Join us for a Mycelium Movement with Djassi DaCosta Johnson, a special ResistDance: LiberationLab movement workshop, that will offer a melange of Qi Gong, Khemetic Yoga and “pelvic girdle enlivening” dance based in the Afro-Diaspora traditions of “3s” (salsa, cha-cha & samba). As a classically trained modern dancer, Djassi developed this class rooted in her work as a Doula for the past 22 years, helping women and new mothers access their creative womb space, release tension and raise their vibrations. The class is accessible for all people at all levels of dance. The intention is to help transmute heavy or stagnant energy into positive vibrations within and around ourselves.

The class will start with Qi Gong to ground ourselves and connect with the Earth while releasing any stagnant energy within our bodies and moving the energy out for our own wellness and vitality. This will be followed by  some stretching bringing in basic khemetic yoga poses and then work with moving our pelvic area through dance; Cha-Cha, Samba & Salsa. The goal is to bring joyous movement to activate the creative womb space and radiate uplifting energies within and out to the world around us.

Tickets are available at all price points, with 100% of proceeds going to @rajeen_team, a dabke group of 15 young dancers in Gaza! Can’t make it? You can still follow the link below to donate!

WHAT: ResistDance: LiberationLab | Mycelium Movement with Djassi DaCosta Johnson

WHEN: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

LOCATION: MOCADA Culture Lab II, 10 Lafayette Avenue, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217

About the Artist

Djassi DaCosta Johnson is a multi-hyphenate artist whose work bridges performance, ancestral knowledge, ecological preservation through the lens of the Great Mother and interspecies connectivity. As a dancer, anthropologist, photographer, filmmaker, writer, and doula with over 22 years of experience, Djassi explores themes of recovering Indigenous awareness, The Divine Feminine, Blackness, diaspora, and how humans can benefit from the intelligence of mycelium to envision a more connected – and sustainable – future.

She integrates her understanding of birth and creation into her artistic practice, emphasizing the importance of connecting with the Earth and ancestral wisdom.