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Dance Your Feelings with Erika Malone

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Whether you’re feeling happy, angry, peaceful, or any mix of emotions, you can use dance as a tool for self-expression. Join dance teaching artist Erika Malone as she explores feelings and uses them as inspiration for moving your body. In just 10 minutes, you can choreograph a dance that expresses your emotions, both big and small! 

Erika Malone (she/her) is a dance artist and expressive arts therapist based out of San Diego, CA. She specializes in working with youth of all ages, empowering students to express themselves through creative movement, Hip Hop, and modern dance. Erika currently works full-time at Monarch School, serving K-12 students impacted by homelessness. She believes that dance belongs to everyone and that movement is a tool for self-empowerment, community-building, and personal/collective transformation. 

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