17th Annual Juneteenth Season - Dance As Resitance Gatherings

Schedule

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

494 9th St | Oakland, CA

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DANCE AS RESISTANCE - ARTS & WELLNESS GATHERINGS
About this Event

Joy is Revolutionary. Wellness is Revolutionary.

Celebrating Black Resistance, Resiliance, Empowerment & Joy!


Each Gathering will include:
  • Showing of a GWDC piece of choreography on film
  • Interactive Presentation of Black Resistance through dance & Grown Women Dance Collective's Lineage
  • GWDC Choreography taught - come dance (standing or in a chair!)
  • Sound Bath
  • Shared Meal

Come celebrate our liberation, our community, our strength, our hope, and our collective power.

Spots are limited, please add to the waitlist if sold out. We will add tickets on a rolling basis.


GWDC Choreography shown & dance snippet taught:

June 27th: My Country 'Tis of Thee/ Still I Rise - Honoring voices that have been silenced

July 11th: Shelter In Place: An Exploration of Gentrification, Displacement & Homelessness

July 25th: A Ballad for John Henry - Tracing the unbroken lineage between Slavery, Convict Leasing, and Mass Incarceration

August 8th: #DanceTheVote

The subjects are deep, but the gatherings will be joyful! No dance experience needed! Come move your body in community - standing or sitting in a chair are both great!



Joy is Revolutionary. Wellness is Revolutionary.
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Where is it happening?

494 9th St, 494 9th Street, Oakland, United States

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