Move In Colors

Moving in Colors is a series of dancing and painting workshops facilitated by dancer Elsa Rousson and painter Lavia Lin.

Each workshop invited participants to connect through movement and art, with a unique theme guiding the experience.

Our creative journey started in 2024, the first three sessions at C*SPACE Berlin focused on musicality, emotions, and love. In July, we delved into identity, body awareness, and migration, surrounded by the inspiring artworks at Under the Mango Tree gallery. The final two workshops took place outdoors at Tempelhofer Feld and Hasenheide, exploring our connection to nature, with the last edition in August centered on the theme of letting go.

Though this series has come to an end as we shift focus to other projects, we hope to reconnect in the future! Stay tuned for more!

Workshop Impression

I joined Move in Colors with Elsa and Lavia.

It’s an experience that leaves an imprint.

First you learn to be yourself. To giggle while doing crazy movements. To laugh about yourself while doing them. And that’s it is okay because you’re welcome to be you.

Then you explore your body. How your physical self express different emotions, how you become them.

After the emotional water boiled, you dance! You dance through all what you experienced. And you feel alive. Like a river that contains all your colours.

And at the end, you get a gift. A gift from yourself. A painting where you express what you experienced.

Move in colours was for me literally moving in colours inside. And looking up and seeing that I’m not alone. That I’m doing this with other humans, that are going through their colours. That are the same like mine.

Thank you Elsa and Lavia ♥️ »

Mariana, German, 32y.o

Alexa Young, CA

Meet the Instructors

We are Elsa and Lavia. We wanted to provide a space where you can explore and express your creative and intuitive side, embracing chaos and imperfection, to let your light shine bright!

Dance Faciliator

Elsa Rousson

Elsa believes that everyone can dance—it’s all about feeling the rhythm and translating it into movement.

She began with modern jazz as a child, later exploring hip hop, zumba, and couple dances like rock ‘n’ roll, ballroom, and Latin styles. Living in Spain deepened her appreciation for dance history and cultural significance.

Since moving to Berlin in 2023, she has embraced Forró, Biodanza, and musical theater while continuing to explore diverse dance forms like Capoeira, Bollywood, and Hawaiian dance.

Passionate about sharing dance in a playful and inclusive way, Elsa encourages others to embrace their own rhythm and movement.

Art Faciliator

Lavia Lin

Lavia began painting at seven, immersing herself in colors and dreamlike worlds. Her artistic journey has always been vibrant and expressive.

Growing up in her family’s live music bar, House of Blues & Jazz in Shanghai, music became a key influence. Fascinated by melodies, rhythms, and the improvisation of jazz, she translates sound into color, using brushstrokes and textures to mirror emotions and imagination.

Live painting is central to her work, capturing music’s energy in the moment. She has performed with international musicians across genres, bridging cultures by connecting visual art and music.

Move in Colors Workshops

Move in Colors #6: Letting Go

The final edition of our "Move in Colors" series celebrated the community, friendship, and collective creativity we've nurtured over the months. Together, we let go with gratitude, making space to welcome new experiences in life

Move in Colors #5:Nature

Surrounded by the vibrant colors of nature and the artistic inspirations of the community park, we embraced the natural world as an extension of ourselves, reconnecting with its inherent beauty.

Move in Colors #1: Music

The first ''Move in colors'' workshop focused on expressions in colors and movements inspired by intuitive response to music.

Move in Colors #2: Emotions

The second Move in Colors workshop explored the connection between emotions, movement, and colors, guiding participants to express their inner world through abstract painting and body movement.

Move in Colors #3: Love

The third Move in Colors workshop explored ''LOVE'', forms of love that inspired us to create.

Move in Colors #4: Move in Perspectives x UTMT

Special Move in colors ' edition ''Move perspectives'' in collaboration with Under the Mango Tree explored migration, identity and body awareness through colors and movement, and celebrate individual uniqueness.