Dancing to Digital Wellness

Working, schooling, and everything-ing from home? We all need to release that tech tension. Yet, so often we find that members of the same family, who are in the same house, end up further separating in their free time, listening to different music on their own devices, with headphones or earbuds in. We believe that music is best when shared as it unites and energizes us through movement, and cultivates joy.  

Digital Wellness Parent Educator, and founder of Family AFK (Away from Keyboard) Kim D'Arcy, is working with students, teachers and administrators from Marin County elementary schools to bring you the first (pilot) Dancing to Digital Wellness event. They are curating a fun and family-friendly dance playlist that will be shared via Spotify to all participants, students and families alike.  

On May 1st from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. PST, everyone will join together and will play the same music in their individual homes, coming together for a remote dance party, knowing they are joined by hundreds of others nearby, dancing to the same beat!  Music and movement are great moderators of moods and overall wellness. When you need to be uplifted or inspired, there are few things, if any, that can rival them - especially when it’s with people you love! 

We hope families feel motivated to celebrate Digital Wellness Day in this way, and that beyond May 1st, 2020, families compile their own family playlists that they can enjoy listening to together, maybe even making it a Friday night tradition. Students and families affiliated with schools that are coordinating the event will get the Spotify playlist link through their principals and teachers. 

For everyone else, the exclusive Spotify playlist for Dancing to Digital Wellness will be available on the FamilyAFK website, no later than April 30th.