A collaboration by Max & Jon
What is this?
Dance Floor is a weekly community dance in Thornbury.
A hardwood floor, music, and a room of people moving however their bodies want to.
No steps. No choreography. No pressure to perform.
Each week a facilitator holds the room. You can follow the theme, or simply come to dance.
Welcome to Dance Floor.
The Details
When
Thursday evenings
7pm - 9pm
Who
Every body, every ability
18+. No experience needed. Substance-free, phone-free, shoes-off floor. Ramp entry. Accessible toilets.
Price
$25
Per session, at the door
Tickets
Every Thursday. Doors at 7.
Floor closes at 9
$25 a head
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR
The shape of the night
7pm
Set one - arrive
Shoes off. The first set opens with light guidance and welcoming. This is your time to settle in.
7:40pm
Theme pause
The music drops for a few minutes. The facilitator offers a theme and a short reflection for the second set.
8pm
Set two - going deeper
The music gathers. Follow the theme, or leave it and dance.
8:45pm
Closing
The music wraps up and we gather for optional reflection.
9pm
End
Floor closes. Time to head home.
The Dance Card
Dancefloor runs in seasonal blocks. At the start of each season, we release up to twenty-five dance cards. They're free, they're limited, and they save you five dollars on your next four entries.
Each month has a new design. Bring it back each week and we clip it like an old tram ticket. Autumn 2026 cards are all gone now. We'll let folks know when the next run comes.
The ethos
Respect the space
Screens off. Shoes off. The dance is the high.
Get present, stay present
Leave the outside world at the door. The dancefloor is for being here, now.
Let your body do the talking
We communicate through movement. The silence between us makes the music louder.
What informs Dancefloor
Contact improvisation, authentic movement, 5Rhythms, London club culture, community radio, Buddhist and Christian contemplative traditions, ceilidhs, art therapy, gestalt — we've both spent time in these practices and they've shaped how we think about movement. Dancefloor is us trying to build something new from what we've been given. Wanting to dance, share space, and get some weeknight mind and body exercise.
Who we are
Max
Grew up on Yorta Yorta land in country Victoria. Parents were rock and roll dance teachers and community radio DJs. Fell asleep under tables at dance meetups as a kid, weekends at Falls Creek teaching rock and roll. Contact improvisation and conscious dance for twenty years. Time in Buddhist monasteries across Thailand, India and Australia. Counselling and art therapy.
Jon
Thirty years behind the decks. Began drumming at thirteen, was playing jazz by fourteen. Grew up recording pirate radio, chasing white labels through dodgy record shops, and saving every penny from paper rounds for turntables. Residencies across Manchester. Sound engineering. A deep love of Brazilian music, broken beat, and whatever Patrick Forge was playing. For Jon, DJing has always been facilitation—the technical and the artistic, getting a room to move together.
If you're wondering
What does it feel like?+
People come to get out of their heads and back into their bodies. Come if the week has been all talking and screens. Come if you miss dancing without performing. Come if you want music, sweat, and a couple of hours where no one needs you to be good at anything. People leave in different ways: some feel clearer about their week, some cry and are glad they did, and some move a little the first week, then more the next.
What if I'm nervous?+
That is normal. You can arrive slowly, stay near the edges, sit down, watch for a while, and join when you are ready.
What if I'm not good at dancing?+
There is no good at this. No steps, no choreography, no performance. If you can move, breathe, sway, stretch, shake, or stand still, you can be here.
Can I come alone?+
Yes. Lots of people do. You do not need to know anyone, bring anyone, or dance with anyone.
What's a theme?+
A simple idea or question to dance with. It might be something like grounding, release, courage, rest, or connection. We offer it as a thread for the second set. Think of it as a compass, not a map: it gives you a direction to explore, but you choose your own way through.
Are you DJs? Is this a club?+
Jon and Max both facilitate the room. There are DJ sets, and the music matters, but it is not a club night. It is a held dance space: music-led, substance-free, and built for people to move in their own way.
Do I have to dance with other people?+
No. You can dance solo all night. You can share space with others if it feels mutual. Listen for a yes, respect a no, and give people room.
What if I need a break?+
Take one. Sit, drink water, step outside, come back in. The host and facilitator are there to hold the room, but your pace is yours.
Is it intense?+
It can be light, sweaty, emotional, quiet, joyful, ordinary, or deep. Different bodies get different things from it. You're in charge of your experience.
Acknowledgement of Country
We dance on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land. People have been dancing on this ground for over 65,000 years, long before the buildings that sit on top of it. This land was never ceded, and the lore that held it for millennia was never recognised in the law that replaced it.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. With honesty about the past and care for what comes next.