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 of dance - e.g. self-taught, spicy, pole, contemporary, jazz, commercial, hip-hop, cabaret, burlesque, drag…any combination of dance style lover - is 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.
This edition of Silky Floor Social has been created to bring folks together who may have been a part of or watched Silky Art Showcase the night before, allowing space to put inspiration into movement, talk about the show and meet other performers and movers in one space together in a low-pressure environment.
To find out more about the Showcase, please follow @silkyartshowcase on Instagram.
Schedule of event:
-Arrive
-Welcome and Warm-Up
-Group Wiggle to break the ice
-Optional Mindful Art Activities (Drawing to Music, Drawing Movement, Moving & Drawing)
-Wiggle on the floor time / Chill out and chat time
-After-social, social for food/drink (optional and TBA)
Included in ticket price:
-Access to the studio space for the duration of the event
-Snacks and Tea
-Mindful Art Activity equipment
-Led Welcome and Mindful Warm-Up
-Chance for videos/photos in the space
-To meet other dancers in the Pole Community and local area
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!
a HUGE thank you Twisted Pole Studio for Sponsoring Silky Art Showcase and offering us the Studio space free of charge for this event weekend! it means the world to have your support and make this event truly accessible financially to all!
If you are local to Nottingham, give them a visit and try a class sometime!
Accessibility/Transport/Parking:
Physical Accessibility:
Unfortunately, Twisted Studio does have a few flights of stairs to get up to the Pole Studio space. If you would like any specific information about physical accessibility, please reach out to the studio or to SFS via email at silkyfloorsocial@gmail.com.
We can only apologise if this makes it difficult for you to book a ticket, this studio is the biggest and most central studio to the Showcase venue and we are kindly being Sponsored by them. If you would like to come and need assistance with the stairs, such as help with your bags or extra time to walk up them, please contact us directly and we can arrange early entry and support as best we can.
https://twistedpole.com/
The studio is very central in Nottingham and easily walkable to and from the train station.
Parking options can be found via Google Maps. Trams also run in the city centre as does park & ride if coming from outside the centre.
https://www.thetram.net/
https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/parkandride
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+ due to the nature of people expressing themselves through movement with either minimal clothing, full clothing or somewhere in-between. 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.