Events
See the events offered by Gold Moves Australia, including professional development workshops (face to face and soon to be online) and conversations from our GMA Chew the Fat face-to-face and online gatherings.
Upcoming Events
14-15 July 2021 Mackay, 17-18 July Moranbah FREE Professional Development
FREE 2 day introduction to Leading Dance for Older People for Health & Wellbeing, covering dance for active and agile seniors through to people less active and those with mobility issues. Learn how to adapt your dance genre whether it’s ballet, jazz, contemporary, ballroom, line dance, etc to help older people thrive.
See our flyer for details and don’t hesitate to call us for further with any questions.
Past Events
May 10-16 2021 Mackay & Isaac Regions Dance Tasters for Older People
This cross regional project was funded by the Mackay and Isaac Regional Councils through the Regional Arts Development Funding of Arts Queensland. GMA delivered dance sessions to older people in Camilla, Mackay, Moranbah, Clermont and Dysart as a precursor to professional development training in July.
March 2021 GMA Chew the Fat Zoom Gathering #5 - Date & time TBC
Monday 9 November 2020 GMA Chew the Fat Zoom Gathering #4
Join us 3.00pm (Qld time) or 4pm AEDT, for this online opportunity to catch up with colleagues to explore and discuss topics relevant to working in dance with older people. Let us know if you have a hot topic you’d like discussed. Contact us for the zoom link.
Wednesday 19 August 2020 Gold Moves Australia & Dance for Parkinson's Australia Zoom #3
A joint online session to explore topics connected to dance for older participants. Scheduled to coincide with Seniors Week in Queensland. See the flyer for details. Read the summary notes from the discussion.
Monday 4 May 2020 Gold Moves Australia Chew the Fat Zoom Gathering #2
Sunday 1 March 2020 Leading Dance for Older People with Mobility Issues - GMA Workshop
This 1 day workshop at the Grange, Brisbane, gives an overview of leading dance for older people who may be experiencing a range of mobility issues. See the flyer for details and bookings.
Monday 20 January 2020 Gold Moves Australia Network Gathering #1
Join us at the Queensland State Library for the Inaugural GMA Chew the Fat meeting. Read the summary notes from the conversation.
Sunday 13 October 2019 Introduction to Leading Dance for Older People for Health & Wellbeing
This 1 day workshop in Milton, Brisbane, will introduce you to the approaches and benefits of leading dance for older people for health and wellbeing. This is a refinement of the initial GMA workshop presented 2 July. See the flyer for details and bookings.
Tuesday 2 July 2019 Introduction to Leading Dance for Older People for Health & Wellbeing
The inaugural Gold Moves Australia professional development day providing both practical and theoretical introduction to leading dance for older people for health and wellbeing at Hamilton Town Hall, Brisbane. See the flyer for details and bookings.