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SUMMARY:S P A C E Rising Community Sharing Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Community Sharing Day is a chance for our Resident Artists to share their research through embodied community practice\, present works in progress\, and be in community. Come move\, experience\, and learn what they are up to! \nAll are welcome to this FREE event – no prior dance or movement experience needed. We invite you to come to part of the event or stay for the entire event. To prepare for the event\, we suggest you bring a snack and water\, wear clothing you can move in\, and come with an open mind! \nFREE RSVP
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/s-p-a-c-e-rising-community-sharing-day-2026/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Workshop
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SUMMARY:POP IN / POP OUT: ENSEMBLE THINKING™ with Margaret Sunghe Paek
DESCRIPTION:How can perspective change your experience? How do your individual habits affect the whole? How can our physical choices create dynamic group shifts? How do we build community through practice and play? \nIn this three-hour lab\, we will dive into Ensemble Thinking™ to explore how our perspective and choices affect our connections and creativity. Using small group and large ensemble dance improvisations\, we’ll compose\, question\, and play with possibilities. \nEnsemble Thinking™ is a system of group\, improvisational\, compositional practices that refine individual capacity to perceive\, initiate\, and support collective action. Ensemble Thinking™ scores research collaboration\, attunement\, awareness\, power\, and choice and build artistic and social community. Through experimenting with foundational scores\, we explore relational space and creative power. The conceptual nature of Ensemble Thinking™ allows for a wide range of access across multiple backgrounds\, aesthetics\, and physical capabilities. No experience or prior knowledge required. \nLet’s dance\, investigate\, and create together! \nLearn more here: Ensemble Thinking™ \nMargaret Sunghe Paek (she/her) \nMargaret Sunghe Paek (she/her) is a mixed-race\, collaborative dance artist\, maker\, and mother practicing deep listening and rigorous play as methodologies of connection\, community-building\, and art-making. Margaret has been irreparably influenced by her relationships with contact improvisation\, Ensemble Thinking™\, Alexander Technique\, Barbara Dilley\, and the collectives- Lower Left\, the Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas\, Street Dance Activism\, Uh Oh Trio\, and her family trio. Her dance works have been presented in Mexico\, Europe\, and across the U.S. at venues including the Whitney Museum Biennial. Margaret began teaching almost thirty years ago in San Diego\, and in 2015\, she moved from NYC to the ancestral homelands of the Menominee and Ho-Chunk people (Appleton\, Wisconsin) to teach dance at Lawrence University. Recent investigations include co-creating a documentary archiving Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas’ fifteen years of performance improvisations with their children\, piloting Lower Left’s Ensemble Thinking™ Certification program\, and starring in Len Borruso’s award-winning short film\, EMBODIED.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/pop-in-pop-out-ensemble-thinking-with-margaret-sunghe-paek/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T150000
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SUMMARY:POP IN / POP OUT: Beginner/Open Level Contemporary Partnering with Ilyana and Iverson
DESCRIPTION:Beginner/Open Level Contemporary Partnering is a partnering workshop rooted in touch and improv. We will take a non-gender focused approach to partnering rooted in mutual weight sharing between both parties. This class is available to dancers who have worked together before as well as those looking to get into partnering. (feel free to come without a partner!) \nClass will begin with a brief warmup\, followed by dedicated time to pair up and discuss consent with your partners before we move into the partnering portion of class. We’ll move and groove together in a guided touch-based improv session before moving into a series of set exercises based in weight sharing\, designed to gain trust and comfortability with your partner. Feel free to bring a notebook\, as we’ll take some time mid-workshop to share our thoughts. We’ll end class with a final combo and another opportunity to reflect and share our thoughts and feelings!\n \nIlyana Carlee (she/her) \n\nOriginally from Dayton\, Ohio\, Ilyana Carlee is a performer\, choreographer\, and teacher in San Diego. Since a young age\, she has trained at various studios\, her most influential training being under DeShona Pepper Robertson at Stivers School for the Arts. Ilyana continued her dance training and choreographic exploration at Howard University\, earning a BFA in Dance. Since moving to San Diego in 2023\, she has trained at DISCO RIOT\, Malashock Dance\, and San Diego Dance Theater\, and has performed with DISCO RIOT\, San Diego Dance Theater and NACHMO. Most recently\, she was an intern in the (R)Evolution Artist Program with DISCO RIOT\, and is currently a founding collaborator with Negative Space Dance Collective. Her art is deeply influenced by her experiences as a Black woman. She is inspired by both her ancestral lineage and surroundings\, creating work inspired by love\, grief\, community\, and the Black experience. \nIverson “Nosrevi” Harding (he/him) \nIverson “Nosrevi” Harding has been moving and creating through physicalization for thirteen years. He is trained in an abundance of styles not limited to ballet\, modern\, contemporary\, tap and hip hop. Graduating from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle\, WA circa spring of 2024 he has evolved in his personal style which is a mixture of hip hop\, contemporary and tap dance. His movement has a melancholy yet sharp qualities that excite the satisfaction factor made in one’s eyes and brain. His teaching style is based more on having an understanding of the music so therefore he can translate the quality of movement better and if that doesn’t help\, he’ll try and find a hundred other ways to get you to succeed.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/pop-in-pop-out-beginner-open-level-contemporary-partnering-with-ilyana-and-iverson/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260606T213000
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SUMMARY:Queer Mvmnt Fest: Featured Artist Showcase
DESCRIPTION:For our final evening of the festival\, we’re pleased to showcase a beautiful array of queer performance by local and visiting artists. Join us for a special performance of works by our featured artists\, Jas Lin and Hearthealer\, Andrea Muñiz\, Alyah Baker\, and Wilson Mendieta. There will be a brief Q & A after the performance. \nLearn more about the artists and Queer Mvmnt Fest at https://discoriot.org/qmf2026/
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/queer-mvmnt-fest-featured-artist-showcase/
LOCATION:Malashock Black Box Theater\, 2650 Truxtun Rd Studio #200\, San Diego\, CA\, 92106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260606T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260606T163000
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SUMMARY:Primal Physics with Meesh and Toni
DESCRIPTION:Primal Physics intertwines the physics of rope and dance\, developed with the intention of connecting you to your most grounded & feral expression. \nThis workshop begins with participants being gently guided from their DanceOfSelf to the DanceOfConnection throughout the workshop. As we connect with our bodies\, we will integrate rope as an anchor and amplifier\, enhancing sensation and creativity. Through exploration of a multi-wear chest harness\, “The MicroDance”\, isolations & intuitively guided movement\, we will cultivate feelings of aliveness\, impulsivity\, and presence and physically strengthen and increase mobility of our bodies\, to give way to our most primal expression! \nA wide variety of music genres will be explored as we move energy. The dance and rope will be your lifelines\, as we magnify your internal world and remove the masks of social conditioning. Our practice will collectively evolve as we build presence within the whole space\, creating a throughline for one cooperative dance. \nThis class will include skills to take with you:\n• Rudimentary rope safety and building blocks\n• Simple chest harness\n• Individual and group movement practices \nPrimal Physics is suitable for ALL LEVELS of dance + rope experience. Modifications and variations will be provided and encouraged. This is a SuryaSoul offering.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/queer-mvmnt-fest-free-workshop-primal-physics-with-meesh-and-toni/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260606T130000
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SUMMARY:The Art of Kunt-Fu: Intro to Queer Combat and Dance with Devante Love
DESCRIPTION:Blending spiritualized martial arts\, queer qigong\, voguing\, and Afro-Asian indigenous healing philosophy\, this workshop teaches self-defense disguised as a queer dance. The workshop thinks with Ball culture as a site where dance builds resilience against white cis-heteropatriarchy. Movers also learn breathing patterns and sensory awareness techniques to enter spaces with heightened confidence and courage to be queer. Moving beyond the machismo of traditional martial arts\, this practice centers a cunty femme expressivity that empowers queer bodies to protect each other. All bodies\, abilities\, and experience levels welcome. Modifications offered throughout to emphasize principles over perfect form.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-art-of-kunt-fu-intro-to-queer-combat-and-dance-with-devante-love/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260606T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260606T123000
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SUMMARY:dragXDance with Rowan Janusiask
DESCRIPTION:dragXDance is a high-energy dance class tailored for Drag Entertainers. Expect choreography\, body isolations\, splits stretching\, floorwork and more. Get Ready to dance\, sweat\, and connect with your body in a fun\, empowering environment. It’s time to elevate your performance with professional dance training—perfect for drag performers and anyone wanting to unleash their inner diva!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/dragxdance-with-rowan-janusiask/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260605T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260605T140000
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SUMMARY:Ballet For All Bodies with Alyah Baker
DESCRIPTION:Ballet For All Bodies re-imagines the ballet class as a radically inclusive and supportive environment for a diverse range of movers. In the workshop\, we will center the joy of dancing as we explore the traditional principles of ballet technique in a fun and affirming environment\, set to an inspiring playlist of pop hits.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/queer-mvmnt-fest-free-workshop-ballet-for-all-bodies-with-alyah-baker/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260605T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260605T120000
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SUMMARY:MORNING EXORCISE with Jas Lin + Hearthealer
DESCRIPTION:MORNING as in awakening– to our senses\, our agency\, our infinite possibility.\nEXORCISE as in ritual and practice– for purging the body of internalized scripts and socialized expectations. \nMORNING EXORCISE is an open movement workshop for all levels of experience\, accompanying Jas Lin and Hearthealer’s Prayer Pillow performance for Queer Mvmt Fest. Through qigong breathwork\, movement meditation\, and embodiment tasks\, we exorcise choreographies of the learned body\, shedding ingrained patterns to make space for new ways of moving through\, being with\, and dreaming into. Participants are invited to release any expectation that there is a “proper” way to move or be\, and instead follow feeling\, sensation\, and instinct. Together\, we co-create a sanctuary for experimentation\, mutual presence\, and collective transformation.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/morning-exorcise-with-jas-lin-hearthealer/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260604T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260604T183000
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SUMMARY:The Rhythm of the Heartbeat with Azul Lopez
DESCRIPTION:I will center the movement that keeps us alive\, our heartbeat\, and represent it by playing my medicine drum. I will facilitate breathwork\, guided gentle movement that can be done sitting\, laying\, or standing. I will invite people to move intuitively towards the end of class. This class doesn’t require any previous experience or specific abilities. Everything I guide will be offered as invitations and the ultimate encouragement is for participants to sense for guidance from their bodies. I will also invite people to connect to their ancestry\, as many cultures have connected to the medicine of the drum.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/queer-mvmnt-fest-free-workshop-the-rhythm-of-the-heartbeat-with-azul-lopez/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260426T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260426T153000
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SUMMARY:DISCO RIOT R & D Community Sharing Day
DESCRIPTION:Community Sharing Day is a chance for our Resident Research & Development Artists to share their research through embodied community practice\, and present their works in progress! Come dance and learn what they are up to! \nTo prepare for the event\, we suggest you bring a snack and water\, wear comfy and breathable clothing\, and come with an open mind! \nThis event is ADA accessible. In alignment with the values of DISCO RIOT\, this class centers access\, bodily autonomy\, consent\, and the cultivation of safe(r) community space. During the RSVP process\, there will be a chance to share any access needs you may have. Please reach out to Nicole at education@discoriot.org for accommodation inquiries or requests.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/disco-riot-r-d-community-sharing-day/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshop
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