Between You & Me
An Open Floor Movement Workshop
with Kelsey Maloney
assisted by Duncan Green
November 14-16, 2025
Bellingham, WA
Between You & Me,
Sometimes it’s so hard to go towards another. Sometimes it’s even harder to stay.
There’s risk involved in reaching for connection. These old wounds so many of us lug around—of not being seen, heard, met—they take a toll. They can take control.
What shapes of hiding do you make to keep from being seen?
In Between You & Me, we’ll honor these shapes. Inquire how making them visible might lead to different creative possibilities for connection. We'll listen, too, for what asks to be held close, for not everything inside of us wants to be shared. We'll tend the inner still point. That place you can return to again and again that whispers...
Here. I. Am.
As we explore the vulnerable edges of being seen, together we can create a community container where each of us can shine. A “micro-village”* to help us remember, we “were never meant to go at it alone.”**
Love, Kelsey
*Francis Weller
**Quoted from Ahlay Blakely’s song “Open Circle” from the album Wails, songs for grief.
Thank you for your interest in Between You & Me!
Please read all of the following information before registering.
DATES & TIMES:
November 14-16, 2025
Friday: 6:30pm-9pm
Saturday: 10am-6pm
Sunday: 10:30am-4:30pm
There will be a lunch break on Saturday and Sunday. Please bring your own lunch or alternatively, the Food COOP and many restaurants are within walking distance. Light snacks and tea will be provided.
Please do not bring food or drink into the main studio space. There is a separate area for eating and drinking.
LOCATION & ACCOMMODATION DETAILS:
The Peace Education Somatic School (Formerly referred to as “The Dojo”)
1101 N. State Street, Suite 300
Bellingham, WA 98225
Please note:
*No shoes of any kind are permitted inside the studio space.
*This studio is accessed by a flight of steep stairs. There is stairlift available if needed.
For more information, please contact Kelsey.
You are responsible for finding your own housing for this workshop. If you are a local dancer and would like to host a dancer from out of town, please indicate so on your registration form. If you are coming from out of town and would like to stay with a local dancer, please let us know on the form below. Thank you!
ABOUT OPEN FLOOR INTERNATIONAL:
Open Floor is a moving meditation practice and creative dance inquiry. This practice is open to people from all backgrounds and experience levels.
PAYMENT DETAILS:
$295
For those in a position of financial privilege, it is possible to donate additional funds to support those in need of a partial scholarship. If you are interested in attending, but cannot afford the full fee, please reach out to us. There may be a limited number of partial scholarships or work trade options available.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Up until October 3, 2025, if you need to cancel you will receive a refund minus a $100 administrative fee. After October 3, there are no refunds unless we are able to fill your spot. If your spot is not filled, your investment will not be refunded. You may also choose to sell or gift your ticket to someone else in the case you are not able to attend at the last minute. You must notify us in advance of this change along with who will be attending in your place.
“My experience of Kelsey as a facilitator? Warm, open, safe, intuitive, inventive, invested, real, grounded, funny.”
—participant (2024)
“Kelsey held the space with so much tenderness, gentleness, and care. Her facilitation allowed me to feel safe enough to shed my layers, take risks, and reach deeper levels of intimacy with others.” —participant (2023)