Dance Freedom Friday Online Dance! Dance with DJ Rose Ward

Dance Freedom/Friday Online Dances! Wednesday 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Hyperlink to join the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/878378560?pwd=ell5amRwSXZXbTJ1dXlCaW51T3VGdz09 Zoom Id: 878378560 Password: health Upcoming Community Dances (Please note we are now on Eastern Daylight Time) Friday April 9th 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dj Nina Coil Wednesday April 14th 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dance Dj Rose Ward Friday April 16th 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dj Nancy Farber Wednesday April 21st 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dance Dj Rose Ward Friday April 23d 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dj David Hero Wednesday April 28th 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dance Dj Christina Tucello Friday April 3oth 8:30-9:30pm (EDT) Dj Rose Ward Donate if you can: Donate if you can: use either PayPal at [email protected] or Venmo at Dancefreedom, OR Dancefriday.org. The dance sets will be around 1 hour of carefully selected music from our devoted crew of DJ’s, put together from all eras and styles each set will contain Something for Everyone. We have a short circle at the end where you will be invited to share briefly a reflection about your experience at this time, a poem, quote or song or something you for which you are thankful. No one has to share (you can always pass). I have enabled the breakout room function on my account and intend to start using it at community dances so that folks can have small group interactions and I can practice my tech skills. Send a note to me through chat function on zoom to let me know if you and a friend want to have a room to talk in during or after the dance. How to connect to Zoom: If you have a computer device of any kind, including a phone, you can join us. To prepare to join, download the free software forZoom at zoom.com. To see everyone on the screen together, please give your device and Zoom access to your camera and microphone. Your microphone will be muted during the dance. We would love to have as many screens lit up with moving dancers as possible! (Note: you are absolutely welcome to turn OFF your camera and still join us.) If you aren't connecting to Zoom though your computer or iPhone, email for phone number for connection. Questions? Write [email protected] Community Guidelines Come and go any time starting at 8:15pm until our closing circle at 9:45pm. Feel free to: dance, prep food, or any other activity that is appropriate for all ages, Please keep yourself muted except while in a verbal sharing portion Keep your sharing—visual & auditory—family–friendly Practice self–responsibility. If you are uncomfortable being Pinned (a Zoom function to make another individual's image your main focus), prefix “no pin” or “NP” to your name, or turn off your video. Practice obtaining consent. If you would like to Pin someone and they don’t have “YP” (Yes Pin) in their name, ask first (in the chat). Refrain from taking video or photos Ask for support when you need it. Dance Schedule: 8:15pm Virtual doors open: Arrive, settle in, listen to warm up songs Test your audio Check your space what is in it? what size is your dance space? Can you stretch out on the floor? What furniture can bear your weight during the dance? Receive support on Zoom functions [such as Rename, View: Gallery or Grid or Speaker; Unmute/Mute; Pin Video] Share a thought or feeling to help you be present If it suits you to dance to your own sounds during the dance it’s ok, we can’t hear you. Rename yourself on Zoom put the city you are in, and YP or NP next to your name so that folks know it is okay to pin you or not. 8:30pm We Dance. 9:30pm Poetry music or visual art presentation. 9:45pm Closing circle with optional sharing. Participation—come Play: There is no choreography or steps, no "right" or "wrong", so you can't get it wrong—as long as it's family–friendly. Dancing in your room for an hour is a long time the more you move the better you will feel. So here are some things to try: Bring things to play with:scarves, hoops, Poi, stuffed animals Interact: brief interactions with others as you scroll through squares, invite others to pin your square Lead/Follow: Mirror others, Make eye contact/Avoid eye contact Practice dance steps Let yourself be silly, contemplative Stay in one spot: Sit in a chair, kick your legs, spin Use your environment as dance partners:the floor, your walls, chairs, couches, walkers, tables, beds, foam rollers, stability balls, trees, canes. Intentions for Dance Freedom/Friday To stay connected with each other in this time of separation & distance To reconnect with ourselves, our bodies, our movements To reconnect with our living spaces To get our blood flowing, our heart rate up To share art, music and other bits that lifted our spirits during the week. To have the opportunity to communicate with each other.