Music and dance in facilitation
Music and dance are deeply ingrained in many cultures, from the moments of unity and hope for South African miners during apartheid to everyday activities in the kitchen and offices around the world.
In workshops, music and dance can elevate the design and bring participants a renewed energy and increased engagement. 🧚♂️
In this Facilitation Sandbox, we'll explore the potential that music and dance have for facilitation.
Sharing our stories will inspire others to incorporate these powerful tools into their own practices, thereby enriching the facilitation experience.
In this session we will:
💛 Network and have fun
🤩 Have a hearty conversation about the use of music and dance in facilitation
💡 Learn new ways of including music and dance into your sessions
🎶Create a music resource from different part of the world
About the host:
Irene Maweu is an experienced facilitator and has been actively involved in various roles since 2008. She has worked with organizations such as e/merge Africa Network, GIZ, Common Sense consultants. Irene has expertise in online and face-to-face facilitation, content development, training design, and online learning.
She has contributed to community building activities sessions on platforms such as onehe.org. She is a team members for a yearly event called MYFESTwhich promotes Intentional Equitable Hospitality. Irene has also facilitated virtual orientation courses on digital skills and supported content experts in delivering courses on migration and gender.
She was part of a collaborated of African strategic facilitators for Grid Impact / Melinda Gates Foundation on projects related to financial services and with Oxfam on Transformative leadership women's land rights. Irene has extensive experience in tutoring, strategic training, capacity development, and strategic planning processes.
She has worked with various development partners, NGOs, banking sectors, and higher education institutions across Africa. Irene is an active member and advisor of several communities and professional associations and networks and the Founder of The Heart of Kenyan Facilitation.
The Facilitation Sandbox sessions are not about "experts" and "perfection". They are about trying new things out, pushing beyond the comfort zone, making mistakes, reflecting, and learning with peers. The Sandbox is a testing ground, an experimental arena, and a space for us to hone our facilitation skills as a community.
For the smoothest experience, do join using Google Chrome on a laptop or PC or download our desktop app. Since we're usually using MURAL or Miro in our workshops, we recommend joining in with your ad blockers turned off (temporarily) and not in incognito mode.