Movement For Life

13/10/2025

We were touched by these reflections from one of our regular Family Dance participants. Her words say more than we ever could about why this space exists.

💬 “We love Family Dance. It’s a very precious space, and deeply supports our wellbeing as a family. It’s precious to me that my young son sees men dance, sees the male leaders dance, sees his father dance.

It’s very good for my health as a mum that they bring out the crayons, pencils and paper. It gives me a chance to move my own body free of my son, which is very rare for me these days. It gives my husband and I a rare chance to dance together without our son wanting to be swung around.

What I see when we take our son to football is the boys generally play football; and the girls are still dancing in little pink dresses. Family Dance is something quite different - where humans dance and families dance, beyond gender templates. Dance is part of our humanity and part of our birthright. It’s very precious to me that we give our son that community experience every month.

I’m deeply grateful to the leaders for their devotion and very high level of skill.

I wish we could have Family Dance every week and I wish everyone everywhere could have Family Dance.”

— Briony Greenhill, October 2025

Want to experience it for yourself? Join us for the next Family Dance on Sunday 9 November at Dartington Trust Studio 6!

Get your ticket here: https://dandelion.events/e/familydancenov2025

02/10/2025

Having kids doesn’t mean giving up things you love… like dance!

Here’s what families have said about Family Dance, our favourite all-age dance space:
💬 “It felt so powerful as a parent to share space like that with other families and my child.”
💬 “This is a very welcoming space where everyone can come as they are and enjoy moving together.”
💬 “Absolutely loved it.”
💬 “This was a brilliant bonding time for my daughter and me as well as to feel immersed in the wider community in a meaningful way.”

🌱 Join us for Family Dance this Sunday 5th October
📍 Moor Imagination Collective, Buckfastleigh
🕥 10.30am – 12.00pm
💫 Children dance free 🌈 Sliding scale £8–14 for adults

Book here 👇

Sun 5th Oct 2025, 10:30am – 12pm BST (UTC +01:00)

26/09/2025

🍂 Falling leaves
🌧 Wind and rain
☀️ Sunny spells
👯‍♂️ Let's dance again!

Family Dance is back! This is a drop-in session for families who love to dance freely or want to try.

📅 Sunday 5 October
🕥 10.30am – 12.00pm
📍 Moor Imagination Collective, Buckfastleigh
👣 Led by Adam Griffin and Asher Levin

Cost: Sliding scale £8–14
Children come for free
Concessions and full bursaries available for those in need thanks to National Lottery funding.

Book here: https://dandelion.events/e/familydanceoct2025

This is a dance space for all ages! Friends and family warmly welcome 🍂

Sun 5th Oct 2025, 10:30am – 12pm BST (UTC +01:00)

22/09/2025

Women, come and dance with us!
Commit to an autumn of regular movement to nourish your body, heart and soul. And you don't even need to leave your own home.

Our Movement for Well-Being series begins this Wednesday and there’s space for a couple more women to join.

This is an online practice group led by Leela Fisk. We meet fortnightly on Zoom to move, to be still, and to witness one another. It’s a safe, supportive space to be yourself, to feel, to express, to dance.

📅 6 Wednesday mornings, 10–11.45am
24 Sept, 8 Oct, 22 Oct, 5 Nov, 19 Nov, 3 Dec
Sliding scale: £60 (low income) – £120 (supporter).
Full bursaries available for those in need.

Book your place here: https://dandelion.events/e/womenautumn2025

05/09/2025

05/08/2025

Movement for Well-Being returns next month for the Autumn term and we're already half full!

This online series is for women who are longing to carve time and space for themselves and be part of a supportive community of women. Through movement, breath, presence and rest... we welcome ourselves and each other, just as we are.

If in-person classes aren’t accessible due to location, health, children, caring responsibilities or other reasons, this group offers a deeply nourishing space that you can join from your own home.

6 fortnightly Wednesday mornings 10am-11.45am
24 Sept, 8 Oct, 22 Oct, 5 Nov, 19 Nov, 3 Dec
Led by Leela Fisk

Sliding scale: £60 (low income) – £120 (supporter) based on your income. Full bursaries for those in need thanks to National Lottery Funding.

Book your place here: https://dandelion.events/e/womenautumn2025

06/06/2025

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18/05/2025

Thanks to the incredible support from The National Lottery Community Fund, we’ve received funding to support 18 months of dance projects – both locally in Totnes and online! 💛✨

This means we can continue and grow the work we love:
// Family Dance – bringing generations together to move, play and connect
// Movement for Well-being – our much-loved online group supporting women’s health, confidence and embodiment.
// Body & Voice – deepening our in-studio work with women, exploring the connection between movement and voice.

This funding also allows us to offer concessions and bursaries, helping remove financial barriers so that more people can take part – regardless of circumstances.

We’re so grateful to the National Lottery players for making this possible.

Want to stay in the loop and be part of the journey?
👉 Subscribe to our email updates here: https://bit.ly/3WuoGms

04/05/2025

Gorgeous morning at Family Dance today 😍

It was our first time trying MIC Buckfastleigh as a venue, and the feedback has been lovely — it feels homely and was a popular choice among local families.

We also know how much some of our regulars love Dartington’s Studio 6, so we’ll be continuing there on alternate months.

We’ll see you in the autumn for our next Family Dance! We take a break over the summer so you can all enjoy the beach 🌊☀️

(Images of MIC and Studio 6, our two homes now)

11/04/2025

Want to make space for YOU? 🤩

Our Movement for Well-Being online group for women starts afresh on April 30th, led by Totnes-based community dance practitioner, Leela Fisk.

This home practice group is for women who want to nourish their bodies and their hearts through MOVEMENT 😍

Though most of the session happens away from the screen, we've found that women build strong connections through sharing, moving and dancing freely in their own living spaces.

Five Wednesday mornings, 10am–11:45am:
April 30 · May 14 · May 28 · June 11 · June 25

Commit to a full term.
Concessions and full bursaries available for those in need — generously supported by National Lottery funding.

Sign up here: https://dandelion.events/e/womensummer2025

02/04/2025

"By the end of the series, I feel like a more fluid and functional being. I’m retaining that well-being and building on it.”

We love hearing how a regular movement practice transforms lives. This is why we move, why we come together, why we take space for ourselves 💛

Booking is open for Movement for Well-being online series for women — five nourishing mornings to listen, dance and reconnect.

🌿 Starts April 30th
🌸 Sliding scale £50-£100
✨ Full bursaries available with National Lottery Funding

Led by Leela Fisk, local community dance practitioner and founder of the Devon School of Soul Motion.

Book here: https://dandelion.events/e/womensummer2025

24/02/2025

🌱 Family Dance – next Sunday, March 2nd
A drop-in session for families who love to dance freely — or want to give it a try!

What parents are saying:
“I really love it because my children love to dance. In our culture, dancing often feels limited to ballet or some kind of prescriptive movement. But here, they get to see adults moving freely — in connection with themselves, the music and each other. It really is a precious thing and an amazing invitation for the children to do the same."

10.30am – 12.00pm
Dartington Trust Studio 6
Led by Adam Griffin and Asher Levin

An all-ages dance space — friends and family welcome.

Sliding scale £4-14
Booking here
https://dandelion.events/e/familydancemar2025

A playful movement exploration inspired by the delights of Spring, followed by free dance 🌸

Created by Movement for Life community group.