Dance as Gender Expansion

Genderqueer humans have outlived many empires. We will outlive this one too.

Amidst this heartbreaking, harmful political climate, may we gather to feel euphoric, affirmed and shameless in our gender, in our bodies, in our sensational existence.

May we be ungovernable. May we express our bodies as protest, standing firm in trustful knowing of the tenacity we are made of. May we remember the pre-colonial erotic and ancestral knowledge that’s imprinted into our somas.

May we move towards collective liberation and gender justice, together.

This course is for you if:

You are 18+ years old and any of the following apply...

• You feel exhausted by the constraints, limitations and harm of traditional gender roles and the gender binary
• You are seeking hope through the devastating anti-trans legislation that is currently taking place

• You are on a confusing gender journey that feels steeped in shame and should’s and you want to liberate yourself from culture's oppressive scripts

• You’re wanting a space to experiment with gender identity through movement

• You’re desiring the euphoria that can come from your inner gender identity matching your outer gender expression

• You’ve never taken a dance class and you want to try sensually moving your body in the comfort of your own home - and - with the support of community

• You are an experienced dancer that needs a break from highly competitive + binary spaces - and - you want a supportive, gentle container that encourages deeper embodiment, feeling and autonomy

• You are looking for a trauma-informed dance class that is less about technique and more about feeling at home in your own body

• You are 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or a multiply marginalized human who is seeking a movement class that affirms your existence

• You are craving novel, creative ways to engage with your multi-dimensional bodymindspirit

• You are curious and open to the (trans)formation that body-based/somatic practices and intuitive movement can elicit

• You just want to play + feel yummy in your own exquisitness!

Accessibility:

Closed captioning will be provided.

This space is for TGNCI2SQ humans. We also welcome new gender explorers and gender curious folks of all identities. You must be 18+ years old to attend this workshop. No prior dance experience necessary.

"My dance training growing up was incredibly gendered-- I was a competitive figure skater, a cheerleader, a ballerina. When the workshop started, I felt like I didn't know how to even move. It awakened a lot of ancient pain. But through Che's gentle approach, with guidance to do EXACTLY what I needed to do, I slowly started moving: from my bed, I was able to dance with my hands, then my arms. And soon, I found myself moving my body in ways that I never even knew were possible-- I felt liberated, rather than restricted, by my movement. Che's guidance, approach, ethic, and brilliant shine truly changed my life. I will never dance in the same way, and for that I am grateful."

- Paulina

Thank you so much for this experience. It has changed me at my core, because a lot of fears feel lighter. I had never experienced community like this before. My body feels finally present and I feel less scared of my gender expansiveness and sensuality. Thank you!

- January 2022 Dance as Gender Expansion Student

My intentions for those who take this course:

• Practice improvisational movement as a way to build confidence in expressing your most gender expansive self
• Deepen understanding + mindfulness around what makes you feel affirmed in your body and gender identity
• Get intimate with your own bodymind so you can cultivate self-compassion and meet yourself exactly where you are
• Be witnessed and celebrated by others in your process
• Learn three or more creative embodiment practices that you can keep exploring and returning to

Get ready to use dance, music and imagination as tools that let you see yourself on a path not yet written.

Get ready to reconceptualize your internal world through movement and community, breaking down the barriers that prevent you from seeing new possibilities and feeling new euphoric sensations.

I can't wait to watch you expand.