Step onto the virtual dance floor with Soul Kitchen Dance and into a whole new form of expression.

“I wish for everyone that walks in the door to feel a sense of liberation, of belonging, and of coming home,” said Soul Kitchen Dance founder, Rachel Philippe. It’s an invitation many in Fort Collins are accepting even as dance events have moved online in recent months.

Conscious Dance is a popular form of free form dance sweeping the country. There is no teacher instructing the class but rather a facilitated space with a leader who sets a theme and provides the music. There are no structured steps and the focus is not how it looks but how it feels. The leader utilizes an array of music to evoke many different moods and movements for self-expression.

Editor’s note: All dance scenes and interviews that are not in Zoom video-conference format were recorded before the pandemic and social distancing measures.