Congratulations to Movema’s World Fusion adult dance group who rocked the 50th Bristol Harbour Festival as part of the Dance Stage in Millennium Square! The set included Dancehall, Salsa, Reggaeton and Soca, bringing the beat to the crowd!Choreography & facilitation by Charlie White and Aemilia Hylton, part of the Movema Bristol team. Our classes are […] read more
Our amazing community project Everybody Dance Now is now into it’s second year! We are hugely grateful for funding from the Quartet Community Foundation, and Bristol City Council, which allows us to continue the great work connecting to families and individuals in Filwood, Knowle West. Sharing dance and crafts and engaging people of different backgrounds […] read more
Everybody Dance Now is a partnership between Movema, Rise Youth Dance and Filwood Community Centre in Knowle West, Bristol. The project aims were getting the community active, making new connections, building new skills, whilst encouraging positivity and pride in the local area. The project was one of four ‘Dance Connects’ artist residencies awarded by Bristol Dance Futures and […] read more
Throughout the pandemic, Movema has taken a low-risk approach in keeping our team, participants and audiences safe. Whilst our staff have worked hard to deliver our classes and projects successfully online over the past year, we recognise the value of our communities reconnecting physically. In the coming months, we will be working as a team […] read more
Everybody Dance Now is a dance residency at Filwood Community Centre with Movema and Rise Youth Dance. As part of the programme, we are running a series of free workshops during the summer, leading to a carnival performance on Saturday 7th August as part of Filwood Community Market! We welcome people of all abilities to join us for some fun, uplifting dance […] read more
From 1st June Movema and Rise will be back at The Island in Bristol, and will we running our popular World Fusion adult dance class on Tuesdays at 7.30- 8.30pm. As well as 11 in-person spaces, we will also have the class available on Zoom. And there are some small community events coming up too! […] read more
Calling for video submissions for our Knowle West Bling music video!! In Bristol, Movema and partners Rise YouthDance have been awarded a Dance Connects Residency by Bristol Dance Futures, and are working with Filwood Community Centre & their Filwood Fantastic programme to bring some ‘dance happenings’ to the local area and online! The first part […] read more
World Dance Wednesdays are returning to Movema’s timetable!Starting on 13th January 2021 from 6-7pm. Commencing classes online via ZOOM and moving to in-person classes in Liverpool as soon as possible dependent on local tier restrictions and attendee numbers. Styles include Bollywood, Salsa, Caribbean dance, Latin and more. Booking is required! Attendees will need to register […] read more
We will be commencing our World Fusion classes with restricted numbers on Tuesdays at The Island, Bridewell Street/ Nelson Street, Bristol BS1 2PY.New time: 8-9pm. There will be 10 spaces for in- person participants and a Zoom link for everyone else.We are operating in four week blocks PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND WITHOUT EMAIL CONFIRMATION (see […] read more
“Dance is my medicine”, as quoted by the great Pearl Primus. In light of the government’s latest advice and guidelines on social distancing in response to COVID-19, we have taken the decision to suspend all Movema classes and face-to-face activities for the time being. The health and safety of our staff, participants, artists and volunteers […] read more