Rethinking dance in nightlife

Join us for a two part panel talk where we discuss the current disconnect between dancers and clubs, and how to bring the two back together.
About this Event

Lately we've observed fewer dancers on the dancefloor, fewer dancers hired or planned as part of an event's programming, and audiences standing facing the DJ with their phones out. What happened to dancing all night long, connecting to the music and to each other? Have we lost the essence of clubbing?

This talk is organized in the context of The Better Move, a project supported by Vibe Lab. Its goal is to increase the employment of dance professionals in the nighttime economy, and integrate more movement-based, health-enhancing, and culturally rooted experiences into club programming.

This event is donation based. Would you like to support our work? You can donate via QR code on the day of the event.

Agenda

🕑: 07:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Rethinking dance in nightlife
🕑: 06:30 PM
Doors open
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Panel talk: how big is the disconnect between dancers and clubs?

Info: Presenting findings from The Better Move's research. Guests: one dancer, one DJ/dancer, one programmer, followed by a Q&A

🕑: 08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Best practices and learnings from people in the space

Info: Join us as we hear from people who have been facilitating the space for years, and learn from their best practices

🕑: 09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Dance activation

Info: You get to experience first hand how a dance activation can change your evening. From one of The Better Move's dancers

🕑: 09:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Networking and after party