DANIELMOLLNER
Both dances now at London Nelson Center
301 Center St. in Santa Cruz
Dance twice weekly every Saturday morning and Wednesday evening with your host and DJ Daniel Mollner. Please plan on coming for the full two hours if possible and note that the doors close after the first hour.
This is a freeform movement space. Move however you wish. You are always at choice about your participation and whether you want to remain solo or connect with other people.
Saturdays from 10am to 12noon
Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm
* doors close after the first hour
Location: Both dances at London Nelson Center (301 Center St.)
$15-25 sliding scale cash only at the door
Kids are free! Also, dance for free on your Birthday Week.
All are at choice. Take full responsibility for your experience including your own health and safety.
** Dance Guidelines **
Be yourself, accept others.
Respect the space and everyone in it.
Yes to embodiment, creativity, and community! Please keep the dances drug/alcohol free and conversation off the dance floor!
Curious about the music? Listen to a sample set HERE
Every BODY is unique.
All are welcome, especially People of Color, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Same-Gender Loving People, seniors, and neurodiverse. Whatever your shape, size, age, or ability you are welcome and wanted here!
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photo N. Nelson
photo A. Orion
photo N. Nelson
10 REASONS TO MAKE THIS YOUR REGULAR
THE MANY BENEFITS OF FREEFORM MOVEMENT
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Have fun while staying in shape
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Create new friendships
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Enjoy more play and spontaneity in your life
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Studies prove dance makes you happier (fer realz)
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Build confidence and self-esteem
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Improve coordination and balance
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Deepen your connection with self
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Enhance memory and brain function (yep, studies prove this too!)
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Build healthy reflexes and responses to the unexpected
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Join a welcoming, conscious community of movers
WHAT TO EXPECT
This is a freeform movement space. Move however you wish. And you are always at choice about whether you want to dance solo or with other people.
You can expect a two-hour, DJ'd musical "journey". Music for the first 10-15 minutes is ambient and downtempo for you to arrive, warm up, and stretch as you like. The tempo begins to build gradually from there reaching a peak or catharsis in the second half of the dance. Afterwards the music comes down, softening and slowing towards the end for relaxation and rest as we conclude the dance. Listen to a sample journey HERE.
It is VERY important to me that dances feel reasonably safe and welcoming for ALL people…especially those who’ve been marginalized (LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, body type, neurodiverse, seniors). I ask everyone who comes to help me in making it so. I also ask for the willingness of traditionally marginalized people to come and dance with us as we improve and grow in this way!