Shake Your Groove Thing!
Friday 02 October 2026 | 05:00 PM
Surfers Paradise
Led by Artist Riannon McLean, expect great music, easy-to-follow steps, plenty of laughs, and a whole lot of good energy.
Come stretch it, shake it, and dance it out at this uplifting community movement workshop.
For those feeling especially dancey you’re invited to join us with your new moves in a BLEACH Festival Closing event flash mob on Sunday 11 October at 5:30pm.
Otherwise just come along, feel the good vibes and move your body!
No experience necessary, everyone is welcome!
Meet on the grass in front of the BEACON Artwork, kick off your shoes and dance!
Artist Bio – Riannon McLean
Riannon McLean is a dance artist, creator, mentor and choreographer. A member of Australasian Dance Collective (formally EDC, Expressions Dance Company) from 2007 to 2013, she has performed in Australia and on the international stage.
Riannon’s teaching capabilities, passion for education and mentorship have seen her teach as a guest teacher and choreographer throughout Australia and for international companies and training schools.
About the host
Everybody NOW! creates participatory arts projects that generate joy. Proudly based on the Gold Coast, as a HOTA Home Company, Everybody NOW! is an Impact award-winning organisation dedicated to the creation of high-quality, community-engaged arts projects, that are made with and for community, alongside outstanding professional artists.
Since 2015 we’ve reached over 80,000 people, aged between 3 and 100 years young in 250+ communities across Australia, creating a range of innovative arts projects from slam poetry for seniors, intergenerational radio stations, roller skating rock shows, artists-in-residencies, digital programs, large-scale social dance works, to industry and community workshops and talks.
Getting there
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