17th Annual Juneteenth Season
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!
spots are limited.
if events are sold Out, please Add to waitlist. we will release tickets on a rolling Basis.
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 23rd - August 11th Tuesdays @ 1pm, 8 Weeks, ONLINE
Pilates for Elders June 25th - Aug 13th Thursdays @ 1pm & 2pm, 8 weeks , IN STUDIO
