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Making a difference with the Open Floor International Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarship fund. Simone simply wouldn’t have been able to participate in the Open
Put dance on your calendar and join us for 24 hours of round-the-clock dance & embodied movement with Open Floor teachers from around the world.
Open House is a global, online fundraising event offering movers around the world 24 hours of Open Floor movement practice. Our annual event showcases both leading and emerging Open Floor teachers.
Join us for this embodied exploration of body, heart, mind and soul.
Everybody is welcome to dance and learn with us.
(start and end time depends on your time zone)
It was transformative to participate and highly inclusive. I was twice favored: with the scholarship and the possibility of being at home. These are the miracles of life: the challenges that create openness to new ways of seeing and acting in the world!”
Camila de Assis, Brazil, Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
We currently have trainees from all over the world who are facing challenging financial hardship. We raised over $20,000 in the last two years at Open House, and with additional fundraising we have already awarded over 30 scholarships. Funds raised go towards ensuring that our teachers in training can complete the teacher training.
Become an Open House sponsor!
To become a sponsor of Open House and make sure that new teachers reflect the beautiful diversity of world’s people, let us know by selecting a sponsorship option on the Eventbrite ticketing page. We will get back to you right away to see how you or your business would like to be acknowledged for your gift.
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Sessions are listed in chronological order, in the teachers’ local time zones.
All sessions are live, participatory, 60 – 90 minutes movement sessions.
A new session starts every two hours.
I've been practicing inquiry movement in many different ways, but I've never experienced anything quite like Open Floor. I know I love this modality and that it truly resonates for me.
Tammy White - Ground Floor Lab Student
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