Silky Floor Social is a community art & dance social event, aimed at anyone who loves to dance on the floor. The event is a floorwork jam, where attendees have access to the event space for socialising, creating, practicing, collaborating, taking photos/videos and taking part in arts activities. The event aims to bring local humans together with a shared interest, with the event facilitating the socialising, creative practice, movement and performance in a private space, at what ever level of physical and social capacity attendees choose to.
SFS was created by a queer dancer, pole dancer, teacher and performer - Jane Silk. Although aimed predominantly towards the pole community, any kind of style/expression - e.g. self-taught, spicy, pole, contemporary, jazz, commercial, hip-hop, cabaret, burlesque, drag…any combination of dance style lover - are welcome here. Generally, any human who likes to move around the floor with their body to express themselves. The cross-over of dance styles, can create beautiful expressions, connections and appreciation for other human beings and art forms. We are multidimensional beings who deserve to express what suits us, with respect and desire to learn with open minds.
Schedule of event:
-Arrive, settle into the space
-Welcome and Warm-Up
-Mindful Art Activities & Cuppa Tea (Drawing to Music, Drawing Movement, Moving & Drawing, Emotional Scribbling!)
-Wiggle on the floor jam time / Chill out and chat time
-Performances (optional participation, gently encouraged, especially for newer performers to take up space!)
-Post-social, social for food/drink (optional) - TBC…
Included in ticket price:
-Access to the space
-Snacks and Tea
-Mindful Art Activities
-Goodie Bag
-Led Welcome and Mindful Warm-Up
-Chance for videos/photos in the space
-Chance to film/dance a performance in the space
All activities are encouraged but completely optional, you choose how you wish to move, create & socialise!
Silky Floor Social truly hopes to bring people together, face to face, away from screens to connect and create. Any feedback from past attendees is always welcome and encouraged to improve the event, so please reach out with constructive feedback as you wish!
Accessibility/Transport/Parking:
Parking: “If you are driving there is free or cheaper parking along Pennywell Road away from town – towards Easton. Parking on the Little Ann side of the building is expensive on the parking meters but you may find some free spaces on the forecourt at night (please do not park there during work hours). During the day we would suggest the car park next to the school which is £1 ph at the moment or Trinity car park or Cabot Circus…We are outside the CAZ zone but only just so be careful driving past Cabot Circus if you are in a chargeable vehicle”.
Public Transport: The studio is a 20 minute walk (0.9 miles) from Temple Meads train station and from the Bus & Coach Station. It is a 17 minute walk from Lawrence Hill train station and a 20 minute walk from Stapleton Road train station too.
Accessibility: “Studio 1 has wheelchair accessibility…” (we should be in Studio 1).
(Photos taken from PKDS welcome page)
Important side note! Silky Floor Social will never tolerate any disrespect, abuse or inappropriate comments or behaviour towards any attendees at any event that is racist, whorephobic’, anti-sex worker, homophobic, fatphobic, sexist, misogynistic, creepy or generally unkind and rude.
The event is for 18+ only. Communicating with fellow attendees with clarity and consent is key, especially when dancing with another human in collaboration or participating in arts activities that incorporate another person. If any of these things seem silly, over-the-top, unnecessary or wrong to you, then this isn't the event for you.
Any attendee that behaves inappropriately at an event will have a lifetime ban following complaints and investigation. The world is wild enough, SFS wishes to bring people together through art & dance and this can only happen if people are respectful, polite, kind, safe and considerate of one another. Safeguarding is an integral part of being in a community. Period.