Ecstatic Dance Nottingham | Dance the Journey

Dance the Journey 

Embark on a journey with us on Sunday 20th April —a sacred space of rhythm, movement, and self-discovery with the extraordinary Tim Ralphs!

Tim is a master storyteller, an ordained OneSpirit Minister, and spiritual counselor. With deep experience in crafting transformative ceremonies, he weaves the magic of myth and movement into a dance experience like no other. Oh, and did we mention? He loves to boogie!

What Awaits You?
Guided by a carefully curated musical landscape created by Tim Ralphs and DJ VJ, we’ll embark on an ecstatic dance adventure inspired by the timeless structure of myth, initiation, and The Heros Journey. This event is a call to step into your own life’s journey and Dance It

✨ Dance the Journey ✨

📅 Easter Sunday, April 20th
⏰ 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
📍 Colwick Community Centre, Vale Rd, Colwick, Nottingham NG4 2GP

🌟 SunDay Session Flow 🌟
🔹 14:45 Doors Open 
🔹 15:00 Opening Circle & Cacao sharing 
🔹 15:30 Ecstatic Dance | Dance the Journey
🔹 17:15 Sharing Circle
🔹 17:30 Closing

🔔 Please arrive in good time to begin at 15:00 🔔

Are you ready to dance your journey? 🌸✨

Venue

Colwick Community Centre, Vale Rd, Colwick, Nottingham NG4 2GP

Parking and buses 

There is a small free carpark and free street parking surrounding the venue. 

It is on the 44 Bus Route to get to us. 

Doors Open at 14:45 and they will be locked once the Opening Ceremony starts, so please give yourself enough space make it on time,  as you won't be able to get in once the doors are locked. 

What is Ecstatic Dance?

Ecstatic Dance is a dance/movement practice exploring the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise and transform.

“Our intention for these Ecstatic Dance classes is self-exploration, connection, fun, healing, expanding human potential and community building through freestyle ecstatic dance." - Seth Newman (Ecstatic Dance London)

ED has organically grown into a space of movement and music exploration inspired by sources such as; Gabrielle Roth (5 rhythms), ritual dance, trance dance and contact improvisation. These influences have evolved Ecstatic Dance into a movement journey of the mind, body and soul. The music will take the dancer on a movement journey through a diverse mixture of rhythms and genres depending on the DJ and circle leader. There is no teacher, but there is a circle leader to provide containment and guidance.

‘No Steps, No Pressure, Just Dance’

Guidelines

1. No talking in the dance space

2. No shoes. Ecstatic Dance is a barefoot dance practice helping us to ground and connect to the earth

3. No drugs/alcohol.

4. Phone-free zone

5. Respect for each other's personal space

What to bring

- Comfy clothes for movement and expression, changing facilities are provided in the toilets 

- Water Bottle

- Suggestion, Bring a post dance snack :-) 

Prices

2 Free Tickets are Available (cacao not included)

5 Concession Tickets: £12 (cacao not included)

Early Bird: £15

Early Bird (Cacao): £18

General: £20

General (Cacao): £23

Refunds

Refunds are currently not available. You are welcome to change your ticket to a different date or give your ticket to a friend. Please email Victoria Jane victoriajaneascension@gmail.com to inform us about any changes or queries you may have.

See you on the dance floor! 🙏 

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More about your Facilitator 

Tim Ralphs 

Tim Ralphs is a storyteller with a long history of working with the deep imagery of myth. As a performer, he has toured extensively both nationally and abroad. He received a British Award for Storytelling Excellence in 2012 and had a successful Edinburgh Fringe run with his "Rebranding Beelzebub". (**** Fringe Guru, "A Five Star Story." The Times.) In addition to his performances, he also runs training in storytelling skills for personal development and wellbeing and has worked with The British Council in both India and Colombia as part of the Storytelling for Peacebuilding initiative. He is particularly interested in supporting Social Science and Environmental researchers in using storytelling techniques to share their discoveries more effectively.

An ordained OneSpirit Minister and qualified spiritual counsellor, he's experienced in the creation and facilitation of profound ceremony and has spent many years holding space for transformation. This work has seen him crafting bespoke weddings, baby-namings and funerals, as well as organising teenage rites of passage, holding space for collective grief on the Day of Rememberance for Lost Species and running OSIF's "Story, Self and Spirit" course. He currently hosts Beeston Tales, near Nottingham.  And he loves to boogie.