All classes will be held in the studio AND on Zoom. Come for as much, or as little, of the day as you like! If you are attending in person please arrive 10-15 minutes before your first class starts. There is free street parking in front of the studio and throughout the neighborhood. Once you are registered you will receive information about getting into the building and/or the Zoom link. Please register for this event with Big Moves here: https://tinyurl.com/53zd9235 Day of Dance Schedule - Sunday May 4th, 2024 - All times are PDT 12:45am: Check-in begins 1:00 -1:30: Welcome and Gather Round: A Full Body Warm-Up with Matilda St. John - Get ready for your day of fat positive fun and community with this dynamic warm up. We’ll shake off our inhibitions in an easy-to-follow dance party designed to get you limber and confident for the day! 1:40-2:30: Shimmy with Tammy: Belly Dance to Egypt’s shaabi music with Tammy Johnson - Wake up! Wake up! Sunday we will be moving to Egypt’s shaabi music, specifically to Nancy Ajam’s Sah Sah, meaning Wake up! Shaabi means ‘of the people.’ Shaabi is a genre that is considered popular music. We’ll have fun learning about the music, the people, the culture and some great moves! 2:40 -3:30: Get Embodied Soul Dance with TaMeicka "Ifasina" Clear - Get Embodied Soul Dance is an access centered cultural dance and embodiment practice that supports your well being through joyful movement! Seated and standing variations of Afro Beat and other Black/Pan African dances and movement are taught by priest and energy healer, Ifasina (he/they), a big bodied, Black, genderqueer and Disabled space holder. 3:40-4:30pm: Jazz Dance with Jessica Judd - Get those jazz hands ready! We'll be warming up with some jazz dance basics and then we will learn a short and fun jazz dance combination where you will get to show off your moves, and attitude, in style! 4:50-5:40pm Soul Line Dance with Michele Germany - Come join Michele’s Soul Line Dance Class at Day Of Dance. All Levels: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. No need to be shy, take your Lindy, Jazz Box and Drunken Sailor to another level!!!! Learn current, vintage and most popular, Party, Wedding and Club Line Dances. You don’t want to miss this class! 5:50 - 6:40pm Taking Space with Juicy D. Light - One of the first things we, as fat people, need to do is be comfortable taking up the space we take. we should not try to shrink down for anyone or any reason. Whether it's physically, intellectually, vocally etc, we should never be less of who we are. This class is designed to help us begin being more comfortable in our skin, living fully and filling the space we fill. There will be a few exercises to help us breathe into this space. Participation will be required to stay in the room. 6:45 - 7:00pm: Wrap up and mini-performance by emFATic DANCE!