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XiaoYi Tong

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XiaoYi Tong

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KARMA DANCE
(Mental Health & Trauma) CIC

Creating professional dance works and community workshops that centre mental health, deaf inclusion, disability access, and British Sign Language

Creating professional dance works and community workshops that centre mental health, deaf inclusion, disability access, and British Sign Language

Creating professional dance works and community workshops that centre mental health, deaf inclusion, disability access, and British Sign Language

DEAF - Defined Empowered Artistic Freedom

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Disabilty is an ability - Inclusivity - Diversity - Moksh - Sadhna - Dharma-Dhyana - Equality - Oxygen - Breath

- Disabilty is an ability - Inclusivity - Diversity - Moksh - Sadhna - Dharma-Dhyana - Equality - Oxygen - Breath

SHANTI · RISHIKESH · INDIA

Yoga Retreat

24-30 January 2027

A restorative retreat of yoga, meditation, pranayama, Ayurvedic care, nourishing food and time by the Ganges.

Come exactly as you are.

£1,200 per person

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At the Intersection of

Dance, Movement, Deaf Culture, Mental Health and Community Care

Mental Health

Movement as a pathway of healing, expression, and emotional wellbeing for all communities.

Deaf Inclusion

Centring British Sign Language and Deaf culture in all our creative and

community work

Community Care

Building spaces of belonging, collaboration, and collective creativity.

Professional Works

We create bold, contemporary dance works for theatres and venues across the UK, bringing stories of resilience, identity, and human connection to the stage.

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Community Workshops

Accessible, inclusive movement sessions that welcome everyone — especially

those often excluded from traditional

dance spaces.

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CREATIVITY

COLLABORATION

COMMUNITY

One Dance UK Magazine

"Karma Dance CIC is a Leeds-based company working with refugees, the D/deaf community and other holistic dance programmes aimed at enhancing positive mental health. Its founder, Zoobin Surty, emphasises the importance of creating emotionally supportive environments..."

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Help us create more opportunities for deaf and disabled artists and bring transformative movement experiences to communities across the UK.

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