County Arts presents an inclusive, site-specific, participatory creative movement workshop with dance artist Allison Nichol Longtin. 

Moving Bodies of Water refers to both the movement of the waters in Lake Ontario, as well as those waters within us, literally and metaphorically. Participants will come together within view of Lake Ontario to move in community. Together, participants will co-create a short original composition that could only have been made in that place, in that time, by those present. 

Recognizing the proven healing and regulating powers of water, Allison regularly draws inspiration from the element of water. In this one-hour workshop, she will guide participants through a series of somatic exercises, accessible movement phrases, and structured improvisations inspired by water and its many qualities and ways of being and moving. 

Participants are asked to wear footwear (preferably athletic shoes that have grip - no bare feet, please) and light layers appropriate for the weather. Optional - dress in blue and white clothing to fit our theme of water! Don't forget your water bottle.

Open to adults (ages 18+) and youth (ages 12+) who are accompanied by a participating adult.

Rain date: Sunday Sept 20, 5-6PM

This workshop is free for all participants.

Meet Allison! I am a transdisciplinary artist working as a writer, educator, and dancemaker. Storytelling is at the core of what I do. As a writer, I work in the creative non-fiction form, crafting reflective stories about my life and experiences through prose. I was a 2025 artist in residence at The Drake Devonshire, during which time I further developed my literary memoir, which explores grief, loss, love, and intergenerational trauma through multiple lenses. 

I love language and am happy writing for a range of audiences, at times donning my literary hat, other times developing educational content for clients in the non-profit sector, and regularly writing personal essays and feature pieces for publications on a regional, national, and international level, including for Chatelaine, HuffPost, Business Insider, Bay of Quinte, and Umbrella magazine. 

I have a deep respect for the power of words. Whether I’m telling my own story or someone else’s, I choose and craft words with great care. As an arts educator with a background in adult learning, I articulate and share my creative process, tools, and approaches, while grounding my courses in adult learning theory. 

Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to creating when we are in person!


PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: County Arts makes every effort to ensure that all community members, including those who (or have family members who) are more medically vulnerable feel that they can safely teach and learn at the County Arts Lab. We also want to ensure that those who are unable to wear masks have access to our programming. 

We recently moved to masking on a class by class basis. Please select the option below that best describes your comfort level with regard to masking. (Please note, if anyone in the class selects the third option, we will ask that everyone who is able to do so wear a mask.) If you have any questions, please reach out to Programs Assistant Heather McCorquodale at [email protected].


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