9th Feb Ecstatic Dance & Sound Bath

Sunday 9th February ✴ 10:00 - 13:30

City-Limits Dancentre, Hillsborough, Sheffield

✴Early bird tickets available until midnight Wed 5th February✴

Please note, there will be no cacao circle at this event and ticket prices have been adjusted accordingly. 

This week we focus on bringing all our attention into our body, into our limbs, into every millimetre of our being. There is no cacao circle at this dance; instead we will spend time dropping into movement with an extended Fluentbody somatic movement warm-up practice, led by Harry. 

Rachael will then lead us in an ecstatic dance journey, weaving together a tapestry of tunes to help you move with whatever arises in your body.

At the end of the dance, Emma will be sharing a grounding 20 minute sound bath with crystal bowls. Bring cosy things to wrap up in and something to lie on - e.g. yoga mat or sheepskin.

Schedule:

• 10am - Doors open, registration, dance area goes into non-verbal space. Feel free to socialise outside or come in and drop into the practice early - meditate, stretch, move… Please leave bags, shoes & phones outside of the space. Bring water bottles inside 🙃 there are refills available.
• 10:30 - Doors close, opening circle begins*
• 10:40 - Guided warm-up with Harry
• 11:00 - Ecstatic dance journey with Rachael
• 12.40 -  Sound bath with Emma
• 13:00 - Closing circle
• 13:30 - Space closes

***please arrive before the opening circle so that we can all start our journey together and explain the guidelines. We cannot guarantee entry after this time. Thank you!

Guidelines:

• Non-verbal dance space: this helps us to drop out of our mind and into our body (sighing / laughing / crying / sounding etc all allowed but leave the chit-chat for outside please!)
• Barefoot practice: Ecstatic Dance is generally a barefoot dance practice helping us to ground and connect to the earth (if you need to wear shoes, please bring indoor shoes and let a member of our team know. Socks can be slippy so please be careful).
• No drugs/alcohol: clear mind to embrace all that is alive in you beautiful you!
• Phone-free zone: let's de-screen! Please leave phones outside! The team may take short videos for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance.
• Respect each other's personal space and freedom of expression: no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good … this is a movement meditation.
• Feel free: dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space.  Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you!

What should I wear/bring?

• Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still.
• Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music.
• Cosy things for the sound bath and something to lie on (yoga mat/sheepskin).
• Your beautiful self, a water bottle and curiosity!

What is Ecstatic Dance?

Ecstatic dance is a moving meditation that is taking the world by storm ⚡️⚡️⚡️Together we journey for ~2 hours to the most epic music from all cultures and energies; fast and slow, classical, psytrance, drum and bass, dub - no genre is off the table! We create a container for total freedom in expression, to move with whatever is present and to liberate ourself from whatever is holding us back. There is no ‘right way' to move - free form movement, whatever that looks like for you, all is welcome. 

Ecstatic dance is transformative, fun, playful, deep... it releases endorphins, keeps us fit and strong, releases emotions, empowers us, challenges us, connects us to community, ourself, a "higher power" or source energy... it really can be one of the most magical and elevating experiences life has to offer!