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NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION with Ecstatic Dance London – Conscious Clubbing
December 31, 2022 @ 9:30 pm - January 1, 2023 @ 1:00 am GMT
NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION 2022-2023 with Ecstatic Dance London – Conscious Party!
Join us for this unique New Years’ Eve event held in a Drug & Alcohol-free environment! Featuring our awesome Silent Disco headphones based sound system – giving you the ultimate freedom to control the volume of the music. There will also be speakers in the main dance space.
We’ve hosted many EPIC sober & conscious parties and New Year’s eve events in London over the years and guarantee the best hangover free night out!
A magical New Years’ Eve offering with Ecstatic Dance from the pioneers of Ecstatic Dance in the UK – Ecstatic Dance London! Plus! Cacao Ceremony, Gratitude Wall, Teas, Snacks, Healthy Shots at midnight & much more!
Ecstatic Dance is a freestyle, expressive dance & moving meditation practice with some guidance. We will dance, sweat & release out what no longer serves us and then be dancing in our dreams, wishes and intentions for the coming year, consciously planting them into our hearts, bodies and souls!
You are also welcome to join us for an optional ‘What’s Your Vision for 2023 workshop’ before the NYE ecstatic dance. The workshop is an opportunity to slow down and take the time to set goals, intentions and tune into your heartfelt mission. Manifest your hopes, dreams and visions in the new year!
*VERY LIMITED SPACES – ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY, NO TICKETS ON DOOR! *
TICKETS WILL SELL OUT SO PLEASE BOOK SOON NOT TO MISS OUT ON THIS EVENT!
💜 See all our upcoming wellbeing events, retreats & festivals : ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
*Watch the video below from our 2019 New Year’s Eve Celebration (pre covid)
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Next-level, conscious, versatile and inspiring electronic dance music “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.”
- Alcohol and drug free environment!
- Silent Disco Headphones + audio via speakers
- Cacao Ceremony & Intention setting
- A beautiful, welcoming and safe space for you to dance freely
- Vibrant People Who Love to Dance and Love Music
- Mesmerizing visuals and countdown
- Healthy shots at midnight!
- Teas, wholesome veggie snacks, refreshing fruit
- Optional ‘What’s your vision for 2023 workshop’ to help you manifest your dreams next year!
- Best Sober New Years Eve Party in London!
ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON, WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Imagine yourself entering an open space…
and with bare feet explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, contact dance, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting others in the sacred space we create together. This is a safe and respectful environment that embraces ‘all ways’. It is a practice that supports the free expression of emotions and inner space through movement and music. Our intention is self-exploration, connection, healing, expanding human potential and community building through freestyle ecstatic dance. No experience necessary.
“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
OUR ECSTATIC DANCE SESSIONS HAVE GUIDELINES OF:
No Alcohol or Drugs, No Shoes, No Phones, No Talking on the Dancefloor, No Spectating, Move However You Wish, and 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!***
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, velvety tasting 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!
SCHEDULE:
◈ OPTIONAL 6:30pm-8:30pm Workshop – What’s Your Vision for 2023? The workshop will be a space to deepen into your creative flow to access your positive intentions for the New Year. Please select appropriate ticket type if you would like to attend this workshop & ecstatic dance. For more information about the workshop, please click here. (No entry after 6:50pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 8:30pm-9:30pm break (teas & healthy snacks will be provided)
***Doors open at 9:30pm for NYE party!
◈ 9:30pm-1am Ecstatic Dance NYE Conscious party/ Cacao/ Midnight Countdown and Happy New Year Healthy shots/ (No entry after 10:15pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together and create a safe space for everyone)
◈1am Event ends
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers, feel free to dress up more glam as it’s NYE! Sparkles, masks, costumes welcome! Be your fabulous you! As long as you are comfortable and wear suitable clothes for movement/dance. Maybe bring a change of clothes as you will sweat a lot and we want you warm, dry and cozy for your journey home! There will be a dedicated space in the hallway to put your jackets/bags and shoes.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks. Shoes to be left in the hallway as the dance space is a shoe free zone.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water will be available at the venue as well as a selection of teas and cold drinks.
4. Healthy snacks- we will provide a selection complementary of vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free canapes and snacks, fruit and yummy cakes during the workshop & ecstatic dance. You are welcome to bring your own of course.
5. An open heart & mind! a body ready to dance! And abundant energy for the dancefloor!
Join us for this unique New Years’ Eve experience!
VENUE:
Address details will be sent via Eventbrite a week before the event. Email might be in the spam folder. Please check. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.
-The nearest underground station is Notting Hill Gate (central line, circle line, district line – Edgware Road branch). Venue is just a few minutes walk from the station. Please check tfl.gov.uk for latest travel updates.
-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 near Notting Hill Gate on parkopediaThere is no designated parking area at the venue.
-There is a bicycle rack near the venue if you are cycling.
-Venue has an accessible entrance to its ground floor approached via a reasonable incline. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet on the ground floor, same floor where the main hall is located.
PRICES: (+ add Eventbrite fee)
Workshop 6:30pm-8:30pm & NYE Ecstatic Dance Celebration 9:30pm-1am
– Super Earlybird £50
– Earlybird £55
– Regular £60
NYE Ecstatic Dance Celebration Only 9:30pm-1am
– Super Earlybird £30
– Earlybird £40
– Regular £50
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 before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
We do not offer refunds if you cannot attend if less then 72h notice is given. 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. If you won’t be attending, please do let us know so we can offer a ticket to people on the waitlist. If we need to cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund. If you have any questions, please send us an email to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
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 and ask that you respect our guidelines, thank you
SYMPTOMS: If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.
Feedback from our previous New Year’s Eve Events:
“A first-time visitor to Ecstatic Dance London. What a joy. Danced, danced, danced with carefree abandoned in the most delightful, caring, love filled company. A real beacon of joy and promise for a New Year. I hope to repeat the experience. Thank you to Seth and the Crew.” Cyril
“The music, the energy, the people… I wouldn’t change anything. I loved every moment. Thank you, Seth. Namaste” Vincent
“It was my first visit to Ecstatic Dance London, I thoroughly enjoyed it! What a wonderful way to see in the new year.! I will definitely attend another meetup. Many thanks” Shen
“A deeply powerful evening of dance, beauty and connection. Thank you !” Alan
“Thank you, Seth, and to everyone that came. I will particularly cherish the feeling of all the little moments of connection, the smiles, the kind eyes, the hugs, the bits when I lost myself in the music, the joy of the ones when it felt as if the whole room was jumping in unison. What a beautiful way to start the year. Love.” Salvo.
“Such lovely vibe, music, host and crowd. Thanks for helping me see in the new year in such a good way x” Candice
“That was a very beautiful experience. A lovely way to journey inward & out. To express in a free space filled with joyful vibes & gorgeous smiling faces. In sound, in rhythm, in motion, in colour, in sweat, the dance, the soul. Bless you & great thanks to Seth & all the helpers.” Cath
“A wonderful way to start the new year, thanks Seth for the music and holding the space so well. I had so many inspirational dances – thanks to all I danced with.” Paul
“Thank you so much, Seth and team, what a freaking awesome way to finish one fabulous year and start another. Hope to see lots of you beautiful peeps for a dance again soon.!”
“This was an incredible night. Today I feel so full of love and pleasure. Thank you to everyone who made it so amazing.”.
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
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, 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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