17th Annual Juneteenth Season

Tickets Released Below on June 1st

17th Annual Juneteenth Season:

Celebrating our Resistance, Resiliance, Empowerment & Joy!

Joy is Revolutionary. Wellness is Revolutionary.


1) DANCE AS RESISTANCE - ARTS & WELLNESS GATHERINGS
Each Gathering will include:

  • Showing of a GWDC piece of choreography on film

  • Interactive Presentation of Black Resistance through dance & GWDC's Lineage

  • GWDC Choreography taught - come dance (standing or in a chair!)

  • Sound Bath

  • Shared Meal

Come celebrate our liberation, our community, our strength, our hope, and our collective power. Please RSVP, as spots are limited.


Choreography shown & snippet taught:

June 27th: My Country 'Tis of Thee/ Still I Rise - Honoring voices that have been silenced

July 11th: Shelter In Place: An Exploration of Gentrification, Displacement & Homelessness

July 25th: A Ballad for John Henry - Tracing the unbroken lineage between Slavery, Convict Leasing, and Mass Incarceration

August 8th: #DanceTheVote

The subjects are deep, but the gatherings will be joyful! No dance experience needed! Come move your body in community - standing or sitting in a chair are both great!

Tickets Released Here June 1st - seats are limited.

Saturdays at 12pm: June 27th July 11th & 25th August 8th

GWDC Studio - 494 9th St, Old Oakland

Choreocore®: Fall Prevention & Pain Reduction for Elders

2) JUNETEENTH SEASON ELDER WORKSHOPS

Pre-registration required at Tonya@GrownWomenDance.org for eight week elder workshops.

Choreocore®: Fall Prevention & Pain Reduction for Elders June 16th - August 4th Tuesdays @ 1pm, 8 Weeks, ONLINE





Beginning Pilates for Elders July 6th - Aug 8th Thursdays @ 2pm, 8 weeks , IN STUDIO