Description: The movement workshop Think Globally, Dance Locally: How Global Water Dances Brings Intergenerational Communities of Water Activists Together, will be presented for virtual attendees of the dance and the Child international conference: "Dancing into Communities".

In this lecture-demonstration, participants of all ages will learn about and experience aspects of Global Water Dances, a biennial performance event that uses the international languages of dance and film to promote awareness and a behavioral shift toward solutions for water preservation and conservation through community engagement. Through the viewing of photos and video excerpts of Global Water Dances events from around the world that feature children, we will be inspired to continue the tradition of performing the “Global Dance” with each other. Doing so, we will start our own community of Global Water Dances among the larger daCi community, which could continue through to the next Global Water Dances event in 2023! Emphasis will be placed on how Global Water Dances supports choreographers, dancers and filmmakers by promoting the use of technology, through ongoing webinars and an online video festival: two opportunities that proved especially important to maintain and grow the diverse communities that make up the Global Water Dances family.

Facilitator: Natasha Alhadeff-Jones

Registration: https://www.daciconference2022.yorku.ca/