Maven Movement is an adult dance and training program founded in 2015. Formerly Army of Sass Calgary, it was created as a safer, more intentional space for adults to discover—and rediscover—dance on their own terms.
The program is heels-based and grounded in connection and community. At its core, Maven is about rewriting the narrative around dance experiences, particularly for adults who may have felt excluded or disconnected from movement in traditional spaces. Movement is treated as a way to reconnect with the body, explore sensuality, and build self-trust without pressure to perform.
Alongside training, Maven offers performance opportunities that focus on expanding who gets access to the stage and which bodies are seen there, pushing back against narrow ideas of who gets to take up space in performance contexts.
Maven operates as its own program, but it remains closely tied to how I think about care, responsibility, and long-term commitment to people.