About
Mission:
To further the Pemberton Arts Initiative by creating opportunities for GGD company to perform on the Sea to Sky corridor and the lower mainland.
Our Philosophy:
We are an integral dance group (based in Pemberton, BC) dedicated to a community-based whole and inclusive expression of life, relatedness, and an artistic process in the interest of social change and personal truth.
What We Stand For:
Integral creative perspective. Feminine empowerment. Conscious dance movement. Dance evolution.
What We Hope To Be:
A salon for social artistry based, on the principles of feminine empowerment, and a place for group connection and creativity. A place to ground, centre, and find value. To aspire to brilliance. To get out of our heads. To build and ignite a sense of embodied presence. Ignite your passion for visibility + impact.
Benefits: An opportunity to experience deeper technical training in other genres. Mentorship from a professional dancer + arts advocate. Build body/mind clarity + strength + self-compassion. Explore the interactive elements of dance. Reflect on the practice of inclusivity in the studio. Co-create performance for social impact. Rejuvenate by exploring creative ideas + themes. Challenge your passion for personal expression. Belonging through ensemble practice + sharing.
Herstory:
The thrust to create the Gruff Goat Dance program was fueled by the desire to combine a feminine power practice, and technical dance training: to form a culture for sharing ideas and celebrating through rich local opportunities, our passion to perform and grow. We are enthusiastic, focused, and committed performers willing to learn new ways of moving and taking direction. Bold creative types not afraid to dance, who desire to mentor both in strong contemporary technical training and development of personal style. Each rehearsal encourages structured improvisation toward creating the original movement motif and learning specific steps set by the director. We welcome partnership and collaboration on innovative projects with an eye on leadership.
Trish Belsham BA, Modern Dance
FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, AND CHOREOGRAPHER SINCE 2013 OF WOMEN’S EMPOWERED PERFORMANCE.
Trish Belsham is a master teacher with an extensive background in ballet, tap, physical theatre, and improvisation. Her work has toured Canada, Asia and received numerous awards of merit from her university. She is recognized as an innovator by her peers for her choreography showcased at major events in Vancouver.
Currently, she leads Gruff Goat Dance, a community-based adult contemporary company in Pemberton BC. Her business is designed to help performers of any discipline in the Sea To Sky, to achieve more visibility through the application of the principles and practices of feminine empowerment. Her training as a transformative coach and group facilitator offers support and strategic steps to navigate new creative potentials for personal expression in performance.