This one-day event aims to bring together professionals from the fields of dance, health, and community work around a shared theme: “Caring Through Dance”. Through presentations, interactive workshops, and experience sharing, participants will explore how dance can support prevention, care, and inclusion, while fostering both individual and collective well-being.

Where: PimOff, Milan, Italy

When: 2nd October 2026

Deadline for applications: 15 of September

This one-day event aims to bring together professionals from the fields of dance, health,
and community work around a shared theme: “Caring Through Dance”. Through presentations, interactive workshops, and experience sharing, participants will explore how dance can support prevention, care, and inclusion, while fostering both individual and collective well-being.

TARGET AUDIENCE
• Dance artists, teachers, and facilitators
• Health, social, and education professionals
• Community and cultural project leaders
• Anyone engaged in dance-based initiatives with a social, inclusive, or therapeutic dimension

FORMAT AND STRUCTURE
An interactive and inspiring day combining:
• Key presentations showcasing European and local initiatives
• Practice and exchange workshops encouraging experimentation and collective reflection
• Roundtable discussions on the conditions for developing and ensuring the quality of projects at the intersection of dance and care

SPEAKERS (TO BE EXTENDED)
• Laura Dethier, coordinator of the Quand on Danse program (Mosa Ballet School, Liège – Belgium)
→ Presentation of the Quand on Danse experience and reflections on how
building a community of practice supports the implementation and quality of dance-for-health initiatives (through awareness, information, training, peer exchange, and shared resources).

• Roberto Casarotto, Co-Director
of Aerowaves
→ Sharing insights on dance for health and inclusion through European and community-based projects.

Perspectives
This first gathering aims to lay the foundations for a longer-term collaboration between professionals and organizations active in the field of dance and care. Based on participants’ interests and needs, future activities could include additional exchange days

How to register:
Fill this form and uploading your proof of payment will finalize your course registration. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you in September.
https://form.jotform.com/261653619685368

Costs for participants:
Workshop registration fee Fee: €100 (including welcome buffet and lunch)
Early bird registration by 30 of July: €80

Contact details:
PimOff, via Selvanesco, 75 Milan
segreteria@pimoff.it
www.pimoff.it

For further information, please visit https://www.instagram.com/pimoffmilano/

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