Centre of Movement Arts

Calling All Emerging London Choreographers

The festival is seeking dances of 3 to 15 minutes by emerging artists in all styles. Choreographers ages 16 and up are welcome to apply. For the first time this year the Emerging performance will have a theme: “Awaken Summer”. Applicants will interpret this theme through their choreography, expressing their own ideas about awakening, emerging, growing, blooming, beginning, sunshine, heat, and all things summer.

PLEASE NOTE: This year the festival is especially interested in works with 3 or more dancers. We will be accepting a very limited number of solos and duets. Click here to apply.

Preference is given to London and area artists, but we welcome submissions from across Canada. Movement and music content must be appropriate for a family audience.

Questions? Email us at info@londondancefestival.ca

***APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2019***

Saturday March 9 @ 2:30-3:30pm

There’s no right or wrong way to dance walk. For this winter walk, we’ll add a little extra movement to keep us warm. Bizz Varty will offer the dance moves and outdoor enthusiast Nina Sampson will share information about the natural world around us. Join us, it’s FREE. 

Meet at South end of St. Julien Street at 2:30 pm. Walk will be 60 minutes approximately.

Dress for the weather, this walk will happen rain, snow or shine. See Nina’s tutorial on layering up for a winter walk, below!

Accessibility: This walk may happen on snow-covered trails, so may not be suitable for mobility devices, including strollers. Please check for weather-related accessibility updates.

Studies in Motion
Presented by the Don Wright Faculty of Music

Sunday, March 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre (Talbot College, Western University)
$10 general admission ($15 at the door)

This dance showcase of student compositions is a representation of the accomplishments of the students in the Dance Minor program at Western resulting from creative challenges explored in their dance courses. Space, time, energy and shape, the four basic elements of dance, emerge in unique movement solutions through the creative process.

 

Advance Tickets: $10 (general admission) ($15 cash only at the door)
Purchase tickets in advance online by March 1, in person or by phone at 519-672-8800 via The Grand Theatre Box Office. Tickets available for purchase at the door of PDT (cash only) after 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 3.

Event inquiries: musicevents@uwo.ca or 519-661-3767

See our article in the Western Gazette from January 2019:

Saturday February 9 @ 2:30-3:30pm
Outdoor Play – St. Julien Park

Reach, bend, squat, lunge and balance while exploring the Thames Valley Trail in St. Julien Park. A fun outdoor workout and walk that will revive your child-like sense of wonder as we move in response to the natural landscape. Certified Naturalist Nina Sampson will guide the walk through the woods and Bizz Varty will lead the workout. Discover new and unique ways to build exercise into your daily life, no equipment needed!

Meet at South end of St. Julien Street at 2:30 pm. This walk will be approximately 60 minutes.

Dress for the weather – see Nina’s tutorial on ‘How to Dress for a Winter Walk’

Accessibility: This walk will use unpaved trails and will not be easily accessible for mobility devices, including strollers.

Saturday January 12
@ 2:30-3:30pm

Nature Walk at St. Julien Park

Take deep breaths of fresh air as we move and stretch our bodies and tune into the natural world. This gentle walk will explore how we can use nature to move more, how we can become more comfortable moving in nature, and why we might want to. Movement specialist Bizz Varty will talk about the mechanics of walking while nature expert Nina Sampson shares information about the natural landscape around us. All bodies welcome.

Meet at South end of St. Julien Street at 2:30 pm. This walk will be approximately 60 minutes.

Dress for the weather – see Nina’s tutorial on ‘How to Dress for a Winter Walk’

Accessibility: This walk will remain on paved & gravel trails and will be accessible for mobility devices, including strollers.

Saturday December 8 @ 2:30-3:30pm

Dance Walk – Killaly Meadows

There’s no right or wrong way to dance walk, just get outside and groove, strut, shimmy and shake! With live music, including holiday tunes, for inspiration, on this winter walk through Kilally Meadows we’ll add a little extra movement to keep us warm. Bizz Varty will offer dance moves for you to try and outdoor enthusiast Nina Sampson will share information about the natural world around us. Join us and jingle all the way!

Meet at Windermere and Adelaide entrance at 2:30 pm. This walk will be approximately 60 minutes.

Dress for the weather, this walk will happen rain, snow or shine. See Nina’s tutorial on layering up for a winter walk, below!

Accessibility: This walk may happen on snow-covered trails, so may not be suitable for mobility devices, including strollers. Please check for weather-related accessibility updates during the first weeks of December.

Join our Dance Mob!
The Dance Mob (formerly known as the Flash Mob) is a fun and easy dance created by local artists and performed by the community. No dance experience is required and all ages and abilities are welcome. You can learn the moves from the instructional video (embedded below), or at one of our workshops (listed below). Then come down to our Community Showcase in Ivey Park on June 30 at 6pm and dance with us!

2018 Dance Mob Workshop Tour
The Dance Mob choreographers Samantha Sendas & Katharine McCormack will be touring the city in June teaching the dance to Londoners of all ages. Want them to stop at your school, business, or organization?
Email us at LondonDanceFestival@gmail.com to book a FREE workshop. No experience required, all welcome.

More dates will be added to the schedule as they are confirmed

June 16, 12-1pm Sound in Motion (1444 Glenora Drive) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
June 26, 6:15-7pm North London Dance Centre (1055 Sarnia Road) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
June 30, 4:45pm Ivey Park (331 Thames St) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – and your LAST CHANCE!
PERFORMANCE: June 30, 6pm Ivey Park

Learn the moves, then come dance with us in Ivey Park at 6pm on June 30!

Watch the 2017 Flash Mob, created by Greg Thane and Ken Pham. The rain didn’t dampen our enthusiasm!