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Ecstatic Saturdays INDOORS @ Siobhan Davies Studio: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
September 17, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 10:30 pm BST
One event on September 24, 2022 at 5:45 pm
One event on October 1, 2022 at 5:45 pm
One event on November 5, 2022 at 5:45 pm
One event on November 26, 2022 at 5:45 pm
One event on December 17, 2022 at 5:45 pm
Amazing dance space, delicious cacao, mesmerising visuals, epic music, fruit social! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!
About this event
Best Saturday night ecstatic dance in a beautiful indoor space!
We are Ecstatic Dance London – Pioneers of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009 and we’re super excited to offer our epic Saturday night Ecstatic Dance sessions! You and your awesome friends are invited to join us for weekly freestyle, expressive dance & moving meditation classes. An Evening of Ecstatic Dance with No Alcohol, No Drugs – Just Music, Amazing Rhythms and Cacao! This is a unique dance experience in London! No experience necessary. All welcome.
5:45PM-8PM (REGULAR SESSION)
8:15PM-10:30PM (*GENRE SPECIFIC SESSION, see below details)
No prior experience of dance necessary. All welcome.
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
No late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers. If you are more than 30 min late from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
WHAT TO EXPECT:
-Next-level, conscious, inspiring and diverse dance music journey with live percussion !-A unique conscious clubbing experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
-Best Saturday night out and no hangover!
WHY CACAO?
At Ecstatic Dance London we LOVE chocolate, RAW chocolate-CACAO! We will provide complimentary Raw Vegan Cacao to superfood charge your dance with us! Cacao is the ultimate heart opener, it will give you energy, revitalise your BodyMind inviting you to express, release & unleash your creativity during the dance! Our Raw Vegan Cacao is prepared lovingly by Diana (who makes the best cacao in town for sure!). She uses ethically sourced, highest quality ingredients from Guatemala, directly from a reliable cacao bean farmer. Join us to explore Cacao + Ecstatic Dance as a potent synthesis for Transformation!
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive” – Joseph Campbell
UPCOMING DATES & LATER SESSION *GENRES:
- 10 September (*OUR HOUSE- House) Full Moon
- 17 September (*CATHARSIS – Electronica & Psychedelic Trance)
- 24 September (*MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY – Euphoric & Uplifting) New Moon
- 1 October (*XTC – Electronica & Techno with DJ Liath)
- 8 & 15 Oct – no dances
- 22 October URUBU Drum Mantra Live 7pm-10.30pm
- 29 Oct – no dance (we’re running an Ecstatic Dance retreat in Dorset)
- 5 Nov (*MVMNT – Drum & Bass with DJ James Buchanan)
- 12 & 19 Nov – no dances
- 26 Nov (*OUR HOUSE- House)
- 17 Dec (*MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY – Euphoric & Uplifting)
SEE ALL OUR UPCOMING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
SCHEDULE IF YOU’RE ATTENDING 5:45PM-8PM SESSION:
This is a regular ecstatic dance session, music is very varied – Enlightened Electro, World Beat, Deep House and Downtempo Bliss, plus a few surprises slipped in for good measure! Ecstatic Music Journeys for Conscious Movement and Sacred Celebration.
◈ 5:45pm-8:00pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 6:15pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 8:00pm Session ends
◈ 8:00pm-8:30pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
SCHEDULE IF YOU’RE ATTENDING 8:15PM-10:30PM SESSION:
This is a genre specific ecstatic dance session as we like to mix up our offerings a little bit. Scroll up to see upcoming dates and genres.
◈ 8:15pm-10:30pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 10:30pm Session ends
◈ 10:30pm-11pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers, changing rooms are located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Showers are available in the changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
Ecstatic Dance is a dance/movement practice to explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together. Move your body, unleash the wild dancing self without caring what people think, claim your freedom, open your heart & touch the infinite!
Our Ecstatic Dance classes create a safe and respectful environment that embraces ‘all ways’. We offer a movement practice that supports your free expression of emotions and inner space through movement and music. Our intention for these Ecstatic Dance classes is self-exploration, connection, fun, healing, expanding human potential and community building through freestyle ecstatic dance.
Enter an open space…and with your bare feet explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance to a gentle sound wave. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & facilitation will be provided. And then we will let the music, the community and our own inner space direct our steps, our movements, our expression, our journey. Relaxation: Ecstatic Dance usually ends with a deep relaxation.
ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES:
No late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). When we dance without the chitchat, something alchemical can happen on the dancefloor. A unified field of Being emerges and we feel both wild and free, contained within ourselves And connected to something much, much greater than our individual selves.
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. No spectating. Stay connected to your own body, sensations, emotions, and feelings. Ecstatic Dance is about you and your relationship to the Dance. Dancers feel uncomfortable when being spectated at. Come prepared to Dance yourself free from inhibitions!
7. You can dance alone, or with as many partners as (you) like to join. (If you’d rather not dance with someone, thank them for the offer by placing your hands in prayer position at your heart – Namaste. Thank you, no thank you.)
8. This is not a pick up place. Please respect all dancers (especially women) and do not ask for anyone’s contact details. If you wish to stay in touch with someone, give them your email instead of asking for their contact details. No means no.
“Our bodies instinctively know what feels good or bad, right or wrong. However, often our heads get in the way. Ecstatic Dance is about finding our way through to what feels good. How can we use dance to consciously transform towards finding joy, without denying our anger or sadness? Ask yourself: what’s my body feeling in this moment? Does it feel good moving this way, or that? Does it feel nourishing to dance with another, or dance solo? Where do I most feel connected with Self? Let your body lead the way.” ~ Abigail Harris
SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.
- Low waged/concession £15 (limited availability)
- Regular £20
- Abundance £25
EVENTBRITE ORDER CONFIRMATION: Email might be in the spam folder. Please check. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CHILDREN: under 12s can come for free (subject to availability and if we’re not sold out) and recommend that they attend 5.45pm-8pm session instead of the later one. Children must be supervised at all times (at least 1 adult per child) so that the dance practice is not disrupted for other dancers. We recommend to bring ear defenders or earplugs for children as music might be too loud for their sensitive ears, we also have silent disco headphones available.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend if less than 72h notice if provided. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member however please let us know the date & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place. Send us an email with replacement person’s details to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
If we need to cancel the class due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund. If you have any questions please feel free to send us an email: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
DJ & FACILITATOR:
◈ Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman – the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!
Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts and Ecstatic Dance London, he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. As a coach, Seth is dedicated to helping people calm, empower and rejuvenate their busy minds and bodies to achieve the best versions of themselves. Seth brings a wealth of experience holding heart-centered spaces.
His in-depth studies, trainings, personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities such as Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and the teaching of the Indian Mystic Osho who he grew up with in India in the 1970s, infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is very passionate about rhythm & drumming, has an MA in Community Music from Goldsmith College, worked as a world music percussion teacher in East London schools for almost 20 years, created URUBU collective back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians and started his journey as an avid DJ with a love for Afro-Beat, Cuban and Brazilian music and created an Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts – offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.
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