Body Agency: somatics & dance workshops

Body Agency is a series of workshops that explore the themes of personal power and resilience.

Our sense of agency is rooted in histories, our experiences in society, and the roles assigned onto our bodies. Yet there is also an inward-outward directionality - where power comes from deep within and we can act on our world. And there are the mirrors of a supportive community that may help re-ignite our inner fire.

The tools are movement and language, the container is the group, the space, music. Somatics and dance invite us to experience the perceptual and sensual layers of agency. How do we feel power in our bodies? When and where does it rise? How does our presence re/claim shared space?

Not to dominate, or to prove, but to creatively be with each other.

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Somatics are here to ground us into our body and earth. Dance gives space for feeling, and through this feeling an inner place of freedom may open. From this opening, we may find a way to our unique agency: a felt sense of choice and action.

First workshop:

Saturday September 20, 2025 at Studio Marga (75011)

4 pm to 6 pm

Flow:

Opening reflections & group sharing - we start by exploring a concept related to agency, with the aim to inspire us into sharing.

Guided somatic practice leading into dance - we re/connect with our body to explore and express qualities of power.

Closing - we take the time to close our collective practice and end the workshop.

Note : you do not need to be a dancer or "dance well" to participate in these workshops. An openness and curiosity to movement is enough to make the most of it :)

Pricing:

Full price: 35 euros

Reduced price*: 25 euros

*for students, persons who are unemployed, persons with disabilities, persons identified BIPOC, persons identified LGBTQ+

General guidelines:

We seek to co-create a shared space that is free of judgment, towards our self and others, so we can explore this theme of agency with sensitivity and curiosity. Active listening and compassion are values that guide our relationship to one another in this space.

Any questions?

Please reach out to me via email mayosmith.mytam@gmail.com or whatsapp +33 643 76 41 57.

About the facilitator:

Mytam is a Vietnamese and U.S. dancer, collaborator, and facilitator based in Paris. Her work creates shared moments where presence, sensitivity, and creativity converge — holding space to reflect on culture, perception, and connection. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from NYU, with a minor in Social and Cultural Analysis & French, and an MA in Learning Sciences from l’Université Paris-Cité, where she researched collective trauma and somatic healing. Trained in contemporary and modern jazz, her passion lies in improvisation — using movement to explore story, emotion, and embodied expression.

Contact: mayosmith.mytam@gmail.com

Website: https://www.mytam-mayosmith.com/

Instagram: @tidal.rhythms

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