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Why We Gather

The Calgary Dance Collective is a community-based organization dedicated to cultivating embodied dance as a practice of connection, expression, and collective wellbeing. Our mission is to offer an inclusive and intentional weekly dance session where adults can explore a wide range of guided movement practices led by devoted facilitators. We cultivate a safe and sacred environment that supports freedom of expression, deep connection with body, mind, and spirit, and the growth of meaningful community through the shared language of dance.

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The Future We're Building

We envision a future where conscious dance is a vital force in Calgary, and worldwide - where people gather to listen to the intelligence of their bodies, movement is recognized as medicine, and dance communities flourish as places of healing, creativity, and belonging. By empowering innovative facilitators to share their practice to expand the dance ecosystem in Calgary, we aim to elevate collective wellbeing and ignite a culture of embodied connection that transforms individuals and community.

Our Guiding Principles

Inclusivity
We welcome every body, identity, and lived experience.Authenticity
We invite honest movement and self-expression, free from pressure or performance.Respect & Consent
We prioritize listening, choice, care, and embodied integrity in all interactions.Wellbeing
We support mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness through conscious movement.Community
We cultivate meaningful connection through shared dance and collective presence.

Reverence
We honor dance as a sacred and intentional practice.Courage
We encourage showing up as you are and trusting the body to lead.Support
Our facilitators guide with presence, safety, and attunement to self-discovery.Innovation
We remain curious and evolving, expanding what dance and conscious movement can be.

Meet Karabelle

Karebelle (Karen) is a certified Dance and Movement Therapist (Aeoterra, NZ), long time Dance instructor (RAD), Fitness professional (AFLCA) and Ecstatic dance facilitator (Ecstatis), hailing from Alberta. She is founder and director of BodySong Expressive Development, with 18 current leaders sharing Music and Movement with people of ALL AGES across Canada! She has practiced and studied in many different settings, populations, and cultures worldwide including Africa, Central America, India, and East Asia. Originally earning her BA in Recreation Management (VIU) her philosophy still remains that discovery, play and connection are essential to overall health, wellness, and vitality.

Meet Kyra Newton

Kyra Newton is a Somatic Trauma Resolution Practitioner, embodiment facilitator, and contemporary dance artist based in Alberta. She is trained in Somatic Experiencing®, DARe, DanceAbility, and Somatic Attachment Therapy, and holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance and Sociology. Her work supports people to reconnect with their bodies, express emotion, and honor their innate body wisdom through movement.She weaves contemporary dance, improvisation, somatics, vocalization practices, and attachment-based approaches. Her work is person-led, centering each individual and their unique needs within the dance journey, and is rooted in the understanding that embodiment, creative expression, and relational safety are essential to wellbeing.

Meet Natalia

Natalia is a passionate dancer and holistic practitioner based in Calgary. She began her dance journey at the age of six with the folk choreography ensemble Aigulek, and has performed at major events across the former USSR.
Upon moving to Calgary, Natalia explored a variety of dance styles and found her primary movement practice in 5Rhythms dance, a dynamic form that blends free expression with mindful awareness.In addition to her dance expertise, Natalia is a dedicated BodyTalk practitioner and a manual osteopath. Her passion for body practices and conscious movement shines through in her work. During the pandemic, she initiated an underground dance movement, helping people reconnect and heal through dance.Natalia’s love for music and large-scale events further enriches her dynamic approach to movement and community. She stands for every human to feel comfortable in their own skin.

Meet Nicole

Nicole is a master alchemical dance ceremonialist, trauma-informed embodiment facilitator, and dance artist with a BA in dance, choreography, and performance artistry. Trained in somatic movement, womb wellness, energy healing, and spiritual embodiment practices, her work weaves movement, ritual, and ancestral wisdom.With over 25 years of experience in the arts, wellness, and empowerment, Nicole has performed nationally and internationally and has facilitated movement experiences for over 200,000 people worldwide. Through her personal healing journey, she founded The Goddess Moves, a sacred space supporting womxn and womb carriers in reclaiming rooted power, pleasure, and embodied liberation.Devoted to ancestral healing, womb sovereignty, and embodied love, Nicole’s work stands at the intersection of movement, ritual, and liberation.

Meet Ruth

Ruth Naomi Levin has been learning and teaching embodiment-based modalities and transformation through movement for over twenty-five years. As a professional contemporary dancer, body-based educator and coach, and spiritual practitioner she has devoted thousands and thousands of hours to the study of the body(-heart-mind) in motion. She is deeply grateful to have and continue to mentor with Margie Gillis, Mala Sikka and Terry Hagan among many other talented and generous human beings.Her classes focus on supporting students to connect with all parts of their body and emotional selves to then find safe and real connection with the space and each other. They often include a portion of guided partner-touch and guided ways to dance together.Find out more here: https://www.embodiedinmotion.com/about