Get Embodied
Through
SOULFUL
Movement.

Current Offerings

  • Get Embodied Soul Dance class

    Started Feb 2016, this space is a practice using Black American Social Dance, Pan African Inspired Movement and Dance, principles and practices to promote the alignment of mind, body, and spirit in the lives of Fat, Black, and Disabled people. This practice is one that sustains people living at one or more of these intersections while benefiting any soul and anybody willing to practice it.

  • A Dancer’s Sanctuary

    started Fall 2024, this space a leadership and creative development intensive for BIPOC disabled and fat dancers across the US South. (NC, VA, SC 2024 - 2025). Headed to GA, AL, TN in 2026 - 2027 !

  • New Moon Wellness Gatherings

    a monthly sacred space held across NC (Durham, Raleigh, Greensboro & Charlotte) with guest workshop presenters. This is an alternative, sacred space designed to support fat and disabled folks to build community with each other. We will focus on wellbeing from a place of body sovereignty and soul nourishment. More details coming soon!

  • Weekly Practice Space | Wednesdays

    an online space to gather and tap into the embodiment practices that support our leadership and our being “on purpose”. 30 minutes twice a day held by GEM Dance Chaplin, Ifasina

Past Programs

  • JoyBody Crew 2019

    A dance based program designed to increase embodiment as well as aquire and deepen tools for collaboration through an artistic and dance based expression program, that has worked with adults from 23 and up.

  • GEM Southern Convening 2023

    a weekend long event for artists, organizers/activists, and healers held in August to deepen political education around size and disability for BIPOC residents across 3 states, including medical advocacy training and skill sharing.

Coming in Summer 2026

Young, Gifted and Fat | Young, Gifted & Disabled

A project based paid internship for Fat and Disabled young people ages 17 - 21 seeking mentorship in how to hold their power in leadership and desire support in navigating a world that underestimates and over looks their leadership. More details coming soon!