Start the CoMotion

Turning movement into progress, CO•MOTION Center for Movement will be a movement arts, athletics and wellness collective. Comprised of a boxing gym, dance studio, dojo, fitness center, and performance venue, it will stretch over 39,000 square feet. 

Stronger Together is the CO•MOTION mantra. We are motivated by an initiative to represent, promote and build community wellness; put simply, CO•MOTION was established to put bodies in-motion and make the world a better place.

ABOUT CO•MOTION

Located in St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood off of Fairview Ave. each of CO•MOTION’S unique movement spaces will be operated by an independent business owner and organizational leader. These owners have come together to form a powerful community with shared values and a passion for movement. CO•MOTION is dedicated to serving, strengthening and growing a diverse, welcoming community, and will be a leader in the creative economy that inspires through its collaborative business model.

St. Paul’s Ballet’s Executive Director, Lori Gleason, and Founder and Director of Element Boxing Gym, Dalton Outlaw met 5 years ago when St. Paul Ballet began renting studio space from the gym. Their shared values and vision quickly cultivated a partnership. They now work together to break down barriers of both ballet and boxing, encourage equity in their art forms, and use fitness for good in the community. This fusion of Ballet, Boxing, and Community quickly demanded more physical space. This upcoming expansion will impact the community via a shared movement space that values diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.

“We wanted to create an open, safe, inclusive and accepting community space. CO•MOTION is a place for people of all ages, sizes, and backgrounds, allowing them space and opportunity to move, grow and progress together.” –Lori Gleason

“We accept that together we are stronger than we are apart. We are more alike than we are different. And when we come together in a place of understanding and energy, we all succeed.”–Dalton Outlaw

WHAT YOU GIVE & HOW IT HELPS

• $50= Boxing gloves for scholarship members

• $75= Gym bags for scholarship members

• $75= Dance shoes for scholarship members

• $100 Athletic and dance wear for scholarships members

• $125= Helps buy entry to competitions for our scholarship members

• $150= Lobby/homework computers with connected printer

• $175= Lobby/community space furniture

• $200= Support Early Childhood Physical Education

• $200= CO•MOTION Scholarship program

• $225= Support Summer Program for children and youth

• $1,000-$5,000=HVAC purchase and installation

• $1,000-$5,000=Design of CO·MOTION Lobby and Waiting / Homework room

• $1,000-$5,000=Painting of 20ft high ceiling and walls

• $1,000-$5,000=Acoustic panels

• $1,000-$5,000=Performance venue flooring

• $1,000-$5,000=Open space curtains up to 20 ft tall

• $1,000-$5,000=Storage cabinets and lockers

• $1,000-$5,000=Build out performance venue to include lighting, sound

• $1,000-$5,000=Operating dollars
  
  

WEBSITE: comotioncenter.org