ElderDance

A dance program dedicated to mature adults

With Barbara Schofield Thomsen and Carl Thomsen

ElderDance is an opportunity for older people to keep their creative juices flowing through gentle creative movement!

As we age, our bodies change. We can’t do everything we used to be able to do.  Nonetheless, our spirits remain strong, creative, and energized. ElderDance is an opportunity to keep those creative juices flowing through gentle creative movement!

Each 1-1/2 hour class includes slow warm-up exercises, choreographed "moves", group movement, and free improvisational dancing. All in an environment of

·         non-judgment

·         humor

·         friendship

·         encouragement

·         validation and

·         appreciation

ElderDance is open to everyone and is oriented to mature adults who are mobile and love to dance!

Our hope is that the classes evolve into a performance workshop for those who would like to share with audiences the understanding, wisdom, experience, perspective, and clarity that age can bring. The performance group will celebrate the beauty and strength in aging, and celebrate the body’s ongoing ability to express our dreams, desires, and emotions, no matter what age we achieve.