Dance Offerings
What is Open Floor ??
Open Floor is a resource based conscious dance practice. Classes are gently guided with time for exploration and free dance. We follow the rhythm of the music to return to the rhythm of our souls.
There are no steps to follow, no right or wrong way to move. We practice and embody core movement resources in each class.
We dance to express and resource ourselves and to come home to the wisdom of our body.
Whether you are a long time conscious dancer or the word dance really frightens you, I invite you to join us. We all need to move + groove, even if it feels intimidating, especially if it feels intimidating!
Dancing to a consciously crafted soundscape, we move and include all of ourselves- our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations.
Movement is essential. Movement is medicine. Dance is in our bones, it’s our birth right! Everyone can dance.
So many people are walking around disconnected from their bodies, lost and stuck in thoughts, anxieties, fear, disconnected from their souls. Open Floor helps us reconnect, to come back home, to feel the fullness of our breath and magic of the dance.
Movement expresses and releases what our bodies hold and helps regulate our nervous system, bringing us towards wholeness. On the dance floor we practice and embody resources for life.
OPEN FLOOR is a lively dance meditation, inquiry and therapeutic practice. We dance to feel, learn and grow. We dance for fuller expression of who we are. We dance to build connection and resilience. We dance to regulate our nervous systems and wake up to this one wild & precious life.
NEW MOON Rosh Chodesh DANCE ONLINE
Gather in sacred community as we welcome the new moon and the beginning of a new cycle. Through movement, music, and a carefully crafted soundscape, we’ll attune to the energy and themes of the month, allowing them to move us.
Come home to the wisdom of your body, release what no longer serves, and open to what is emerging. Together, we’ll move, listen, and remember our innate connection—to ourselves, to one another, and to the greater rhythm of life.
A space to be witnessed, to belong, and to dance your way into the new month.
We end with time for writing/drawing/journaling and sharing.
Next gatherings:
friday September 18th- rosh chodesh tishrei
9:30-11am Pacific Time/12:30-1pm Eastern
$25-$45 sliding scale.
Please pay what you are able so others are able to as well
Registration: Click PAYPAL to send funds OR etransfer to alizarothman30@gmail.com and then you will receive our zoom link. Make sure to include your email address.
*If you can't make it live on zoom, I can send you a recording.
Dance of Return & Renewal
OR SHALOM
Vancouver BC
Monday, September 14, 2026 | 7-9pm | Register here
Join Aliza Rothman—Open Floor movement teacher and expressive arts therapist—for a special high holy days dance. We will embody themes and teachings for this potent time of year. Through conscious dance and somatic practices, we return to our body's wisdom
You can dance from a chair, and/or bring a yoga mat to lie on. The invitation is to move in any way that your body wants. There is no choreography- no right or wrong way to move.
This is a FREE taste of our ongoing monthly dance circle which begins in October!!
Individual Movement Sessions
A movement therapy session is a dedicated time and space to be witnessed, supported and guided towards fuller expression, as you embody resources for life.
I hold space for tuning into what is alive in you. Through movement we will come home to the body- accessing innate wisdom, expressing and releasing as we resource and settle the nervous system. I also incorporate other arts modalities such as drawing, painting, drumming, etc. when desired.
Private Dance events
I DJ and facilitate dance ritual. Dances with friends, family, outdoors, indoors, as part of a retreat or a milestone birthday or….
I hold space for transitions, transformations, grief + joy