Dancing Body, Sounding Heart - The Meeting of Dance and Voice

Facilitated by Leela Fisk and Fran André

Saturday May 3rd 10.30am - 5pm

Studio 6, Lower Close Studios, Dartington Trust, TQ9 6ED

Combining four decades of experience facilitating body and voice, Leela and Fran offer this enquiry for our collective discovery, our emerging voice and movement liberation.

We will explore pathways for resonant and responsive embodiment, dance and emerging voice.

Our time will be co-creative, resourcing, caring, playful, liberating and welcoming. 

This is a Devon School of Soul Motion open-to-all CPD event.  

No prior experience is necessary.  You can rest and engage as you wish. Come as you are. 

£60 low income
£75 standard
£50 People of The Global Majority  🌞

Brought to you by the Devon School of Soul Motion https://devonschoolsoulmotion.org as part of our ongoing CPD programme.

About Leela Fisk

Leela has dedicated her career and personal life to movement liberation through community dance.  She brings passion, play and attention to the subtle. Teacher trainer at Devon School of Soul Motion, and founder of local not-for-profit community group Movement for Life - working with women and families. Leela has a postgraduate degree in Education and three decades of teaching experience. As a movement artist and community dance practitioner, she has led over 1500 classes, beginning at the pioneering Esalen centre, USA. In the wider environment, she feels deeply at home exploring movement and song in Ocean as greatest teacher.

www.leelafisk.com  
https://devonschoolsoulmotion.org

About Fran André

Fran is a bringer of embodied song and voice medicine.  An experienced choir leader, and vocal facilitator she brings a transmission of freedom, playfulness and the encouragement for full-spectrum expression.  She brings a passion for decoloniality into all her work, and is currently leading a project creating affinity group spaces for people of colour, people of mixed/dual heritage, and white-bodied kin to explore inner decolonisation in group specific ways using music, song, embodiment, grief spaces, meditation and circle sharing.  As a student of 15+ years of awakening work Fran brings a strong grounding in embodied presence work to all her offerings.

Fran's Natural Voice profile

IS THIS A QUEER WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT? IS THIS A BIPOC-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT? A NEURODIVERGENT FRIENDLY SPACE? A DISABILITY WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT?

Yes. We are here to support the full bio-diversity of life. 

Please let us know any ways we can support any accessibility needs. 
The studio has disabled parking and wheelchair access. Please call the Dartington Welcome Centre in advance to allocate the disabled parking space outside of Studio 6 for your use. 

Trauma Sensitivity & Personal Responsibility
In this improvising workshop, we strive to create a space that is as safe and supportive as possible. Our approach is trauma-sensitive, meaning we encourage awareness, choice, and self-agency in movement and expression. However, given the improvisational nature of this work, we acknowledge that we cannot predict or eliminate all potential triggers.

We invite participants to take care of their own well-being by listening to their bodies, pacing their engagement, and stepping out or seeking support if needed. Facilitators are available for check-ins, and we encourage open communication to help navigate any challenges that arise.

Please assess before proceeding to buy your ticket, whether you feel emotionally resourced enough to engage with this practice at this time. If you are currently experiencing significant distress or instability, you may wish to consider whether this is the right moment for you to take part.

Cancellation Policy
We cannot offer refunds for this educational/professional training session.
If you need you cancel your attendance then you are welcome to sell your ticket to someone else.
If there is a waiting list and we are able to resell your ticket, we will refund you 70% of the ticket value (there is a 30% admin fee)