Dance Dance Class Class
6-Week Spring Series
Thursdays April 9 - May 14, 7-8:30pm (note time change!!!)
The Brick House, 24 3rd St. Great/Turners Falls, 2nd floor
$5-15, no one turned away. Masks required

BODY STUFF AND DANCE EXPERIMENTS
EVERYONE WELCOME, NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED︎

April 9 - guest teacher Hana van der Kolk<3
April 16 - eddy teaches
April 23 - mara teaches
April 30 - eddy teaches
May 7 - mara teaches
May 14 - DANCE RAVE OUTDOORS! All proceeds for dance rave go to mutual aid in Palestine + Western Mass.

Wild Goose Qigong
6-Week Spring Series with mara poliak
Tuesdays April 7 - May 12, 6-7pm
Energy Park, 50 Miles Street, Greenfield
$60 for the full series, $12 to drop in for a single class

We will meet outside at Energy Park, with the Brick House as a backup if the weather requires. *Sign up here for class and to receive updates about meeting location!*

Qigong is a movement mediation practice that stems from ancient Chinese Taoist and spiritual practices, and supports the circulation of vital energy. Through working with Wild Goose Set 1, we will cultivate our qi field with the support of breath, expansion and relaxation, stillness, and harmonizing movement.

I’ve been studying Wild Goose Qigong with Margit Galanter / the vivid groveces/qigong-and-wild-goose-qigong

for the past 15 years, and find this form to be incredibly supportive in embodying a wider sense of aliveness, interconnectedness, and presence. No experience needed, and you are invited to come as you are.

Energy Park Access Info: 
Masks optional. No bathroom onsite. Free parking at 6pm. Wear comfortables shoes and bring layers. There is a covered area with a concrete floor for light rain, a fairly even grassy zone, and limited seating options.

Brick House Access Info:
 We will meet indoors at the Brick House only if the weather requires. I will send an update on the day of class if so. Masks required when meeting indoors. The movement studio is up a flight of stairs. Brick house location: 24 3rd St, Great/Turners Falls, 2nd Floor.

Please contact mara with any access needs or questions. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Wild Goose Qigong
5-week series with Mara Poliak
Tuesdays February 17 - March 17, 6-7pm
At the Brick House - 24 3rd St., Great/Turners Falls, 2nd Floor
$50 for the full series, $12 to drop in for a single class
Masks required, air filter running in the space

Qigong is a movement mediation practice that stems from ancient Chinese Taoist and spiritual practices, and supports the circulation of vital energy. No experience needed, and you are invited to come as you are. We'll work with breath, harmonizing movement, expansion and relaxation, and stillness.

I’ve been studying Wild Goose Qigong with Margit Galanter / the vivid grove for the past 15 years, and find this form to be incredibly supportive in embodying a wider sense of aliveness, interconnectedness, and presence. I love sharing the practice, and creating a collective field.

Advance registration is appreciated. To sign up for the full series, email marapoliak@gmail.com. Drop-ins are also welcome. Feel free to contact me in advance with questions or access needs. If the cost is a barrier, please be in touch – no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Masks are required for collective care in an ongoing pandemic.

Winter Wild Goose Qigong
4-week series with Mara Poliak
Tuesdays January 13 - February 3, 7-8pm
At the Brick House - 24 3rd St., Great/Turners Falls, 2nd Floor
$40 for the full series, $12 to drop in for a single class
Masks required, air filter running in the space

Qigong is a movement mediation practice that stems from ancient Chinese Taoist and spiritual practices, and supports the circulation of vital energy. No experience needed, and you are invited to come as you are. We'll work with breath, harmonizing movement, expansion and relaxation, and stillness.

I’ve been studying Wild Goose Qigong with Margit Galanter / the vivid grove for the past 15 years, and find this form to be incredibly supportive in embodying a wider sense of aliveness, interconnectedness, and presence. I love sharing the practice, and creating a collective field.

Advance registration is appreciated. To sign up for the full series, email marapoliak@gmail.com. Drop-ins are also welcome. Feel free to contact me in advance with questions or access needs. If the cost is a barrier, please be in touch – no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Masks are required for collective care in an ongoing pandemic.

DANCE DANCE CLASS CLASS RETURNS
THURSDAYS JANUARY 8 - MARCH 26, 6:30-8PM
AT THE BRICK HOUSE - 24 3RD ST, GREAT/TURNERS FALLS, 3RD FLOOR
WITH EDDY + MARA + SPECIAL GUEST HANA
$5-15 NO ONE TURNED AWAY

BODY STUFF AND DANCE EXPERIMENTS.
EVERYONE WELCOME, NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED.

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1/8 - Dance Rave with Eddy + Mara
1/15 & 1/22 - Eddy teaches
1/29 & 2/5 - Mara teaches
2/12 - Dance Rave with Hana + Mara
((No Class 2/19))
2/26 - Mara teaches
3/5 - guest teacher Hana
3/12 - Dance Rave
3/19 & 3/26 - Eddy Teaches

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at dance rave we’ll offer some simple and expansive movement invitations, and just freaking dance to house/electronic music, get into it, get what we need. all proceeds from dance rave go to the sameer project and operation milkweed. masks required.

with eddy we'll embark on a series of playful rituals, embracing the wisdom of the physical, with a soundtrack to guide us through. we will shake, undulate, sway, pulse, slow dance with gravity, invite suspension and release, sparkle awake into a more attentive and available body, slip in and out of our multiple beings, and come as we are.

with mara we’ll rest, play, dream, make creative containers and let them spill over. we’ll work with embodied practices that unfold — breath, sound, touch, writing/drawing, moving without knowing. we’ll fuck around and find out what invites us to be present in the moment as it deepens/dissolves/transforms.

with hana: radial diamond kinetics is an ever-evolving approach (since 2009) to sweating/dancing/working out in connection with others/as a ritual/folk dance. In an rdk session we explore imagination-centering prompts and practices as a way to jostle/expand how we move/feel in/about our bodies and we do a simple dance workout that focuses on strength, coordination, endurance, moving with/through inhibitions, playful drama, and fun. Together, we cultivate a supportive environment for collective alchemy, all to a carefully selected accompaniment of music.

access info:
masks required.
if you feel sick or have been exposed, please stay home. an air filter will be running and windows will be open as the weather allows.
the studio is up a flight of stairs - please let us know if this is a barrier for you, and we’ll look into other options.

about us:
Eddy Levin's practice is expansive and various, a playground for cross-disciplinary collaborative making, rerouting, slowing down, deep listening, queer neurodivergent expression, and personal / communal transformation.

Mara Poliak practices with and among human and more-than-human collaborations, and with the body as an uncontainable collective presence. they are committed to art as a practice inseparable from the world we live in and the worlds we make together.

Hana van der Kolk is a queer dancer, artist, and embodied learning, ritual, and celebration facilitator living, working, and collaborating on unceded Nipmuc, Pocumtuc, and Nonotuk lands (Western Massachusetts) and Mohican and Haudenosaunee lands (Hudson Valley). Hana spends time listening for/co-creating bridges through pedagogy, dance, performance, language, healing, celebration, transformation, and dismantling empire inside and out.

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DANCE DANCE CLASS CLASS
tuesdays november 4 - december 2, 6-7:30pm
at the brick house - 24 3rd street, turners/great falls, 2nd floor
with eddy levin & mara poliak
$5-15 no one turned away
please test or mask

11/4 & 11/18 - mara teaches
11/11 & 11/25 - eddy teaches
12/2 - dance rave with eddy & mara

body stuff and dance experiments. everyone welcome, no experience needed.

with mara we’ll rest, play, dream, make creative containers and let them spill over. we’ll work with embodied practices that unfold — breath, sound, touch, writing/drawing, moving without knowing. we’ll fuck around and find out what invites us to be present in the moment as it deepens/dissolves/transforms.

with eddy, we will embark on a series of playful rituals, embracing the wisdom of the physical, with a soundtrack to guide us through. we will shake, twist, roll, sway, slow dance with gravity, invite suspension and release, slip in and out of our multiple beings, and come as we are.

at dance rave we’ll offer some simple and expansive movement invitations, but mostly just freaking dance to house/electronic music, get into it, get what we need. masks required for dance rave. all proceeds from dance rave go to mutual aid for palestine.

access info:

please test or mask for dance class - tests and masks provided if you need. masks required at dance rave. if you feel sick or have been exposed, please stay home and rest. an air filter will be running and windows will be open as the weather allows. the studio is up a flight of stairs - please let us know if this is a barrier for you, and we’ll look into other options.

about us:

eddy´s practice is expansive and various, a playground for cross-disciplinary collaborative making, rerouting, slowing down, deep listening, queer neurodivergent expression, and personal / communal transformation.
mara practices with and among human and more-than-human collaborations, and with the body as an uncontainable collective presence. they are committed to art as a practice inseparable from the world we live in and the worlds we make together.