celebrating our unique selves and ways of moving. (Full description). FREE.

*FULL* Dance Games Night!  Sept. 19
There will be a whole bunch of creative movement games, and we’ll take turns picking the next game from a basket. (Full description). FREE.

*For all sessions, RSVPing is recommended, as space is limited. For people with unpredictable schedules, drop-ins are welcome as long as there is room (if a session is full it will be noted as “FULL” in that night’s title on the calendar).

For details about the location, logistics and accessibilities, click here.

Thursdays 7:30pm at Heart and Hands this autumn

Thursday evening sessions (7:30-9pm) will start up September 5th! There will be three free workshops in September, and then two 5-week series of classes. The sessions are at the lovely Heart & Hands Health Collective (851 Cormorant Street, downtown) in Lekwungen territories.

Full details are here.

Dance as Self-Care/ Mutual-Care June 13; Summer Ingredients June 20

There are only two more Thursday night sessions at Heart & Hands (851 Cormorant St.) before the summer break…

Thurs. June 13, 7:30-9pm: Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care: Various creative dance and movement activities, around grounding, breath, connecting with personal sources of strength, and supporting each other as a group. First-time-dancers very welcome!
This session will include an ’emergency response kit’ resource from Capacitar with activities for stress and overwhelm, and dancing to kitchen-utensil percussion, as requested. (:

Thurs. June 20, 7:30-9pm: Summer Ingredients: Revisiting some of the movement ingredients we have looked at over the past couple months (dance concepts like space, shape, time, locomotion, emotions), and applying these to what we’re each interested in for summertime.

Please note there is no class June 6th (the first week off after 20 Thursdays in a row!)

By donation. To RSVP, send a note. Drop-ins are welcome (so long as that night’s title doesn’t say “FULL” on the calendar.)

Click here for details about the location and accessibilities. Click here for a general description of the Thursday classes.

Thursday themes until June 20th

The Thursday night community classes at Heart & Hands (851 Cormorant St.) continue until June 20th and then will break for the summer.

The dancing with integrity sessions include various dance improvisation and creative movement activities. The focus is on having fun, being curious, and renewing how we want to be with ourselves, each other, and the world. No prior dance experience needed. (Click here for a general description of the Thursday classes.)

Upcoming themes for Thursdays 7:30-9pm:

May 16: Dance Improv Ingredients

May 23: Boardroom Dance Theatre

May 30: Dance Games Night

(No class June 6)

June 13: Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care

June 20: Summer Ingredients

Drop-ins are welcome, so long as that night’s title doesn’t say “FULL” on the calendar.

For a shorter summary of upcoming themes, click here and scroll half-way down for the Themes section.

Click here for details about the location, sliding scale and accessibilities.

Themes for Thursdays in May

The community sessions at Heart & Hands Health Collective continue in May with a new series. Everyone is welcome, including people completely new to dance improvisation, and people who are experienced dancers.

Click here for a general overview of the Thursday classes.

Upcoming themes for Thursdays 7:30-9pm:

May 2nd: Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care

May 9th: Improvising with an uncertain world

May 16th: Dance Improv Ingredients

May 23rd: Boardroom Dance Theatre

May 30th: Dance Games Night

Click here for details about the location, sliding scale, how to register and accessibilities.

RSVPing is encouraged, but Drop-ins are welcome – so long as that night’s title doesn’t say “FULL” on the Calendar.

People who attend all five sessions in May will be gifted a four-leaf-clover.

Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care: April 11

The theme of the community session on Thursday April 11th is Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care. It is from 7:30-9pm at Heart & Hands Health Collective (851 Cormorant Street). Drop-ins are welcome this week.

Click here for the details about the session. And click here for details about the location and accessibilities.

Looking for somethin’ to do the night of Feb. 14? …Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care!

The Thursday Feb. 14th dancing with integrity session is on:
Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care
from 7:30pm – 9pm at Heart & Hands Health Collective, by donation, everyone welcome.
The theme is as an encore to the One Billion Rising events earlier that day, as well as being in recognition of Stolen Sisters Memorial March week.

This session involves various movement activities, around reconnecting ~ with ourselves, with the ground, with personal sources of strength and with breath. The dance improvisation activities are an invitation to move in ways that work for you, your body and how you feel in each moment.

Click here for the workshop description. The specific activities vary each session.

Click here for details about the location, sliding scale, how to register and accessibility details. Drop-ins welcome as long as there is room.

dancing with integrity ~ Thursdays February 7-28, 7:30pm!

The dancing with integrity community sessions continue on Thursdays at Heart and Hands Health Collective! Everyone is welcome, and all sessions are by donation. You can pick and choose which Thursday/s you want to attend.

Each week will have its own theme:

Feb. 7 Log-out, Power-off, and Dance!

Feb. 14 Dance as Self-Care / Mutual-Care (recognizing One Billion Rising and Stolen Sisters Memorial March week)

Feb. 21 Dancing and Learn-in ~ in solidarity with #F21 Indigenous Rights Education Day. *This session is free and might move to a larger venue; please be in touch if you would like to come.

Feb. 28 “Awkward”/ “Rusty” Dancers & Friends

Click here for details about the location and accessibilities.

To register for one or more class, please be in touch. Drop-ins are welcome IF there is space.

dance as self-care/ mutual-care Jan. 24

While it can be hard to shift out of patterns of busyness and stress, it sure can be nourishing!

Inspired by the gratitude of the people at this workshop in November, it is being offered again this month:

Thursday Jan. 24th, 7:30-9pm, at Heart and Hands Health Collective, by donation.

Click here for the workshop description.

Click here for details about the location, how to register and accessibility details.

Thanks for Monday! + want more dance as self-care sessions?

Thank-you everyone for creating a nourishing, fun space and beautiful dancing on Monday!

If anyone is interested in more Dance as Self-Care sessions this winter, please be in touch ~ we can schedule it around what works for the people who are interested.

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