Dallas Movement Collective is a vibrant and inclusive community dedicated to the transformative potential of embodiment practice.

Who We Are

Uniting like-minded individuals from all walks of life, Dallas Movement Collective is where the local dance community and the global embodiment movement converge.

As a multi-generational gathering place, the collective celebrates diversity, welcoming people from various cultural, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds, recognizing that we are all connected through the ancestral legacy of dance and movement.

This collective values consent, emphasizing the importance of accountability in fostering a safe and nurturing space for personal growth and exploration.

While honoring the wisdom of the past, The Dallas Movement Collective embraces innovation, exploring new movement techniques and technologies to support our dance towards a flourishing future.

What We Do

Dallas Movement Collective provides movement practices that support learning through the innate wisdom of the body. We believe natural expression ignites the possibility for healing. We hold community containers to support embodied connection.

Whether you are a seasoned dancer or a newcomer, Dallas Movement Collective welcomes you to this transformative space.

Offerings

  • A weekly soulful gathering of intentional movement with a live DJ. Hosted in the warm + welcoming Owen Wood Farm & Neighborhood Space.

  • A once/month evening experience with a curated DJ set, live musicians, and artistic collaborations. Hosted in the historic Sammons Center for the Arts.

  • The 360 Emergence is a guided embodiment practice that is an excellent space for those looking for more support and guidance in their journey.

    Designed for all levels, The 360 Emergence offers a movement map that is a journey of discovery, healing, and actualization.

  • Live Wire is an embodied ritual theatre practice, grounded in the 5Rhythms®, devoted to the shapeshifting nature of art, and guided by the vision of Lorca Simons and Gabrielle Roth. Designed to inspire, refresh, and connect, the work includes movement, creative storytelling, and expressive arts.

  • The practice of the 5Rhythms is said by Gabrielle Roth to put the body in motion in order to still the mind. The five rhythms (in order) are Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. The 5Rhythms, when danced in sequence, are known as a "Wave."

  • A once/month ecstatic dance container cultivated for femmes and thems.

  • Ecstatic Dance in an invitation for Black, Indigenous and People Of Color in the DFW area. Explore your bodies inherent wisdom and need for expression in a safe space. Let's co-create a sanctuary and playground dance floor!

  • Intentionally crafted events with luminary guest artists.

Creative Team

  • Sarah Sampson

    DIRECTOR

  • Katie Toohil

    RESIDENT ARTIST + DJ MENTOR

  • Chelsee Albo

    RESIDENT ARTIST + DJ MENTOR

  • Brian Aldridge

    RESIDENT ARTIST + SOUND ENGINEER

  • Chris Campbell

    LIVE MUSIC COORDINATOR + RESIDENT ARTIST

  • Rose Bud

    FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER + FACILITATOR

  • Mia Luckey

    FACILITATOR

  • Amber Michelle

    FACILITATOR

  • Emily Ashley

    FACILITATOR

  • Kyle Van Swol

    FACILITATOR/ARTIST

  • Gracen Lee

    RESIDENT ARTIST

  • Seda Bliss

    RESIDENT ARTIST

  • Peyton Quinn Baker

    RESIDENT VISUAL ARTIST

  • Madelyn Dean

    FRONT OF HOUSE COORDINATOR

  • Milan Bender

    Sound Healer

  • Raven Garcia

    DANCE AMBASSADOR

  • Michael Foote

    DANCE AMBASSADOR

You are dancers, all of you.

To dance is to investigate and celebrate the experience of being alive.

To be human is to be danced by experience, energy, and emotion.

Cristal Pite

Advisory Team

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Expressing Life Through Dance

Director Sarah Sampson speaks about how her life was impacted by free-form movement and how the practice supports learning + growth essential to the human experience at CreativeMornings Fort Worth, TX.

Member of The Sammons Center for the Arts

The Dallas Movement Collective 
Sammons Center for the Arts, #54 
3630 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75219

Site photography by Suellen Matteus. Learn more about her work here.