About
Welcome! I'm so glad you're here. I am Delaney, the founder of Dance to Freedom. I am a deeply emotional, loving, spiritual, passionate, loud, curious, playful, and wildly imperfect human. I am a teacher, caregiver, lover, friend, and new mom. I am a dancer, creator and choreographer, as well as a registered nurse, public health nurse, Master's prepared healthcare educator. I am a cis gendered, able bodied, straight woman. I am Armenian, Italian, and Irish, and I am deep in the work of processing my own conditioning and intersectional identities. I am committed to creating a safe space for you to explore all of your own identities and all the complicated
parts of yourself.
I am a very somatic person, I am a tactile learner. To truly explore and understand something, I need to feel it in my body. Dance gives me the opportunity to explore what I am feeling, what is coming up for me, what lives inside me, the different parts of my identity, my relationship with myself, and with others.
I am here to share my passion for dance with you. I use my lifelong dance experience along with my experience as a nurse and healthcare educator to guide you towards wellness and internal freedom through dance. I am so grateful to hold this space to share the immense wellness benefits of dance with you.
Parent and Me Dance Class
Join me for an easy, fun dance class for parents and your little ones!
We will explore simple movement to upbeat music with some nursery rhymes mixed in. All movement can be done with your little one in a carrier, in your arms, or on their own feet following along. I find most parents end up going for a mix; some of class they hold their little one and some of class they let their little one try things out. It's really whatever works best for you and your baby.
Class is intended to be a nourishing, supportive environment for you and your little one to play, learn, and grow together.
Class is on a drop-in basis on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month at 12pm at Clayton Valley Dance Academy. You will create an account, sign the online studio waiver, and then email the studio (5678@claytonvalleydance.com ) to purchase a class card that only gets punched when you attend class. Get started at the button below. Please reach out with any questions!
Energy Exchange
Looking for an accessible way to invite dance into your wellness practice?
Have a product or offer you’d love to share?
Let’s have an energy exchange!
Over the last couple years I have found myself surrounded by more and more creatives and entrepreneurs. It has been really beautiful to find communities where creatives and entrepreneurs lift each other up. Where we hold each other in love as we learn, experiment, and grow, because we can see each other’s visions and feel each other’s purpose. My intention with this offer is to make dance classes more accessible, especially to fellow creatives and entrepreneurs.
Energy exchanges may be applied to any single offer.
I am accepting applications on an ongoing basis. All offers and products are welcome. Not sure what you want to offer, but still interested in an exchange? No problem! We can get creative and explore together. Apply through the form below.
Testimonials
You are totally part of my transformation!! Building strength and confidence more and more every session. Thank you so much for bringing mindfulness and intention to every session. You’re offering pure gold for the soul, with the card readings and connecting it into the moves! It’s not just a dance class it’s a lasting experience. I’m so grateful to our guides for this connection!
-Kamilah
My first class with Delaney was more than I could imagine! She opened the space up with a card reading, which reminded me of how good it felt to be in community again. Throughout the class Delaney lovingly offered me tips that helped me feel more at ease moving my body. And for once, choreo felt like less of a rigid set of rules and more of a guiding light that could help my inner dance goddess shine! Thank you for doing what you do Delaney!
-Tiffany
I am one of the original participants in Delaney’s Dance for Everybody classes. While I did take ballet many years ago, it definitely wasn’t necessary to fully participate in the classes. Just an open heart and a willing attitude is all you will need. Delaney is extremely encouraging, and the choreography is simple, accessible, and fun! The dance portion of the class begins with stretching and warm up. Dancers then move through the choreography at various paces with music both slow and fluid and faster and bouncier. In addition to the dance portion, Delaney opens each class with intention setting and readings to both encourage and illicit deeper thoughts and feelings that could be moving through your body. Delaney is obviously very passionate about the classes, and it shines through all of the hour spent with her. Dance for Everybody is just that ~ for everybody. Give it a try! You won’t be disappointed!! -Denise
Private Offers
Dance to Freedom
1:1 Journey
Are you interested in:
A one of a kind experience, curated just for you
The space to truly connect with yourself
Guidance to process whatever is coming up for you
Movement made just for your body, to music you love
Loving support and a safe environment for you to
let go and feel a sense of internal freedom
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Photos by Maria Garcia Pacheco and Sari Blum