Somatic Stories |Survivor Series

THINK: Group Support for breast cancer survivors, but replace the hospital with an inspiring creative studio, the vending snacks with a fresh cup of green tea, and the clinical staff with a 36-year-old mother, survivor, and new friend in the fight to stay alive post-cancer named Victoria. Instead of DHMC’s after-appointment forms, you’ll get personal emails, letters, and texts containing invites to craft your cancer into something not only good, but worthy of praise.

Narrative movement, dance, & writing classes designed specifically for survivors of breast cancer*, applying MFA-level narrative theory and ballet technique to the somatic experience of survival.The movement of our bodies in the studio, or our thoughts across the page, is a violent attack back on the shadows that once held the microphone of our pain. Through eleVe’s somatic seminars, survivors don’t forget what we’ve been through, but face and utilize it to author our stories anew.

The following are a list of debut book-as-we-go Story Somatics Custom Classes, which contains both dance-exercise & writing classes for beginners (intermediates & advanced also welcome). This special Survivors Series was and continues to be custom-made personally by V, who can offer a rare quality of instruction & guidance from her own life experiences as being someone who has survived, danced, and written her way through to “the other side.”

*though breast cancer is V’s most recent trauma, her past hardships place her in a unique position to connect deeply with people who have been through all kinds of trauma. If you, a friend, or a small group of women who have similar hard stories and are interested in learning more about new ways to heal through the fine arts of dance, storytelling, and other training & events, please contact V, and she’ll be eager to circle back with you!