WINTER DANCE FEST
Winter Dance Feast is a fundraiser for Presence Studio, a non-profit collective and Bellingham’s home to dance, conscious movement, and cultural creativity since opening in 2010. Join in community and explore the flavors of three forms of conscious dance (Open Floor, 5Rythms, and The 360 Emergence) and four masterful teachers.
This year's theme is Dancing at the Intersection the Co-Created Collective Space of Community and our Embodied Sovereign Selves.
WHEN:
Date: Friday December 6, 2024 to Sunday December 8, 2024
Times: Friday 6:30 – 9:30pm | Saturday 10:00 - 4:30pm | Sunday 10:30 - 5:00pm
WHERE:
Presence Studio | 1412 Cornwall Avenue | Bellingham, WA | United States
TUITION:
$275 USD until November 3, 2024; $325 USD after
The teachers:
Kelsey Maloney — grief tender, storyteller, moss listener, Ponderosa Pine hugger, wild water swimmer, afternoon napper, Open Floor Movement Teacher. Kelsey teaches in a style of receptive response to what’s emerging in the moment. Through simple offerings, she invites participants to deepen their self-learning, expand their capacity for connection, and practice re-humanizing our relationships.
More at https://www.fireandmoss.com/
Danielle Pfaff’s journey spans from biochemistry research at the Ph.D. level to seven years of devoted motherhood, enriching her insights into care and connection. Her curiosity fuels an exploration of the inner and outer worlds, which she integrates as a facilitator of The 360 Emergence embodiment practice. Danielle weaves scientific precision with soulful movement, guiding participants to attune to their body as a compass, unlocking unfiltered truth and fostering a deeper compassion within the collective human experience.
More at https://www.daniellepfaff.com/
Anne Marie Hogya is a movement artist, DJ, and occupational therapist with over two decades of dance training and clinical practice. A cross-genre, elixir-mixer, she plays music that moves you into intelligent motion. Her dance floors are brave places of permission to push your edges and pray with your feet. As an embodiment leader she apprenticed and trained with Gabrielle Roth, creator of 5Rhythms dance, and has been teaching this free-form practice since 2008.
More at https://www.annemariehogya.com/
Joseph Machado embraces education as both a path to liberation and a journey toward wholeness. Since 1999, he has nurtured young minds in public schools and trained classroom teachers, honoring the complexity and depth of human growth. Driven by a passion to understand learning in its fullness, he earned an M.A. in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Beyond the classroom, as an Open Floor Movement teacher, Joseph explores the intersections of our inner lives and communal experiences.
More at http://www.josephmachado.com/openfloor
Weekend Schedule:
Friday, December 6th
6:30 to 9:30 pm
Opening Circle and Open Floor with Kelsey Maloney
Saturday, December 7th
10 am to 1 pm
5Rhythms with Anne Marie Hogya
2:30 to 5:30 pm
Open Floor with Joseph Machado
5:30 to 8 pm (optional, and highly encouraged :)
We have booked a beloved locally owned restaurant for a Community Dinner exclusive to those attending Winter Dance Feast. Brandywine Kitchen is short walk from Presence Studio. Head there straight after dance, or take some time to freshen up. Food and drinks ordered and paid for individually at front counter.
Sunday, December 8th
10:30 am to noon (optional, and also highly encouraged ;)
You are cordially invited to attend at no extra charge our local weekly Open Floor dance taught by Jenny Macke. This dance is not exclusive to Winter Dance Feast participants.
2 to 5 pm
The 360 Emergence with Danielle Pfaff followed by the Closing Circle