Go With The Flow | Ecstatic Dance Experience

Ecstatic Dance Experiences at Being Collective …

Intentional sound and movement alchemy for embodied transformation!

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This month’s theme: Go With The Flow
Guest DJ: Desirae

don’t take yourself too seriously

have FUN

like water

journey

loosen up

be yourself

if you are nervous or uncomfortable you probably aren’t the only one so why not join in

Guest DJ: Desirae

A little bit about me and why I love ecstatic dance:

I have always loved to dance. But I developed a tendency to tell myself I had to look a certain way while moving my body to music.

My children, now 9 and 10, have taught and reminded me how to let the music take over and flow through the body, allowing movement to come without thought or judgement. This was becoming easier to do at home with them, but I felt the need to experience this feeling with others.

I attended my first ecstatic dance at Being Collective last January. I was very nervous. I sat in the back for the first few songs trying to summon the courage to get up and move. I almost left as my fear was getting the best of me. But I stayed and did the scary thing because deep down I knew I had to stop taking myself so seriously and just flow. It felt so damn good, not only to dance but to do something uncomfortable. That is where growth happens. Dancing nourishes me, dancing with others energizes me.

I love creating playlists to provide an experience for people whether it be in my group fitness classes, a movement meditation by the river, or an ecstatic dance at Being Collective. I look forward to flowing on a movement journey with you!!

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The Flow

Doors open at 6:45
Doors will be closed at 7:00 to create and hold a sacred space for the group
* Times are approximate … the FLOW naturally unfolds!
7:00 | Breathe & Stretch + Opening Circle with Savi + Desirae
7:15 | Ecstatic Dance Journey DJ’d by Desirae
8:30-ish | Closing Circle guided by Savi + Mark + Desirae

The Experience

Join us for an evening of dance and liberation.
Ecstatic dance is a judgment free movement exploration space. Feel free to dance, stretch, or rest as you please, as long as everyone’s space and experience is respected.

Come and move and BE as you are!
This is YOUR dance — your journey of self-expression, transformation, and LIBERATION in the company of others BEing and doing the same. No experience necessary. 

This is a sober event.

The STORY

Ecstatic dance is a free-form dance practice where participants move to music without following specific steps. The music provides the journey, and participants feel, move, and weave through the soundscapes freely. The sacred intent is to provide a liberating and joyful space for self-expression through movement in the company of others doing the same.

The dance floor is a sacred space where we join together to journey into sound, rhythm, movement, and breath.

As we enter into the journey, we commit to an intentional, sacred, and safe space where we are all held and honored — on the dance floor we let go and free ourselves as we drop deep into the experience, inviting and allowing powerful transformational dance moments that can invoke a natural ecstatic state from immersing in embodied connection within ourselves and our surroundings.

When we step onto the dance floor, we invite and include our whole selves, even the frightened parts that want to hide
We dance through pain and sorrow
We dance with joy until our hard edges soften and our masks fall away
We dance, bravely allowing the uniqueness of our authentic nature to beam through
We meet other courageous dancers, weaving unbreakable threads of connection
Our connections and friendships transcend the boundaries of time and space
And it all melts together —
Sound, beat, movement, breath —
into a swirling vortex we embrace as community
As the throbbing pulse of the dance floor matches our own heartbeat, we know, without a doubt, we are not alone — we are all connected
And we return, again and again to the dance floor to uplift ourselves in community, connection, belonging, love, peace, and joy!

The guidelines

All are embraced and welcome.
We ask that all honor and respect the shared space and one another.

Be free | dance, move, and be still how and when you want — no judgement
Be present | no phones
Be clear | no intoxicants or altering substances
Be embodied | no talking (expressive, embodied sounds are invited!)
Be consensual | if it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no

Pre-paid Registration Appreciated. Sliding scale. Scroll for ticket options. RSVP needed. If you plan to pay at the door please send us an email: connect@beingcollective.us Venmo or cash at the door.