The Moberly Senior Dancers

After a long post-pandemic pause, the Moberly Senior Dancers are back as of Fall 2025! Led by dance artist Sarah Gallos, this new group is working on the creation of an original contemporary dance composition.

The original Moberly Senior Dancers began meeting in September 2013 with a few of the participants who had already been meeting regularly as a knitting group. With the leadership of dance artist Jacci Collins and assistant Anna Kraulis, this group of women wove connections across cultures. With representation from the South Asian, Chinese and Philippine communities, diversity was integral to their practice and provides many opportunities for learning. The dancing group explores creative expression through movement, sound and facial expression. Elements of traditional Chinese dance and Bhangra dancing have been shared by group members, and the group has gone on to form knitting and conversational English groups, as well as joining in with other seniors who practice T’ai Ch’i on the Moberly grounds in the early morning.

Anna Kraulis and Olivia Davies later paired up to lead the group together, and Olivia Davies led the group up until the pandemic put a pause on in-person gathering.

If you are interested in participating in seniors arts programming at Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre, please contact Oliver McTavish-Wisden. To register for the current project, click here.