Social Disdancing: an online dance party

Joy is good for your immune system.

So is togetherness.

And sweat.

Meet us on Zoom to dance, move, shake, shimmy, wiggle, laugh, cry, and let it out.

Wiggle from your bed or your chair.

Bring your kids.

Bring your dogs.

We have a curated playlist by our resident DJs or mute yourself and dance to your own tunes.

Come for any or all of it.

Judgement-free zone.

All are welcome!

Wednesdays 7pm Central time 

Click here to join! (Password is 555555)

We’ve been dancing together since March 14, 2020, and we’re still going! As of July 2021, we are still dancing!

What to Expect at a Virtual dance party

Or at least, what to expect at OUR virtual dance party….

We start at 7pm central, and there’s usually a few minutes of announcements for newcomers at the top. We get to boogie-ing by ten after and dance for a full hour. Join whenever!

There’s a sweet crew of regular attendees, and newcomers are warmly welcomed. We were strangers before this online dance party brought us together, but we’ve now become dear friends. We’re a friendly bunch!

Our afterparty is epic! We always hang for a little bit after the music winds down. There’s show-n-tell, a nature segment, and lots of laughs. You are welcome to stay for any or all of it.

Each week we raise funds for BIPOC-led/centered organizations. We’ve raised more than $10,000 so far!

Upcoming online dance party themes:

Each night has an (optional) costume theme. While totally optional, strong looks are encouraged!

This event brought to you by Bear Hebert, Hannah Pepper-Cunningham, and the community of Disdancers.

Social DisDancing HOW-TO GUIDE!

Here’s how this Zoom dance Party works:

Click this link to join the dance party on Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/244648097 (Password is 555555)

We’ll share the music through Zoom, so there’s nothing more you need to do.

We love seeing your moves, so turning your camera on is highly recommended. We also recommend putting Zoom into “gallery view” to see everyone else dancing together! To do so, click the grid icon on the top right corner or your screen.

For folks wanting to stream the music alongside us (for potentially louder/better audio quality), each party’s mix is available here: https://www.mixcloud.com/hannahpepper/. To utilize this option, you’ll need to turn the audio off in Zoom by clicking “leave computer audio” in the pop-up menu next to the microphone icon on the bottom left of your screen.

We’ll do a 3-2-1 countdown to start together, and latecomers can ask for a timestamp to get sync’d up!

Got ideas? Requests? accessibility needs?

Email bear@bearcoaches.com with song requests, access needs, or theme ideas!