EMBRACE: Gratitude in Movement

Explore movement as a vehicle for reflection and gratitude, as we draw inspiration from our daily lives and practices. #MDCOVIDChoreography *Dance-specific, ...

I loved the positivity and opportunity to connect literacy and movement
— EMBRACE: Gratitude in Movement Participant

EMBRACE: Gratitude in Movement brought together 50 participants from 11 local school systems for an afternoon session of collaborative dance. Thank you Lacey Sheppard for getting us moving and dancing, as you guided us through the process of responding to what we are grateful for through dance.

Visit https://www.msdefinearts.org/embrace to register for upcoming sessions. 


About: Gratitude in Movement

Explore movement as a vehicle for reflection and gratitude, as we draw inspiration from our daily lives and practices. #MDCOVIDChoreography

Facilitator: Lacey Sheppard, MC3 Roster Artist and AACPS Arts Integration Specialist


AEMS’s Embrace Podcast

Check out the podcast with Lacey Sheppard from our collaborative partner AEMS!

AEMS’s Embrace Podcast highlights the facilitators from the Embrace series and gives us a chance to learn more about them as humans, as artists, and as fellow members of the shared experience of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Interviews will preview the content of each Embrace session was well as explore the facilitators’ journey as artists, as Marylanders, and as educators. Episodes are available on the AEMS website, on their hosting page on BuzzSprout, on iTunesSpotify, and wherever Podcasts are available.