We started the Move It Co-op with the goal to engage movement and wellness educators, take concrete antiracist actions, and enrich clients' lives. Since September 2021, Move It Co-op partners have offered services utilizing our studio space. Our partners offer events to continue to create beautiful experiences in the Downtown Lancaster community.
Speak to My Soul was created by Evita Colon in 2014 after successfully debuting her theatrical production, Speak to My Soul: A Montage of Voices at Shippensburg University. Speak to My Soul: A Montage of Voices uses song, dance and spoken word to voice the stories of the Black experience over the span of many generations. Inspired by the great reviews, Evita decided to use the title and embody the topics of the play into a community outreach group of the arts. Shortly after Evita graduated from Shippensburg University in May 2014, Speak to My Soul was rebranded and born again.
Speak to My Soul hosts events, creates productions and incorporates programs in the community that use various mediums of art to empower, educate and elevate. We raise awareness of pressing issues in the community such as poverty, injustice, unemployment, education or lack thereof, etc. People of all ages and backgrounds have been inspired after our programs have spoken to their soul through empowering messages, presentations, acting and spoken word. These features continue to speak across generations and socioeconomic statuses impacting and changing lives.
Soul Kharisma Dance Fitness is the language of movement feeding your soul through dance fitness. It encourages freedom of expression through movement while creating a safe and care free environment for all that have a passion or interest in dance and fitness. Soul Kharisma Dance Fitness aims to create a space of comfort, encouragement, support, confidence and freedom of expression.
Solise is the Co-Owner of A Concrete Rose Book Bar Co., and Creative Chief Officer and Head Choreographer of Speak to my Soul. Solise has choreographed theatrical plays such as Speak to My Soul: A Montage of Voices and Purple Cries for Blue Skies. Solise is a creative director and can also be seen in Marsha Ambrosius video, 90’s Love. Being no stranger to dance Solise found a beautiful passion in dance fitness.
Monday Evenings @ 7:15pm | $15 a class
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Tracey Davis is thrilled to offer her own unique style of yoga classes which are heavily influenced by her background as a dancer and choreographer. Each of Tracey’s classes are designed with specific themes, taught to music, and include meditation, flowing movement, seated poses, and full relaxation.
Through gentle and clear directions with an awareness of anatomy, kinesiology and yogic philosophy, the classes provide time and space for personal growth and self-reflection. Tracey’s classes include many options for poses and are easily adapted to suit all levels.
Thursday Mornings @ 10:30am | $16 a class
No advanced registration, walk-ins welcome, pay with Venmo or Cash at the Studio
Move It is your local studio. More than fitness, we connect people across disciplines to bring the best of movement and wellness to Downtown Lancaster. As a values-based business, we recognize that boutique fitness has a history of catering only to certain groups of people. The Move It Studio Co-op is another way to broaden our reach and create beautiful experiences for every body.
