BODY LIBERATION DANCE PARTY

No matter who you are, you've got a VIP invitation to this party. Body Liberation Dance Party is a dance class that focuses on body positivity and the joy of movement at all levels. There's just one goal: To feel amazing in the skin you're in! Through a series of warmups and simple combinations (with a little free-flow thrown in), we'll connect with our bodies, feel the music, and remember how good it feels to get up and move. All genders, body types, ages, and levels of experience are included, and we'll have ways to adjust our dancing to make it gentler or more challenging to fit your ability. Raise a glass (of water)-- it's Happy Hour for your body!

BIO:

Diva Darling is a DC-based burlesque dancer originally from Manhattan. She is classically trained in theater, dance, and voice and studied at HB Studios in Greenwich Village with teachers including Uta Hagen, Joe Daly, and Anna Sokolow. As a burlesque performer, she has played at the Dominion Arts Center, Capital Fringe, the State Theater, Capital Pride, and the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit, among others. She has created and produced original burlesque and movement-based work for Capital Fringe, and hosts and produces the monthly storytelling open mic Smut Slam DC. She has taught introductory burlesque and striptease classes as well as “dance for non-dancers” workshops in and around the DC area, including Body Positive Burlesque here at Joe's. Her vision is to help people of all genders, ages, and body types embrace their unique beauty and unleash their confidence in order to live more passionate, adventurous, colorful, and authentic lives.