Ecstatic Dance Sheffield with JETHRO (NL) & Rachael Caroub ~ Sunday 23rd March

Sunday 23rd March✴ 10:00 - 13:30

City-Limits Dancentre, Hillsborough, Sheffield

✴Early bird tickets available until midnight Wed 19th March✴

Welcome back to the March edition of Ecstatic Dance Sheffield!

Spring is in the air, welcoming in new life, new energy, and new tunes for another incredible dance journey! 
For this dance we are delighted to bring back one of our founders, the amazing DJ and Dancer Jethro from Amsterdam! @jethroobadja

Jethro has been a passionate dancer for 26 years and is deeply attuned to the transformative power of a well-held dance floor. What sets him apart as a DJ is his ability to feel music within his own body and read it in others, creating an experience that is both intuitive and electric⚡️⚡️⚡️

He is known for his exquisite selection—rich, intricate soundscapes that stir the soul, unearthing hidden depths within… and, of course, igniting full-power, heart-explosive, ecstatic celebration moments! Expect the full spectrum, masterfully woven—and beyond 💫 

We also have our amazing Rachael Caroub leading the opening/closing. We can’t wait for this dream collaboration!

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 Rachael
• 11:00 - Ecstatic dance journey with Jethro
• 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.
• A journal and pen if you like to write.
• 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!