There’s a moment – somewhere between the first awkward shuffle and the second-guessing of your limbs – when you realise dancing isn’t about being good. It’s about forgetting you were supposed to care in the first place.
Dance in a Day is a roving workshop with a mission less about mastery and more about movement. From July 23-August 3, seven studios across Bangkok are throwing open their doors to anyone who’s ever tapped a foot under the table or secretly choreographed their reflection in the kitchen window. Just two hours, and perhaps a willingness to feel foolish in the best possible way.
The format is simple. You arrive, unsure. You stretch, laugh, swing a little. Then suddenly, you’re moving – really moving – with strangers who feel increasingly less like strangers. There’s no pressure to perform, no final exam. Just an invitation to try. To flail if you must, but to flail wholeheartedly.
The classes aren’t confined to one corner of the city. Whether you find yourself at Character EmQuartier, Moda Dance Studio, Rumpuree near Samyan, or tucked inside Inner Studio at ICS, each location promises the same: a judgement-free zone where experience is irrelevant and enthusiasm is currency. Other participating spaces include Hemingway, Character Bang Na and Saute Dance Studio – names you may or may not have heard, but ones that will, for a few days, double as sanctuaries for hesitant first steps and accidental twirls.
It’s not about becoming a professional or posting the final result. It’s about the start – the fumbling, unfiltered beginning. And maybe a few borrowed moves from swing dancing along the way.
In an age where so much movement is curated for screens, there’s something quietly radical about turning up to a physical space, phone pocketed, sweat inevitable. These workshops offer that rare combination: vulnerability and play. No mirrors. No choreography carved in stone. Just a room, a soundtrack and permission to try again.
If you’d like to join Dance in a Day, just head to the location nearest to you. Tickets are B990 and cover up to four people. Booking is now open through the Dance in a Day site here.