Join Joon Dance on 26th June for a FREE taster workshop for those aged 55 and over.
This dance and movement workshop will explore the themes of Joon Dance's current production Cinders Lost Their Dance Shoes – a re-telling Cinderella for the modern age. From wellies, to work boots, from heels to ballet shoes… whatever shoes fit, we want to get you dancing. Whether you’re dancing on your feet, or in a chair; in a studio, a field, on a beach or around your kitchen you are invited to join the ball!
Come along and share stories as well as getting creative with movement in a fun, accessible way. Whether you’re curious about joining Joon’s annual Torch summer school this August or just want to dip a toe in at this taster workshop, everyone’s welcome to dance, create, and find the shoe that fits.
Who will be leading?
Taster workshops are run by Joon Dance’s Artistic Director- Zosia Jo, Creative Producer- Sophie Lorimer, and dancer / facilitator Ciara MacFarlane.
Zosia Jo is a dance/movement artist and trainee psychotherapist. She studied at Northern School of Contemporary Dance (BA), Independent Dance / Trinity Laban (MA Creative Practice), Spectrum Therapy and currently Welsh Psychotherapy Institute. In addition to her creative work, Zosia has extensive teaching experience. Zosia started Joon Dance in 2008 with the aim of cultivating cutting edge contemporary dance for, with and in the Pembrokeshire community. Having worked internationally as a dance artist Zosia now lives in Cardiff and continues her creative practice and management of Joon Dance alongside psychotherapy training and family life.
Sophie Lorimer is a performer and facilitator with extensive community dance experience. Sophie completed BA Dance and Choreography at Falmouth University in 2018 and since then has been passionate about Dance for Health, especially Dancing with Parkinson’s practice. Currently, Sophie works as a community dance artist and creative producer across a variety of dance contexts in Cardiff and Pembrokeshire.
Ciara MacFarlane lives in Pembrokeshire and has been dancing since she was five years old with Amethyst Dance School. She now teaches at Amethyst running classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Contemporary. In 2017 she was a member of the National Dance Company of Wales Associates and then moved to London to study her Contemporary Dance degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2018. Ciara specialises in outdoor site responsive dance.