Mama Space: gentle dance for new mums and babies

Moor Imagination Centre hosts a weekly conscious dance class for mothers and their pre-crawling babies, offering gentle movement with no choreography or experience needed. Expect nourishing music, time to rest and connect, and a welcoming postnatal community on Monday mornings.

There’s a gentle new way for local mums to move, breathe and connect. Mama Space is a weekly conscious dance class for mothers and their pre‑crawling babies, beginning at the Moor Imagination Centre on Monday 8 September 2025. No previous dance experience is needed and there’s no choreography — simply space, time and beautiful music to nourish body and mind in the tender early postnatal weeks and months. Come and join us; you and your baby are warmly welcome.

The sessions are led by Emma Piercey‑Fisher, who has recently graduated as a Soul Motion community dance practitioner. A mother of two young boys, Emma danced throughout her second pregnancy and longed for a class she could attend with her newborn — that wish has inspired Mama Space, “a place to rest, dance, express and connect.” Soul Motion is a conscious dance practice that invites free, mindful movement rather than set steps, making it ideal for listening to what your body needs on the day.

Emma says: "The beauty of Soul Motion is that there are no set dance rules and no expectations. It is a truly non-judgemental and freeing space where we can take time to deeply listen in to our wise bodies and move them as we like. The lovely paradox about Soul Motion dance classes is that you are free to arrive and spend the entire time NOT dancing if that is what your body needs on the day. The whole of you and your experience is welcome. I'm hoping to create a supportive community of new mothers who will benefit from the connection and nourishment of being part of a conscious dance group."

Dates and details:

Start date: Monday 8 September 2025
Time: 10:00am–11:15am every Monday
Location: Downstairs space, Moor Imagination Centre (Buckfastleigh)
Who it’s for: Mothers with their pre‑crawling babies
Price: £12 per class, or £30 for a block of three

Booking is via Bookwhen or the Moor Imagination Centre website, and Emma is happy to answer any questions by email.

Booking and contact: Book at awadandev.bookwhen.com or via the MIC website https://www.moorimagination.org. For enquiries, email Emma at awakeningdancedevon@gmail.com.