Movema’s signature World Dance sessions return for 2022, bringing fun & friendly dance classes to Toxteth and the local community every Saturday morning. Providing time and space to reconnect with others, Movema’s Saturday class will celebrate cultures from around the world, sharing in dances from Africa, China, India, Brazil & more! Suitable for ages 5+, […] 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
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
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
For Refugee Week 2020 Movema are celebrating and giving thanks to all people and cultures of the world. Dance is a tool for expression and connection, and there is so much to learn and share with each other. Dancers from the Movema team, alongside trainees from our ‘Chance to Dance’ project share some of their […] read more
Our most recent online World Fusion class with Pei Tong was an exciting mix of Latin dance styles including Merengue and Bachata as well as an amazing Qi Gong cool- down! read more
Movema and partner RISE Dance are happy to be hosting some ONLINE World Fusion classes, bringing us all together no matter how far apart we are in location 🙂 TUESDAYS March – August 2020 *Please note Tuesday classes will now be held in parks in Bristol!7pm- 7.45pm BST https://www.facebook.com/events/3093277627363014 FRIDAY April – September 2020 12.30- […] 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
Movema Co-Directors Pei and Penny are thrilled to be invited to teach in Beijing, China this October. They will deliver two workshops at BNU (Beijing Normal University) at the annual International Creative Dance Seminar. The seminar is attended by dancers from around the world, sharing their practice and joining the universal exchange of ideas. As […] read more