WHY GEMPOWER WORKS & WHO IS IT FOR
The GEMPOWER Program was designed with ONEgoal in mind, to EMPOWER teen girls to reach their full potential. Our program helps girls learn to express their identity, and gain confidence and self respect through the process.
This is an inclusive program that uses dance as a catalyst for change. Our classes, camps, and workshops are instructed in an open-conversation format to help students discover their identity and style as a dancer and celebrate it!
We know when girls collaborate with one another their over-all health and wellness and leadership skills improve.
This program was designed by the owner of Difinity Dance, 3rd in Manitoba Strongman, Highland Heavy Games Athlete, and Bachata Competitor Stephanie Strugar. As an adaptive female athlete, graduate of several business programs, and mom of one her expression as a woman inspires girls to define what a powerful, successful woman can look like today.
This is an inclusive program that uses dance as a catalyst for change. Our classes, camps, and workshops are instructed in an open-conversation format to help students discover their identity and style as a dancer and celebrate it!
We know when girls collaborate with one another their over-all health and wellness and leadership skills improve.
This program was designed by the owner of Difinity Dance, 3rd in Manitoba Strongman, Highland Heavy Games Athlete, and Bachata Competitor Stephanie Strugar. As an adaptive female athlete, graduate of several business programs, and mom of one her expression as a woman inspires girls to define what a powerful, successful woman can look like today.
GEMPOWER WORKSHOP
This 4 hour workshop to schools, family-centered service organisations, and schools through out the year with the goal of empowering teen girls to discover self-love through our trademarked dance fitness workshops. The
gempower workshop is 4 hours in length and features a 45 minute group motivational speech, 1 hour group dance lesson, refreshments, and a 1 hour Vision Board building session, one on one Q & A session with the Educator and each participant. Teens get to meet our inspirational Educators and hear the story about their journey through depression, eating disorders, and self-confidence challenges. This is not your typical health and nutrition workshop in Home Economics, this workshop is for the modern Teen struggling to find her Identity, in this current time of re-defining a woman’s role in society.
FEATURES:
gempower workshop is 4 hours in length and features a 45 minute group motivational speech, 1 hour group dance lesson, refreshments, and a 1 hour Vision Board building session, one on one Q & A session with the Educator and each participant. Teens get to meet our inspirational Educators and hear the story about their journey through depression, eating disorders, and self-confidence challenges. This is not your typical health and nutrition workshop in Home Economics, this workshop is for the modern Teen struggling to find her Identity, in this current time of re-defining a woman’s role in society.
FEATURES:
- An interactive, judgment free, open conversation format inspiring speech (My life story)
- An introduction to the definition of self-worth and self-respect, why your opinion of yourself is the most important despite media pressures, and modern day challenges teens face. (Q&A period, "get to know the teens*
- Practical tips and education on the subject of finding life balance through holistic nutrition, exercise, and hobbies for all bodies, budgets, and abilities (No fad diets, body positivist, health at every size).
- Practical steps to identifying your strengths and how to find your path through a vision board (Art exercise)
- Meditation exercise (Stretching & Breathing for Fight/Flight/Freeze moments, and practical PTSD, Depression and Anxiety Management tips)
- Dance Tutorial (Hip Hop & Modern Dance for Beginners to Intermediate dancers to Empowering songs)
- Educational Resources (Handouts and links to Teen Resources locally and online on the subject of Bullying, Nutrition, Health etc
- Glitter & Airbrush Tattoos/ Snack for the Teens (They can share their story and ask the Educator questions.