Whanganui Movement Collective

Kia Ora Movers, some important changes to our Pop-Up Dance in the Dark tomorrow: Start time 6:30pm (not 6pm). Location: Flowstate Holistic Centre, 62c Taupo Quay- up the stairs. Thanks for your flexibility and we look forward to getting down on the D-floor with you! From the crew at WMC X

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Ever wondered what Embodied Dance is all about? Come and give it a try this Saturday. Our Autumn special is bound to get the whole of you moving! Happy Movement May Movers🧡

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Kia Ora Movers! Please note that our contact improv session is NEXT Saturday, not today as shown on our previous poster. And a joyful reminder that we have THREE more awesome events still to come for MOVEMENT MAY. Happy Moving!

IT'S MOVEMENT MAY!

As we move through the transition of autumn with the days growing shorter and cooler, Whanganui Movement Collective invite you to come together to move and shake as we transition into winter.

We'll be running four events this May, including a one-off return of Dance In The Dark! There will be individual events created for all of them with the specific details (e.g. time, location).

A reminder that our events all come with costs like venue hire, equipment, DJs, and time. Please note the cost or koha on each event and help support us to continue bringing more movement to Whanganui!

WMC xx

Kia ora Movers and Shakers, our April Morning Rave (scheduled for next week Wednesday the 3rd) is cancelled. We will be back for more morning movement in May! Keep grooving out there! From the crew at WMC.

Merry Christmas / meri kirihimete movers!

What a shake-tastic year it's been. From Julie, Riana, and Renee, THANK YOU. Thank you for helping us bring our dream of alternative forms of movement to life in Whanganui! Couldn't have done it without you 😇

WHAT WE'VE DONE:
* 9 Morning Rave events
* 5 Dance In The Dark events
* 6 Ecstatic Dance events
* Weekly contact improvisation

WHAT'S NEXT?
* We are keen to do the next couple of Morning Raves outside while summer is here.

* We're re-looking at the Dance In The Dark events so stay tuned...

* We're also considering diversifying and introducing THEATRE SPORTS!!! 🎭

* There's been talk of acro yoga jams and/or fire & flow jams...

Let us know what you think! Share your thoughts as comments below and we'll see what we can do.

And last but certainly not least, a huge shout out to all our DJs, venues, & sound support:
Bobbi Hutchinson Keiran Donnely Orphic Gallery Whanganui Musicians Club Em Be Carrie Fischer Tobito De La Corteza Fat Owl Audio Kez Emm Jack Marsden-mayer Connor Boyle Ministry of Mahi

See you next year on Wed 3rd Jan at the next Morning Rave!
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Kia ora movers! Morning Rave is still happening next Wed 6th Dec, 7am-8am, at the Musician's Club in town.

We've had a duplicate event running all year, so in an attempt to cancel one, both cancelled 🤌

This is the last morning rave for the year, and we will still be running one early January for those who are staying in town!

See you next week! 🕺🕺🕺

Shout out to the amazing yoga class that is running at Yogabee, Tuesday mornings 7:30am-8:30am! Taught by the wonderful Whanganui born & raised Keely, it's a beautiful way to start your Tuesday morning (especially when it doubles with a Morning Rave week 👊)

You can see the full schedule of classes run by Keely & Tash here:

Timetable – Yogabee Float in a little early (or stay a little later) and treat yourself to a complementary cup of organic tea in the Tea Boutique. Making time for the little things…

Kia ora movers!

We've decided to take a break running the Dance In The Dark events, and relook at our offerings over the summer.

We'll still be going strong with our Morning Raves: first Wed of the month, 7am-8am, Musician's Club, $10 or koha.

KEEP MOVING

REMINDER!! Dance in the dark is 7-8pm tonight to keep us all in the dark 😉

More movement coming your way next week! Join Riana for a 90min guided movement journey and get your dose of Movement Medicine! Weds 16th Aug, 6-7:30pm, Koha, Orphic Gallery- 18 Drews Ave. See you there!!!

Kia Ora Movers! Embodied Ecstatic Dance is back this Wednesday 6pm-7:30pm! Come and warmup before Matariki weekend this Friday. All welcome 🌟

What ways do you want to move? 🕺

Over the past few months we've run Monday Contact Improv classes, an Ecstatic Dance session, four Morning Raves, and two Dance In The Dark events. Are there other movement workshops or styles you'd like to see that Whanganui doesn't yet have?

Share any ideas in the comments! 🫶

Welcome to the Whanganui Movement Collective: Whanganui’s hub for all forms of alternative movement practices.

Our vision is to bring diverse movement offerings to our whole community, because everyone and anyone can move! We believe movement is not about being or looking “good”, but that it is something our bodies crave and need and benefit from.

As such, our focus is all about moving! This is not about learning “how to dance”, but accepting the invitation to move our bodies in new, exciting ways.

Our offerings come from a collaborative networks of movers (and shakers!) who want to facilitate movement fun for others. For example, ecstatic dance, morning raves, and contact improvisation. These will continue to evolve so keep an eye on our upcoming events.

If you want to be part of this community in any way, come along to an offering or get in touch!