Name: [Fortnightly] OPEN FLOOR Saturday Community Dance in Warrandyte
Start: 2024-09-28T10:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-09-28T12:00:00+10:00
Location: North Warrandyte Family Centre

[Fortnightly] OPEN FLOOR Saturday Community Dance in Warrandyte
facilitated by Henry Fowkes.
“Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.”
— Maya Angelou

ABOUT
After a huge amount of interest and a sold out first dance, these dances will now be fortnightly starting May 11th!
My intention for creating this regular dance space rests on a knowing that moving together regularly is what creates the most nourishing place for movement practice and community refuge.
This is a space to release into the goodness of the dance, ignited by soulful rhythm-driven music, and nourished by the soulful community connections.
The dance will be facilitated to support you to drop into your body and create a comfortable space together. We use Open Floor Movement Practice - a lively, mindful, free-form movement practice - to support us to connect with our bodies, feelings, thoughts, and soulful longings. And afterwards, stick around for a tea (provided BYO mug) and community connection (co-created).
No dance experience required, or moves to follow.
Please respect this is a drug and alcohol free space.
I can't wait to co-create this dance with you!
Henry (Local Facilitator and Open Floor Teachers)

LOGISTICS
Fortnightly Saturdays (from May 11th)
10.00 am - 12.00 pm (open 10 mins before for extra warmup)
North Warrandyte Family Centre
184 Research-Warrandyte Road, North Warrandyte
Entry $30 (inc GST)
Book online or cash on the door, if space available due to venue capacity.
Note: If finances are holding you back from attending, please reach out to discuss further, including potential work exchange.

BOOK HERE
https://www.trybooking.com/CRIJX
For any inquiries, message or email Henry at [email protected]

WHAT TO EXPECT
As you enter the dance space, the teacher will be playing some music for you to warm up to. This is a time for you to arrive and warm up your body, from the inside out. Take some time to tune into your body, through gentle movement and stretching, your senses, and allow your body to lead the way.
The teacher will play a variety of music which will build in momentum, for easeful in the warmup to some bigger beats to ignite you, and the group, into movement.
As we move deeper into the dance, you will be invited to move, include, and explore through movement and connections.
Please turn your phone off, keep talking off the dance floor, and take personal responsibility for your own needs.
You can view the guidelines for this class here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10pBUVBRcSKgIU9kyyttml68aGZjxMvJtAYrpatRiwvk/edit?usp=sharing
WHAT IS OPEN FLOOR MOVEMENT PRACTICE?
"Open Floor is not about learning to dance. It's about dancing to learn." - Sue Rickards
Open Floor Movement Practice is a lively, life-affirming dance inquiry inviting us to track our thoughts, feelings, and habits and turn them into creative fuel. A place where our embodied experience is the main event. Using a foundation of mindfulness and universal movement resources such as breath, grounding, and centering, our aim is to use our movement practice to be fully embodied – physically, emotionally, and mentally. This simply means being at home in our body for the beautiful ride of being alive - present for anything and everything.
Open Floor is a free-form movement space with no dance experience required or steps to follow; an explorative, drug and alcohol-free space to fully express yourself, dance wildly or gently, and connect with yourself and others.
Learn more about Open Floor here
https://www.henryfowkes.co/openfloor

THE FACILITATOR
Henry Fowkes is an internationally accredited teacher of Open Floor Movement Practice, experienced group facilitator and Gestalt Psychotherapist. Henry is often described as energetic, down-to-earth, and warm. He engages groups with his relatable teachings, humour and legendary tunes. His approach is centered around what's alive in the moment and a deep trust in people's innate resilience. Henry has been teaching Open Floor in Melbourne and Tasmania for the past decade.