This hybrid movement workshop introduces participants to how Global Water Dances (GWD) encourages an international community to use their bodies to express their relationships with water by learning the” Global Dance”. This session will concluded with excerpts from Ripples and Reflections: 10 Years of Global Water Dances and a presentation of the new GWD education program, which provides professional development opportunities to dance educators.

Co-Presenters:

Vannia Ibarguen Artistic Director of Global Water dances, a biennial event where hundreds of cities around the world create outdoor dances to raise awareness about water issues in local and global communities. Vannia is a choreographer, edcuator, filmmaker, and Director of VIDA - Vannia Ibaguen Dance Art. She has performed and choreographed in Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico Columbia, Cuba, Hong Kong and the USA.

Natasha Alhadeff-Jones Education Consultant for Global Water Dances. Natasha is a dance educator who is passionate about the relationship between creativity, community and connection with the environment. She is Co-Director of the Sunkronis Institute and founder of Alliance Action Arts, both based in Geneva, Switzerland and serving international and intergenerational audiences.