Step into slowing down, allow inner awareness to magnify and invite your body into a dance with Water. Along the banks of Coal Creek in Lafayette, we will tune into mystery, expression and the more-than-human world and see what kind of dance emerges from this connection. This workshop blends free-form movement, journaling/drawing, deep sensory awareness and solo and group activities. No dance or writing experience is required. Workshop outline:

Embodied arrival
Theoretical grounding
Movement approaches
Solo time with Coal Creek, option to wade in and get wet!
Space to reflect through writing/drawing/contemplation
Moving together in community

Come spend time with your body, the water, your creativity and mystery -- in community with each other -- and see what unfolds. Let your breath in, soften your skin, awaken to your waters, grow roots as you step and dance.

Workshop participants have an optional opportunity to participate in an informal performance/sharing -- alongside invited guests -- that follows the workshop. This event is a collaboration between Friends of Coal Creek, Longmont's Colorado Water Stories Project with roots in the Global Water Dances Project that celebrates and educates about water.

About the instructor

Maren Waldman is a Longmont-based artist and educator who works at the intersection of art, community and nature. She is the founding director of The Dance Grove, a collection of movement offerings for adults that cultivates connection and community, and in 2024, she launched Colorado Water Stories, a project that leverages performing and visual arts to examine our relationship with water. She also co-directs and produces the annual Longmont Water Fair, now in its third year, as well as the Boulder County performance for the bi-annual international Global Water dances event, at which she serves on the steering committee. Through her work, Maren seeks a future where care for the body and stewardship of the Earth weave together to generate healing change.

Cover image: Dancers in Left Hand Creek at Ollin Farms in Longmont, CO, performing for Global Water Dances 2025 (With the Flow Media)

Coal Creek Water Dance Workshop & Performance

Explore your relationship to our waters through movement and dance.