Where you get to be YOU in a world of THEM
About Us
GODANCE is a movement wellness company focused on improving holistic wellness using dance and movement. We offer Movement Workshops and Wellness Programmes open to all fitness and dance levels.
Each workshop has its own theme
which allows for freedom of expression.
It's about having fun and learning about yourself and dance.
OUR VISION
The broader vision for GODANCE is to get the world dancing again, one step at a time.
Our Story
GODANCE was created from a feeling.
GODANCE was creatively birthed to find a feeling.
Having started teaching dance fitness classes in 2012, a nervous and unfit Simone hosted her first class in a Church hall in South Africa. Shortly after finding her rhythm with teaching dance fitness, she rejoined a dance studio after many years. This opened her eyes to two worlds, teaching and being taught dance. The dynamic differences and similarities of these two worlds sparked the creative research of dance and psychology (explored in her Masters’ thesis). Her interest heightened when people would apologise for not being able to dance before entering a dance fitness class; while in the other world Simone found herself having to overcome very similar self-esteem issues. While navigating these worlds, Simone questioned;
Who decided what dance is supposed to look like?
Where does dance come from? Am I doing it right?
To ease herself she started telling herself, just dance, just be YOU.
Moving through to 2022, we now get to open this world up to you.
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Welcome to GODANCE, where you get to be YOU in a world of them.
Meet The Team
Director and Founder
Simone Momplé is a creative who uses motivation, film and dance to inspire content. She has a Master’s degree in Psychology. The title of her Master’s research is; Exploring the subjective perceptions of a structured dance programme on the self-concept of a group of mentors at a South African University. In 2016 she birthed GODANCE™. Initially created out of a desire to find a comfortable space for her to dance and move the way she want to, this led to a unique movement that allows people to explore themselves through dance. Her research helped mould the values of this company, where we offer a space for people to explore themselves through dance. Through this, Moving thru Dance was created as a dance programme that explores various aspects of dance for individuals to build self-esteem and confidence while learning more about dance.
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"One cannot claim to have unshakeable faith and be realistic at the same time. Choose faith, it is an unrealistic path to others, yet so real to you. Follow the happy feeling and you'll create your own reality."
- SM
Marketing and Content Manager
Max is a non-binary queer photographer, creative and aspiring filmmaker with a special interest in cinematography. They have a BA Degree in Psychology. Max has been working with GODANCE™ since 2020, initially creating videography and photo content, and then moving to Marketing. Max assisted in creating alternative social media strategies and now is the Marketing and Content Manager. Through working with GODANCE™, Max has developed the desire to explore filmmaking.
They describe their speciality as taking truly authentic and candid photos for brands who identify as different from the rest and who are trying to make a difference. They have a passion for photography and enjoy taking scenes and objects that we look at daily and show a parallel of what they are used to seeing.
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"The world cannot exist without movement or photography. Movement is inevitable. Photography is a symbol of moments that will never happen again. Without movement or memories what is the meaning of life?"
- MaxBlurr