

DANCE DRUM
TELL STORIES
With
TROPICALEIZA
Empowered Voices
3 day
Dance, Drum, + Storytelling Intensive
AUGUST 1-3, 2025
DANCE DRUM EMPOWER
August 1-3, 2025
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Applications Open : April 4
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Application Deadline : May 15
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Early Bird Deadline : June 1 $175
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Regular Pricing (After June 1) : $200
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At the Door (If Space Allows): $250
This is an application-based intensive. Due to the immersive and personalized nature of this experience, spaces are limited. Early application is encouraged to secure your spot.
EMPOWERED VOICES
EXPERIENCE the signature energy, uplifting spirit, and high-intensity magic of Tropicaleiza. In this 3-day soul-stirring intensive you can expect to ignite and awaken your personal rhythm and transform it into powerful unique energetic expression, through these essential action packed elements:
schedule below!
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BARRE BLAZE Strength-building, fire-starting warm-up designed to activate your power and precision.
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JSMETHOD SEQUENCES & FLOORWORK: Grounded, voluminous, and expressive phrases building fluidity, technique, and storytelling vocabulary.
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SOARING ACROSS THE FLOOR: Dynamic, musical, and expressive movement drills focused on intention and impact. Live drumming accompaniment)
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DRUMMING & PERCUSSIVE SESSIONS: Powerful, rhythm-based training to deepen the connection between dance, sound, and story. Fall in love with making noise.
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REAL LIFE STORYTELLING PRACTICE: : Collaborative, expressive storytelling that transforms personal experience into performance.
Guided by Julie Simon + Tropicaleiza, this immersive experience will unleash your voice, amplify your rhythm, and transform your movement into a force of empowerment. This isn’t just a workshop—it’s an experience.
Leave inspired, connected, and transformed.
DANCE DRUM EMPOWER

FRIDAY
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6:00 PM - 6:30 PM : Arrival | Registration
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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM : Opening Ceremony
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM : Meet, Greet, Move + Make Noise
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SATURDAY
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10:45 AM: Check-In + Tea
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11:00 AM - 12:00 AM: Barre Blaze (Technique for JSMethod)
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12:00 AM - 1:00 PM: JSMethod Sequences (Building vocabulary, fluidity, and transitions)
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Across the Floor (Musicality, Expression, Expressive Gestures and Movement) Live Drumming Accompaniment
Lunch Break (2:00 PM - 2:45 PM)
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2:45 PM: Check-In
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3:00 PM - 4:15 PM: Drumming Workshop
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Teach foundational rhythms and breakdown complex patterns.
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Call-and-response exercises to build rhythmic cohesion.
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Integration of rhythms with movement.
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Real Life Storytelling workshop and exploration.
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Choreography performance prep with Tropicaleiza.
SUNDAY
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8:45 AM: Check-In
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Barre Blaze (Technique for JSMethod)
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: JSMethod Sequences (Building vocabulary, fluidity, and transitions)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Across the Floor (Musicality, expression, expressive gestures, and movement
Lunch Break
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1:00 PM - 3PM: Drumming Review
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Review and practice foundational rhythms and complex patterns.
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Choreo + Performance Prep with Tropicaleiza
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3:30-4:30 PM Performance
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4:30-5:00 PM Closing Ceremony
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