Fridays: Gender Expansive

☆ Gender Expansive ☆

with Alyssa

3rd FRIDAY of the month

6:30PM – 8:00PM

at 1100 Kettner Blvd

Gender Expansive Class Description

Gender Expansive Dance Class is an intentionally sober and access-focused space for trans and queer people to practice embodiment and presence. The class is lead by Alyssa Rose (they/them) - a trans, queer, disabled, SWANA improvisational and healing artist. This trans/disabled-lead and nervous-system informed practice is intended to cultivate more feelings of safety, less fear of being misgendered, and foster greater connection to ourselves and others in community. We will begin by practicing mindful deep listening with our body-heart-mind, and then move through improvisation scores that connect us to our innate creatureness - transforming, dignified, and alive. This class is specifically for 2SLGBTQIA+ movers of all intersectional identities and experience levels.

Gender Expansive Dates

* NO CLASS in June due to Juneteenth

Access

DISCO RIOT classes are on a tiered payment scale ($10-30) because we believe that class should be affordable and accessible. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out to Nicole at education@discoriot.org for a waiver code.

In alignment with the values of DISCO RIOT, this class centers access, bodily autonomy, consent, and the cultivation of safe(r) community space in an ADA accessible studio. During the RSVP process, there will be a chance to share any access needs you may have. Please reach out to Alyssa at operations@discoriot.org for further accommodation inquiries or requests.

If you have any questions about our classes or educational programming at large, please reach out to Nicole at education@discoriot.org.

Location: The studio is located on the second floor of 1100 Kettner Blvd (accessible by elevator). The entrance to the building is through the glass doors on the corner of Kettner and B St. (in front of the street light). There will be a DISCO RIOT team member at the entrance to let you in. There is a 15 minute grace period from the start of the event. 15 minutes after, there will be no admittance into the building unless communicated in advance. Please email education@discoriot.org if you are running late.

Public Transit: We highly recommend taking public transit. The studio is directly accessible by trolley, bus, and coaster. We hope you'll consider taking advantage of this infrastructure! MTS Trip Planner

Parking: Downtown parking can take time! Please reserve 15-20 extra minutes of your commute to find parking and make your way to the building. If you are able to, consider carpooling and walking in groups at night. There is FREE street parking on Sundays and Monday-Saturday after 8:00pm, as well as attended parking lots, and public transit.

Teaching Artist - Alyssa Rose

Alyssa Rose (they/them) is a multimedia artist, advocate, organizer and educator based on Kumeyaay land (San Diego, CA). Their mission is to dissolve access barriers to embodied liberation practices like dance, somatics, Dharma, Yoga, and art-making through operationalizing and integrating equity into performance and practice spaces. Alyssa is a queer, trans, disabled, mixed race, autistic adhd-er with 10 years of experience producing performance art, 25 years of dance training in various movement and dance forms, 15 years as a visual artist, 10 years of meditation practice, and 5 years as a dedicated student of the Dharma and Yoga with their teacher Sarah Clark. Alyssa currently teaches, writes grants, produces, and is responsible for operations and accessibility at DISCO RIOT - a shared leadership, community-centered dance nonprofit that actively supports local independent marginalized artists. In their work and life, Alyssa explores the possibilities of collective liberation through their art practice and commitment to disability justice. In teaching and hosting, they feel called to empower marginalized people through embodiment and radical expression. As a research-based artist, Alyssa is most interested in the interplay of the liberation project of the Dharma and collective creative communion and uses improvisational art practices to explore the mystery of being alive and interconnected.