'Dance upon a time' is a movement class that blends together different traditions and culminates in a co-curated dance playlist.

Expect playful exercises (physical theatre), balancing postures (yoga), cross lateral movement & strengthening exercise (of your choice), box breathing (breath work), Wise Owl Gazes Backward (qi gong)... and dancing to your favourite tune (midweek rave at Bristol City Hall).

Dori Jo is a trained mime performer. She was also a professional athlete (fencing) and is an intermediate level Muay Thai practitioner. You can follow along her instructions, or follow your own instinct and select a posture or movement from your own toolkit within a specified timeframe and modality.

This is an open-level class. We will ask you to sign a waiver form before attending the class.

There will be group exercises, one-to-one exercises and solo exercises.

The 'Dance Upon a Time' playlist will be played on shuffle at the end of the class. Your submission stays anonymous. After you have purchased a ticket, you will receive a follow-up email requesting to send your favourite dance tune to Dori Jo. Submissions will stay open until the last minute. (You can change your mind for up to 5 times ) All ticket holders are required to contribute to the playlist.

Rules of 'Dance Upon a Time':

- Don’t talk over the music. If you don’t like it, you must still respect it. It is someone’s favourite. There will be seated areas. If you don’t feel called to dancing to a particular song, don’t force yourself. Wait until you do. (There will be at least one you'll like.)
- There are NO genre restrictions (Whatever makes you move.)
- If you are a dance music producer, feel free to submit your own tune and test your musical creation with an unbiased sample group!
- Don’t submit tracks that are longer than 5 minutes

What do you do when "you do you"?

Address: The Vestibules, City Council, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR
Entrance is on Park Street end of City Council building.

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